Holzer Stops Taha With First-Round Body-Knee TKO at Oktagon 88

Overview

• Max Holzer, who headlined in Hannover on Saturday, finished Khalid Taha with a knee to the body at 3:14 of Round 1 to improve his record to 12-0.
• Oktagon 88 took place at ZAG Arena in Hannover, Germany and streamed live on Oktagon.tv.
• The card delivered a run of quick stoppages as Hugo Vach knocked out Teo Smith in 2:50 of Round 1 and Simon Biyong halted Evgeny Orlov at 3:45 of the first.
• Further finishes stacked the lineup as Altin Zenuni scored a 52-second knockout, Justin Detzel hit a rare Suloev stretch submission in Round 3, and Bedirhan Kabak earned a third-round TKO.
• A planned featherweight title fight was canceled after Gjoni Palokaj reported a staph infection, elevating Holzer vs. Taha to the main event and leaving the division’s title plans to be reworked.