Cain wins eliminator despite being floored twice

Source: DAZN

07/02/2026

Cain wins eliminator despite being floored twice

Andrew Cain TKO9 Alejandro Jair Gonzalez... In Liverpool, Andrew Cain defeated Alejandro Jair Gonzalez in a WBC bantamweight eliminator by stoppage despite suffering two knockdowns himself. In round eight, Cain was down twice, the second time right as the round ended. But Cain turned the tables, scoring the first of two knockdowns in round nine. It wasn't a huge blow, and it looked like Gonzalez also slipped on the painted ring logo. But Cain pressed the advantage and soon floored Gonzalez again. The Mexican beat the count but paced around the ring not and failed to make eye contact with the referee, leading to the stoppage.  Cain's resurgence to stop Gonzalez in the ninth earned him a shot at the WBC bantamweight title currently held by Takuma Inoue.

 

ADDITIONAL RESULTS

Jack Turner retired Juan Carlos Urbina at the end of round three, moves to 14-0;
Hassan Ishaq moved to 3-0 with his third successive stoppage win, this time against Leonardo Baez;
Brad Strand kicked off the night with a third-round stoppage of Ruben Lezama Gonzalez.