Zhaoxin Zhang delivered a spectacular knockout to Evgeny Romanov on Saturday to take the World Boxing Affiliation (WBA) Bridgerweight eliminator in Yekaterinburg, Russia.
The Chinese language ended the bout in solely 2 rounds after a mix that despatched the Russian to the canvas and left him in dangerous situation, so the referee didn’t permit him to proceed regardless of he bought up.
However the struggle was not simple for Zhang, who was punished from the primary bell and appeared weak at first of the struggle. The Asian had been knocked down by Romanov however he overcame that knockdown and a number of other cuts to his face to struggle again and pull off the upset with a dramatic victory.
Zhang now turns into the obligatory challenger within the class, by which Russian Evgeny Tishchenko is the present world champion. With the victory, the Chinese language fighter reached 12 wins, 2 losses, 1 draw and seven knockouts, whereas Romanov left his document at 19 wins and 1 loss, with 12 wins by knockout.