Chinese boxer Xu fails to defend WBA title for the third time


Xu Can and Leigh Wood during the Weigh-In event at Brentwood, Britain on July 30. - Reuters

LONDON, Aug 1 (Xinhua): Chinese boxer Xu Can failed to defend his WBA featherweight title for the third time as the 27-year-old was TKO in the last round by British champion Leigh Wood in Brentwood, England on Saturday night (July 31).

Xu fought for the first time in 20 months after arriving in Britain from the United States on Monday. He struggled to find chances to attack and was knocked onto the floor by Wood in the 12th round.

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