Three division world champion Abner Mares (29-2-1, 15 KOs) dethroned WBA featherweight champion Jesus Cuellar (28-2, 21 KOs) by a 12 round split decision on Saturday night at USC’s Galen Center in Los Angeles.
Two judges scored the fight 117-110 and 116-111 for Mares, and one judge scored the fight 115-112 for Cuellar.
Argentina’s Cuellar, who was making his third title defence, had his moments and landed some hard shots but Mexican Mares outboxed him in most of the rounds and scored a…