In a huge upset, veteran super welterweight Juan Carlos Abreu (24-6-1, 22 KOs) knocked out highly regarded and previously unbeaten Tursynbay Kulakhmet (4-1, 3 KOs) in round seven to seize the WBC International title on Friday night at the famous York Hall in London. Abreu came off the canvas in round two to drop Kulakhmet and then lay him out face down with his follow-up barrage.
Unbeaten WBO #2 junior lightweight Archie “Sharpshooter” Sharp (21-0, 9 KOs) outpointed Alexis Boureima Kabore (28-5, 7 KOs) over ten rounds in the main event to retain his WBO Global belt. Scores were 100-90 3x.
WHAT THE FUCK !!! !
How the Hell did this happen?
Hahahah!! Love it
didn’t know much about these guys. Love these moments though. It makes the sport so beautiful
Sharp fight about as exciting as watching paint dry. Would have been more entertaining watching him hit the heavy bag. Kulakhmet fight he just waited to get off all night. Why do all these Eastern European fighters with big reps have no chins? Boring fight as well but the fact a 20-1 favorite got beat made it fun
That right hand Abreu landed on the first knockdown was gorgeous! It was so beautiful!
Sharp moves well, is a decent boxer, but doesn’t have any pop in his punches. He places most of his punches but occasionally lets go of a sharp one. The opponent was clumsy, slow and had poor balance. Each round from the first to the last was the same so there was no need to watch the entire fight.
I don’t see Sharp advancing to a high level. He looks like he’s maximized the talent that he does have, but his lack of power will be his downfall. After the upset by Abreu, it was something of a letdown to see the main event play out the way it did.