
Julio De La Cruz climbs off the floor to stop Dilan Prasovic in Cuba
Professional boxing returned to Cuba last night with the Agon Sports Cuban Fight Night at the 5-star Hotel Melia International in Varadero.

Professional boxing returned to Cuba last night with the Agon Sports Cuban Fight Night at the 5-star Hotel Melia International in Varadero.

In a shocker, Maxim Vlasov, a two-time world title challenger, who had never ever been stopped before, was both stopped and announced his very unexpected retirement after the shocking upset loss to quite unheralded compatriot Dilmurod Satybaldiev on May 27 in Omsk.

Isaac Chamberlain made easy work of Dilan Prasovic, as he knocked out the former world title challenger with a body shot in the first round at Crystal Palace before targeting a fight with recently crowned IBO cruiserweight champion Jack Massey.

CRUISERWEIGHT contender Isaac Chamberlain is set to continue on his quest for world titles as he prepares to headline Hennessy Sports’ latest fight night in London.

Tottenham Hotspur Stadium, Tottenham - In his first defense of the WBO cruiserweight title, Lawrence Okolie (17-0, 14 KOs) put away unbeaten mandatory challenger Dilan Prasovic (15-1, 13 KOs) in three rounds. (photos by Mark Robinson)

Tottenham Hotspur Stadium, Tottenham - Lawrence Okolie made predictably easy work of Dilan Prasovic in the first defense of his WBO cruiserweight title on the Joshua-Usyk undercard.

Lawrence Okolie had pictures of David Haye on the walls of his bedroom as a teenager and has hopes of emulating his childhood hero by unifying the world cruiserweight title before going on to be a big name as a heavyweight.

Okolie, Pasovic, Smith, Castillo Weights Photos Gallery - Reigning heavyweight champion ANTHONY JOSHUA returns to the ring against former undisputed cruiserweight king OLEKSANDR USYK this week, live from Tottenham Hotspur Stadium, London. (photos by Mark Robinson)

Oleksandr Usyk was heavier Friday for the biggest fight of his career than any of his first 18 professional fights. Anthony Joshua still outweighed him by nearly 19 pounds at O2 Arena in London. The 6-feet-6 Joshua stepped on the British Boxing Board of Control’s scale at 240 pounds for their 12-round heavyweight title fight Saturday night in London.

Lawrence Okolie, Dilan Prasovic Final Press Conference Photos Gallery - Tottenham Hotspur Stadium in London this Saturday will host the heavyweight showdown between WBA, WBO, IBF, IBO champion Anthony Joshua and challenger Oleksandr Usyk. (photos by Mark Robinson)