Abner Mares vs. Joseph Agbeko

World Championship Boxing
Date August 13, 2011
Location Hard Rock, Las Vegas, Nevada, United States
Title(s) on the
line
WBC Silver/IBF Bantamweight titles on the line.
Fighter summary
Mexico Abner Mares Boxer Ghana Joseph Agbeko
Guadalajara, Mexico Hometown Accra, Ghana
Tale of the tape
21-0-1 (13 KO) Pre-fight
record
28-2-0 (22 KO)
5 ft, 5 in Height 5 ft, 6 in
117.5 Weight 118.2
WBC Silver Bantamweight Champion Recognition IBF Bantamweight Champion
Result
Mares defeats Agbeko by majority decision

Abner Mares vs. Joseph Agbeko was a championship fight for the WBC Silver & IBF Bantamweight championships.[1] The bout was held on August 13, 2011, at Hard Rock Hotel and Casino, Las Vegas, Nevada, United States, and was televised on Showtime.[2][3] The bout was marred in controversy due to the prevalence of low blows by Mares that went unpenalized by referee Russell Mora.

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Preliminary card

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Preceded by
W12 Vic Darchinyan
Abner Mares' bouts
August 13, 2011
Succeeded by
Rematch
Preceded by
W12 Yonnhy Perez
Joseph Agbeko's bouts
August 13, 2011
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