A stacked night at the ANB Arena delivered heavyweight intrigue and world-title stakes, with Moses Itauma meeting Dillian Whyte in the main event, Filip Hrgovic squaring off against David Adeleye, and a featherweight title bout between Nick Ball and Sam Goodman highlighting a busy undercard that also featured Hayato Tsutsumi, Raymond Ford vs. Abraham Nova, and local favorite Mohammed Alakel.
Moses Itauma needed less than two minutes to close the show. He stunned Dillian Whyte with a right hand, pinned him on the ropes with heavy follow-ups and dropped him with another right to the side of the head. Whyte beat the count but was unsteady, prompting a stoppage at 1:59 of round one. Afterward, Itauma name-checked Joseph Parker and Agit Kabayel as targets.
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Filip Hrgovic was in command against David Adeleye, winning a wide ten-round decision on scores of 99–91, 99–90 and 99–90. Hrgovic hurt and dropped Adeleye with a big right in the eighth, then closed strong in rounds nine and ten despite a brief scare when Adeleye fired back with a flurry moments after the knockdown.
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Nick Ball retained his WBA featherweight title over Sam Goodman by unanimous decision, 117–111, 118–110 and 115–113. Ball’s short, clubbing shots impressed the judges, while Goodman’s tight counters and persistent hooks to the body made many rounds close and kept the debate lively at ringside.
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Hayato Tsutsumi overwhelmed Qais Ashfaq, scoring a third-round stoppage. A sharp left hand sent Ashfaq face-first to the canvas, and Tsutsumi’s follow-up barrage forced the referee’s intervention.
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Raymond Ford outpointed late-replacement Abraham Nova over ten, 96–94 and 97–93 twice. Nova pressed and landed the heavier shots in spots, but Ford’s cleaner work at range and clinching on the inside in the later rounds were enough to secure the cards.
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Mohammed Alakel thrilled the local crowd with a first-round knockout of Yumnam Santosh Singh in a scheduled six-round lightweight bout, marking the Riyadh prospect’s first stoppage as a pro.
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