In a clash for the vacant WBA super lightweight title formerly held by Josh Taylor, Alberto Puello (21-0, 10 KOs) scored a twelve round split decision over aggressive Batyr Akhmedov (9-2, 8 KOs) on Saturday night at the Seminole Hard Rock Hotel and Casino in Hollywood, Florida. Hard fought bout with Puello prevailing 115-113 Akhmedov, 117-111, 117-111 Puello.
“I mixed it up, sometimes counterpunching and some other times coming forward,” Puello said. “What I studied from the gym and from the videos, I knew he would apply pressure. But I was actually surprised with the amount of pressure he started with and in the end I was able to figure him out. I knew it was a close fight, and I just kept the distance and kept the pressure on the jab tonight and that helped me get the victory.”
Puello received a gift, he didn’t win this fight.
He doesn’t have class, look at the gestures he made after the decision was made.
no class puello is correct he got a gift a rematch should be made
Agree, he hung in there under pressure did land shots but thought the wrong guy won.
He apparently showed that emotion because a while ago he offered to be a sparring partner for same guy he just fought and Joel Diaz and the fighter told him he wasn’t good enough to spar and help.
Gift? ROLMAO. Akhmedov was seriously robbed. Puello is also a punk.
so does anybody know exactly why Taylor started getting stripped of each of titles one by one???
Taylor refused to fight Puello
Someone needs to call the police, because Akhmedov was seriously robbed.
have a rematch