The long-awaited fight between Canelo Alvarez and John Ryder is finally at hand today as the duo is all set to face one another in the ring. The fight is taking place in Guadalajara, Mexico and the stadium is set to have enough capacity to welcome 50,000 spectators. The first fight of the main card between Oleksandr Gvozdyk and Ricards Bolotniks ended, leaving Bolotnik on his knees as the referee intervened to stop the fight.

Gvozdyk took a different approach to this fight that even left the boxing commentators confused. For the first five rounds of the match, he appeared out of his element. However, it seemed like a switch turned on as the sixth round began. Gvozdyk started to pick up and land power shots. He soon brought the Latvian fighter to his knees with a nasty cut above his brow. Bolotniks was able to stand up before the counts ended, but referee Celestino Ruiz stopped the fight and sealed the result of Gvozdyk’s victory via TKO.

Even though during the opening rounds Gvozdyk threw ineffective punches, Bolotniks was able to land some effective shots. Fans were unable to suppress their excitement and took to Twitter to share their responses to the fight.

Fans were sent into a frenzy after the TKO

Fans were left impressed by the amazing knockout of the Latvian fighter by the Ukrainian boxer. They shared their reactions to the fight as soon as the fight ended at 1:53 of the 6th round. Many fans were quick to point out how crazy the cut above Bolotniks’s eyebrow was. One user named chazza immediately took to Twitter to share that Gvozdyk had stopped Bolotniks. He called the cut on Bolotniks “nasty”.

Another fan named Louis Hart called the win an “unreal statement” from Gvozdyk, which puts him back in the mix.

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One user pointed out how Bolotniks’ blood ended up on the camera and also praised Gvozdyk for winning the fight.

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On the other hand, one user expressed their concern over Bolotniks’ awful cut. This cut reminds me of the cut Artur Beterbiev accidentally received from Joe Smith Jr.

Lastly, a user named Rob Tebbutt praised Oleksandr Gvozdyk for his impressive victory, which occurred in the sixth round. Tebbutt also highlighted Gvozdyk’s precise right hand that enabled him to knock down Bolotnik and secure the win.

Nonetheless, Gvozdyk’s victory was a remarkable achievement and shows that he is a force to be reckoned with in the boxing world. With this win, he has reasserted himself as a top contender, and it will be exciting to see where he goes from here. Overall, it was a great fight and a fantastic performance from Gvozdyk.

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