Umar Salamov vs. Doudou Ngumbu RBR

Yeah, me neither.

 

Round 12

Ngumbu is firing the line drive right up top but getting his arm snatched in flight and drawn in against Salamov's chest. Salamov is rubbing Ngumbu's head with the jab and flapping down with the right hand, spaghetti-armed but much busier than Ngumbu and dictating range. Ngumbu is winding up big hooks and twisting his upper body into them but getting checked and turned aside with Salamov's glove held out to guide Ngumbu into a spin while standing in place. Ngumbu is loading up and going for the KO but too exhausted to fixate his aim or step in with his shots and thus getting turned and pushed down wherever Salamov wants him, gloves flying harmlessly in every direction except @ Salamov's face.

10-9 Salamov

116-112 Salamov

 

That was the effort Ngumbu had to bring to win (as he definitely needs a KO on the official cards and may even be looking at having been shut out) but he just couldn't find the quality of tidy work to get to also-tired Salamov's chin.

 

Official cards:

in Ukrainian
in Ukrainian
in Ukrainian

UD for Umar Salamov

 

...and still the WBO European light heavyweight champion

 

Eh, I hesitate to say better. Salamov fought cheap.

H2h I'd say Fonfara knocks him out.