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BOXING SAGA AT THE WATER CUBE DAY ONE
By Rene Bonsubre, Jr. PhilBoxing.com Sat, 16 Jul 2016

BEIJING, CHINA ? The Multi-Functional Hall of the Water Cube has become the newest hub for professional boxing here in China. The Cube, also known as the National Aquatics Center, hosted the first of a back to back fight card Friday featuring ten four round bouts in four weight categories.
For the featherweights:
Mai Jintian beat Nuerkailide by majority decision in a hard fought match. Judges scores ? Samson Iu 40 ? 36, Edward Ligas 39-37, Wu Debing 38-38.
Luo Shaofang scored a unanimous verdict against Yi Biao. Scores ? Zhao Yanfang and Sawaeng Thaweekoon ? 39-37, Yuan Yunzi ? 40-36.
Wu Anrong also got a majority decision win over Lu Zhichao. Scores ? Wu Debing and Samson Iu ? 39-37, Surat Soikrachang ? 38-38.
For the lightweights:
Zheng Wenhao got a first round TKO win over Zeng Shunfa. Time 2:50.
Chen Xiaolong beat Yue Zengge by unanimous decision. Scores ? Sungworn Klungboonkrung and Wu Debing ? 39-37, Samson Iu ? 40-36.
Aketejieke beat Terigun by TKO in thirty seconds of the opening round.
For the welterweights:
Wang Jinjiang beat Aketeliete by TKO in the second round. The fight was stopped at 1:16 due to excessive nosebleed due to a legal punch.
Feng Hao won by unanimous decision over Diliyaer. Scores ? Edward Ligas -39-37, Wu Debing and Sawaeng Thwaeekoon ? 40-36.
For the middleweights:
Zhao Xiaoyu beat Zhou Zhen by TKO in the third round. Time 2:56.
Adili Abulmiti also had a TKO win over Di Hongzhi who chose not to answer the bell for the third round.
The first offering of BOXING SAGA was promoted by GWTS and officiated by the Professional Boxing Commission (PBC), Intl.
Top photo: Lightweight Chen Xiaolong (left) and featherweight Mai Jintian.

The fight venue, the Water Cube of Beijing's Olympic Park at night.
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