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Huck vs Afolabi Results: Majority Draw Scored For Grueling Fight

Marco Huck retained his WBO cruiserweight title via draw in a great fight with Ola Afolabi today. (Photo by Martin Rose/Bongarts/Getty Images)
Marco Huck retained his WBO cruiserweight title via draw in a great fight with Ola Afolabi today. (Photo by Martin Rose/Bongarts/Getty Images)
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Scott Christ is the managing editor of Bad Left Hook and has been covering boxing for SB Nation since 2006.

No one will accuse Marco Huck and Ola Afolabi of not leaving it all in the ring today in Erfurt, Germany, as the two top cruiserweights went to a majority draw in a punishing war of attrition over 12 rounds. Official scores were 114-114 twice, and one card 115-113 for Huck. Bad Left Hook scored it 115-113 for Afolabi, but the fight was tremendously close, could have gone either way, and the draw ruling was 100% fair.

Huck (34-2-1, 25 KO) started slow, as Afolabi (19-2-4, 9 KO) dominated the opening five rounds with slick defense, good counter punching, and a strong ability to dictate the pace. But the challenger got tired quickly, and Huck's power punching started to take over the fight.

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The 12th round was a stunning war, with Afolabi out on his feet but still throwing bombs along with Huck. This was a tremendous fight, and we'll have more on it tomorrow, but right now I need to catch my breath before we get into Mayweather vs Cotto.

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