Joseph Agbeko vs. Abner Mares, was a professional boxing match contested on August 13, 2011, for the IBF bantamweight championship.

[1] The bout was held at Hard Rock Hotel and Casino, Las Vegas, Nevada, United States, and was televised on Showtime.

[5] The bout was marred in controversy due to the prevalence of low blows by Mares that went unpenalized by referee Russell Mora.

While the low blow was clearly visible to everyone, referee Mora ruled it as a knockdown.

[6] Post fight, Jim Gray interviewed Mora where he denied it was low saying "First and foremost, I have to enforce the rules.