{"id":96234,"date":"2023-11-19T02:24:02","date_gmt":"2023-11-19T02:24:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/stopsmokingway.com\/?p=96234"},"modified":"2023-11-19T02:24:02","modified_gmt":"2023-11-19T02:24:02","slug":"azim-stops-petitjean-to-capture-the-european-super-lightweight-title","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/stopsmokingway.com\/fighting\/azim-stops-petitjean-to-capture-the-european-super-lightweight-title\/","title":{"rendered":"Azim stops Petitjean to capture the European super-lightweight title"},"content":{"rendered":"<h1>Adam Azim dominates Franck Petitjean and secures a tenth-round stoppage against the Frenchman to capture the European super-lightweight title in just his tenth fight as a professional<\/h1>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Adam Azim continued undefeated start to his professional career on Saturday<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>21-year-old dominated Franck Petitjean to win European super-lightweight title<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Amir Khan takes us behind the scenes before a major fight: Hear it on The Hook\u00a0<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Adam Azim continued his blistering start to his professional career by defeating Franck Petitjean to capture the\u00a0European super-lightweight title.<\/p>\n<p>The 35-year-old champion entered the ring with a wealth of experience to his name, having being stopped just once in 33 fights heading into the clash.<\/p>\n<p>However, at The Halls in Wolverhampton on Saturday Azim proved to be a cut above the champion, immediately commanding the centre of the ring and using his speed and footwork to build a strong lead on the judges&#8217; scorecards throughout the early rounds.<\/p>\n<p>Petitjean appeared tentative throughout in the face of Azim&#8217;s power, but his crafty defence allowed him to avoid taking too many shots early before a solid left to the body in the fifth got through and sent him crashing to the canvas.<\/p>\n<p>Though he appeared he compromised, Petitjean managed to beat the referee&#8217;s count and survive the remainder of the round but his once-formidable guard gradually became more porous as the fight wore on and Azim continued to score with a variety of shots.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/11\/19\/00\/77976869-0-image-a-108_1700354148583.jpg\" height=\"423\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>Adam Azim returned to action against Franck Petitjean at the\u00a0The Halls in Wolverhampton on Saturday<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/11\/19\/00\/77976871-0-image-a-109_1700354151873.jpg\" height=\"423\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>21-year-old took the initiative from the opening bell, peppering his more experienced opponent with barrages of punches<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/11\/19\/00\/77976873-0-image-a-110_1700354155128.jpg\" height=\"435\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>Azim dropped Petitjean twice before the Frenchman&#8217;s corner threw in the towel in the tenth<\/p>\n<p>Azim was docked a point in the ninth after he was judged to have hit Petitjean low but the gulf on the scorecards was such that only a knockout could prevent Petitjean dropping his title with three rounds remaining heading into the tenth.<\/p>\n<p>Clearly not dissuaded by the the referee&#8217;s intervention, Azim continued his assault into the championship rounds, blitzing Petitjean repeatedly and landing an uppercut to score his second knockdown of the fight.<\/p>\n<p>Petitjean demonstrated his toughness by again returning to his feet but the action was entirely one-way traffic by this stage, and the Frenchman&#8217;s corner elected to throw in the towel to save their fighter from any further punishment with 43 seconds remaining in the tenth round.<\/p>\n<p>The result sees Azim capture the first major title of his professional career less than three years after making his debut.<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;I&#8217;m feeling amazing,&#8217; he told Sky Sports. &#8216;He was really tough, I knew I couldn&#8217;t stop him in the early rounds, this was a development fight for me, I had to chop the tree down and I did that. I could have gone another 15 rounds then.&#8217;<\/p>\n<p>After the fight Azim faced off with undefeated Danish super-lightweight Enock Poulsen inside the ring with the two prospects slated to face off in February.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/11\/19\/00\/77976867-0-image-a-111_1700354158050.jpg\" height=\"423\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>European super-lightweight title marks the first major belt of Azim&#8217;s burgeoning pro career<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/11\/19\/01\/77968253-12766575-image-a-15_1700357859172.jpg\" height=\"183\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>Source: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailymail.co.uk\/sport\/boxing\/article-12766575\/Adam-Azim-stops-Franck-Petitjean-capture-European-super-lightweight-title.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Read Full Article<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Adam Azim dominates Franck Petitjean and secures a tenth-round stoppage against the Frenchman to capture the European super-lightweight title in<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[9],"tags":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v21.8 - 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