Sentence examples for won a disputed from inspiring English sources

Holyfield, the W.B.A. champion, won a disputed unanimous decision over Ruiz, an unheralded fighter from Chelsea, Mass., last August.

Nkurunziza won a disputed election last year to retain power and has been accused of widespread human rights abuses by the UN and local campaigners.

The Soviets won a disputed 1-point victory over the United States in Munich after the final three seconds were replayed.

Ruiz and Holyfield fought for the vacant World Boxing Council title on Aug. 12, 2000, in Las Vegas, and Holyfield won a disputed decision.

Bradley won a disputed split decision over Pacquiao in their first meeting in June 2012, but Pacquiao won by unanimous decision in the April 2014 rematch.

See articleIran's opposition leader, Mir Hosein Mousavi, whose supporters insist he won a disputed presidential election in June, told them to stay calm despite the recent arrest of several prominent reformers.

The judge denied the state's request, but Texas ultimately won a dispute that dragged for nearly nine months.

Workers at Toray Plastics Europe, in south-east France, won a dispute this way last month.Technology is also transforming traditional industrial disputes.

In 1998 they won a dispute over a parcel that was found to be on their land.

The hip-hop impresario Russell Simmons, who earlier took on another corporation, Pepsico, and won a dispute over accusations of racism, has also joined the boycott.

Bridgeport's effort began five years ago, after it won a dispute with the former Funkadelic leader, George Clinton, over copyright of the group's songs.