Ukrainian Lion Khytrov Scores Sensational KO Comeback on Showtime
By Robert Brizel, Head Real Combat Media Boxing Correspondent
Atlantic City, NJ (August 9th, 2015)– In the main event of a nine bout card at Bally’s Atlantic City, New Jersey on USA Showtime, ShoBox: The Next Generation, on Saturday evening, August 7, 2015, promoted by Lou DiBella Promotions, middleweight prospect Ievgen ‘The Ukrianian Lion’ Khytrov, behind on the scorecards, scored a finishing knockdown with less than 30 seconds left in the eighth and final round to stop opponent Nick Brinson and remain undefeated.
Khytrov ShoBox Knockout Highlight: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SWZtZRiT3IA
Khytrov, now 11-0, 10 knockouts, Brooklyn, New York, by way of Ukraine, was technically outworked and outboxed by the game Nick Brinson, now 17-4-2, seven knockouts, Albany, New York, for five rounds. Brinson frequently threw head and body shots in consistent combinations, punches in bunches which enabled him to win rounds on points. One judge actually gave him every round leading into the eighth and final round. However, starting in the sixth round, Brinson started to slow down, and Khytrov began landing stinging power shots to the head and the body of Brinson. By round seven, Brinson was staggering around the ring and fighting for his life from Khytrov’s come forward power attack.
Khytrov, going in for the kill against the tiring and faded Brinson, finally cut off the ring, came forward and did his damage with Brinson on the ropes. His legs gone, Brinson tried to hold and fight his way out of trouble, but Khytrov would not allow it and finished, sending Brinson down and out for good at 2:31 of the eighth round. Eferee Earl Brown, who had worked Khytrov’s right round decision win over 9-0-1 Aaron Coley at Aviator Arena in Brooklyn in April 2015, knew the fighter and correctly stopped the bout when the end had come. Despite the fact Brinson had the bout won on two of the three judges’ scorecards (70-62, 68-65, and 66-66), he had no chance of finishing the bout on his feet after Khytrov finished him. Brinson, a loser of three of his last four bouts, has never been the same fighter since Andre Dirrell stopped him in four rounds in October 2014 in Misissippi.
Result: Ievgen Khytrov TKO 8 Nick Brinson, Middleweights (2:31)
Khytrov knocked down and finished Brinson late in the eighth round.
Scoring at time of stoppage: 70-62, 68-65, Brinson. 66-66 a draw.
Referee: Earl Brown. USA Showtime ShoBox main event televised bout.
The undercard featured two more televised bouts which went the eight round distance, and one untelevised bout which went the eight round distance. Four other untelevised bouts were mismatches and ended in the first round.
Bally’s Atlantic City Showtime ShoBoxThe Next Generation Undercard, August 1, 2015
Referees: Earl Brown and Sparkle Lee
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Regis Progais Win 8 Amos Cowart, Super Lightweights
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Thomas ‘Cornflake’ LaManna Win 8 Joshua Robertson, Middleweights
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Anthony Burgin TKO 1 Justin Johnson, Lightweights (2:57)
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Irish Noel Murphy TKO 1 Stacey Anderson, Welterweights (2:27)
County Cork, Ireland welterweight prospect Murphy, 3-0, is definitely going places.
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