Batyrgaziev wins when Pagara fails to come out for fifth round

By Scott Shaffer

17/10/2024

Batyrgaziev wins when Pagara fails to come out for fifth round

Albert Batyrgaziev TKO5 Albert Pagara... In the main event of a disappointing card in Ufa (Bashkortan), Russia Albert Batyrgaziev easily defeated Albert Pagara from the Philippines in a 60 kilogram (roughly 132 pounds) bout. Pagara, who turned pro as a super flyweight, was too small, but more importantly, did not appear to be fully healthy. After four one-sided rounds, Pagara failed to come out for the fifth round, grimacing on his stool with an apparently pre-existing left arm injury. Batyrgaziev (11-0) is recognized as the WBA interim champion at 130 pounds and the IBA champion at 60 kg. Pagara is now 35-2 but that record is misleading.