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Cruiserweight Michal Cieslak stopped former titleholder Jean Pascal, picking up a fourth-round technical knockout over the hometown hero at the Place Bell in Laval, Quebec, Canada.
WBC #1 rated cruiserweight Ryan “The Bruiser” Rozicki (20-1, 19 KOs) took down #8 Olanrewaju “God’s Power” Durodola (43-10, 40 KOs) in a WBC eliminator on Saturday night at the Emera Centre Stadium in Sydney, Nova Scotia, Canada.
The event will be headlined by a 12-round WBC cruiserweight final eliminator between world title challengers Ryan “The Bruiser” Rozicki (19-1, 18 KOs) and Nigeria’s Olanrewaju “God's Power” Durodola (43-9, 39 KOs).
Richard Riakporhe took his time in breaking down Olanrewaju Durodola, who was stopped in the fifth round of a scheduled cruiserweight ten at Wembley Arena
Ilunga ‘Junior’ Makabu closed out his 2020 campaign in style. The reigning cruiserweight titlist lodged his first successful defense with a 7th round knockout of Nigeria’s Olanrewaju Durodola. A pair of left hands floored Durodola, who was deemed unable to continue in their spirited main event Saturday evening in Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of Congo.
The former world title challenger from the Congo, Ilunga ‘Junior’ Makabu and Nigerian Olanrewaju Durodola, will clash on March 30, for the silver cruiserweight title of the World Boxing Council, in Kinshasa, Capital of the Democratic Republic of the Congo .
Poland - Former WBC/IBF cruiserweight champion Krzysztof Wlodarczyk (55-4-1, 38 KOs) continued his boxing career with a solid (for his age and wear&tear) decision win over fellow veteran Olanrewaju Durodola, who falls back to 27-6, 25 KOs.
Sochi, Russia - Maxim Vlasov, arguably the best cruiserweight in the world who doesn't compete as a regular entrant to the World Boxing Super Series, further positioned himself as both a primary back-up for any of the finalists and also for almost immediate shot at the unified title in future. Vlasov accomplished this by stopping dangerously punching Nigerian Olanrewaju Durodola (27-5, 25 KOs) in ten increasingly one-sided rounds.
In a rematch for the WBC silver title, cruiserweight Dmitry Kudryashov (21-1, 21 KOs) stopped Olanrewaju Durodola (25-4, 23 KOs) at the Sports Palace in Rostov-na-Donu, Russia. In the first meeting Durodola blasted out Kudryashov in two rounds in November 2015. Kudryashov dropped Durodola in round four and again in round five before the fight was stopped.
June 3 is nearing, which means a rematch of a frenetic shootout between cruiserweight’s biggest punchers is just a few days away. On this date, WBC #1, IBF #5 and WBO #10 banger Dmitry Kudryashov (20-1, 20 KOs) collides with WBC #2 and WBO #6 Nigerian Olanrewaju Durodola (25-3, 23 KOs) for Kudryashov’s WBC Silver cruiserweight title.