Humo Arena, Tashkent, Uzbekistan. Olympic champion Tokyo (Japan-2020) and the offender of the Ukrainian
Alexander Khizhnyak in the decisive bout of the middleweight tournament (up to 72.6 kg) from Brazil
Ebert Conceição Souza (1-0, 1 KO) made his professional debut with an early victory over a certain
Danny Mendoza (6-10, 4 KOs) from Nicaragua. It is interesting that earlier the underdog did not lose ahead of schedule.
Conceição looked great: light on his feet, great sense of distance, good pace, quick hands. The Brazilian scored a solid jab, but the underdog was much more worried about his body shots and uppercuts. Resistant fellow – lasted until the gong.
In the 2nd round, Conceição added hooks around the block. Mendoza picked up blows, took a knee, but for some reason the referee did not record a knockdown. Seconds later, after the second fall, he still opened the scoring. The Nicaraguan wished to continue the fight, but came under heavy bombardment from the favorite. The third in the ring decided to play it safe.
Conceição TKO 2. Powerful start!
