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Updated · MMA Fighting · May 23
Sultan Almohammed Knocks Out Deny Impart in 72 Seconds at Usyk-Rico Undercard
Updated
Updated · MMA Fighting · May 23

Sultan Almohammed Knocks Out Deny Impart in 72 Seconds at Usyk-Rico Undercard

9 articles · Updated · MMA Fighting · May 23
  • 72 seconds was all Sultan Almohammed needed to stop Deny Impart by first-round knockout on the Usyk vs. Rico prelims in Giza, Egypt.
  • The finish came at 1:12 of Round 1, making Almohammed's win the quickest result listed from the undercard bouts reported so far.
  • Other early card results saw Mahmoud Moubarek beat Ali Sserunkuma by unanimous decision and Omar Hikal stop Michael Kalyalya in the third round.
  • The knockout unfolded before Oleksandr Usyk's WBC heavyweight title defense against Rico Verhoeven, the event's main attraction at the Pyramids.
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