Former world champion gains TKO victory

Former WBO light-heavyweight champion Jurgen Braehmer returned to action for the first time in almost two years - more than eight months after being stripped of his title for not defending against Nathan Cleverly.

The 33 year-old stopped stand-in opponent Jose Maria Guerrero, who was lined up to fight James DeGale at  168lbs until the bout was scrapped, in four rounds to gain his 37^th career win and remains undefeated in over three years.

Also on the packed bill at the Grand Elysee in Hamburg, Germany, unbeaten cruiserweight Rakhim Chakhkiev moved to 12-0 with a ten-round victory over Alexander Kotlobay to rip the WBC Baltic title from his grasp

Chakhkiev, 29, took a unanimous win on points with the judges and ‘The Machine’ will gain a healthy boost in the WBC rankings as a result of him picking up one of the organisations fringe belts.