In an important WBO cruiserweight eliminator, #1 rated Denis Lebedev (21-0, 16 KOs) scored an explosive second round KO over #2 rated Alexander Alexeev (19-2, 17 KOs) on Saturday night at the Sport- Und Kongresshall in Schwerin, Germany. After winning round one, the aggressive Lebedev connected with a crushing straight left that finished Alekseev. The 2008 Olympic heavyweight gold medalist was extremely disoriented as he struggled to get back on his feet. Time was 2:32. Lebedev is now mandatory challenger for WBO champion Marco Huck.
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Unbeaten super featherweight Marcel Meyerdiercks (17-0, 5 KOs) scored a one-sided eight round unnaimous decision over Hermin Isava (9-6, 5 KOs). Scores were 80-71, 79-71, 80-72.
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WBO #7 super middleweight contender Eddy Gutknecht (19-1, 8 KOs) won by TKO when Michal Bilak (19-14, 10 KOs) couldn’t come out for round three. The bout was fought in the light heavyweight division.
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Light heavyweight Vikapita Meroro (19-1, 8 KOs) easily outpointed Jevgenijs Andrejevs (9-32, 1 KO) over six by scores 60-54, 60-54, 59-55.