Boxing In Canada: Urango Defeats Ngoudjo To Win IBF Crown

ByRichard Eberline

There was action North of the border last night as Juan Urango regained the IBF Light Welter title with a wide points decision over local favorite Herman Ngoudjo at the Bell Centre in Montreal.

Colombian southpaw Urango came out of the gates firing on all cylinders and by the second had struck paydirt, battering his Cameroon born opponent to the canvas twice in the second round.

From that point on, Ngoudjo avoided close combat with Urango and tried to box his way to victory but couldn’t find a way to dictate the pace.

Urango proved just too strong and durable to be bothered by the faster handed Montreal man and cruised to a 120-106, 118-108 and 116-110 points verdict after twelve rounds.

The 28 year old Miami resident has now won four straight and once again wears the IBF belt, two years after losing it to Ricky Hatton in Las Vegas.

Ngoudjo falls to 17-3 (9) after losing his second world title bout in a year’s time.

On the undercard, Antonin Decarie, 21-0 (6), decisioned Dorin Spivey, 35-6 (28), by wide margins to retain the WBO NABO Welterweight title for the second time.

French light welter Ali Chebah, 29-1 (22), posted an eight round UD over Cesar Soriano, 19-22 (13).