July 9, 2003

Mahyar Monshipour, 28, is the new WBA super bantamweight champion after scoring a twelfth round knockout over now former champion 'Salim Medjkoune' at Futuroscope, in Poitiers, France.

Monshipour finally dropped Medjkoune for the count with a right hook at 1:40 of the final stanza after applying pressure the entire fight.

Monshipour, who was the aggressor throughout the fight, floored Medjkoune with a right hook with just 20 seconds to go in the 12th and final round.

Monshipour moves to 27-2-2 with the win. Medjkoune falls to 41-4-1.

Monshipour's info:

Date of Birth: March 21, 1975
Place: Tehran, Iran
Height:164 cm
Weight: 55 Kg
Residence: France

Interestingly enough his father was former deputy chief of Police of Tehran.

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