Brutal First-Punch Knockout Ends Boxing Match in Controversy: ‘Super Unfair’
- Viktor Jurk knocked out Edwin Castillo with a left hook as they met in the middle of the ring during a heavyweight boxing match in Germany, ending the fight immediately.
- The knockout punch occurred on the very first exchange, leading to controversy because Castillo appeared to be reaching for a glove touch, a show of sportsmanship, when he was hit.
- Castillo remained on the canvas for over two minutes after the punch, while Jurk returned to his corner and the referee began a count despite the fight ending instantly.
- Jurk improved his undefeated record to 14-0 with 12 knockouts, while Castillo's record dropped to 13-3 with three losses in his last four fights.
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German boxer Viktor Jurk defeated Colombian Edwin Castillo with just one punch.
The German needed only one blow to defeat the Colombian in a fight that ended just after the initial bell rang.It was at the SAP Arena in Mannheim, Germany.
This Friday night there was an unusual scene in Mannheim, Germany, where there was a heavy-grade boxing match between local pugil Viktor Jurk and Colombian Edwin Castillo.A few seconds after the gong that marked the start of the fight, Jurk, 26, threw a left hook at the 23rd Castle chin, which made him stagger and finally collapse. It was the first blow of the fight, which was a prolegomenon of which Ukrainian Karen Chukhadzhian and Irishman Pad…
Brutal first-punch knockout ends boxing match in controversy: ‘Super unfair’
Viktor Jurk, 26, landed a vicious left-hook knockout of Edwin Castillo to open their heavyweight fight on the Karen Chukhadzhian-Paddy Donovan undercard in Mannheim, Germany, on Friday night.
Viktor Jurk shot down Colombian Edwin Castillo at the start of the fight. It was at the SAP Arena in Mannheim
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