Boxer on Anthony Joshua undercard mimics Cristiano Ronaldo’s famous celebration after win
Shakhram Giyasov may not be well-known to the Wembley fans but his celebration was
UZBEKISTANI boxer Shakhram Giyasov celebrated victory at Wembley last night by mimicking Cristiano Ronaldo's famous celebration.
The welterweight, on the undercard of Anthony Joshua vs. Alexander Povetkin, beat Julio Laguna by stopping the Nicaraguan in the fifth round.
Although his name may not have been familiar to viewers, his celebration certainly was.
Giyasov, 25, set himself for a run-up and then produced Ronaldo's trademark celebration.
He finished it off with a fist-pump for the few fans who had already arrived.
It was a big win for the Olympic silver medallist from Rio 2016.
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Giyasov was due to go eight rounds with Laguna but he managed to stop the American with three rounds to spare.
That brought an end to Laguna's 13-fight unbeaten run.
Also on the undercard before Joshua's TKO victory over Russian Povetkin was Liverpool's David Price.
The heavyweight retired on his stool after four punishing rounds from Russian Sergey Kuzmin, with Price citing an injured bicep.