The Ukrainian boxer was especially effective in the 12th round by using his jab and landing several straight left hands to his rival's head.
Ukraine's Vasyl Lomachenko on December 10 retained his WBO world super-featherweight title as Guillermo Rigondeaux retired after the sixth round with a hand injury, according to BBC.
Three years after he threw his hat back into the political ring for good, former heavyweight champion Vitali Klitschko achieved the ultimate honor for his time in that other ring – selection to the International Boxing Hall of Fame, according to ESPN.
Russian boxer Sergei Kovalev scored a second-round knockout against Ukraine's Vyacheslav Shabranskyy to retake the WBO light-heavyweight title, according to Radio Free Europe / Radio Liberty (RFE/RL).
Ukraine's Oleksandr Usyk defended his WBO cruiserweight title with a stoppage win over Marco Huck in the opening World Boxing Super Series bout, according to BBC.
In Hamburg (Germany) the final fight for the world boxing champion title in middle weight (under 75 kg) saw Ukraine’s Oleksandr Khyzhniak defeat Kazakhstan’s Abilkhan Amankul, the competition’s official website reports.
Floyd Mayweather extended his perfect career record to 50 fights unbeaten by stopping Conor McGregor in the 10th round of one of the richest fights in boxing history, according to the BBC.
It took Oleksandr Gvozdyk five-plus rounds to do something significant Saturday night, according to BoxingScene.com.
The Unbeaten junior lightweight champion, Vasyl Lomachenko of Ukraine, twice deposited Miguel Marriaga onto the canvas Saturday night, shortly after forcing yet another opponent to quit, CBS Sports reported Sunday.
Thursday morning, Ukraine’s greatest boxer Wladimir Klitschko announced his retirement. His career will go down in history of boxing and professional sports in general. UNIAN recalls the most significant milestones on the path of the Ukrainian champion.
Former heavyweight world champion Wladimir Klitschko has retired from boxing – ruling out a rematch with Britain's Anthony Joshua, according to the BBC.