Franklin Hands Ivan Dychko His First Loss

On September 13 at Allegiant Stadium in Las Vegas, the prelims of the Saul Alvarez vs Terence Crawford card featured 35-year-old Kazakh Ivan Dychko (15-1, 14 KOs) against 31-year-old American Jermaine Franklin (24-2, 15 KOs).

The 10-round bout went the distance, with the judges scoring it 96-93, 95-94, and 97-92 in favor of Franklin. UD 12. In the 8th round, Dychko was deducted a point.

Before this fight, Dychko was on a three-fight knockout streak. Franklin, meanwhile, had won his two previous bouts — one by decision and one inside the distance.