Wlodarczyk Destroys Alexander

Former International Boxing Federation cruiserweight champion Krzysztof Wlodarczyk (38-2, 28 KOs) destroyed his overmatched opponent Dominique Alexander (16-4-1, 8 KOs) on Saturday night, dropping him with a right hand in the first round at the Expo Center, ul. Pradzynskiego, in Warsaw, Mazowieckie, Poland. The bout was stopped immediately after the knockdown, as Alexander was unable to make it to his feet in time to beat the count. In fact, Alexander had a hard time getting up all over the knockdown, because he was badly hurt and his right eye was cut and bleeding all over the place. The bout was officially stopped at 2:13 of the first round.

Wlodarczyk, ranked in the IBF, was making his first showing since losing his IBF cruiserweight title to Steve Cunningham in May 2007, and seemed to have selected Alexander because he was a good opponent - read: easy) coming off such a disappointing loss. However, Alexander appeared to be in control of the fight before the knockdown, as he skillfully landed pinpoint jabs and steered Wlodarczyk around the ring which ever way he wanted to.