​Boxer Ronald Gavril won the vacant WBC Continental Americas light heavyweight title. The Romanian athlete defeated the American Haynell Wheeler in an eight-round match at the Cow Palace in Daly City (California).

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“I am happy to bring the WBC Continental Americas belt and the prestige of the WBC to Romania. This victory is a testament to the talent and hard work of the boxing community and I am honored to represent my country on the world stage,” said Ronald Gabriel on your personal Facebook page.

For Gavril (36 years old), it was the 23rd professional victory (18 KOs), his record was complemented by 3 defeats.

The Romanian now has five wins in a row, the previous four by TKO, but the last two fights took place at light heavyweight, after previously boxing at super middleweight.

Heynell Wheeler (29 years old) suffered his third professional defeat (1 KO), he also has 7 victories (6 by knockout), according to Agerpres.