Balzsay Defeats Inkin, Wins WBO Super Middleweight Title

balzsay53By Erik Schmidt: Undefeated super middleweight contender Karoly Balzsay (20-0, 14 KOs) defeated World Boxing Organization super middleweight champion Denis Inkin (34-1, 24 KOs) by a close 12-round unanimous decision on Saturday to capture Inkin’s WBO title at the Bordelandhalle, Magdeburg, in Sachsen-Anhalt, Germany. The final judges’ scores were 115-113, 116-112 and 116-112.

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Inkin/Balszay, Barashian/Erdei Results

balzsay34535By Simon Hirst: In a fight for the WBO super middleweight title, unbeaten Russian champion Denis Inkin was dethroned by Hungarian challenger Karoly Balszay in a unanimous decision in what could be seen as a shock result in the super middleweight division.

Inkin, who was making his first defence of his WBO title, stood toe to toe in an entertaining fight, and looked in the lead in the first six rounds by putting pressure on Balszay. However, Inkin allowed Balszay to fight his way back into contention and Balszay put him under pressure in the last few rounds with precise counter-punching that rocked Inkin to nick the fight 115–113, 116–112, 116-112.

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Inkin vs. Balzsay On January 10th

karolzy5656By Erik Schmidt: Newly crowned WBO super middleweight champion Denis Inkin (34-0, 24 KOs) will be making his first defense of his title on January 10th against his number #1 contender Karoly Balzsay (19-0, 14 KOs) in a 12-round bout at the Bordelandhalle, Magdeburg, in Sachsen-Anhalt, Germany. Both fighters are unbeaten, transplants to Germany from other countries and former amateur stars. Inkin, 30, recently won the World Boxing Organization in a controversial fashion with a 12-round unanimous decision over Fulgencio Zuniga in September in Hamburg, Germany.

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Inkin Defeats Zuniga, Wins Vacant WBO Super Middleweight Belt

inkin5235.jpgBy Erik Schmidt: In what has to be one of the worst decisions I’ve ever witnessed in my life, undefeated super middleweight Denis Inkin (34-0, 24 KOs) defeated Fulgencio Zuniga (21-3-1, 18 KOs) by a 12-round unanimous decision to win the vacant WBO super middleweight title (formerly held by Joe Calzaghe) on Saturday night at the Color Line Arena, Altona, in Hamburg, Germany. The final judges’ scores were 117-110, 116-112 and 118-110. However, Inkin, 30, originally from Russia and now living in Germany, appeared to win only one round in the fight, the first, and badly lose all the remaining rounds.

Zuniga, 31, ranked #13 in the World Boxing Organization, out-landed Inkin approximately eight to one in every round with power shots, and seemed for the most part to be the only one really punching for vast stretches in the fight. Inkin, the number #3 ranked super middleweight in the WBO, mostly jabbed and occasionally fired off a right hand, although each time he would land anything significant, Zuniga would answer back with a flurry of power shots to the head and body. The German crowd, obviously favoring their home fighter, screamed like mad each time that Inkin would land a punch, making it seem as if he was doing much than he was.

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