By Erik Schmidt: Once beaten light middleweight contender Zaurbek Baysangurov (22-1, 16 KO’s) defeated Eromosele Albert (22-2-1, 10 KO’s) by a one-sided 12-round unanimous decision last Saturday night at the Dynamo, in Grozny, Russia. The final judges’ scores were 119-109, 119-109 and 120-108. The bout was terribly one-sided and probably should have been stopped by the 8th round, because the 35-year-old Albert took a really bad beating and was never even remotely competitive in the fight.
Zaurbek Baysangurov
Fedchenko Stops Ponce, Baysangurov Defeats Khucishvili – Boxing Results
By Erik Schmidt: Undefeated light welterweight contender Sergey Fedchenko (23-0, 11 KOs) stopped Argentinean Diego Jesus Ponce (16-5-2, 2 KOs) in the 7th round on Wednesday night at the Sportpalace Lokomotiv, in Kharkov, Ukraine. Fedchenko, 28, landed two big right hands in the 7th and then a powerful left to the body that sent Ponce downward.
Ustinov-Castillo, Baysangurov-Gontsa & Banks-Rossitto On This Saturday’s Klitschko Undercard
By Erik Schmidt: This Saturday’s undercard of the Wladimir Klitschko vs. Tony Thompson has a number of exciting bouts, starting with mammoth 6’7″ 300 lb undefeated heavyweight prospect Alexander Ustinov (10-0, 8 KOs) who goes up against Livin Castillo (14-5. 9 KOs), a fight that will likely see a lot of leather flying early on. Ustinov, originally from Belarus and now promoted by K2 East, is a relative newcomer to boxing after previously dabbling in Kick boxing and MMA, fighting well in both sports.
Due to his success in Kick boxing, which he seemed to excel in the boxing portions of the fights, Ustinov moved over to boxing in 2005, turning professional and quickly knocking out his first eight opponents. His fighting style is much like Vitali Klitschko, whom he has reportedly sparred with in the past on a number of occasions. Due to his size, 6’7″ and long reach, Ustinov has a tremendous advantage over most of his opponents, and is able to jab and bang them with left hooks without getting hit. His weight, age (31), and lack of mobility are areas of concern, however. He moves well for a fighter as large as he is, about as good as Vitali, but he needs to trim off more weight to make him more effective against the more mobile, more athletic heavyweights in the division like Alexander Povetkin.