Mongolia's Sim wins WBA super featherweight title

Mongolia's Sim wins WBA super featherweight title

Lakva Sim (L), a 28-year-old boxer from Ulan Bator, jumps for joy after defeating Japanese champion Takanori Hatakeyama by TKO in the fifth round of a scheduled 12-rounder at the WBA super featherweight title fight in Tokyo on June 27. Sim became Mongolia's first world champion in professional boxing.

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