Kevin Vladimirovich Johnson vs. Vitaly Viktorovich Minakov & Solomon Adebayo vs. Sergey Kuzmin RBR

Next is the first of I believe three consecutive super middleweight bouts featuring unbeaten Russian prospects as the A-sides.

 

Temirulan Shamilevich Shamanov vs. Muxammadsalim Murodjon Ogli Sotvoldiyev, 6 rounds @ super middleweight

 

What was the deduction for? Just the Uzbek's gum shield falling out? Didn't look intentional.

 

This wouldn't be Shamanov's first time struggling with a losing-record opponent. He drew with 12-14-2 Pavel Mamontov in their first meeting (stopped him in the rematch).

 

Think he can kayo Kingpin under boxing rules? More than half his wins by stoppage suggests at least decent stand-up.

 

I just missed this while taking a crap:

Islam Salavdinovich Salimov vs. Maxim Anatolyevich Chemezov, 8 rounds @ super middleweight

Big right hook KO1 for Salimov. Chemezov is 39 but looks closer to 60.

 

Alright, we're getting serious now. The young ring emcee that announced most of the prelims hands the mic over to Alexander Zagorsky aka "Mikhail Bufferov".

 

Varazdat Armenovich Mkrtchyan vs. Vasily Alexandrovich Shtyk, 8 rounds @ super middleweight

 

Seven consonants in a row, in Mkrtchyan's name. That ought to be illegal.

Debuted in 2016 but his only real step up in class to date seems to be a shot to hell Dmitry "The Mechanic" Mikhaylenko last year.

 

30-26 Mkrtchyan, knockdown scored in round two but not really impressing. Flitting around the perimeter throwing pot shots on his toes mostly. "Kilroy Was Here" looking ahh...

 

TKO5 for Mkrtchyan, ho-hum. Shtyk was a punching bag, had a bloody nose and fat lip early, was finally done in by some hard unanswered body shots that prompted the ref to intervene.