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Jadier Herrera had to get off the second in the first round to come back to stop Ricardo Nunez by an eighth round technical knockout. The ending was controversial, as Herrera had Nunez badly hurt after nailing him with a left to the head that seemed to knock him senseless. Herrera followed with a hard hand that snapped Nunez’s head sideways.
At that point, the referee fell on the canvas while attempting to wave it off. He then caught up and stopped the fight. However, by then, Nunz looked like he had recovered. Nonetheless, the referee still halted the contest. With the win, Herrera captured the vacant WBC interim lightweight title.
Roman Fury scored a fourth round knockout win over journeyman Kevin Greenwood in a heavyweight fight. The referee stepped in and halted the fight, which looked premature. However, the 39 year old Greenwood was absorbing punishment and not able to defend himself against the constant shots from Roman.
Nelvie Tiafack made easy work of 42 year old Piotr Cwik, knocking him out in the second round in a heavyweight fight scheduled for six rounds. The 2024 Olympian Tiafack overwhelmed the 5’10 1/2″ veteran Cwik with punches, dropping him in the second round. Tiafack finished Cwik off with a follow up barrage of punches.
Kevin Saszik destroyed late replacement Robin Och by a first round knockout in a heavyweight clash. Saszik connected with a hard right to the chin that stunned  Och . He then followed up with a looping right hand to the back of Och’s head, sending him down. The referee then halted the contest due to Och being too hurt to continue.
Seun Salami and Daniel Dietz battled to a questionable six round draw in a heavyweight fight. Salami landed the cleaner, harder shots in every round. Dietz was mostly effective on the inside, throwing uppercuts, but lacking power on his shots. By the second round, Dietz already appeared to be laboring from the frantic pace that Salami set.
Gleb Bakshi knocked out Juan Jose Rodriguez Duran by a first round knockout in middleweight action. The 2020 Olympic bronze medalist Bakshi fended off Duran’s early pressure and flattened him with a hard left hook. The referee stopped the fight after Duran got back to his feet.
Oronzo Birardi stopped Milosav Savic in the fourth round of their cruiserweight fight. The finish drew brief debate after Birardi appeared to land a punch while Savic was on one knee before the referee waved it off. Birardi was credited with a fourth round knockout, but it was not a clean ending.
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Tom Galm has covered the global boxing scene since 2014, specializing in heavyweight analysis, business trends, and fighter psychology.