Viktor Postol wins WBC Eliminatory

Viktor Postol defeated France’s Mohamed Mimoune by unanimous decision in a 140-pound WBC elimination.

Judges Robert Hoyle (99-91), Patricia Morse Jarman (98-92) and Benoit Roussel (97-93) all credited Postol with a convincing win in a fight Showtime aired from The Chelsea inside The Cosmopolitan in Las Vegas.

Postol (31-2, 12 KOs), a former WBC 140-pound champion, moved closer towards a shot at Jose Ramirez, who holds the WBC super lightweight title. Postol is ranked No. 4 by the WBC in its super lightweight rankings, one position beneath Mimoune (21-3, 2 KOs).

The 35-year-old Postol completely controlled the fight until the fifth round, when his opponent began landing with some regularity. Postol wasn’t as sharp late in their bout, particularly defensively, but he still won the fight.

Postol is hoping to fight Jose Ramirez next.