Seminole Hard Rock Hotel and Casino, Hollywood, state Florida, USA. Polish-born Ukrainian middleweight prospect (up to 72.6 kg) Fedor Cherkashin (20-0, 13 KOs) made his debut in the USA with an early victory over the American
Gilbert Venegas Jr. (11-2, 7 KOs).
Cherkashin dictated the pace of the battle and the distance, ahead of the opponent in speed. He tried to counter, aim, made a bet on single blows. The advantage of the favorite increased with each subsequent round, and by the 3rd three-minute period the fight had already turned into a one-sided beating.
Cherkashin connected the combinations, and soon Venegas practically stopped responding with punches, after which a towel flew from his corner as a sign of surrender.
Cherkashin TKO 4.