Johanneson fails in European bid

Johanneson fails in European bid

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Published: 2007/07/13 21:47:43 GMT

Armenia’s Leva Kirakosyan defended his European super-featherweight
title with a fourth-round stoppage of Britain’s Carl Johanneson in
Barnsley.
Johanneson hit the canvas three times before eventually succumbing to a
heavy right uppercut after one minute and 50 seconds of the fourth
round.

It knocked him out and the referee stopped the contest without a count.

Kirakosyan was the last man to beat British champion in December 2004,
since when he has won seven straight.