France’s Nassourdine Imavov stunned former two-time champion Israel Adesanya with a second-round knockout last night in Saudi Arabia.


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France’s Imavov Knocks out Adesanya in Round Two
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France’s Nassourdine Imavov stunned former two-time champion Israel Adesanya with a second-round knockout last night in Saudi Arabia.


The 28-year-old landed a flush overhand right which sent Adesanya sprawling before the referee stopped the fight on the ground.

Nigerian-born New Zealander Adesanya is regarded as one of the best middleweights of all time, but came into the bout after suffering successive defeats for the first time in his career.

Imavov, meanwhile, has been building momentum at middleweight with three impressive wins over Roman Dolidze, Jared Cannonier and Brendan Allen.

Adesanya, 35, started well, showing his trademark elusive movement and calf kicks but it was Imavov who delivered the first eye-catching sequence of the fight with a stinging left-right combination.


And the defining moment would come shortly after, with Imavov earning the 16th and most notable win of his career.

“I feel so good, I said all week long I was in the perfect shape and I’m the better striker,” he said.

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