For only the second time in
almost fifteen years, unbeaten
World Boxing Federation
Intercontinental Heavyweight
Champion Amir “Hardcore” Mansour
was taken the full distance when
he retained his title on Friday
August 23 at the Dover Downs
Hotel & Casino in Dover,
Delaware.
After two first round knockouts
this year, Mansour was made to
battle all the way against
teak-tough challenger Maurice
Harris, who proved just as game
as expected by absorbing all of
Mansour’s heavy artillery and
responding with much of his own.
The WBF champion proved to be
more than just the
knockout-specialist he is known
to be, as he boxed well to win
most of the twelve rounds, and
handling the tricky style of
Harris well. Having gone ten
rounds only once in his career,
this was otherwise his first
time past six.
In the end judges Joseph
Pasquale, Brian Costello and
Mark D'Attilo voted unanimously
in favor of Mansour with scores
of 116-112, 119-109 and 120-108
respectively.
The defending champion improved
his impressive professional
record to 19-0 (14), while
Maurice Harris, who turned pro
at only sixteen, drops to a very
deceiving 26-18-2 (11) in a
career where he has shared a
ring with some of the biggest
names in the division over the
last twenty years.
The Amir Mansour vs. Maurice
Harris WBF Intercontinental
Heavyweight title fight was
promoted by the Dover Downs
Hotel & Casino, and was streamed
live all over the world by
www.gfl.tv
where it is now available via
on-demand. |
