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Квебек Сити (Декември 1, 2018) – Adonis Stevenson’s five-and-a-half-year reign as the WBC Light Heavyweight Champion is over. Oleksandr Gvozdyk dethroned boxing’s longest reigning champion with a devastating 11тата round knockout Saturday in Quebec City in a ПОКАЗВАНЕ НА БОКС: СПЕЦИАЛНО ИЗДАНИЕ telecast that immediately preceded the Deontay Wilder vs. Tyson Fury SHOWTIME PPV.
Gvozdyk (16-0, 13 Нокаута) used a powerful multi-punch combination in the penultimate round to put the back-and-forth bout out of question. The former Olympic bronze medalist and amateur teammate of fellow Ukrainians Vasyl Lomachenko and Oleksandr Usyk was impressive throughout the entire fight. He executed trainer Teddy Atlas’ game plan to perfection and was the busier of the two fighters. Stevenson (29-2-1, 24 Нокаута), who was making his 10тата защитата на титлата, was able to land his signature left hand on several occasions, most notably in the tenth round, but never did enough to truly trouble his opponent.
“This win means everything to me. I’ve trained my whole life for this and tonight all of the hard work was worth it,” said Gvozdyk, who was the mandatory challenger for Stevenson. “Having Teddy [Atlas] in my corner was a huge help. He knew exactly what to say to me. We trained so well for this fight and I knew I was going to get the knockout.
“Adonis was a great champion but it’s my time now. He got me with a good shot in the 10тата round but I handled it and finished him. Точно сега, I just want to rest before I discuss my next step. I definitely want to stay at 175 паунда. "
Stevenson was transported to a local hospital as precautionary measure and was unavailable for comment following the fight.
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Barry Tompkins called the action from ringside with former world champion Raul Marquez serving as expert analyst. Изпълнителен продуцент беше Гордън Хол с продуцент Ричард Гоган и режисьор Рик Филипс.
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