Bruce Carrington overcomes tricky Sulaiman Segawa, wins majority decision

Bruce Carrington overcame the toughest challenge of his young career on Friday, defeating Sulaiman Segawa by majority decision at The Theater at Madison Square Garden in New York City.

One judge had the fight 95-95, marking the first scorecard the 27-year-old from Brownsville, Brooklyn did not win, while the other two judges awarded Carrington the win by the scores of 97-93.

The tallies told the story of a close, competitive bout where Carrington (13-0, 8 knockouts) wanted the victory more in the final two rounds.