Cruiserweight Andrew Tabiti made an important stride toward reviving his career, stopping Jacob Dickinson in the fourth round Friday at Bukom Boxing Arena in Accra, Ghana.
Tabiti, 35, dominated the bout from the opening bell, dropping the 27-year-old Dickson in the first round with a straight right hand. In the fourth round, Tabiti landed another right hand – this time to the temple of Dickson – to halt the bout.
The time of stoppage was 1 minute, 34 seconds of the round.
Tabiti is now on a two-fight win streak and improved to 22-2 (18 KOs), while Dickson saw his six-fight win streak end and his record fall to 14-2 (13 KOs).
Also on the card, Ohara Davies, of London, won an eight-round unanimous decision over Tanzania’s Mohamed Aliseni. Scores were 79-72, 78-73 and 79-72.
Davies, 33, dropped Aliseni, also 33, with a right hand in the third round. Davies, who had been stopped in his previous two fights, improved to 26-4 (18 KOs), while Aliseni is now 22-10-3 (13 KOs).
In a battle of unbeaten Accra bantamweights, Theophilous Kpakpo Allotey won a 12-round unanimous decision over Daniel Gorsh.
Scores were 117-111, 118-110 and 118-110.
Allotey, 22, is now 11-0 (9 KOs), and Gorsh, 25, dropped to 15-1 (11 KOs).
Former heavyweight titleholder Anthony Joshua was in attendance, as was Amir Khan, who co-promoted the show with Legacy Rise Sports Promotions.
Lucas Ketelle is the author of “Inside the Ropes of Boxing,” a guide for young fighters, a writer for BoxingScene and a member of the Boxing Writers Association of America. Find him on X at @BigDogLukie.