By Alexey Sukachev
Poland - Dangerous punching Polish cruiserweight Michal Cieslak (16-0, 10 KOs) once again demonstrated his best boxing but failed to knock his opponent out for the second consecutive time, as he went eight rounds scheduled in his bout versus tough but ultimately limited Ukrainian Sergey Radchenko (6-2, 1 KO).
Radchenko is best known for almost knocking out a much more well-known Polish fighter, Krzysztof Glowacki, this past February (Radchenko lost it on points).
This time there was simply no room for controversy but only some room of pain and despair for Radchenko, who was dropped four times during the fight. He was floored hard with a powerful right hand at the end of the second minute of the second round. Barely up, he was then down again on a combination of punches and saved by the bell.
The punishment continued during the next few rounds, and finally Radchenko was down for the count in the sixth round after a legal right hand to the solar plexus by the Pole. Somehow, the local referee ruled it a low blow under the complaint of Radchenko... well beyond a loong count.
Ironically,Radchenko was dropped again - and this time with a clear low blow, and saved by the bell again. Final scores were: 80-69 (x3) - for Michal Cieslak.
Also on the card, Rising Polish super middleweight kayo artist Mateusz Tryc (6-0, 5 KOs) dominated Ukrainian import Valentin Zbrozhek (5-3-1, 2 KOs) before brutally stopping him with a straight right hand midst into the fifth. Zbrozhek, hurt and on his knees, failed to beat the count.