Zak, a 25 year old, immediately took control of center ring. Though he faced a southpaw, the resident of Ashdod used his jab often, primarily as a range finder. Fozilov's best defense in the first round was his feints.
After a relatively slow opening stanza, Zak ratcheted up his attack. He jabbed to the body and landed straight shots down the middle in the quiet moments. He added a sneaky right uppercut. Fozilov moved, occasionally throwing wild homerun shots. He caught Zak with a wide right hook, but Yan was able to walk through it. Zak effectively cut off the ring, which negated B.F.'s escape plan.
Fozilov, a 28 year old from Fergana, Uzbekistan, went down four times in the third round. The first two were called slips, but he couldn't deal with Zak's relentless body work or his quick combinations. Fozilov took a knee to assuage the beating. When he got up, Zak placed a combo to the body and Fozilov fell once again.
By the fourth round, Fozilov's punch resistance to the body had evaporated. Zak scored two more knockdowns with shots to the Uzbek's midsection. The referee mercifully stopped the fight.
Zak improves his record to 4-0 with 3 KOs. Fozilov is now 10-5-3 with 9 KOs. This is the second time he's been stopped.
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