Fight:1940722
Steve Suppan 139 lbs beat Blagoy Ivanov 132 lbs by TKO in round 1 of 4
- Date: 2015-03-28
- Location: Sporthal De Boei, Vinkeveen, Netherlands
- Referee: Mufadel Elghazaoui
- Judge: Chris Dijkstra
- Judge: Gerard Stuifzand
Steve Suppan made his pro debut in his home town Vinkeveen in The Netherlands with a stunning knock out performance against the Bulgarian Blagoi Ivanov for whom it was his third pro fight.
There was a good atmosphere and the crowd cheered for Suppan as he entered the ring. He definitely was the crowd favourite. Both boxers looked fit and in good physical shape but Suppan looked the stronger man, by his appearance only. When the fight started Suppan made it clear that he meant business. He took little time to check his opponent or test his fighting style, he started right away with some fast jabs followed by combinations. Ivanov was only for a short time able to avoid those combinations, Suppan was too fast and outmaneuvered him. Suppan caught Ivanonv with a hard right hook and sent him to the canvas by a right cross shortly afterwards. Ivanov took the eight count but he was visibly shaken. Suppan went at him like a predator and didn't let go. When Ivanov went down the second time, the referee started counting but waved it off, concluding there was no point in continuing anymore.
The crowd was a bit suprised that the fight was already over but the sheer determination of Suppan to win, and win spectacular, was simply too much for Ivanov to withstand.
It was a promising pro debut for Steve Suppan at this event that was organized by his own Gym Suppan