Kotelnik stops Rees in twelfth to capture Super Lightweight crown

By staff writer

Andreas Kotelnik scored a twelfth round stoppage over reigning champion Gavin Rees to capture the WBA Super Lightweight championship at the International Arena in Cardiff, Wales.

The fight was a close, nip & tuck battle as both guys seemed to be the aggressor at different times in the bout. Rees looked winded at times but caught a second wind and won some of the late rounds.

In the twelfth, both guys came out hard with Kotelnik landing the cleaner punches. A visibly spent Rees went down, which was ruled a slip but the referee could see that Rees was in trouble and stopped the bout.

Kotelnik of Germany via Ukraine is now 29-2-1. Rees of Wales sufferers his first blemish and is now 27-1.