Kenneth Sims Jr took the victory when he faced Batyr Akhmedov at The Chelsea inside The Cosmopolitan of Las Vegas on Saturday, May 13. The bout kicked off the main card topped by Rolando Romero vs Ismael Barroso live on Showtime.
Chicago’s super lightweight defeated his Los Angeles-based opponent from Uzbekistan by majority decision. After 12 rounds one judge had it 114-114, while two other judges gave 115-113 and 116-112 to Sims.
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With the win, Kenneth Sims Jr improved to 20-2-1, 7 KOs and won WBA super lightweight title eliminator. Batyr Akhmedov dropped to 9-3, 8 KOs.
In Australia, the event aired live on Sunday, May 14.
Get Romero vs Barroso full fight card results.
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