It sounds like Soliman is frustrating the hell out of Lorenzo with tricky defense and countering well. Folks tweeting from ringside have him up by a range of 6-2, 7-1 through the eighth...
indeed it is... :yep This content is protected 8/24 – Sam Soliman vs. Giovanni Lorenzo – 12x3 IBF Middleweight Title Eliminator This content is protected This content is protected
Official result: Soliman UD12 Lorenzo, scores of 117-110, 118-108, 118-109 Apparently he was landing more and more on Lorenzo as the rounds progressed (while barely getting touched himself, using unorthodox movement) and by the end had him dazed and hurt, scoring two knockdowns in the twelfth. The knockdowns weren't a relevant factor, however, as even subtracting them you're left with scores of 117-112, 118-110, and 118-111.
Soliman is now the mandatory for whoever the IBF middleweight champion is! (soon to be determined between Felix Sturm and Daniel Geale) It could be a historic all-Aussie world title bout! :shock: (and hey - at least we've avoided the possible Aussie-free outcome from all this, which would have been a Sturm vs. Lorenzo rematch that nobody wanted..:!