Overview
- Despaigne stopped Alvey with a second-round head-kick after a heavy right-hand knockdown in the Karate Combat 58 main event in Doral, Florida.
- With the victory, Despaigne improved to 6-0 in the pit, while Alvey suffered his first loss in the promotion after a late-career resurgence.
- Multiple outlets noted the referee let the bout continue after Alvey appeared badly hurt, prompting widespread criticism of the stoppage.
- The event was delayed for hours, and reporters cited allegations of unpaid officials and staff; these claims are reported but not independently confirmed and drew attention from observers of Florida’s commission.
- Elsewhere on the card, Vanilto Antunes scored a first-round upset knockout of Lorenz Larkin in under 90 seconds.