Barthelemy takes IBF lightweight title
Xinhua, December 19, 2015 Adjust font size:
Cuban Rances Barthelemy beat Russian Denis Shafikov on a unanimous decision to claim the vacant International Boxing Federation lightweight title on Friday.
Barthelemy stepped up his attack after the seventh round where the Russian suffered a bad cut over his right eye.
The scores were 119-109, 116-112 and 116-112 in favor of the Cuban. Endi