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Vogel Retains WBO Junior Title With Draw in Aschersleben

A razor-thin verdict at the sold-out centenary gala leaves talk of a rematch.

Overview

  • Judges scored it 95:95, 95:95 and 96:94 after ten rounds, so Julian Vogel kept the belt on a draw and called the result fair after suffering his first career cut.
  • Sami Ahmeti worked through a significant height gap and said he wants a rematch after the closely contested bout.
  • Heavyweight Michel Dobler returned from a three-and-a-half-year layoff to stop Timo Grote at 2:15 of round four, with referee Frank Michael Maass waving it off despite protests from the opposing corner.
  • Lightweight Nenad Stancic outpointed knockout artist Yohan Morocoima over ten rounds for a 3:0 verdict, remaining unbeaten as he eyes the next step.
  • Local super middleweight Christoph Fricke won his professional debut by knocking out Martin Friesse at 2:30 of round two at Aschersleben’s Ballhaus.