Josh Warrington beats Kid Galahad by split decision to retain world title
15 June 2019 11:01
• 116-112 and 116-113 in favour of Warrington; 115-113 for Galahad• Fighter defends IBF featherweight title for second timeBoth fighters talked of this world-title fight as their destiny. “It is written,” said Abdul Bari-Awad, also known as Kid Galahad. Warrington spoke of the fear of “going back to square one” after his unheralded journey to the top of the featherweight division.But after 12 rounds of ferocious boxing, Josh Warrington heard the words he wanted to hear: “And still…” The scorecard read 116-112 and 116-113 in favour of Warrington, and 115-113 in favour of Galahad. Related: Kid Galahad: ‘I’ve got no kids, no girlfriend, no social life – just boxing’ | Tom Seymour Continue readingread full article
