Zzzzsolt Erdei tops Deandrey Abron in dull fight

By Hector Linares

26/04/2008

Zzzzsolt Erdei tops Deandrey Abron in dull fight

Zsolt Erdei W12 Deandrey Abron...  Zsolt Erdei extended his streak of title defenses against less than stellar opposition by outpointing DeAndrey Abron (15-2) in Dresden, Germany to retain his WBO light heavyweight belt. Erdei won all but the third round, garnering a trio of 119-109 scorecards, but the German crowd booed his dull performance. Despite wining eleven rounds, Erdei admitted, “I saved my energy. I really didn’t risk much.” Erdei (29-0, 17 KOs) made his tenth title defense, but Joe Calzaghe remains the recognized world light heavyweight champion with Antonio Tarver and Chad Dawson considered to be right at the top. Erdei must either fight outside of his home base of Germany or import some of the top 175-pounders if he wants international respect. source:  associated press