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Punch stats for Stephan Shaw's win over Raphael Akpejiori.

Stephan Shaw rocked Raphael Akpejiori about 20 seconds into the first, then knocked him stiff onto the ring apron in a dramatic win Saturday in Hanover, Maryland.

Heavyweight puncher Raphael Akperjiori knows he could have his hands full on Saturday night against Stephan Shaw.

Arslanbek Makhmudov wasted little time to make an impression in his U.S. debut. The 34-year-old heavyweight scored three knockdowns in a second-round knockout of Raphael Akpejiori. Makhmudov floored his fellow unbeaten heavyweight twice in the opening round and then for a final time to force the stoppage at 1:43 of round two in their ESPN-televised co-feature Saturday from Huntington Center in Toledo, Ohio.

This was an opportunity sought just a few months ago by Arslanbek Makhmudov. Original plans for his previous outing called for the Montreal-based Russian contender to face Raphael Akpejiori in a December 16 meeting between unbeaten rising heavyweights. The fight fell through one month prior to the show date but was worth revisiting when it came time for Makhmudov’s U.S. and ESPN-televised debut.

Makhmudov, Akpejiori Weights Photos Gallery - Jared “The Real Big Baby” Anderson (14-0, 14 KOs) will fight former world champion “Prince” Charles Martin (29-3-1, 26 KOs) in the 10-round main event at Toledo’s Huntington Center. (photos by Mikey Williams)

Jared Anderson and Charles Martin arrived lighter than was the case in each of their previous bouts. Toledo’s Anderson tipped the scales at a fighting fit 243.4 pounds during Friday’s weigh-in as supervised by the Ohio Athletic Commission for his first homecoming and televised main event. The rising knockout artist will meet former IBF

Raphael Akpejiori admitted the fight he has in store this weekend is—on paper—his toughest test to date. He couldn’t help but speculate about an even tougher challenge down the road while the star of this weekend’s show was in his presence.

Arslanbek Makhmudov, Raphael Akpejiori Final Press Conference Photos Gallery - Jared “The Real Big Baby” Anderson (14-0, 14 KOs) will fight former world champion “Prince” Charles Martin (29-3-1, 26 KOs) in the 10-round main event at Toledo’s Huntington Center. (photos by Mikey Williams)

Undefeated heavyweight puncher Arslanbek Makhmudov would love to get in the ring with former two-time world champion Anthony Joshua. During his amateur days, Makhmudov defeated Mihai Nistor and Mahammadrasul Majidov - with both foes holding amateur wins over Joshua.