Moscow, Russia - In a close, narrowly scored fight WBA #2 rated middleweight Magomed Madiev (15-0-2, 4 KOs) outpointed fellow undefeated Maxim Voshkov (9-1-1, 5 KOs) to add a vacant WBC International Silver 160lb title to an assortment of his previously acquired belts.

Shorter Madiev applied pressure to slim, elusive Voshkov who used stick-and-move tactics utilizing his reach advantage. In a classic encounter of a slugger and a stylist, no one was taking an upper hand but Madiev was one who created offense in the very first place. His punches weren't powerful enough to earn Voshkov's respect but the same thing could be said the other way as well.

Neither fighter was cut or rocked or dazed, and rounds were relatively identical with Madiev's slight advantage. Final scores were: 95-95, 96-94 and 96-94 - for Madiev, who escaped his second consecutive draw by a single round.

BoxingScene saw it a bit wider for the winner: 97-93. The fight was a big step up for Voshkov, and he showed he has skills to compete at least at the continental level.

Also on the card, recent debutant Alan Abaev engaged into a hard, two-way battle with tough experienced opponent Alexander Sharonov and was lucky to escape with a majority decision after eight rounds. No scores were announced, and BoxingScene had it a draw: 76-76.

Abaev, 22, used his amateur experience - and he had some of it for sure - to outbox durable Sharonov in the first three rounds, splitting his guard with solid straight left hands and sneaky lateral movement. By the mid-point, however, Sharonov had fully adjusted to Abaev's southpaw stance and started to overwhelm his opponent with constant pressure and hard, damaging left hooks. Sharonov took the next three rounds, while the end of the fight was even. Abaev is now 4-0, 2 KOs. Sharonov drops down to 12-5, 6 KOs.

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"Hard" proved to be a fitting nickname for the new Russian super middleweight champion Oleg Misiura, 29, who has taken the white-blue-red coloured belt the power way but dropping its previous owner Batal Chezhia (10-2-2, 3 KOs) thrice in round three.

Moscow-based Misiura immediately applied constant, dogged pressure to a lighter-punching native of Abkhazia. It looked like he would punch himself out after Chezhia weathered this onslaught in the first two rounds. But then Misiura, pumped by former world-rated contender-turned-coach Vasiliy Lepikhin in his corner, added even more zeal to his attacks and finally dropped Chezhia, 24, with a huge right uppercut aided by a left hook. Czechia got up but soon was down again after another powerful combo. The fight should have been ended right away but Chezhia summoned all what was left of his will and heart to go out for the last dishing of punishment. And it was served by Misiura (7-0, 6 KOs) with a big left to the body, which ended the contest at 1:52 of the third.

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It took heavyweight Vartan Arutyunyan (3-0, 2 KOs) less than a round to smash shorter, smaller Tanzanian Alphonse Mchumiatumbo (14-8, 13 KOs). Vartanyan's punches were just too powerful for the African fighter, who twice took a knee to avoid brutal bombing. The last time down, he was also hit by an extra punch of Arutyunyan but it didn't change the outcome.

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In an opener, middleweight Vladislav Savastianov (3-0, 2 KOs) scored a workmanlike unanimous decision over veteran journeyman Alexey Tukhtarov (4-21-6, 3 KOs). Savastianov was wise not to mix it up with always willing, always dangerous Tukhatrov and easily cruised to a convincing decision, outboxing and outmoving his aging opponent.