Boxing: Brandon Thysse loses IBO world title fight in France
By the AFREEQUE newsroom, based on Sunday Express
South African boxer Brandon Thysse lost by unanimous decision to Frenchman Milan Prat, who claimed the vacant IBO super-welterweight world title. The 12-round fight took place on Thursday in Enghien-les-Bains, France, the Sunday Express reports.
South African Brandon Thysse lost his IBO super-welterweight world title bout on Thursday in Enghien-les-Bains, France, by unanimous decision to Frenchman Milan Prat, the Sunday Express reports. The 12-round fight saw both boxers hurt before recovering.
Thysse, whose professional record before the fight stood at 20 wins, four defeats and one draw, thought he had knocked Prat down in the second round, but the referee ruled it a slip. The Frenchman then countered with a left hook that sent the South African down, according to the Sunday Express.
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