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Geale, Dib Defend Titles; Walker Stops Meehan

March 7, 2012 by Paul Magno Leave a Comment

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Derwent Entertainment Centre, Hobart, Tasmania, Australia–

Reigning IBF middleweight titlist, Daniel Geale (27-1, 15 KOs) made the second defense of the title he took from Sebastian Sylvester by scoring a twelve-round unanimous decision over Ghana’s Osumanu Adama (20-3, 15 KOs) by scores of 118-110, 117-111, and 115-113. 

In the co-feature, IBF featherweight titlist, Billy Dib (34-1, 21 KOs), forced a sixth round corner stoppage against Eduardo Escobedo (32-4, 23 KOs). This was Dib’s second defense of the vacant title he took in a bout against Jorge Lacierva last year.

On the undercard, American heavyweight journeyman, Travis Walker (39-7-1, 31 KOs) stopped regional star, Kali Meehan (38-5, 31 KOs) in the sixth round of their scheduled twelve-round contest.

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Paul Magno has over thirty-five years of experience in and around the sport of boxing and has had his hand in everything, from officiating to training. As a writer, his work has appeared in Yahoo Sports, Fox Sports, Inside Fights, The Boxing Tribune, Fight Hype, Man Cave Magazine, Bleacher Report, and The Queensberry Rules.

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