Krzysztof Wlodacrczyk stops Giacobbe Fragomeni for vacant cruiserweight title

Krzysztof Wlodarczyk took the vacant WBC cruiserweight title by stopping Giacobbe Fragomeni in the eighth round Saturday night.

Wlodarczyk sent the 40-year-old Fragomeni to the canvas a second time in the round and the Italian quit.

The first knockdown came in the sixth from a right hook by the 6-foot-9 Wlodarczyk to Fragomeni's left temple.

Their first title bout finished in a draw in May 2009 in Italy. Fragomeni lost the title last November by decision to Zsolt Erdei but the belt became available again.

Wlodarczyk, who held the IBF title briefly in 2006-07, improved to 43-2-1, while Fragomeni dropped to 26-2-1.

The first four rounds were slow, with Wlodarczyk hesitant and wary of close contact, frequently clinching the Italian.

But starting in the fifth, Wlodarczyk began placing powerful punches under Fragomeni's chin and to the body.

"I had a strange calm in me today," Wlodarczyk told the crowd at the Atlas Arena in Lodz. "Giving the fight away at some point was not accidental. I have worked hard on the tactics."

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Deezy0814 wrote:

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I'll be honest with you Deezy, I don't really know much about him. All I know is he's ranked #2 at cruiserweight by Ring and went 1-1 with Steve Cunningham.

i see to me the cruiserweight division is a forgotten division the days of evander are gone

Cruiserweight might have had a revival had Adamek stayed there. Unfortunately HBO and Showtime don't show interest in the division, they wouldn't even pick up an Adamek vs Cunningham rematch.

I really don't understand the contempt many people have for the cruiser weights, I think it is a wonderful division.

Cunningham was very wise to sign with Sauerland, he now can look forward to decent purses versus wolyskv1 (?), Huck, and perhaps Erdei.

Canvas wrote:

I really don't understand the contempt many people have for the cruiser weights, I think it is a wonderful division.

Me neither, the division has given us exhilarating fights and an all time great fighter. One of my favorite fights ever was from cruiserweight, the first Jean Marc Mormeck vs O'neil Bell fight.