Batyrzhan Jukembayev Rolls Over Ivan Redkach in Fifth-Round TKO

In the primary occasion of a ProBox “Wednesday Night time Fights” card in Plant Metropolis, Florida, Batyrzhan Jukembayev battered and stopped Ivan Redkach for a fifth-round stoppage victory.

On the pivotal second, referee Christopher Younger halted the struggle at 2:11 within the fifth.

Working within the 140-pound division, Jukembayev (23-1, 17 KOs) had the brighter begin, flashing a far busier offense in Spherical 1. Mixtures landed a number of occasions, punctuated by proper hooks. The one outward indicators of defiance from Redkach (24-7-1, 19 KOs) have been a couple of jabs and a sarcastic faucet to his personal stomach after Jukembayev landed a pair physique pictures.

The second spherical delivered extra of the identical. Jukembayev landed a vicious physique shot that echoed via the constructing upon influence. Redkach, 38 years outdated and having been stopped thrice up to now, had little to supply in response.

Redkach continued to taunt Jukembayev within the third, however he regarded for all of the world like a fighter who may not pull the set off. Jukembayev fired a hurtful physique assault late within the spherical, leaving Redkach shelled up in a nook. Redkach’s nook advised their fighter that they’d cease the struggle if he didn’t need it, then that he had another spherical to point out otherwise.

The fourth was equally one-sided. Redkach argued for another spherical, however he couldn’t muster sufficient offense within the first two minutes of that session to forestall referee Younger from saving Redkach from himself.

Although not a spring hen himself at 33, and having suffered a loss to wrecking ball Subriel Matias, Jukembayev was the extra energetic fighter all through. His tight, straight punches to the top and hooks to the physique discovered the mark constantly.

After the struggle, broadcaster and analyst Paulie Malignaggi expressed a want for Redkach to finish his boxing profession.

Jukembayev, with teammate Terence Crawford in attendance on the ProBox Occasion Heart in Plant Metropolis, remained poised in opposition to his pale opponent. A loaded 140-pound division awaits.