Kudratillo Abdukakhorov drops Flores, celebrates TKO victory

After a long time break, welterweight contender Kudratillo Abdukakhorov took on his debut on Sampson Boxing promotion on untelevised undercard of former world champion Benavides & Ellis WBC super middleweight eliminator fight. The undefeated welterweight maintained his pace as a mandatory challenger for the IBF title after stopping Puerto Rican Javier Flores.

Abdukakhorov scored the only knockdown in the fifth round and increased the pressure on the segment. Flores was in the game but lost and referee Arthur Mercante Jr. stopped the fight before the start of the ninth round.