It took bantamweight sensation Naoya Inoue 70 seconds to emphatically dispose of Juan Carlos Payano, while Kiryl Relikh outpointed Eduard Troyanovsky by unanimous decision in super lightweight action.
After taking the first minute to feel Payano out, Inoue connected on a quick left, followed by a vicious right hand that knocked out Payano before his body hit the canvas in an electrifying first-round KO for the Japanese star, who advances to the WBSS Season 2 bantamweight semifinal and is now 17-0 with 15 KOs.
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His latest KO was absolutely scintillating.
🎥 WHAT. A. MONSTER!!! 🔥🔥🔥 @naoyainoue_410
— World Boxing Super Series (@WBSuperSeries) October 7, 2018
It’s over after 70s of the first round!! 😳#InouePayano 🏆#AliTrophy #OnDAZN #WBSS2 #AndStill pic.twitter.com/3bkHdF7mMT
Relikh, from Belarus, found himself in a completely different situation against Troyanovsky. No matter how hard Relikh hit Troyanovsky, he couldn't knock out the rugged Russian boxer. Yet, he did more than enough damage to win by unanimous decision, with all three judges scoring it 115-113 in favor of Relikh.
"It was a tough fight. My problem is I'm looking for KO," Relikh said via a translator in the ring after his victory. "I saw that I hurt him, but was surprised I couldn't finish him."
Warrior Kiryl Relikh retains his WBA title in a real fun fight in a close unanimous decision & moves on to the semifinals of the @WBSuperSeries! The Mad Bee marches on! pic.twitter.com/dkmEvUA7Yu
— Warriors Boxing (@WarriorsBoxProm) October 7, 2018
With the win, the "Mad Bee" improves to 23-2 with 19 KOs and advances to the semifinal of the WBSS Season 2 super lightweight bracket.
