Khalil El Hadri TKO11 Williams Vargas... Over the holidays, in Les Mureaux, France, Khalil El Hadri, age 29, super featherweight, defeated Williams Vargas, a 25-year old from Panama. Forceful and efficient, El Hadri dominated the fight, landing some solid punches in the face of his opponent. But it was above all his defense that separated the Frenchman. El Hadri (20-2) He ended up hurting Vargas (9-5), sending him to the canvas in round eleven before scoring a technical knockout.

 

Bilel Jkitou W12 Juan José Rodríguez ... On the same show, French middleweight Bilel Jkitou (also 20-2) handed Mexico's Juan José Rodríguez the first loss of his career by unanimous decision. After twelve rounds, the judges scored the contest 118-110 (twice) and 116-111. In particular, the 32 year-old Jkitou launched a fierce sequence at the end of the eleventh round, hammering Rodríguez (20-1) and following up with several blows to the face until the bell rang.