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Josh Warrington retains world featherweight title against Sofiane Takoucht

Saturday 12 October 2019 23:54, UK

during the IBF World Featherweight Championship title fight between Josh Warrington and Carl Frampton at Manchester Arena on December 22, 2018 in Manchester, England.

Josh Warrington stopped Sofiane Takoucht in the second round to defend his IBF featherweight title in his home city of Leeds.

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The unbeaten Warrington dropped Takoucht then unleashed a flurry of hooks which had him stumbling, and forced the referee to intervene.

It brings the defending champion's record to 30-0, and is a third consecutive defence.

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Warrington is in stellar form having taken the IBF belt from Lee Selby last year, then beat Carl Frampton and Kid Galahad.

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