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SPORTSMonday 29 February 2016
Frampton tops Quigg by split decision for super-bantam belts
MANCHESTER, England between the unbeaten
(AP) — Carl Frampton add- pair also played out close-
ed Scott Quigg’s WBA su- ly over 12 mainly cagey
per-bantamweight belt to rounds before a sellout
his IBF one by winning their crowd of 20,000.
unification fight by split de- A good final round by
cision this weekend. Frampton, who frustrat-
Frampton, from Northern ed Quigg and came off
Ireland, was only a slight the ropes with upper-
favorite against local fight- cuts, may have decided
er Quigg, and the fight it for the judges, two of
whom scored it 116-112 for
British boxer Carl Frampton, Frampton. The third gave it
left, gives a left upper to his to Quigg by 115-113.
fellow countryman Scott Frampton improved his re-
Quigg during their unified IBF cord to 22-0, having owned
& WBA super-bantamweight the IBF belt for a year.
title bout at Manchester Are- Quigg’s record dropped
na in Manchester. to 31-1-2, having lost the
WBA version he’s owned
(Nick Potts/PA via AP) for three years.q
UFC Fight Night 84
Bisping beats Silva in wild ending at UFC Fight Night
BRIAN ELLIOT continue to the fourth landed the majority of sig- tion. I couldn’t compete — not
Associated Press round. To add to the ten- nificant strikes in his war of “It was very frustrating,” just compete at the level
LONDON (AP) — Michael sion, Bisping was struck with attrition with Thales Leites, Breese said. “I told every- but win at this level — then
Bisping survived a wild end- a low-blow, while Silva (16- coming out on top via one, this guy’s a tough I would’ve hung my gloves
ing to the third round and 3) was inadvertently poked unanimous decision after guy. ... I’ve got to get more up tonight,” an emotional
beat Anderson Silva with a in the eye. three rounds of lackluster cage time.” Pickett said.
unanimous decision in the Bisping was bleeding from action. In the opening contest of “I had a lot of inner demons
main event of UFC Fight several cuts on his face by “My standup was better,” the main card, Londoner that I was fighting, and I am
Night 84 this weekend. the end, Mousasi said. “I played it Brad Pickett took a split so happy to come away
Silva and numerous ring- but the final scorecard had smart because (in) the last decision victory over Fran- with the win.”
side officials thought Silva him winning unanimously fight, I took chances, and I cisco Rivera. On the preliminary card,
had won the fight near the 48-47. paid for it.” The American was picking Davey Grant beat Marlon
end of the third round after “I wanted this fight my en- Tom Breese’s victory over off “One Punch” in the first Vera by unanimous deci-
Silva knocked down Bisping tire life,” Bisping said. “I Keita Nakamura showed round, landing accurate sion despite suffering a nas-
with a Muay Thai knee just don’t know what to say. I’m neither man in a positive blows, ty forehead cut in the first
before the bell. crying. light, with the outsized Na- but Pickett rebounded in round,
Just before the blow, Bisp- “I worship this guy. This guy kamura mostly holding on the second and controlled while Makwan Amirkhani
ing (18-7) had signaled to is the greatest martial artist to the Englishman, and the fight on the ground in made it three wins out of
referee Herb Dean after of all-time. That’s why I’m Breese hardly looking like a the third. three in the UFC with a
losing his mouthpiece, and so emotional right now.” fighter with a previous 9-0 “I want to be someone unanimous decision win
Dean ruled the fight would Earlier, Gegard Mousasi record in MMA competi- within the sport, and if I felt over Mike Wilkinson. q
