Igor Severino Folds Khurshed Kakhorov with Brutal KO to Claim Bantamweight Gold – Oktagon 85 Highlights
Igor Severino became the youngest male champion in promotional history at Oktagon 85 in Hamburg.
Stepping into the main event spotlight against Khurshed Kakhorov for the vacant bantamweight title, Severino looked nothing short of spectacular in the first, lighting up his opponent with an onslaught of strikes. As Kakhorov came out for the second, the German standout looked all but defeated. Still, that didn’t stop Kakhorov from throwing heavy leather.
Unfortunately for the hometown crowd, they would see their hometown hero fall as Severino folded Kakhorov with a pair of brutal body shots before getting the stoppage 98 seconds into the second stanza.
Official Result: Igor Severino def. Khurshed Kakhorov via TKO (strikes) at 1:38 of Round 2 to win the vacant Oktagon MMA bantamweight championship.
