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ESPN.com's Senior Boxing Writer Dan Rafael has named the WBA/IBF/IBO Super Welterweight title bout between champion "Swift" Jarrett Hurd and former WBA champion "The American Dream" Erislandy Lara the 2018 Bout Of The Year.
The bout, that took place on April 7th at the Hard Rock Hotel and Casino in Las Vegas, NV, was an incredibly close contest that Hurd won by split decision. Hurd secured the win by knocking down Lara with a left hook with 37 seconds left in the 12th and final round. Hurd won the bout on two scorecards, 114-113 while Lara took one card by the same score.
The 10th round of the contest was also named among the best rounds of 2018. We will start announcing The BATB Year-End Awards on Saturday, January 5th.
UPDATE: The Sporting News has also named this bout as the Bout Of The Year.
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