Eight-fight novice Sergiy Derevyanchenko smashed former IBF middleweight champion Sam Soliman to defeat inside two rounds in an IBF middleweight title eliminator at the Foxwoods Resort in Mashantucket, Connecticut, on Thursday night.
The 30-year-old Derevyanchenko was just too big and strong for the 42-year-old veteran Soliman who was dropped in the first round and twice in the second round before the referee waved the fight off.
Derevyanchenko dominated from the opening bell and caught Soliman with some stinging blows before he sent him down with a combination of punches as he came off the ropes.
However, Soliman managed to tie up the Russian to hold on until the bell.
In round two Derevyanchenko continued to dominate and knocked the Australian down with a flurry of punches.
He manged to beat the count but soon afterwards a big right-left combination sent Soliman through the ropes as the referee immediately stepped in to stop the fight.
Soliman was down on the canvas for several minutes after the end of the fight.
Derevyanchenko improved his record to 9-0; 7 and Soloman’s record dropped to 44-14; 18.
On the undercard in a middleweight bout Ievgen Khytrov 14-0; 12 dominated Paul Mendez 19-3-2; 9 before stopping him in the ninth round.
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