Abner Mares vs. Joseph Agbeko explained

Fight Date:	August 13, 2011
Fight Name:	World Championship Boxing
Location:	Hard Rock, Las Vegas, Nevada, United States
Fighter1:	Abner Mares
Record1:	21-0-1 (13 KO)
Hometown1:	Guadalajara, Mexico
Height1:	5 feet 5 inches
Referee:	Russell Mora
Weight1:	117+1/2 lb
Recognition1:	WBC Silver bantamweight champion
Fighter2:	Joseph Agbeko
Nickname2:	King Kong
Record2:	28-2-0 (22 KO)
Hometown2:	Accra, Ghana
Height2:	5 feet 6 inches
Weight2:	118 lb
Recognition2:	IBF bantamweight champion
Titles:	WBC Silver and IBF bantamweight titles
Result:	Mares defeats Agbeko by majority decision

Abner Mares vs. Joseph Agbeko was a championship fight for the WBC Silver & IBF bantamweight championships.^[1] The bout was held on August 13, 2011, at Hard Rock Hotel and Casino, Las Vegas, Nevada, United States, and was televised on Showtime.^[2] ^[3] The bout was marred in controversy due to the prevalence of low blows by Mares that went unpenalized by referee Russell Mora.

Main card

Bantamweight Championship Abner Mares vs. Joseph Agbeko
- Mares defeats Agbeko via majority decision. (115-111, 113-113, 115–111)

Bantamweight bout Eric Morel vs. Daniel Quevedo
- Morel defeats Quevedo via technical knockout (retirement) at 3:00 of fourth round
Light Welterweight bout Carlos Molina vs. Juan Montiel
- Bout was ruled a split decision draw. (78-74, 76-76, 74–77)
Heavyweight bout Éric Molina vs. Warren Browning
- Molina defeats Browining via technical knockout at 0:24 of third round
Light Welterweight bout Angelo Santana vs. Ramzan Adaev
- Santana defeats Adaev via technical knockout at 2:02 of second round.