Flyweight Dannel Maamo set himself up for a date with Cuban top seed Yosvany Veitia in the next round after a split decision win on Saturday over Mahomed Otukile of Botswana in the 17th AIBA World Championships at the Sporthalle in Hamburg, Germany.
Maamo was clearly outgunned in the first round and even halfway into the second on the strength of Otukile’s crisp combinations but the Filipino, knowing that the fight was slipping away, rallied behind his left hook and body punching.
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