LOGAN delivery driver Alex Leapai has created Queensland sporting history and will fight for the heavyweight boxing championship of the world against Ukraines Olympic gold medallist Wladimir Klitschko. Leapai scored a punishing 10-round decision over German-based Russian Denis Boytsov in Bamberg, Germany this morning to become the top contender for the imperious world champ. The Brisbane strongman dropped the previously unbeaten Boytsov twice in winning a lopsided decision. Boytsov went into the fight as the No. 1 contender for Klitschkos WBO title, having never lost in 33 starts after a stellar amateur career that also saw him hold a world junior championship. But he could not handle the physical strength and brute force of the crude but effective 111kg powerhouse from Brisbane. A weary Boytsov was down in rounds seven and nine. Leapai took the decision 98-90 and 96-92 (twice) and burst into tears at the decision.
Posted on: Sun, 24 Nov 2013 10:28:32 +0000
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