Raymond Ford beats Abraham Nova as Hayato Tsutsumi and Mohammed Alakel deliver rapid knockouts

Hayato Tsutsumi, Raymond Ford and Mohammed Alakel respectively secured victory in Riyadh on Saturday, as they emerged victorious across three intriguingly different bouts.

The trio respectively overcame Qais Ashfaq, Abraham Nova and Yumnam Santosh Singh on the undercard of Moses Itauma and Dillian Whyte's heavyweight encounter.

The results, while in line with pre-fight expectations, nevertheless set up an intriguing slate of pathways for the winners as they look to push on to further success in 2025.

Tsutsumi, fighting for the first time outside of his native Japan, is looking to make serious inroads into the super-featherweight division, and laid down a ruthless gauntlet here.

Briton Ashfaq, an-Olympian, was once seen as a future champion too, but could not contend with the Tokyo-born star's drive, with the contest waved off in the third round.

Ford meanwhile came through a spirited encounter at the same weight against late replacement Nova, who was called up to replace Anthony Cacace and proved a fine partner.

The former WBA featherweight champion, still only with a single loss to Nick Ball against his record, edged an entertaining bout by unanimous decision at 96-94, 97-93 and 97-93.

Alakel meanwhile didn't even need the full round to make short work of Singh, delivering a knockout inside three minutes before somersaulting off the ropes to celebrate victory.

Each bout suggest a route to future riches for all three stars, though Nova himself did no disgrace to his reputation as he went toe-to-toe throughout his intriguing contest too.

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