Souleymane Cissokho, a long time domineering but close to the correctional at the end of the fight, beat on points by majority decision the Englishman Kieron Conway, Saturday in Arlington (Texas) to seize the WBA intercontinental belt of the super-welterweights, in front of a crowd of 70,000 people.
The 29-year-old Frenchman was given the winner by two out of three judges (92-97, 96-93, 95-94).
His 13th victory (8 before the limit) in as many fights.
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