Quote Originally Posted by Bilbo
Just read Thompson knocked Krusniqi out in 5!!!!!!!!!!

( Bilbo logs in to collect his winnings from William Hill )


From Fightnews

Thompson stops Krasniqi in 5th!
Heavyweight Tony "The Tiger" Thompson (30-1, 18 KOs) scored a fifth round stoppage over Luan "The Lion" Krasniqi (30-3-1, 14 KOs) in a WBO title eliminator on Saturday night at the Color Line Arena in Hamburg. Krasniqi had good results with his right hand against the awkward southpaw Thompson in round one. Thompson stepped up the pressure and dominated the first half of round two, although Krasniqi rallied late. Both fighters landed good leather in round three in what was unfolding as an action-packed bout. Thompson punished a suddenly passive Krasniqi in rounds four and five with an almost non-stop barrage of jabs and the bout was stopped by referee Mark Nelson with 21 seconds left in the round although Krasniqi was not particularly hurt. Thompson is now the mandatory WBO heavyweight challenger.