Twice Olympic champion of Uzbekistan Bahodir Jalolov defeated the Briton Solomon DeCres by unanimous decision in a heavyweight bout held at the O2 arena in London.
All three judges awarded the ten-round fight to the Uzbek boxer with a score of 99–91. The match went the full ten rounds. Jalolov landed a series of strong and accurate punches in the first four rounds, after which he knocked DeCres down in the fifth round. In the remaining rounds, the Uzbek boxer continued to dominate the fight and won by points.
This victory marks the eighteenth in Jalolov's professional career. The 32-year-old athlete has finished fifteen of his fights with a knockout.
Previously, Jalolov competed on May 9th in Manchester, where he knocked out Croatian Agron Smakic. Before facing Jalolov, DeCres had a record of 10 wins and one loss in his professional career, including three knockouts. After the fight with the Uzbek boxer, his record now includes two losses.
Jalolov has also achieved significant success in amateur boxing, winning gold Olympic medals in 2020 and 2024, as well as becoming world champion in 2019 and 2023.