Babic Extends His Unbeaten Record

Alen Babic's destructive form continued as he forced Mark Bennett to retire after the fifth round.

'The Savage' had to endure a couple of rocky moments in the early rounds but his relentlessness saw him get on top after the second session. It was all one way traffic after that and after enduring a torrid fifth stanza, Bennett's corner did the right thing and pulled their man out.

"I feel great," Babic told DAZN. "Thank you for having me, it was a very very tough fight. I didn't expect that – I've got to say that. All kudos to him. He's a very very tough warrior, a legit warrior. I threw maybe 100 power punches at his head, and I have knockout punches, so it was a very tough and competitive fight. I thank him for that.

"Left, right and I was like, 'fall, it's your time to fall', but he just didn't want to fall. He really caught me with a few ones. He didn't catch me flush because I always bob and weave but he's a very tough man and I respect him.

"This guy was 30kg heavier than me and you saw what happened, he wasn't stronger in that ring. I can do everything. I'm here to represent the little people who can't do nothing. I am just little like them – the smallest Heavyweight alive! You can do it if I can do it, I'm nothing special. I just put my mind to it. If you put your mind to it, there's nothing you can't do."

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