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Nicknamed
“The Chosen One”, Aleem fended off a game
challenge from Vitalii Gubkin, fighting out of
Alexandria, Virginia, winning by
unanimous
decision after ten hard-fought rounds.
Gubkin
played his part in the fight, and was always
looking for ways to unsettle the champion, but
Aleem had the upper hand in most rounds and the
better punch-selection.
After the
final bell judges Howard Smith, Nicholas
Chimienti and Paul Wallace scored the fight
97-93, 98-91 and 98-91. Gubkin had a point
deducted for losing his mouthpiece numerous
times.
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Aleem
(30),
who won the UBO title last February with a
fourth
round
stoppage of
another quality opponent in Malcolm Jones, is now
21-3-2 (14).
Gubkin
(36),
a former American Boxing Federation (ABF) champion
coming off four straight wins, falls to 10-5-1
(7).
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