An excellent welterweight contender’s bout was stopped prematurely earlier in the present day (Sat., Dec. 21, 2024) LIVE on DAZN pay-per-view (PPV) from inside Kingdom Enviornment in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, when Ishmael Davis’ nook threw the towel in to avoid wasting him in opposition to surging Ukrainian fighter Serhii Bohachuk.
Bohachuk, who misplaced his interim WBC gentle middleweight title in a conflict with Vergil Ortiz Jr. this previous August, got here into this important card matchup because the betting favourite. His 24-2 skilled document and high-level of competitors warranted his favourite standing, however Davis is a hungry up-and-comer who simply tasted his first professional loss. It was going to be as much as Bohachuk to ship the products and ship Davis packing.
That’s precisely what occurred, however it could have occurred too quickly. After six rounds of motion Davis’ nook had seen sufficient and determined to name a cease to the struggle to avoid wasting their man. It’s a noble act, however Davis didn’t appear to be in that kind of bother after the sixth spherical got here to an in depth. That stated, coaches know their fighter higher than anybody so we’re guessing they knew Davis was completed for.
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Bohachuk, 29, regarded actually good on this struggle, however we’re positive he would have preferred for it to proceed to get a decisive end. As a substitute, he’ll stroll away with the TKO (nook’s stoppage) and line himself up for a probable conflict with present WBC welterweight champion Mario Barrios in 2025.
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