Kunlun Fight 29 Results: Askerov wins tournament, KO's Kehl

Kunlun Fight 29 took place this past weekend in Soichi, Russia. The events main attraction was the Kulun Fight 29 Middleweight Tournament. The semi-final match ups featured Mingzhi Liu vs. Landon Simmons and Dzhabar Askerov vs. Enriko Kehl. 

Liu was able to out point the undefeated Simmons en route to a unanimous decision win and a trip to the tournament final. In the most anticipated bout of the event, Dzhabar Askerov scored a huge knockout victory over Kehl in the second round of their bout. Askerov knocked Kehl down with a big right and after Kehl recovered Askerov went on the attack. He blitzed Kehl and connected with some big punches in flurry that put Kehl down for the count. Askerov punched his ticket to the tournament final and secured his second career victory over Kehl.

In the tournament final it didn't take long for Askerov to be crowned the champion. He scored (T)KO over Liu less than a minute into the first round after knocking him down three times. The tournament win for Askerov is huge, especially with such a dominant win over a fighter of Enriko Kehl.

Kunlun Fight 29 Results:

Anatoly Moiseev def. Cristian Milea via Unanimous Decision

Jahfarr Wilnis def. Valentin Slavikovski via Unanimous Decision

Alim Nabiev def. Pavel Turuk via (T)KO in Rd. 2

Ruslan Tozliyan def. Li Shuaihu via Unanimous Decision

Surik Magakyan def. Bai Jin Bin via Unanimous Decision

Kunlun Fight 29 Middleweight Tournament Semi-Finals

Mingzhi Liu def. Landon Simmons via Unanimous Decision

Dzhabar Askerov def. Enriko Kehl via KO in Rd. 2

Kunlun Fight 29 Middleweight Tournament Final

Dzhabar Askerov def. Mingzhi Liu via (T)KO in Rd. 1

Tatneft Cup 2015 Semi-Final Results

The Tatneft Cup 2015 semi-finals took place last night in Kazan, Russia. The event featured the semi-final bouts for the 154 lb (70 kg), 176 lb (80 kg), and 176 lb + (80 kg +) weight classes. 

All of the fights but one went the distance. In the 176 lb + (80 kg +) weight class Roman Kryklia scored a first round (T)KO over Claudiu Istrate due to three knockdowns in one round. A big right hand knocked Istrate down a little more than 30 seconds into the fight. After Istrate got back up Kryklia immediately went on the attack with punches and knees and forced a standing 8 count. The final knockdown came courtesy of another right hand with a little over a minute to go in the first round. It was an impressive performance from Kryklia as he didn't allow for Istrate to mount any type of offensive attack.

Results:

154 lb (70 kg) Semi-Finals

Itay Gershon def. Sayfullah Hambahadov via Decision

Claidiu Badoi def. Malic Groenberg via Decision 

176 lb (80 kg) Semi-Finals

Timur Aylyarov def. Pavel Turuk via Decision

Alexander Dmitrenko def. Zakaria Baitar via Decision

176 lb + (80 kg +) Semi-Finals

Roman Kryklia def. Claudiu Istrate via (T)KO in Rd. 1

Daniel Lentie def. Alexandru Borduja via Decision

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Artem Sharoshkin - It's never too late

You hear the stories often, kids falling pray to gang life. For many there is no escaping where they are born, and leaving is nothing but a pipe dream, others embrace what is expected to become of them, and relish the lifestyle. No matter if it’s a borough in New York, the inner city in Chicago, or any other place in the United States, it always hard to get out. It's even harder when your way out is traveling across the globe to another country.

Artem Sharoshkin grew up in the small town of Penza, Russia, which is located 388 miles from the capital, Moscow. Unlike kids growing up in America where role models are their favorite athletes, in Penza, Russian mobsters or gangsters became the role models for some kids who were growing up in a brand new society after the USSR fell apart, a society that was still working out the new rules of the game.

Challenger Series: Thailand vs. Germany taking place in November

Another installment of Elite Boxing's Challenger Series is set to take place. This time Thailand will be taking on Germany, and this will be only the second time the event will not be held in Thailand as the event will take place in Germany.

The even is scheduled to take place sometime in November, two member of the Thai TVC team will take on two German fighters. In addition there will be five Hype FC superfights, and at least one Hype FC title will be on the line. The two fighters from the Thai team or the German team are yet to be named. Ramazan Ramazanov (pictured to the left) and Dzabhar Askerov of Russia are the only two fighters named so far for the fight card.

The event will take place at the Blautalcenter shopping complex in Ulm, Germany.