The second edition of the event, held on Saturday evening at the Magdeburg Exhibition Hall, proved to be another exciting and memorable night of boxing. The “new” Magdeburg boxing arena, once again packed with over 2,500 spectators, offered everything that makes boxing so appealing in its eight bouts. Fueled by a fantastic atmosphere, the event featured gripping fights, early knockout victories, heartbreaking defeats, highly successful and promising professional debuts, and the close points victory in the double WBO title fight between WBO Inter-Continental Champion Roman Fress and his SES Cruiserweight rival , WBO Europe Champion Armend Xhoxhaj .
In the third edition of this thrilling, dynamic, and gripping title fight, the mood of the Magdeburg boxing crowd swung back and forth. Armend Xhoxhaj impressed with his forward momentum, his relentless pressure, and his well-known fighting spirit – Roman Fress countered with his powerful jab and varied boxing techniques, repeatedly stopping his opponent. After twelve rounds, with numerous highlights on both sides, the WBO judges had to decide: the judge from Belgium scored the fight 115-113 in favor of Fress , while the two judges from Romania and Luxembourg scored it 115-113 and 116-112, respectively, also in favor of Roman Fress .
Overall, the eight scheduled professional bouts offered fantastic boxing, featuring both established fighters and very young up-and-coming boxers and debutants. With this great atmosphere from the very beginning, it was another exciting and thrilling night of boxing!
All results:
The main fight / Main event
WBO Inter-Continental/Europe Championship Cruiserweight (12 Rounds)
Roman Fress (90.6 kg / GER) vs. Armend Xhoxhaj (90.3 kg / ALB)
W PTS: 115:113, 115:113, 116:112
German Championship Super Welterweight (10 Rounds)
Ole Rätzel (69.6 kg / GER) vs. Ilias Kallouch (69.8 kg / GER)
W TKO, Rd. 3; 0’00
The other battles:
Super Welterweight (6 Rounds)
Sami Ahmeti (69.1 kg / GER) vs. Dominik Prchal (68.8 kg / CZE)
L KO, Rd. 3; 2’31
Cruiserweight (4 Rounds)
Paul Schmidt (90.4 kg / GER) vs. Bernard Plavec (89.8 kg / CZE)
W TKO, Rd. 3; 1’55
Atomweight (4 Rounds)
Tatjana Genrich (46.3 kg / GER) vs. Andrea Hajnal (46.4 kg / HUN)
W PTS: 40:36, 40:36, 40:36
Super Welterweight (8 Rounds)
Ilias Essaoudi (70.0 kg / GER) vs. Slavi Haralambov (69.6 kg / BUL)
L PTS: 74:78, 74:78, 75:78
Welterweight (6 Rounds)
Moaed Mido Azizieh (66.3 kg / GER) vs. Patrik Velky (66.8 kg / CZE)
W KO, Rd. 2; 2’59
Middleweight (4 Rounds)
Alexander Fadejew (72.1 kg / GER) vs. Dominik Lim (71.9 kg / CZE)
W PTS: 40:36, 40:36, 40:36
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