Unbeaten Blair Cobbs Shocks Samuel Kotey Neequaye With Split-Decision
Welterweight Blair Cobbs did just enough to remain unbeaten Friday night, winning by split-decision over Samuel Kotey Neequaye.
One judge scored the bout 95-94 for Kotey, while the other two judges scored the bout 96-93 for Cobbs, who improves to 14-0, 9 knockouts.
The flamboyant Cobbs, who resides in Las Vegas, had stopped four of his last five opponents, including Carlos Ortiz after the sixth round of his last fight on Nov. 2.
Kotey entered Friday’s clash having split his previous four bouts over a span of almost six years.
From the opening bell, the southpaw Cobbs chose to box and counter as Kotey attempted to close the distance between the two fighters. The few times both fighters opened up and traded, Cobbs landed the more-telling punches.