In the main event of the evening at the ACCO International arena in Kiev, Ukraine, the WBA flyweight champion Artem Dalakyan (21-0, 15 KOs) stopped the mandatory challenger Luis Concepcion (39-9, 28 KOs) of Panama in the ninth round. In the fifth round, Concepcion was knocked down twice. After another fall in the ninth round, the Panamanian's corner refused to continue the fight.
Undefeated Ukrainian WBA World Flyweight Champion Artem Dalakyan (20-0, 14 KOs) and his opponent, former champion Luis "El Nika" Concepcion from Panama, showed the same weight at weigh-in - 50.46 kg on the eve of their battle this coming Saturday, November 20, at the arena of the AKKO International exhibition center in Kiev.
This coming Saturday in Kiev Artem Dalakyan (20-0, 14 KOs) will have another WBA flyweight title defense against a mandatory challenger Luis Concepcion (39-8, 28 KOs). The Panamanian with his team has already arrived in Ukraine and during a meeting at the airport shared with the press service of Union Boxing Promotion his expectation from the confrontation with the reigning champion.
The promotion organization representing WBA flyweight champion Artem Dalakyan, Union Boxing won the bidding for its ward's fight against mandatory challenger Luis "Nica" Concepcion. Dmitry Yeliseyev and Yuri Ruban, co-founders of Union Boxing, won the rights to the fight after bidding $301,000 during Monday's bid process via conference call at Zoom.
The World Boxing Association (WBA) champion committee has scheduled a fight between the organization's bantamweight champion Artem Dalakian and current interim champion Luis Concepcion. The sanctioning body sent a message to both teams for them to immediately begin negotiations for the fight.