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In a fight between two undefeated cruiserweights, a minor upset occured, as the WBA #8 rated Donetsk-based Georgian Yago Kiladze (now 20-1, 13 KOs) got knocked out cold by the Congolese Frenchman Youri Kayembre Kalenga (16-0, 10 KOs) at just 1:55 of the second round.
Kiladze, 27, tried to outbox his opponent, while Kalenga, 25, chose rather to swing than to dance with the Ukrainian Georgian. Soon the defense was thrown out of the window, which clearly favoured the French fighter. Early into the second both fighters got caught almost simultaneously and wen down but it wasn't ruled a double knockdown. Kiladze was one, who was hurt, and Kalenga soon found it out. He started to deliver harder shots, and one of his right swings sent Kiladze down for the count, with trainer Ulli Wegner shaking his head in utter disbelief. A huge win for Kalenga and a bitter setback for Kiladze, the WBA I/C champion.
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Kiladze, 27, tried to outbox his opponent, while Kalenga, 25, chose rather to swing than to dance with the Ukrainian Georgian. Soon the defense was thrown out of the window, which clearly favoured the French fighter. Early into the second both fighters got caught almost simultaneously and wen down but it wasn't ruled a double knockdown. Kiladze was one, who was hurt, and Kalenga soon found it out. He started to deliver harder shots, and one of his right swings sent Kiladze down for the count, with trainer Ulli Wegner shaking his head in utter disbelief. A huge win for Kalenga and a bitter setback for Kiladze, the WBA I/C champion.
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