By Alexey Sukachev

Inselparkhalle, Wilhelmsburg, Germany - In a rematch of their bout from a year ago, WBA "regular" super middleweight champion Tyron Zeuge (22-0-1, 12 KOs) stopped Isaac Ekpo (32-4, 25 KOs) in two rounds.

Last March, Zeuge won a five round technical decision after the fight ended early due to a clash of heads - which opened up a deep cut over Zeuge's right eye.

Zeuge started to pump his jab into Ekpo's face from the opening bell, using his jab to the body masterfully to lower Ekpo's guard. The Nigerian was open for a huge overhand right, and it was one of those that sent him crashing down late in the round, the challenger being saved by the bell.

It appeared that Ekpo was never been able to recover. Immediately after the start of the second, Zeuge landed four consecutive overhand rights to the temple of the Nigerian sending him to the canvas for the second time. Ekpo got up but was too dazed to continue fighting.

Official time of stoppage was 0:23 of the round. Ekpo is going down to 32-4, with 25 KOs, while Zeuge retained his belt for the third time. The Super WBA champion in this weight class is UK's George Groves, who is expected to fight Callum Smith in the WBSS super middleweight final later this year if his shoulder injury will allow him to do so.

In a locally important light middleweight clash, WBO #14 Sebastian Formella fought a perfect fight against smaller but more aggressive Angelo "Europa" Frank - forcing him to lose his power, and then stopping his energy-drained opponent in round seven.

Formella, 30, was unusually elusive and defensive in early rounds. Shorter and lighter Frank tried to press action but results were mixed at the very best. Then, at about the mid-point, Formella began to lead the fight, landing hard shots in succession.

Frank was slightly wobbly at the start of the seventh, and Formella continued to drub him until the referee has seen enough, which coincided with a white towel from Frank's corner. The later, born as Angelo Welp, was clearly disappointed with his corner decision.

With the win, Formella improves to 18-0, 9 KOs. He has acquired vacant IBO I/C light middleweight and WBO Euro.