On the night of Saturday, April 25, at the Thunder Studios ring in Long Beach (USA), the undefeated Ukrainian heavyweight Andriy Novytsky (16 wins, 12 of them by knockout), who knocked out his opponent from Peru in the first round in the previous fight, successfully defended his WBC International belt, defeating American boxer Alexander Flores (21 wins, 19 of them by knockout, 6 losses, 1 draw).
VIDEO OF THE DAY
The 30-year-old giant from Mykolaiv (the boxer's height is 198 cm), who lives in the States, started the fight more actively, but in the 3rd round he missed a blow from his 35-year-old opponent and almost ended up on the ring floor. But a broken nose only made Nowitzki go. In the 4th three-minute period, the Ukrainian knocked Flores down. The American decided to continue the fight, but immediately ran into a finishing move. Another knockdown and Andriy Nowitzki's 12th early victory in the professional ring.
#NightOfChampionsXI pic.twitter.com/kmXD63xeB9
— Permante (@PermantexG) April 25, 2026
We should add that this was the Ukrainian's first fight since May of last year. After that, Andriy was recovering from an injury. Because of this, in particular, in July 2025, his duel at Wembley against compatriot Vladislav Sirenko on the undercard of the Usyk-Dubois 2 fight was canceled.
Previously, “FACTY” reported that Andriy Nowitzki knocked out a boxer from the United States before the Joshua-Ngannou fight.
ADVERTISING
Photo by DMG Boxing
ADVERTISING