Surdu Misses Weight and Stops Kalašnik at Oktagon 79 as Welterweight Title Remains Vacant
Because he came in roughly eight pounds over the limit, the champion was ineligible to keep the belt and was fined a significant portion of his purse.
Overview
- Ion Surdu weighed in at 178 pounds, about eight over the welterweight championship limit, resulting in a reported 50% purse fine and loss of title eligibility.
- Only Andrej Kalašnik could win the belt under the bout terms, and Surdu’s first-round TKO means the welterweight title stays vacant.
- Coverage differed on wording of his status, with one outlet saying Surdu was stripped and another saying he relinquished the belt, though both agree on the outcome.
- Multiple fighters missed weight on the card, including Radek Roušal by about 2.2 pounds and Tomáš Mudroch by 1 pound, with Roušal reportedly fined 20% of his purse.
- The Brno event at Winning Group Arena streamed on Oktagon.tv, with other notable results including Roušal’s first-round KO of Corey Fry and Vladimír Lengál’s second-round TKO of Ognjen Dimić.