Russian boxer Ilya Popov knocked out a compatriot Dmitry Khasiev at a professional boxing evening in St. Petersburg (Russia), Sports.kz reports with reference to Match TV.
The fight ended in the first round. Video of the knockout can be seen below.
The winner of the Youth Olympic Games and the champion of Russia, Popov, has three victories and not a single defeat in the professional ring. Khasiev has 12 wins, eight losses and two draws.
Let us note that at the same boxing evening, Kazakh boxer Yntymak Dawit had a fight with Russian Sergei Yarulin and was defeated by the judges' decision.
The judges determined the winner of the fight between the Kazakh boxer and the European champion in Russia
