WBC Light Heavyweight Title: Gvozdyk Retains Against Ngumbu After Calf Injury

Check out MMA News' Gvozdyk vs. Ngumbu results for the WBC light heavyweight championship on ESPN in Philadelphia.

Tonight (Sat. March 30, 2019) the WBC light heavyweight championship was on the line. Oleksandr Gvozdyk made his first title defense against Doudou Ngumbu. The pair main evented a great night of fights from the 2300 Arena in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.

The champion was on quite the roll, finishing nine of his last 10 opponents via knockout. He stepped into the ring against Ngumbu, who had won four of his last five contests. Check out MMA News’ Gvozdyk vs. Ngumbu results for the WBC light heavyweight title here:

  • WBC Light Heavyweight Championship: (C) Oleksandr Gvozdyk def. Doudou Ngumbu via R5 TKO (calf injury)
  • Welterweight: Egidijus Kavaliauskas vs. Ray Robinson ends in Majority Draw (97-93, 95-95, 95-95)
  • Welterweight: Kudratillo Abdukakhorov def. Keita Obara via unanimous decision (118-110, 117-111,115-113)
  • Junior welterweights: Jose Lopez def. Askhat Ualikhanov via R7 TKO (corner stoppage)
  • Middleweight: Christian Mbilli def. Humberto Gutierrez via unanimous decision (79-73, 79-73, 80-72)
  • Super welterweight: Juan Ruiz def. Fredrick Lawson via R4 TKO (1:16)
  • Heavyweight: Cassius Chaney def. Christian Mariscal via R1 TKO (1:10)
  • Featherweight: Donald Smith def. Jose Antonio Martinez via R4 KO (2:01)
  • Super featherweights: Josh Ortiz def. James Thomas via R1 KO (2:53)
  • Heavyweight: Sonny Conto def. Omar Acosta via R1 TKO (1:16)
  • Super bantamweight: Jeremy Adorno def. Sebastian Baltazar via unanimous decision (40-36, 40-36, 40-36)

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