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Germany´s Shefat Isufi is the new
World Boxing Federation (WBF) World
Light Heavyweight Champion, after
winning the vacant title on
Saturday, April 16, at the Infinity
Hotel in his hometown Munich.
Originally set to face former IBF
World Champion Alejandro Berrio,
Isufi instead took on tough and
on-form replacement Grigor
Saruhanian from Bulgaria, who
entered the fight undefeated in his
last fifteen outings.
Isufi broke that streak by
attempting to take control from the
start, but Saruhanian was game and
never stopped fighting his chance.
But, after twelve rounds of boxing
it was clear that the local favorite
had done enough to win, getting the
unanimous verdict from judges Goran
Filipovic (117-111), Rustam Rahimov
(117-111) and Adrian Laschescu
(117-112).
The new champion, who lost his first
shot at world honors in 2019 when he
was out-pointed by Englishman Billy
Joe Saunders for the WBO Super
Middleweight crown, improved his
professional record to 34-4-2 (24).
Armenian-born Saruhanian drops to
16-6-1 (8), losing for the first
time since October of 2018.
The fight headlined a show promoted
by former Heavyweight contender
Alexander Petkovic.
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