Hysa Passes The Test, New UBO International Heavyweight Champion

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MARCH 18, 2023 / BY BY UBO PRESS OFFICER

In front of a good crowd and televised live by Super Sport Albania, Hysa won the vacant Universal Boxing Organization™ (UBO) International Heavyweight title defeating former WBO Africa champion Vikapita Meroro from Namibia.

The massively experienced Meroro was expected to present difficulties for the home-man in what was his first ten-round bout, but Hysa quickly found his rhythm and impressively scored a third round knockout.

After finding his range with the jab, Hysa detonated a huge right hand on Meroro, who looked out on impact and fell face first to the canvas.

Referee Oltion Kraja started a count, but quickly saw it was to no use and waved the fight off. Official time of stoppage: 1:06 of round three.

The new UBO champion, a pro for less than a year, improved his professional record to 7-0 (5).

Meroro, who is the younger man by a year (37), dropped to 30-16 (15) in a pro career that started in 2005 and has seen him face some of the worlds best from Light Heavyweight to Heavyweight.

The fight was the main event of a show promoted by Taulant Stermasi in association with Briget Seitaj.