Anthony Cacace shocks, drops and stops Joe Cordina to win IBF super featherweight title | Boxing News

Belfast’s Anthony Cacace beats Joe Cordina to win IBF Super League title in Tyson Fury vs. Oleksandr Usyk undercard match Featherweight champion, surprise.

Fury and Usyk meet tonight at Kingdom Arena in Riyadh to decide the undisputed heavyweight championship of the world, live sky sports box office.

Kakase starred on the undercard and became the new and unexpected world champion.

Kakase continued to punish him, forcing a stoppage in the eighth round, and he celebrated jubilantly as the referee waved the fight off.

In the third round, a huge left hook stunned Cordina. The Welshman continued his evasive maneuvers but was unable to get out of the jam. A huge right hand temporarily cut him off, sending him face down to the canvas.

Cordina braved all kinds of risks to get through this round. He showed what he was capable of, throwing punches. But he couldn’t shake off Kakase, who found lethal uppercuts and running combinations.

At the beginning of the eighth round, Kakase attacked again. He sent Cordina into a corner with a flurry of punches and kicks before the referee intervened.

“I’m shocked. No one gave me the chance to do this here,” Kakase declared.

“Joe is a great competitor, Olympian, two-time world champion, but every shot I took tonight hurt him.”

undefeated former european heavyweight champion Ajit Kabayel A second impressive win in a row, last December and now Arslanbek Makhmudov suffers first professional defeat Frank Sanchez.

He diligently dragged “Cuban Lightning” down and launched a combination attack. Sanchez’s retreats were increasingly ineffective.

Cabayel deftly used body shots to weaken Sanchez’s resistance. He defeated the Cuban in the seventh round.

Sanchez climbed to his feet tiredly, but he was breathing in, and Cabayel came up again, sending the Cuban back to the canvas and ending the fight.

19-year-old heavyweight rookie Moses will be in pain felling Ilya Mezintsevthe southpaw landed a hard right jab at the top of the exchange.

This tipped the German over and although Mezintsev pulled himself upright, his legs shook violently beneath him and he had to be stopped, just 50 seconds into the second round.

Mark Chamberlain When it was quickly taken out, it was treated viciously Joshua Wahab In the first round.

He knocked Wahab down with a near-perfect left-handed cross.

Wahab rallied but Chamberlain showed no mercy, knocking him down with a cross from the left to end the fight.

Sergey Kovalev In his prime he was a feared light heavyweight champion of the world. But at age 41 and two years out of the sport, he could never regain his former threat.

Little-known Swedes Robin Safar He harassed him throughout their ten-round fight, but Kovalev’s tiring punches didn’t deter him. In the last round, a right hook knocked Kovalev to the ground.

Kovalev got to his feet and the final bell saved him, but Safar was the clear unanimous decision winner.

The rise of lightweight David Nica Also achieved a stoppage time victory, commanding Michael Seitz Gets into a corner and then sticks the German out to finish the fight in four rounds.

towering ukrainian light heavyweight Daniel Lapin short time Octavio Pudifterforcing him back, and then finishing him off hard.

Isaac Lowe Opened the show with a clear win, dropped Haseebullah Ahmadi With a left hook, he won 97-92 points in 10 rounds.

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