WBO Global super middleweight champion and local man Jacob Bank, 17-0 (9 KOs), outclassed Tyron Zeuge, 29-3-1 (16 KOs), and stopped him in five one-sided rounds in the headliner of Primetime and Goldstar's promotion at the Sydbank Arena in Kolding, Denmark.
Bank was too quick for the ex-champ and did a number on him from the first bell. Zeuge, a former WBA super middleweight titleholder from Berlin, Germany, tried to counter but missed with his powerful punches. After three rounds, Zeuge was marked up and showed signs of fatigue. In the fourth Zeuge took a beating and also began to have problems with his right leg. He came out for the fifth but limped badly, looked tired and took a beating and appeared to retire when Danish referee Jan Christensen stopped the fight at the 1 minute, 57 seconds mark.
Bank impressed with his speed and power but is still untested as far as chin and punch resistance goes.
Heavyweight Kem Ljungquist, 20-1 (13 KOs) won the inaugural WBA Baltic title by stopping German Daniel Bulabula, 8-1 4 (KOs), at the 42-second mark of the fifth round. Bulabula, tired and worn out by bodyshots, sat down along the ropes and Swedish referee Mikael Hook made a timely stoppage.
What is the WBA Baltic worth? The title holder earns a WBA world rating and that may lead to big paydays. Kem, a tall southpaw, outboxed the overmatched German and was in full control throughout.
Next up for Ljungquist is a fight for the EBU Silver title November 14 in Copenhagen against Swiss Benoit Huber.
WBF super welterweight champ Freddy "Pretty Boy" Kiwitt, 28-3 (18 KOs), tuned up for a November 22 title defence at home in Flensburg, Germany by stopping Venezuelan Ifrain Alcantara, 12-4 (8 KOs), at 2:15 of the sixth round. Kiwitt dominated the fight from round one without being overly sharp.
Middleweight Victor Hoveling, (9-0, 9 KOs), and Austrian Nasir Sadat, 4-1 (4 KOs), slugged it out for two wild rounds before Sadat retired after the second with an undisclosed injury and didn't come out for the third.
Super featherweight Ahmad “The Teacher" El Ahmad (10-0) outclassed Colombian Brian Zapata (4-6-1) in a one-sided six-rounder. It was scored 60-54 and 60-53 twice. Why the nickname? Ahmad works as a teacher.
In an all-Danish matchup Maher Katib (2-0) outscored Payman Akbari (8-2-2) in super lightweight over six rounds. It was scored 57-56 and 58-55 twice. Akbari had a point deducted in the fourth for holding in a tough, physical fight where Katib was the stronger man.
Super bantamweight Melissa Mortensen (9-0) stopped Italian Cristina Garganese (3-4) at 1:19 of the fifth round. Mortensen hurt her opponent with body shots and will now go for the vacant EBU Silver title December 6 in her hometown of Varde.
In the show opener super feather Elias Favour (4-0) impressed in taking apart Venezuelan veteran Edinso Torres (17-19), stopping his opponent 28 seconds into the second round. Torres was floored late in the first by a perfect southpaw left counter and was hurt early in the second and went down again.
