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Joey Dawejko 235 lbs beat Enobong Umohette 216 lbs by KO at 0:27 in round 1 of 8
- Date: 2015-03-06
- Location: 2300 Arena, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
- Referee: Benjy Esteves Jr
- Judge: Larry Hazzard Jr
- Judge: Bernard Bruni
- Judge: Dewey LaRosa
- Dawejko scored his fourth consecutive first round knockout in the heavyweight division, last accomplished by Riddick Bowe in 1989, Shannon Briggs in 1992, and again by Shannon Briggs 2000-2001. Ageless Bronco Billy Wright scored his fourth consecutive first round knockout to match Dawejko one week later (2014-2015). LaMar Clark scored seven consecutive first round knockouts in 1958, and five consecutive first round knockouts 1959 to 1960. Jack Dempsey scored five consecutive first round knockouts in 1918.
- Fight summary: The fighters battled in center ring. Dawejko, in the orthodox stance, pivoted his rear right foot to the left, shifting his weight as he threw a left hook through Umohette's upraised guard. Umohette fell face first to the canvas unconscious, knocked out cold at 0:27 of the first round. It was the first time in Nigerian heavyweight Umohette's career he was stopped.
- At the post fight press conference, Amir Mansour, who provided ringside commentary for Go Fight Live, and Joey Dawejko discussed the developing possibility of a televised main event heavyweight 10 rounder in May 2015 between each other at 2300 Arena. The fight was later set by top promoter Russell Peltz to take place at 2300 Arena in May 2015.