33-years-old Avanesyan knocked down his opponent in the very first round. In the second round, Taylor tried to keep up with his opponent, but he missed a strong left hook, was clearly hurt and the referee stopped the fight.
On the same night, Krzysztof Twardowski (9-3, 6 KOs) lost on points to Richard Riakpor (12-0, 8 KOs). After eight rounds the referee gave the victory to the Briton with the score 79-72.