Demetrius Andrade (27-0, 17 KO) successfully defended his WBO middleweight title on Saturday night at the Hulu Theater in Madison Square Garden against an overmatched, but game Artur Akavov (19-3). On the strength of an omnipresent jab, a consistent body attack, and ingenious spatial awareness, Andrade proved to be too much for Akavov. Referee Arthur Mercante Jr. stopped the fight in the final round after Akavov took three relatively hard shots, and began to back up. Akavov was clearly behind in the fight, but he wasn't hurt. Andrade was connecting, but he wasn't battering Akavov with a ton of power shots, especially not to the head.

Source: Forbes January 19, 2019 07:22 UTC