Sentence examples for by a majority decision from inspiring English sources

Their meeting — which led to an easy victory, by a majority decision, for Mayweather — didn't much change either man's reputation.

Tarver gave Jones a surprisingly difficult fight, though Jones managed to win by a majority decision, capturing Tarver's World Boxing Council (WBC) light heavyweight belt.

In Green, however, Judah was beating a veteran who was ranked ninth by the I.B.F., had a 33-4 record, and had lost to Mitchell by a majority decision in a 12-round bout for the W.B.A. title in 1999.

ZURICH (AP) — Nikolai Valuev probably ended Evander Holyfield's last chance at winning a fifth heavyweight championship, narrowly defending his World Boxing Association title by a majority decision on Saturday night in Zurich's Hallenstadion.

Holyfield, washed up but clinging to the vestiges of aura he had once as a fine champion, was denied an improbable victory by a majority decision favouring the title-holder 116-112, 114-114 and 115-114.

The country's highest court annulled the 7 September result by a majority decision of 4-3, an official told reporters outside the courthouse.

The fighters' collective efforts proved that point once more on Saturday night, as McGregor exacted a measure of revenge at the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas by taking a majority decision over Diaz in one of the most compelling main events in UFC history.

"I am very confident I can bring the title back home to Sheffield". In his last outing in July, Brook was given a fright by Carson Jones, winning a majority decision despite taking significant punishment from the American.

George Groves won a majority decision by the narrowest of margins over James DeGale at the O2 on Saturday to add the British super-middleweight belt to his Commonwealth title.

The third judge, C. J. Ross, had scored the match a draw, which meant that Mayweather won by what's known as a majority decision, instead of a unanimous decision.

The 29-year-old from Bolton will move up to a catchweight of 155lbs to fight Álvarez, who has only been beaten once in his 48-fight career: on a majority decision by Floyd Mayweather in September 2013.