Burnett outpoints Haskins to win IBF bantamweight title

Ryan Burnett (17-0, 9 KOs) captured the IBF bantamweight title when he defeated defending champion Lee Haskins (34-4, 14 KOs) on Saturday night at the Odyssey Arena in Belfast, Northern Ireland.
The Northern Irishman floored Haskins twice on the way to a points victory, despite a shocking scorecard from American judge Clark Sammartino who scored the fight 118-108 in favor of Haskins.
It looks like Sammartino may have got the fighters names mixed up. Fortunately the other two judges scored it…


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