Joppy Replaces Braehmer, Gets KO
After withdrew from the 8 Jan match up against Shumenov, Goossen wasted no time finding a replacement: American, Joppy, 40 years old, 39-6 and widely considered to be past his prime. If fans before were questioning how a 27 year-old like Shumenov gets to be champion so fast, then just as many were wondering how over-the-hill Joppy got a chance to challenge the WBA light-heavyweight champion.
In any case, Shumenov KOed Joppy in the second round, having dominated the fight up to then anyway, in front of Prime Minister Karim Massimov! Go Shumenov! Kazakhstan Alga, and so on.