The Dolgolevets brothers, a couple of rising old (both are already in their thirties) talents from Belarus with vast amateur credentials, left different impressions in their victorious performances on a Thursday night at the legendary USC Krilya Sovetov arena in Moscow, Russia. The Dolgolevets duo and Georgy Chelokhsaev were featured on the event, promoted by ex-WBO heavyweight title challenger Alexander Zolkin of the Art City in association with Al Siesta of the Siesta Boxing.

Evgueny, 30, took on a hard-nosed Argentinian journeyman Jonathan Joe "El Potro" Eniz in the main event and edged his opponent with a close but honestly earned unanimous decision after ten rounds, while Mikhail, 31, made a quick, flashy work of another Argentinian fighter Victor Hugo Exner in just two rounds.

Evgueny Dolgolevets was the favorite of his fight versus Eniz - on paper. The switch-hitting Belarussian light welterweight had wins over formerly world-rated local opponents Georgiy Chelokhsaev and Fedor Papazov in his recent past, while Eniz combined mostly domestic victories with mostly road losses. Dolgolevets immediately put pressure on shorter Eniz but the latter was able to cover well, Eniz's unorthodox stance was a bit hard for Evgueny to resolve, and the Argentinean was uncharacteristically resilient and composed in the ring. Still Dolgolevets' long volleys combined with crisp jabs allowed him to limit Eniz during the first half of the fight.

Eniz started to put the Belarussian back after the midpoint, while Dolgolevets showed signs of fatigue but still managed to retain his composure. However, initiative was mostly Eniz, and he got bolder with each fought round, using his superior pro experience to trouble his opponent. The later rounds were specifically successful for the road fighter, though the Belarussian fought it to the end and won his share of votes too.

Following quite a bad (and not only local) tradition, the ring announcer hasn't disclosed the scorecards, only declaring Dolgolevets a winner by a unanimous decision. BoxingScene saw it 97-94 - for Dolgolevets, thus his win doesn't look suspicious at all - despite a limited protest of upset Eniz's cornermen. By not declaring final scorecards, however, those behind a bout show limited respect for both fans and boxers. It also leaves a long-lasting bad aftertaste even if there wasn't any - like in this particular case. Dolgolevets is now 8-0, with 4 KOs, while Eniz drops down to 27-17-1, 11 KOs.

Unlike his younger brother, middleweight Mikhail Dolgolevets (6-0, 6 KOs) showed only brilliant aspects of his art by demolishing Victor Hugo Exner (7-9-1, 2 KOs) in just two rounds. Following a reconnaissance in the first, Dolgolevets really pumped up the action in round two. A smashing right hook had Exner down soon after the start of the second. Exner got up but was soon beaten back to the canvas - this time with an overhand left. He beat the count but was too dazed to go on.

Georgy Chelokhsaev (now 20-2-1, 13 KOs) reminded everyone of his power in a two-round blowout of the Uzbek fighter Mukhammadsalim Sotvoldiev (7-6-2, 3 KOs). Chelokhsaev, who lost on a split nod to then 3-0 Evgueny Dolgolevets, fought for the first time in almost fifteen months. He was as sharp as ever, dropping the Uzbek twice before a stoppage came at 1:58 of the second round.

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Undercard

Hard-hitting light heavyweight Nikita Solonin improved to 5-1-1, 5 KOs, following a fast stoppage of overmatched Indian import Arun Antil (8-4-1, 2 KOs) in just 135 seconds. Solonin immediately started delivering bombs and stalked his opponent around the ring, until a hard right hand put Antil down for good. With the win, Solonin captured a vacant WBA Asian 175lb belt.

Middleweight Abilkhaiyr Shegaliev (8-0-1, 4 KOs) and Manuk Dilanyan (12-7-2, 5 KOs) put on a fan-friendly contest for the fans. Shegaliev started fast and put Dlanyan down at the end of the one with a hard left hook. The fight was back-and-forth all way after that. Final scorecards were dead even: 76-76 x3 - a unanimous draw after eight rounds.

Yuri Osipov (2-0, 2 KOs), a southpaw light middleweight stopped Konstantin Tarayshkin (0-4) in three rounds, while debutants Timofey Kostylev and Gennady Shumarov fought to a draw in a filling-in four-rounder.