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hamed2 · 10-14-2012, 08:19 PM

Ivan Kirpa burst onto the scene earlier this year with a surprising KO of Jackson Osei Bonsu (JOB) in what was supposed to be a tune up fight for JOB.

With that win, Ivan earned a shot @ the IBO WW belt & made the most of it with a 6th round KO of defending champ, Richard Gutierrez. Kirpa was cut over both eyes in the 5th round & must have felt the urgency by ending the fight 1 round later. Ivan trailed 47-48 on all 3 cards & Richard was also ahead on PL: 157-84.

Kirpa becomes the 5th fighter from Europe to hold a WW crown:

WBC - Thomas Damgaard - Denmark
WBA - Ismael El Massoudi - France
IBF - Antonio Moscatiello - Italy
WBO - Selcuk Aydin - from Turkey but fights out of Germany
IBO - Ivan Kirpa - Russia

10-14-2012, 08:19 PM	#80
hamed2 Hall Of Famer Join Date: Nov 2008 Posts: 3,240	Ivan Kirpa burst onto the scene earlier this year with a surprising KO of Jackson Osei Bonsu (JOB) in what was supposed to be a tune up fight for JOB. With that win, Ivan earned a shot @ the IBO WW belt & made the most of it with a 6th round KO of defending champ, Richard Gutierrez. Kirpa was cut over both eyes in the 5th round & must have felt the urgency by ending the fight 1 round later. Ivan trailed 47-48 on all 3 cards & Richard was also ahead on PL: 157-84. Kirpa becomes the 5th fighter from Europe to hold a WW crown: WBC - Thomas Damgaard - Denmark WBA - Ismael El Massoudi - France IBF - Antonio Moscatiello - Italy WBO - Selcuk Aydin - from Turkey but fights out of Germany IBO - Ivan Kirpa - Russia Last edited by hamed2; 10-18-2012 at 04:03 PM.