Akhmedov and Sabirov score early stoppages in Canada!
Last night fight fans in Canada had the chance to see a trio of Kazakh fighters in action.
The most impressive was Sadriddin Akhmedov (9-0, 8) [Ахмедов Садриддин], who made very light work of Mexican foe Daniel Vega Cota (14-4-1, 11). The heavy handed Akhmedov pressed the fight from the opening moments. Cota was dropped around 90 seconds into the bout and whilst the fight did continue he was hurt only moments later before the referee stepped in and stopped him.
It was also a short night for Nurzat Sabirov (10-0, 9) [Нурзат Сабиров], who stopped Hungarian foe Laszlo Toth (7-1, 6) in the second round of their bout. A right hand to the body dropped Toth who tried to beat the 10 count, but failed due to the pain and agony he was in.
The card also featured the professional debut of youngster Aman Kazankapov (0-0-1) [Амана Казанкапова], who battled Mexican Ismael Molina Moreno (2-1-1, 2) and was surprisingly held to a 4 round draw.
The Kazakh was making his debut after an excellent run in the amateur ranks, including a gold medal at the 2016 Asian Youth Championships, and was tipped to become one to watch. This draw however will be a mark on his record and time will tell to see whether it was a blip, a case of not Moreno being better than expected or maybe Kazankapov not being as good as hoped.
The most impressive was Sadriddin Akhmedov (9-0, 8) [Ахмедов Садриддин], who made very light work of Mexican foe Daniel Vega Cota (14-4-1, 11). The heavy handed Akhmedov pressed the fight from the opening moments. Cota was dropped around 90 seconds into the bout and whilst the fight did continue he was hurt only moments later before the referee stepped in and stopped him.
It was also a short night for Nurzat Sabirov (10-0, 9) [Нурзат Сабиров], who stopped Hungarian foe Laszlo Toth (7-1, 6) in the second round of their bout. A right hand to the body dropped Toth who tried to beat the 10 count, but failed due to the pain and agony he was in.
The card also featured the professional debut of youngster Aman Kazankapov (0-0-1) [Амана Казанкапова], who battled Mexican Ismael Molina Moreno (2-1-1, 2) and was surprisingly held to a 4 round draw.
The Kazakh was making his debut after an excellent run in the amateur ranks, including a gold medal at the 2016 Asian Youth Championships, and was tipped to become one to watch. This draw however will be a mark on his record and time will tell to see whether it was a blip, a case of not Moreno being better than expected or maybe Kazankapov not being as good as hoped.