![]() It was hard fought all the way as Meng, a southpaw, could never keep his aggressive opponent away from him for long. Super welterweight Oliver Meng (11-0) headlined and won the vacant WBA Continental title on majority decision in a very close fight against Italian Khalil El Harraz (15-4-1). If it was a new dawn for Danish boxing that remains to be seen but this Danish Fight Night Promotion at the upscale Royal Arena was the first in a deal for three events at this venue – and the show was well attended beginning with five amateur fights and seven pro fights. Oliver Meng captures vacant WBA Super Welterweight Continental Title in tight battle against Khalil El Harraz in rip-roaring Danish Fight Night Promotion His opponent, said to be another debutant in the shape of Yevhen Turovsky, punched himself out after all his effort to finish off his foe and was subsequently floored in the third and fourth stanzas! With his comeback effort, Sylva emerged victorious with a unanimous 4-round decision by scores of 37-35, 38-35 and 39-35. Sylva rose on each occasion and miraculously managed to survive the rocky Round 2. ![]() Middleweight Adolphe Sylva made his pro debut and scored well in the first round, but then he was hurt and dropped three times in the second session. Lightweight Mohamed Abdul (3-0) was another one who returned after a long layoff and outscored Artur Antanian (0-1-1) in a fast paced four-rounder. ![]() “Can You Dig It” Yigit was last seen getting stopped by Keyshawn Davis.Ĭostas Nanga -L- looks for an opening against Michal Loniewky -R. Yigit won by 40-36 on all cards, although it looked closer than that in this all-southpaw clash. A rematch is likely to come.įormer two-time world title challenger and EBU super lightweight champ Anthony Yigit (27-3-1) marked time with a four-rounder made at welterweight against Englishman Jacob Quinn (6-3). Jangirov, a short, stocky brawler, kept trying to set traps for Babic, who would have none if it and the fight went back and forth – and a draw seemed like a fair result. The challenger was still the sharper man in those early rounds but faded a bit down the stretch. Babic got off to a good start but late in the first Jangirov shook him with a barrage of leather. The judges had it 78-75 Babic, 76-76 and 77-75 Jangirov. In the co-feature Samo Jangirov (8-4-3) retained the Swedish cruiser title with a hard-fought draw against Goran Babic (7-1-2). The fight against Venezuelan challenger Johana Zuniga (16-5-1) ended in a disappointing technical draw in the second round when the two ladies clashed heads and Zuniga emerged with a bad cut by her right eye while Sandstrom, originally from Sweden but now residing in Australia, had a big gash on the scalp and the ringside physician stopped it on the spot. My main goal is to get the win and I will do that regardless, whoever is in the corner.Lin Sandstrom -L- and Johana Zuniga -R- clash heads. He seems to be relatively heavy-handed so I have to be professional, stay switched on and treat him like I would Braehmer. ![]() He exclusively told talkSPORT: "I believe I am good enough to adapt and change and adjust to the new opponent and get it done. Smith is confident of doing the business despite admitting he knows nothing about his opponent. Smith, by a country mile. He is 1/50 with Sun Bets to win the fight, while Holzken is a 12/1 shot. The fighters are due to enter the ring at 10pm. TalkSPORT, of course! We will have live and exclusive national radio commentary of the fight right here, with our coverage from Germany starting at 9pm. George Groves, who booked his place in the final with a points win over Chris Eubank Jr, will also be putting his WBA (Super) and IBO belts on the line, while the victor will receive the Muhammad Ali trophy, as well as a huge windfall. The winner earns a place in the final of the inaugural World Boxing Super Series - dubbed the Champions League of boxing. ![]()
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