BATL's New Home Opens with a Bang: Full Results from The Yard

Dubai Sports City has a new home for boxing. BATL Promotions staged its first show at The Yard Social, the new outdoor combat-sports venue at the Emirates Sports Hotel run with Emirates Fight Club, on Friday night. With fight nights moving outdoors for the winter, it's a venue that changes things up for the UAE scene, and the card made sure the debut was a memorable one.

Filip Hačko closed the night with a fourth-round knockout of Issa Nampepeche, Faizan Anwar moved to 22-0, and two Emiratis kept winning in front of a home crowd. Here's how every fight went.

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Main Event: Hačko KOs Nampepeche in Round 4

Dubai-based Slovakian Filip Hačko, who won a WBC regional title on BATL's July card at The Meydan Hotel with a first-round stoppage, finished the job again here. He stopped Issa Nampepeche by knockout in the fourth round to send the crowd home on a high.

Co-Main: Anwar Stays Perfect at 22-0

Faizan Anwar did not need long. The Dubai-based Indian welterweight, the reigning WBA Intercontinental champion, stopped Alex Kachelewa by TKO in the second round to move his unbeaten professional record to 22-0, as confirmed by BATL.

Emirati Wins for Abdulaziz and Tayel

Ahmad Abdulaziz announced himself in style. Boxing on home soil in front of his family, the Emirati knocked out Abdulu Jawalu with a single punch on his professional debut, and he was already thinking about going quicker next time.

“Next time, maybe I finish in one second!”

Ahmad Abdulaziz, speaking to AW Media

Ammar Tayel, the youngest professional boxer in the UAE, kept his unbeaten record intact with a win over Ramadhan Ally Kondo.

From Cage to Ring: Youcef's Debut KO

Youcef made the switch from MMA to boxing in style. Back after more than a year out of competition and a battle with an ACL injury, he marked his professional boxing debut with a knockout, and he left Dubai's boxing scene with a warning.

“I'm coming to take over the boxing scene in Dubai!”

Youcef, speaking to AW Media

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AdamAZ Answers the Doubters

Lebanon's Adam Az, known on NXT FIGHT as AdamAZ, came in with something to prove after a difficult few weeks outside the ring, and he proved it fast. He stopped Mohd Mehraj Ahmed by TKO in the first round of their 135 lb bout.

“They call me the problem, but you can call me Ken, 'cause anybody can get it!”

Adam Az, speaking to AW Media

The King of Jumeirah Returns

Khalid Nasser, who goes by The King of Jumeirah, returned to the ring after months of work behind the scenes and beat Yahaya Mussa in the third round. He made clear his ambitions go beyond his own record, with a mission to put Dubai's next generation of boxers on the map.

“This is our country, this is our city!”

Khalid Nasser, speaking to AW Media

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Rest of the Card

Fahim Mubiru beat Richard Nyombi over six rounds. Tony Ssemakula defeated Edwin Romy, Mostafa Komsan beat Manikandan Venugopal, and Yazan Attal won the night's amateur bout against Azmodin Mohammadi.

Full Results

1. Main event: Filip Hačko def. Issa Nampepeche, KO round 4
2. Co-main: Faizan Anwar def. Alex Kachelewa, TKO round 2 (now 22-0)
3. Ahmad Abdulaziz def. Abdulu Jawalu, KO (pro debut)
4. Ammar Tayel def. Ramadhan Ally Kondo
5. Adam Az def. Mohd Mehraj Ahmed, TKO round 1
6. Youcef def. Mbogning, KO (pro debut)
7. Khalid Nasser def. Yahaya Mussa, round 3
8. Fahim Mubiru def. Richard Nyombi, after six rounds
9. Tony Ssemakula def. Edwin Romy
10. Mostafa Komsan def. Manikandan Venugopal
11. Yazan Attal def. Azmodin Mohammadi (amateur)
12. Qasim Abudabaat vs Pius Mpenda: result to be confirmed

What's Next for BATL

BATL Promotions returns to The Meydan Hotel on 20 November with five WBC titles on the line.