Germany's Juergen Braehmer defeated Marcus Oliveira of America by a unanimous points decision to claim the vacant WBA world light heavyweight title.
As per ESPN, and to the joy of the home crowd in Neubrandenburg, the fight was scored 115-112, 117-110, 117-110 in Braehmer's favour, taking his overall record to 42-2.
Oliveira's defeat means the 34-year-old's career numbers are 25-1-1.
The 35-year-old Braehmer landed a big right in the fifth round and another in the 10th. The latter looked like an illegal low blow, according to ESPN, but the the fight referee thought otherwise and allowed it to stand.
Braehmer's punch in the 10th had Oliveira "down on one knee." He got up, but after a frenetic finish in which Braehme searched relentlessly for a killer blow to stop his opponent, the points decision came and went in the German's favour.
Much of the talk in the build-up to the fight had been about which boxer would enter the ring first.
As per ESPN, Oliveira's promoter Don King—a man who needs no introduction in boxing circles—was adamant his fighter, being the superior in terms of ranking, should appear second to the crowds.
King got his way, with the ESPN account attesting to a hostile reaction when Oliveira finally made his entrance to the ring.
The fight itself didn't get going until after midnight local time in Germany.
Once it did, the fighters engaged in a tight opening few rounds before Braehmer eventually pulled away to take the title.
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