Amir Mansour scored a scary 7th round stoppage over Fred Kassi in a scheduled 10-round Heavyweight bout at the Sands Hotel and Casino in Bethlehem, PA.
Mansour landed power punched throughout with the Kassi taking the punches and slipping some. With Mansour bleeding from the mouth a little bit in round seven, Mansour unleashed a ferocious right hook that caught Kassi on the chin and sprawled him out face first on the canvas. Ksassi was out for several minuted and was taken out of the ring on a stretcher. The time of the stoppage was 2:17 of round seven.
Mansour, 232 lbs of Wilmington, DE is now 21-1 with 16 knockouts. Kassi, 233 lbs of New Orleans, LA is now 18-3.
Dmitry Mikahlenk scored an 8th round stoppage over Ronald Cruz when Cruz deemed unable to continue due to swelling around the right in a scheduled 10-round Jr. Middleweight bout.
It was a hard fought battle with Mikhaylenko winning the early rounds while Cruz started making it a dogfight in round four. Mikahlenko started to land heavy shots and caused swelling around the right eye of Cruz. The bout was stopped in the corner after round eight.
Mikahlenko, 152 1/2 lbs of Russia is now 18-0 with 7 knockouts. Cruz, 153 lbs of Bethlehem, PA is now 20-5.
In a battle of undefeated Light Heavyweights, Vasily Lepikhin scored a 10-round unanimous decision over Jackson Junior.
In round one, Lepikhin landed a double jab that was followed by a right hand that buckled Junior. Junior threw more punches but Lepikhim landed the more consistent shots and won by scores of 97-93 twice and 96-94.
Lepikhin, 175 lbs of Russia is now 17-0. Junior, 175 1/2 lbs of Sao Paulo, BRA is now 15-1.
