BoxRec

Friday 9 October 2015
Topsporthal Vlaanderen, Ghent, Oost-Vlaanderen, Belgium
commission: Belgian Boxing Federation
promoter: Claude Van den Heede (VZW International Boxing Event)
matchmaker: Claude Van den Heede (VZW International Boxing Event)

Bilal Laggoune 19 0 1
vs
Dmytro Kucher 23 1 0
Cruiserweight
vacant EBU (European) cruiserweight title

Sasha Yengoyan 32 2 1
vs
Fouad El Massoudi 13 5 0
Super Welterweight

Ismail Abdoul 56 36 2
vs
Sylvain Luce 8 9 0
Cruiserweight

Sebastiaan Steen 6 0 0
vs
Aurelien Lecoq 1 18 1
Lightweight

Elfi Philips 5 2 3
vs
Daniela David 4 23 1
Super Lightweight



















Laggoune has gradually improved through the years. He is part of a decent trio composing the cruiser scene in Belgium with Ngabu & Merhy. Laggoune has a busy lead hand that helps him close the distance. Lately he has learned to use the hook the body from the jab which makes him a more efficient fighter from distance. He has a lengthy straight right but it's slightly looped and he clubs with it.

He is more efficient as he close the distance and enters the pocket. He can mix in some good uppercuts and work in pretty heavy grinding hooks combo on the inside.


Laggoune has decent cumulative pop and enough pop to get a nice KO here and there.














I haven't seen Kucher in action since the brutal Makabu fight... Obviously that fight must have been tough for Kucher because he took a 15 months break. I'm presuming he hasn't changed much. I asked Galen Brown to comment on how he looked when he fought him in his "comeback" and he hasn't answered yet.

Kucher is a very tough stalker puncher. He is a solid fighter and if you give him the pocket, it's going to hurt... His main problem is the lack of a lengthy jab to set up the entry in the pocket. He compensates for his lack of lengthy jab by using the straight right as a tool to enter the pocket which means he could get countered.

He relies on his pop.... He lands something big early, gains respect and then stalks without the need of a tool to get his opponent in D shell so he can enter the pocket and grind his opponent in the ropes.


His footwork is also lacking... It's not a problem with less opposition... but vs fighters who can move or have a good jab.. or good counters... It's problematic.









Laggoune was in a close fight vs his best opponent so far in Stjepan Vugdelija; and vs Pressure fighters who like to stalk like Kucher, he has shown he could lack a little stamina to end strong. He lacked power late and had to move a lot under pressure without any sting left on his shots to gain respect and keep his opponent off him... His busy lead hand is what ended up winning that fight.

This is a big step up for Laggoune. If he can come in focus with a good gameplan which would include mainly using his lead hand and moving for all the fight, i think he has the tool to expose Kucher's lack of mobility and jab....

But as soon as Laggoune decides to trade or stops moving... he will be in a world of hurt. Laggoune is at his most effective on the inside so it will be hard for him to resist entering the pocket and grind. Imo Kucher is more effective than him on the inside. Once you give Kucher the pocket, he mixes the heavy hooks and straights to the body till you drop. His footwork, weight and balance shifts are actually pretty fast once he has his opponent hurt in the ropes... he develops angles and interesting power combos.

Pretty game gamble from Laggoune's handlers...

Yengoyan on the undercard is an entertaining puncher. He is planned to fight 3 times on a 5 months period. Friday will be the first of those 3 planned fights.

Yengoyan has those heavy shots to the head and body. If you can't handle his shots, he gets you out of there... sometimes it's brutal too :shock:




he has made some statements before about to pop like being the first to stop tough gatekeeper Horta with a head shot... This would be another opportunity... El Massoudi never been stopped even though he fought some good head and body punchers.

No disrespect to him but I believe he was just ok he didn't have very much power but was in great shape the corner I had stopped the fight because I said I hurt my foot, but again I picked my corner up while I was there so they knew nothing about me and when I said I hurt my foot I guess they thought I didn't want to fight anymore which he was gonna beat me by a decision anyways if continued but I would have liked to finish on my own I wish him the best but I didn't think he was a great fighter did everything good but not anything great again it's just my opinion and no disrespect meant

Thanks a lot Galen, i was waiting for your opinion because there is no footage of him since Makabu. I value your opinion.

I think stylistically you might have had a good fight with him too because of his lack of jab... you can show quick flurries from distance

Yes I believe anyone that has a awkward style and throws punchs from different angles will give him a lot of problems but he will be in shape and won't just lay down

hey my sparring partner drugola is fighting kudryashov and i am trying to help him with his game plan.

be interested to see you break down of both fighters i'll show it to him

Anyone know if it is possible to watch this fight somewhere online?

Would appreciate any update or result on the fight

To answer my own question, the fight was a Draw

klitoris wrote:Anyone know if it is possible to watch this fight somewhere online?

the fight was on AVS Belgium

Bilal Laggoune 19 0 1
vs
Dmytro Kucher 23 1 0
Cruiserweight
vacant EBU (European) cruiserweight title

Draw