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Tishchenko and Romanov score TKO victories in Russia

Andrew Karlov Nov. 7, 2020, 4:56 p.m.
Evgeny Tishchenko
Evgeny Tishchenko

On Saturday evening in Yekaterinburg, Russia, Evgeny Tishchenko (8-0, 6 KOs) and Evgeny Romanov (15-0, 11 KOs) replenished their professional records.

Evgeny Tishchenko, who won the Olympic gold medal in Rio de Janeiro, defeated John McCallum (12-2, 0 KOs) by TKO in the second round to secure the vacant WBO European Cruiserweight title.

Heavyweight Romanov, who stopped Deontay Wilder in amateurs, also spent less than two rounds to deal with former WBO champion Sergei Lyakhovich (27-9, 17 KO). At stake there was the WBO Global belt.

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world boxing Siarhei Liakhovich Evgeny Tishchenko Evgeny Romanov John McCallum Evgeny Romanov - Siarhei Liakhovich Evgeny Tishchenko - John McCallum
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