Antibes (AFP)
French super welter Souleymane Cissokho easily won his 10th professional victory by beating Argentina's José Carlos Paz by KO in the fifth round on Saturday in Antibes.
The undefeated 28-year-old Olympic bronze medalist dominated the proceedings, putting Paz (28, 23 wins, 10 losses, 1 draw) on the mat in the first round after a fine right before re-offending. in the 5th on a terrible blow to the body.
The captain of the "Team Solid" in Rio and training partner Tony Yoka in the United States, who aims to compete in a European Championship by the end of the year, had just won his first fight Professional on American soil in the mythical hall of Madison Square Garden in New York, June 1st. His next outing is scheduled for September 28 in Nantes against an opponent yet to be designated.
"I'm very happy, the work pays," said the Frenchman, who scored his seventh success before the limit, "I'm being too nice so I'm trying to be more aggressive. the ring and the coach (Virgil Hunter, ed) is very happy, it's a good omen, we will continue to progress like that and I still hope to progress.We are on the 3rd year at the pros and the job begins to I have a lot more confidence in myself and in my physical abilities, and I'm getting stronger and stronger. "
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