Overview
- Kabayel closed the show with sustained right hands in Round 3 in Oberhausen, prompting referee Mark Lyson’s stoppage that several outlets described as early.
- The victory moves Kabayel to 27-0 with his sixth consecutive stoppage and the nineteenth knockout of his career.
- Knyba took his first professional loss to fall to 17-1 after stepping up from eight-round bouts into a scheduled 12-round title fight.
- A raucous crowd of roughly 12,000 in Germany underscored Kabayel’s drawing power and added momentum to calls for a major bout there.
- The WBC interim belt positions Kabayel for a shot at Usyk, though reports of Usyk–Wilder talks suggest any Kabayel matchup may wait until later in 2026.