Pedraza outpoints Smith to retain IBF title

17/04/2016 07:47

IBF super featherweight champion Jose Pedraza (22-0, 12 KOs) won a unanimous decision over British challenger Stephen Smith (23-2, 13 KOs) on Saturday night at the Foxwoods Resort, in Mashantucket, Connecticut, USA.

The three judges scored the bout 117-110, 116-111, 116-111 in favour of the undefeated Puerto Rican.

Pedraza controlled the opening three rounds with his solid jab and avoided Smith's shots.

The Liverpudlian started to land some good punches in the following rounds but as he charged forward Pedraza caught him with a right hook in the ninth which dropped him.

Smith kept coming in the closing rounds and fired away but he was missing a lot of his punches and kept walking into shots from Pedraza, who retained his belt for the second time.

Also on the card, WBC featherweight champion Gary Russell Jr (27-1, 16 KOs) stopped Ireland's Patrick Hyland (31-2, 15 KOs) in the second round.

The American knocked the challenger down three times in the second before the fight was stopped at 1:33 of the round.

 


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