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The big year-end card in Saudi Arabia started with a bang. And then another bang. And then a third bang. UPDATE: And then another!
The “Day of Reckoning” card in Saudi Arabia, airing live on DAZN PPV worldwide, started exactly how the crowds hoped it would, and how they hope it will continue to be.
At first, Frank Sanchez’s opener against Junior Fa appeared to be a pedestrian affair. However the Cuban – who now resides in Florida – landed a flush right hand to drop Fa after several first-gear rounds, then added another two knockdowns before the referee called it off.
Filip Hrgovic had zero intention of warming up in such a manner, as he laid waste to Mark de Mori in the second contest of the day. British fans may recall David Haye having no trouble despatching De Mori live on Dave in 2016, and Hrgovic also made a statement at his expense in Saudi.
Then, Jai Opetaia dropped Ellis Zorro with a champagne left to make it three finishes from three, with big names such as Anthony Joshua, Deontay Wilder and Dmitry Bivol still to come.
Three straight attention-grabbing finishes became four when the battle of unbeaten fighters saw Agit Kabayel chop the larger Arslanbek Makhmudov down to size with a sequence of relentless body shots.
