Azat Hovhannisyan vs. Ronny Rios : Results, Full Fight Video, Summary And Statistics

March 10, 2018

Azat Hovhannisyan vs. Ronny Rios

(WBC Continental Americas Super Bantamweight Title)

10/3/2018

VENUE
OC Fair & Event Center in Costa Mesa, Calif.

RESULTS

The WBC Continental Americas Super Bantamweight champion Azat “Crazy” Hovhannisyan (14-2, 11 KOs) defended his title explosively with a sixth-round technical knockout of hometown hero Ronny Rios (29-3, 13 KOs).

Rios had a good start in the fight but a asterisk of combinations sent him down in the third round which from then saw him struggle to recover and eventually in the sixth round at exactly 1:12 in the sixth the referee was forced to stop after a series of combinations knocked Rios down again.

Watch full highlights below

POST FIGHT COMMENTS

Prograis“I knew I was going to stop him early, but then my right hand started to hurt,” said Azat Hovhannisyan. “When my hand started hurting more, I went for the stoppage. Freddie [Roach] kept me calmed between rounds. I’m ready for a world title shot. I want any champion at 122 pounds.”

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