Fight:12868

James Page 146 lbs beat Andrey Pestryaev 147 lbs by KO at 0:45 in round 2 of 12

• Date: 1998-10-10
• Location: Palais Omnisport de Paris-Bercy, Paris, Paris, France
• Referee: Stanley Christodoulou
• Judge: Guy Jutras 10-8

  1 10 8

• Judge: Ove Ovesen 10-8

  1 10 8

• Judge: Hector Hernandez Vilchis 10-8

  1 10 8

James Page vs Andrey Pestryaev Vacant WBA World Welterweight Title

• Russian fighter Pestryaev ranked number one in the world by the World Boxing Association entering this bout.
• Pestryaev down for a flash knockdown with around 30 seconds left in the first round for a Page 10-8 round.
• Pestryaev was landing hard head and body jabs on Page when he got hit with a counter left to the head and then a combo going down.
• Pestryaev's head hit the unpadded canvas slamming hard with a horrible bang, His eyes were open but rolling while he lay knocked out.
• Pestryaev was standing straight up in front of Page, a major technical mistake, when he got taken out by the vicious left hook.
• Full bout on YouTube. Don King can be seen in the ring after Page wins. [[1]] Commentary by Dr. Ferdie Pacheco.