Aussie icon awarded title 30 years after robbery

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Australian boxing large Jeff Fenech has been awarded a 4th satellite rubric 30 years aft having the loop robbed from him by dodgy judges cards.

The boxing satellite was shocked successful 1991 erstwhile Fenech looked to person triumphed implicit Ghanaian combatant Azumah Nelson successful Las Vegas, lone for the scorecards to travel backmost arsenic a divided draw.

It was 9 months aboriginal erstwhile the brace met again and the Aussie suffered the archetypal nonaccomplishment of his career, Nelson winning via a stoppage.

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The symptom has stuck with Fenech for the past 30 years but connected Tuesday helium was rightfully handed the loop which eluded him.

Jeff Fenech (R) lands a close punch against Azumah Nelson. (The Ring Magazine via Getty Imag)

The now-58-year-old was called connected signifier astatine a World Boxing Council event successful Mexico and handed the super-featherweight rubric officially.

"All the ringing officials from each implicit the satellite people the bout successful favour of Jeff Fenech," WBC president Mauricio Sulaimán said.

"The WBC committee of governors o.k. the question to crown Jeff Fenech to go a four-time satellite champion."

At the clip of the 1991 robbery Fenech had already won the bantamweight, super-bantamweight, and featherweight satellite titles.

Tuesday's announcement makes him a four-time satellite champion.

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