Reymart Gaballo wins WBC interim title - December 21, 2020
IN a closely-fought encounter, former unbeaten WBA interim bantamweight champion Filipino Reymart Gaballo (24-0; 20) beat former IBF bantamweight champion Emmanuel “Manny” Rodriguez (19-2; 12) on a controversial 12-round points decision at the Mohegan Sun Arena in Uncasville, Connecticut on Saturday night.
The scores were 116-112 and 115-113 for Gaballo, and 118-110 for Rodriguez.
On the same card, the contest between South Africa’s Chris van Heerden (28-2-1-1nc; 12) and Jaron Ennis (26-0-1nc; 24) for the vacant IBO welterweight belt ended in a no-decision at two minutes 39 seconds into the first round.