Rudolf Weber-Arena, Oberhausen, Germany. Serbian native playing for Germany Shefat Isufi (36-4-2, 24 KOs) defended the WBF light heavyweight world champion belt (up to 79.4 kg) in a confrontation with a Canadian veteran Ryan Ford (17-8, 12 KOs). Not without the traditional German home refereeing.
The age challenger looked good: he shook the champion in the 7th round, he got even tougher in the 9th three-minute period. In an attempt to finish off an opponent, Ford soon used up all his strength. Isufi fell, but the referee was in no hurry to open an account.
The judges unanimously gave the victory to the local fighter – three times 115-113. In fact, Ford won confidently (about 8-4).
Isufi UD 12.
Moscow State Circus, Moscow, Russia. In the main event of the show in the light weight limit (up to 61.2 kg) prospect
Pyotr Vasiliev (5-0, 3 KOs) timed a broken compatriot slugger Pavel Malikov (16-7-1, 6 KOs). For the loser, this was the sixth defeat in a row, and all of them were early.
In the 2nd round, Malikov first fell after a missed hook to the liver, then after he caught an uppercut. He continued the fight, but after another missed blow, the referee intervened.
Vasiliev TKO 2.
Super Lightweight Local Prospect (up to 63.5 kg)
Ivan Kozlovsky (6-0, 3 KOs), who has victory over Ukrainian Zoravor Petrosyanbeat a journiman from Ghana
Michael Ansu (23-11-2, 17 KOs).
The underdog tried to work as an aggressive first number, but did not keep up with the nimble favorite. In the 4th round, Kozlovsky dropped Ansu, and in the 6th three-minute period he scored to the referee’s go-ahead.
Kozlovsky TKO 6.
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