Krasniqi stops Whitaker in WBO eliminator

28/05/2005

Krasniqi stops Whitaker in WBO eliminator

Luan Krasniqi is now the mandatory challenger for WBO heavyweight titlist Lamon Brewster.  Krasniqi, rated #27 in the Boxingtalk ratings, accomplished the feat with a sixth-round knockout of Lance Whitaker (Boxingtalk #25) in Stuttgart, Germany on Saturday.  The decisive blow was a left cross. Krasniqi is now 28-1-1 and avenged his only loss. The draw came against Timo Hoffman.Also on the Stuttgart card, Boxingtalk's #32 heavyweight Juan Carlos Gomez knocked out Jorge Arias in the second round.  source: Universum website