When Russia's Evgeny Gradovich accepted a featherweight world title shot against Billy Dib, he took it on less than a month's notice and pulled off the upset. Dib had been scheduled for a March 1 defense against Luis Franco, but Franco abruptly retired in February (although that ended quickly and he returns Aug. 2). So Gradovich had a brief training camp with trainer Robert Garcia in Oxnard, Calif. Despite the short prep time, Gradovich, a nearly obscure fighter before facing Dib, was in excellent condition and outfought Dib to win the title via well-deserved split decision.
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