The town of Grozny hosted an explosive evening of boxing this previous Saturday, that includes two World Boxing Affiliation (WBA) title bouts that each resulted in emphatic technical knockouts. Croatia’s Agron Smakici and Russia’s Umar Salamov—of Kyrgyz heritage—emerged victorious, capturing the WBA Continental Heavyweight and WBA Worldwide Bridgerweight titles, respectively, with dominant performances.
In the primary occasion, Agron Smakici (22-2, 20 KOs) stopped beforehand unbeaten Russian Artem Suslenkov (12-1, 7 KOs) within the sixth spherical to assert the WBA Continental Heavyweight Championship. From the opening bell, Smakici imposed his bodily power and superior expertise, touchdown heavy pictures that started to put on Suslenkov down. The Russian tried to maintain distance behind his jab, however the Croatian’s regular stress and energy proved an excessive amount of.
The top got here in spherical six, when Smakici turned up the depth and unleashed a livid mixture that left Suslenkov unable to reply, forcing his nook to withdraw him from the battle.
Within the co-main occasion, Umar Salamov (32-2, 22 KOs) made a press release of his personal, stopping Yury Kashinsky (22-4, 20 KOs) within the second spherical to seize the WBA Worldwide Bridgerweight title. A former world title challenger at mild heavyweight, Salamov confirmed a seamless transition to his new division, mixing pace, accuracy, and energy in spectacular vogue.
Kashinsky, recognized for his punching energy, tried to shut the gap early, however was met by a sharper and sooner Salamov. Within the second spherical, a flurry of unpolluted pictures to the pinnacle and physique left Kashinsky defenseless, prompting the referee to step in and wave it off.
With this victory, Salamov establishes himself as one of many rising forces within the bridgerweight division, a weight class that continues to realize traction and worldwide recognition.
