Ali Akhmedov defeats veteran Gabriel Rosado by shutout decision
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Ali Akhmedov gave veteran opponent Gabriel Rosado a boxing lesson on the Canelo Alvarez-Gennadiy Golovkin card Saturday in Las Vegas
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The super middleweight contender from Kazakhstan used a consistent jab and hard,
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accurate combinations to pick Rosado apart from beginning to end and win a shutout decision in a 10-round bout.
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And Akhmedov (19-1, 14 KOs) took little punishment himself by using his legs to get out of Rosado’s range after inflicting damage.
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The stablemate of Golovkin never seriously hurt Rosado (26-16-1, 15 KOs) but he gave the 36-year-old Philadelphia fighter a good beating by the end of the one-sided bout.
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All three judges had Akhmedov winning 100-90, 10 rounds to none.
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Of course, the gritty Rosado never stopped trying to reverse the momentum with a well-timed power shot.
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It just never happened, which left him with one of the most conclusive losses of his career.