Olympic heavyweight champion Tony Yoka (6-0, 4 KOs) scored a third round TKO win over Alexander Dimitrenko (41-6, 26 KOs) in the French Antibes. 27-year-old boxer had his first fight after a year's break caused by disqualification by doping commission. For Dimitrenko it was the third defeat in a row.
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In the main event of the boxing evening in Atlantic City, Bryant Jennings (24-2, 14 KOs) stopped in the ninth round Alexander Dimitrenko (41-3, 26 KOs). In the fourth round, the American, however, himself was on the floor. An unexpected turn mobilized Jennings to work more, and he recorded two knockdowns in the eighth and one in the ninth, and the referee decided to stop the meeting at 1:56.
The duel of heavyweights Alexander Dimitrenko (40-3-1, 26 KOs) and unbeaten Serbian Miljan Rovcanin (18-0-1, 13 KOs), which took place this Friday, December 22, in Hamburg, Germany, was was held to a ten round draw. The scores were 96-90 in favor of Dimitrenko, 94-92 for Rovcanin and 93-93.
In a shocking upset, Alexander Dimitrenko (39-3, 25 KOs) stopped rising heavyweight contender Adrian Granat (14-1, 13 KOs) in the very first round for the IBF international title.