Nabil Anane quickly dominated in three knockouts to stop Scottish powerhouse Nico Carrillo and claim the one-interim Bantamweight Muay world title in Thailand.
Fighting in front of a sold-out Impact Arena in Bangkok on Friday, the 20-year-old faced one of his toughest challenges to date.
Carrillo entered with a 15-fight winning streak, including four knockouts in one championship against elite competition.
However, ANANE dictated the pace in the opening moments, using his reach to improve and pressure Carrillo with strikes before dropping him with a massive right hand.
Carrillo was then down a second later with a headbutt and although the Scot was returning to his feet, a flurry of punches sealed his fate with 25 seconds remaining in the first round.
Scotsman Nico Carrillo could not make it past the first round against the dangerous six-foot-four Nabil Anane
With the TKO victory, Annan extended his winning streak from six to his record of 39-5 and earned a US$50,000 (40,049) performance bonus per Chairman and CEO bonus.
He also secured a title unification bout against Superlek Kiatmoo9. The only man he beat him in a championship was on March 23rd in Japan at 172.
Haggerty shows heart in a hard-fought battle with Epupinan
Colombia’s Jordan Estupinan defeated England’s Freddie Haggerty by unanimous decision
England’s Freddie Haggerty fought hard in his one 170-fight bout against undefeated Colombian promotional newcomer, Jordan Estupina, but was unable to weather the storm.
The 20-year-old Briton, who gave a weight class after going 3-0 in the one-day strawweight division, PACE looked to dictate early against the unpredictable Colombian, who was hitting him frequently.
However, as Haggerty turned up the intensity in the second round, Estrupinan countered with a powerful right hand that sent him to the canvas.
The Londoner showed resilience despite being beaten on the eight count, but he was again holding back moments with an identical punch.
Freddy Haggert fought hard in his battle against Jordan Estupin
Haggert pushed forward in the final stanza, targeting the body with crisp combinations before climbing to the head, but the Colombian eventually stormed away.
After three hard-fought rounds, the judges awarded Esupinan a unanimous decision win.
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