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Cedric Bellais Annihilates Tomas
Man, Wins WBF Intercontinental |
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Posted on June 29, 2015 |
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By: Clive Baum. |
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French
Polynesia’s Cedric Bellais is
the new World Boxing Federation
(WBF) Intercontinental Light
Heavyweight Champion after
defeating late substitute Tomas
Man from the Czech Republic for
the vacant
title on
Saturday June 27 at the
Salle Babo Aitamai
in Papeete, Tahiti.
Bellais was originally scheduled
to fight George Hillyard from
England for the Super
Middleweight title, but when
Hillyard pulled out Man was
brought in to save the main
event of the show promoted by
AS Te U´ino
Manotahi,
and it was
changed to be for the Light
Heavyweight crown.
The home-fighter didn’t show
much gratitude towards the
visitor, as he came out fast in
the first round and overwhelmed
Man to stop him in the first
round with a perfectly placed
shot to the liver.
Referee Christophe Hembert from
France waved the fight off at
0:36,
making it one
of the fastest stoppages in WBF
history.
The new champion improved his
professional record to 18-6-3
(8), while Czech national
titlist Man travels home with a
13-10-1 (8) ledger.
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