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Agit Kabayel stopped Damian Knyba in the third round to retain his WBC interim heavyweight title as the undefeated fighter set his sights on Oleksandr Usyk.
Returning to the ring for the first time since his victory against Zhilei Zhang in February 2025 for his first defense of the belt on home soil in Germany, Kabayel held off a strong start to the fight from his Polish opponent in the first round before turning the screw in Oberhausen.
The referee stepped in to stop the fight after a flurry of punches from Kabayel’s right-hander in the final minute of the third round.
In his post-fight in-ring interview, Kabayel asked the crowd who they wanted to see him face next, with chants of “Usyk” echoing through the Rudolf Weber-Arena in response.
Kabayel then said DAZN: “I’ve been waiting so long for this title shot.
“Last time, I defeated three monsters in the Riyadh season.
“Give me the world title fight. I’m ready.
“Really, I’m ready. Let’s go.”
Talk to Aerial sports in November, Kabayel said he was Usyk’s best opponentthe unified heavyweight champion of the world.
He said he didn’t expect Usyk to defend against him in the Ukrainian’s next fight, but added: “We also have a big market in Germany. I think when I fight with the biggest name, we go to a stadium.
“I think when Usyk’s team understands this, maybe afterward he will say: ‘Let’s go Kabayel, I will fight with you.'”
