Alexander Castro beats Radzhab Butaev by majority decision in Riyadh at Zuffa Boxing 13
Castro took 97-93 and 96-94 on two scorecards, with the third judge scoring it 95-95, and Zuffa Boxing called the win the biggest upset in its history.
Alexander Castro beat Radzhab Butaev by majority decision in a 10-round middleweight fight at Zuffa Boxing 13 at The Venue in Riyadh on Saturday. Two judges scored it for Castro, 97-93 and 96-94, and the third had it 95-95.
Zuffa Boxing called the win "the biggest upset in the history of Zuffa Boxing". Castro is from Colombia and Butaev from Russia.
Butaev was fighting for his first win under the Zuffa Boxing banner. He lost a split decision to Serhii Bohachuk in the co-main event of Zuffa Boxing 2 in Las Vegas in February.
The fight was on the undercard of the main event, Carlos Adames against Gerome Warburton. Our preview of Adames v Warburton has the details.
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