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Ivan “El Russo” Pereyra is the
new World Boxing Federation (WBF)
Intercontinental Super
Welterweight Champion after
defeating fellow Mexican
Christopher Degollado on
Thursday night (December 5) at
the Gimnasio Nuevo León in
Monterrey, Mexico.
Fighting in his undefeated
opponent’s hometown, 24-year-old
Pereyra showed the heart of a
champion and put on a very good
performance over twelve rounds
to win a unanimous decision.
The three judges at ringside
scored the bout 116-112, 117-111
and 119-109 in favor of Pereyra,
who was embraced by the crowd in
the packed arena, despite
defeating the hometown hero.
The new WBF Champion improved
his professional record to 19-2
(13), while Degollado,
challenging for his first title,
loses for the first time in the
paid ranks and drops to 10-1
(8).
Promoted by Eduardo Ganem, the
show featured an interesting and
entertaining undercard of local
talent, and was broadcasted live
by AYM Sports.
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