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Kopylenko, based in Switzerland
and fighting in his native
country for the first time since
his professional debut four
years ago, won the vacant
Middleweight version when he
outworked Tarabarov for four
rounds, taking the initiative
and landing the heavier shots.
Before the fifth, Tarabarov´s
corner stopped the fight when
their fighter claimed to be
unable to continue due to the
affects of a liver-punch landed
in the final stages of the
fourth round, making the
official result a TKO in round
five.
With the victory Kopylenko won
his first professional
championship, and improved his
unbeaten record to 17-0 (8).
Tarabarov, a former IBF and WBC
regional belt-holder and
Ukrainian national champion,
lost for the first time and
dropped to 22-1-1 (8). |
