So a
hastily arranged defense against short-notice
opponent Reinis Porozovz took place behind
closed doors at the Knockout Arena in
Gelsenkirchen, Germany on Tuesday December 15,
paving the way for what could be described as a
real life “Rocky Story”, with the Latvian
getting an unexpected world title-shot.
And
Porozovs did very well, making it a very
competitive fight as he fought hard to cause the
big upset. In fact he was ahead 48-47 on two of
the scorecards after five rounds, the third had
Frank ahead by 49-46, when he appeared to tire
drastically and hurt his right hand.
In round
six Frank seized his new-found momentum and put
on the pressure, pummeling Porozovs and
eventually forcing the challenger´s trainer to
throw in the towel to save his brave boxer from
further punishment.
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