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He knew it was a risk to enter the fight with Rakhim Chakhkiev at less than 100 percent, but Junior Wright would rather go down fighting than to have pulled out of their clash last May.
It simply wasn't his night, as he suffered a one-sided 8th round stoppage to the Russian cruiserweight, who in turn was knocked out by Ola Afolabi in his very next fight.
The win by Afolabi put him in line for a fourth crack at longtime rival Marco Huck this weekend in Germany, while Chakhkiev is forced to rebuild.
As for Wright, a little rest and rehabilitation came after his loss, undergoing surgery and having since returned to win two straight.
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It simply wasn't his night, as he suffered a one-sided 8th round stoppage to the Russian cruiserweight, who in turn was knocked out by Ola Afolabi in his very next fight.
The win by Afolabi put him in line for a fourth crack at longtime rival Marco Huck this weekend in Germany, while Chakhkiev is forced to rebuild.
As for Wright, a little rest and rehabilitation came after his loss, undergoing surgery and having since returned to win two straight.
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