Aleem upsets unbeaten Khytrov in Brooklyn.

Immanuwel Aleem scored perhaps the biggest win of his career, upsetting the odds with a sixth round technical knockout over the heavily hyped Ievegen Khytrov at Barclays Center in Brooklyn tonight..  Aleem (17-0-1, 10 KO’s) came close to halting Khytrov in the first round, knocked him down in the third and again in the sixth before referee Eddie Claudio stepped in to call a halt with Khytrov stricken and bloodied on ropes. The fight was stopped at the 1:20, giving Aleem the WBC Silver middleweight title.
Aleem hurt Khytrov badly in the first round when he rocked him with an overhand right. Khytrov retreated to a corner but continued to take a series of hard shots to the head. Aleem appeared to punch himself out, providing Khytrov an opportunity to shake off the effects of the earlier damage. Khytrov (14-1, 12 KO’s) recovered well between rounds and came back with hard ammunition of his own in the second.
Aleem knocked Khytrov down with a left hook in the third. Khytrov rose quickly but appeared disorientated during Claudio’s count. But when the action resumed Khytrov once again caught Aleem with stiff shots of his own wobbled the American into Khytrov’s corner on shaky legs.
Aleem stepped up the heat in the sixth, knocking Khytrov on to his back with yet another series of powerful right hands.. Khytrov was dazed badly and upon rising looked in no condition to continue.. Claudio gave him every chance to recover and let the fight resume, Aleem jumped straight on Khytrov, snapping his head back with a left hook, offering Claudio no choice but to call a halt.. Khytrov did not protest the stoppage.