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One of Australia’s top super middles was back in action on Thursday as Les Sherrington won the biggest fight of his eight year pro career.
27 year old local man Sherrington was all business against America’s Rubin Williams, mounting a surging attack from the first bell that put the visitor on the defensive.
Williams could have been biding his time, waiting for Sherrington to run down but that moment never came as a bad cut suffered by the Michigan native forced a halt to the proceedings at 2:57 of the fourth frame.
Sherring was ahead on all three scorecards by a margin of 30-27 and successfully defended his PABA and WBF crowns, raising his record to 26-5 (17).
Williams, who came into the contest overweight and therefore unable to capture the belts had he won the bout, loses for the seventh straight time, falling to 29-9-1 (16).
The undercard featured an explosive match between domestic heavyweight rivals Alex Leapai, 18-3-3 (14), and veteran Bob Mirovic, 29-22-2 (20), scheduled for ten rounds.
It was expected to be a good tussle between former Australian champ Morovic and ex-OPBF ruler Leapai but that went out the window from the start.
Leapai immediately went on the offensive and dropped his rival. Mirovic beat the count but was knocked out shortly afterward at 2:57 of the first frame.
The win stands as one of the biggest of Leapai’s career and could vault the 30 year old into a clash with current OPBF kingpin, Solomon Haumono or a third clash with Australian champ Colin Wilson.
