The German became the mandatory challenger for the WBC heavyweight title
German Agit Kabayel won by technical knockout over the Cuban Frank Sanchez and won the status of mandatory challenger for the WBC heavyweight title.
The fight took place at the Kingdom Arena in Riyadh (Saudi Arabia), on the undercard of the unification fight for the title of absolute world heavyweight champion between Alexander Usik And Tyson Fury.
Sanchez started the fight more actively, but already from the second round Kabayel seized the initiative and controlled the course of the fight. The German managed to put the finishing touches on his opponent in the seventh round, when the Cuban was knocked down twice and was unable to continue the fight.
Earlier, as part of a grand boxing evening in Saudi Arabia, Ukrainian Daniel Lapin knocked out Portuguese Octavio Pudivitra in the first round, winning the WBA Continental championship belt.
Former world light heavyweight champion Sergey Kovalev lost to Swedish boxer Robin Safar by unanimous decision. And Moses Itauma (9-0, 7 KOs) defeated Ilya Mezentsev by technical knockout and won the vacant WBO Intercontinental heavyweight belt.
The winner of the Usyk-Fury fight will become the first absolute world heavyweight champion in the era of four belts. In the heavyweight division, the last time Lennox Lewis held absolute status was in 1999, but then three titles were enough for this title.
Let us remind you that at the weigh-in, Fury turned out to be more than 17 kg heavier than Usik. Tyson showed a weight of 118.8 kg, and Usik – 101 kg.
The unification fight between Usik and Fury will begin approximately after midnight. The referee in the ring will be Mark Nelson, and the boxers’ actions in rounds will be counted by Manuel Oliver Palermo from Spain, Craig Metcalf from Canada and Mike Fitzgerald from Jacksonville, USA.
Source: Sportarena
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