NEW YORK – Jermain Taylor retained his unified middleweight crown with a unanimous decision over Uganda-born Kassim Ouma in North Little Rock, Arkansas on Saturday, the undefeated champion easing to a routine victory.
Taylor (26-0-1, 17 KOs) rebounded from a contentious draw against Ronald ‘Winky’ Wright in June, which many observers felt he lost, to dominate the 12-round bout against the former light-middleweight champion. The judges scored the contest 118-110, 117-111 and 115-113 in favour of Taylor, who retained his World Boxing Council (WBC) and World Boxing Organisation (WBO) titles.It was the fourth straight bout to go the distance for the 28-year-old, who could not finish off his smaller opponent despite the encouragement of a hometown crowd to end the bout with a knockout.Nampa-ReutersThe judges scored the contest 118-110, 117-111 and 115-113 in favour of Taylor, who retained his World Boxing Council (WBC) and World Boxing Organisation (WBO) titles.It was the fourth straight bout to go the distance for the 28-year-old, who could not finish off his smaller opponent despite the encouragement of a hometown crowd to end the bout with a knockout.Nampa-Reuters
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