Congo-born French fighter, Doudou Ngumbu wept Saturday night after losing by technical knockout to WBC light heavyweight champion, Ukrainian, Oleksandr Gvozdyk.
The fight was halted after Ngumbu suffered a leg injury.
Ngumbu was distraught as he saw his first world title challenge in ruins, the loss making his record 38-9 with 14 knockouts.
Gvozdyk, who is now unbeaten retained his title. It was his first defence of the title
he won with a devastating knockout of Adonis Stevenson in December.
He improved to 17-0 with 14 knockouts.
Although Gvozdyk had some trouble with Ngumbu’s awkward style, he connected with a hard right in the first round and a left hook in the fourth.
The champion was leading on the cards when the proceedings at the 2300 Arena in South Philadelphia came to an anti-climactic ending as Congolese-born French fighter Ngumbu suddenly pulled back in the fifth round and limped into a corner.
The bout was…
Source: News Agency of Nigeria
