Veto wins with impressive TKO over Hambardzumyan
February 23, 2009
(FEB 23)
In a four-round super-featherweight contest in Barden Barden,
Germany, Gabor Veto from Hungary took on tough opponent Artur ‘King‘
Hambardzumyan from Armenia for his professional debut fight.
Veto, who turned pro, came in off a very successful amateur-career
having fought in many EABA-tournaments and international
championships as a member of Hungarian national team in several
countries clocking up more than 60 amateur fights.
In an action-packed first round, Veto asserted his power while
Hambardzumyan showed that he was not just going to roll over but
instead, was a live opponent. Veto showed ring savvy in mixing in
hard body shots with power punches to the head of Hambardzumyan to
win the first round.
Round two saw Hambardzumyan come out strongly, but it only proved an
opportunity for Veto to show off his power punching skills, first by
knocking Hambardzumyan down to the canvas, and then after a brief
timeout by the referee to give a standing eight- count to the
Armenian.
That was the beginning of the end for Hambardzumyan and it looked as
if there was no more wind in his sails. Hambardzumyan was battered
about the ring by the relentless Veto, then after a hard right hook
to the body, the referee called an end to the fight, making Veto the
victor by TKO at 1:38 of round 2.
Gabor Veto will be back in the ring on the undercard of the Vitali
Klitschko vs Juan Carlos Gomez fight in Stuttgart, Germany on March
21. Source/PR