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Shakur Stevenson Breaks Down Felix Caraballo, Stops Him In Six ↑ Grab this Headline Animator WBO featherweight champion Shakur Stevenson made a successful 130 pound debut against  Felix Caraballo , working him down to a sixth round stoppage victory in a non title fight at the MGM Grand Conference Center on Tuesday night. Stevenson toyed with his opponent, breaking him down with every shot before, eventually ending the fight with a big body shot in the sixth round. The shot sent  Caraballo  to his knees and his gloves on the canvas and while stuck there because of the pains, the referee Tony Weeks was forced to end the fight at exactly 1:31 of the sixth. With the win, the 2016 silver medallist Stevenson retained his unbeaten record and improved to (14-0, 8KOs). Stevenson was placed a 100-1 favourite, heading into the fight and he proved right the bookmarkers by winning all the five rounds (50-44, 50-44, 50-43) before the stoppage, dropping Caraballo (13-2-2, 9 KOs) twic

Regis Prograis Stops Kiryl Relikh, Wins WBA Title And Enters WBSS Final

Regis Prograis Stops Kiryl Relikh, Wins WBA Title And Enters WBSS Final

Date : 27th April 2019
Regis Prograis Stops Kiryl Relikh, Wins WBA World Title
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Regis Prograis defeated Kiryl Relikh via a sixth round knockout in the WBSS Semi Finals on Saturday evening and by doing so snatched the WBA super-lightweight title from the Belarusian, also entering the WBSS Final.

Progrias, which was fighting in his hometown dominated the one Sided fight on the way to the first professional title of his career.

Relikh got injured in the first round of the fight and had to struggle through it, leaving Progrias with all the advantages. Prograis scored a first round Knock Down with a body shot after the injury.

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The second round was also dominated by Prograis, before a moment of controversy when Prograis was wobbled by a shot after the bell. Prograis recovered before the start round three and continued his onslaught over the next three rounds.

By round five, Prograis was destined for victory but Relikh decided to continue fighting , despite being questioned by his corner on concerning the continuity . He pleaded with his corner to give him some time to turn the fight around but his corner gave up on him, midway through round six and threw in the towel.

Prograis improved to (24-0 KO20) and will be facing the winner of the fight between IBF champion Ivan Baranchyk and unbeaten Scotsman Josh Taylor, which takes place on the 18th of May at Glasgow's Hydro Arena, Scotland.

After the fight, he was asked who he would like to face in the final. Progrias replied "I honestly want to fight Josh Taylor more because some people say he can beat me, but at the end of the day, it doesn't matter."


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