Photos: Daniel Jacobs Barely Overcomes Gabe Rosado in Split Nod Win

Seminole Hard Rock Hotel and Casino, Hollywood - Seminole Hard Rock Hotel and Casino, Hollywood - In a super middleweight contest, former two-division world champion Daniel Jacobs (37-3, 30 KOs) won a razor close twelve round split decision over Gabe Rosado (25-13-1, 14 KOs). (photos by Ed Mulholland)

The scores were 115-113 for Rosado, 115-113 for Jacobs, 115-113 for Jacobs.

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A very calculated fight in the first round, with each boxer picking his spots. There wasn't that much coming from Jacobs. In the second, Jacobs began to pick up the pace.

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For the next few rounds, Jacobs was controlling the fight for the most part, with Rosado making it competitive as neither boxer was running away with the bout and not a lot was connecting for both men. Jacobs landed several hard punches in the seventh, but there still wasn't a lot being landed by either man. Rosado had the edge in the eight, with more of the landed shots.

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Rosado continued to rally in the ninth, as he was countering well when Jacobs would come forward with shots. Jacobs edged a close tenth with the better punches. Rosado seemed to have a better eleventh, which was also close. The twelfth was also close, with Jacobs seeming to shave it with a few punches.

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