Boxing roundup pt2

Huck defeats Afolabi to retain WBO cruiserweight title

German Marco Huck (27-1 20KOs) kept his WBO cruiserweight title with a close unanimous decision victory over interim champion, England born-Nigerian Ola Afolabi (14-2-3, 6KOs) in a toe-to-toe battle on Saturday night in Germany.

Afolabi tried to control the fight with a steady jab and staggered the champion with a combination in the fifth round.

However, Huck recovered and outworked the challenger, who has often been accused of fighting lazily. Afolabi suffered his first defeat since 2003. The score totals were 115-113 twice and 116-112 for the champion.

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King Mo Wins Strikeforce Debut

American born Nigerian Muhammed ‘King Mo’ Lawal (6-0) earned the biggest win of his budding MMA career by overwhelming veteran Mike Whitehead (24-7) via first-round TKO at Strikeforce Evolution in San Jose, California.

Giving up nearly 50 pounds and cage experience to Whitehead who was victorious in fifteen of his last sixteen fights, Lawal showed star potential in his tantalizing performance and domination of Whitehead.

The fight began as a tactical boxing match for the opening minutes when Lawal struck Whitehead with a vicious right hand sending his opponent to the canvas, Lawal pounced on the dazed Whitehead and continued to land unanswered punching forcing the referee to stop the contest.

Lawal gained notoriety fighting in the Japanese MMA promotion World Victory Road, this bout was his Strikeforce debut and his sensational performance and star potential will undoubtedly set him up for a big 2010.