German heavyweight Granit Shala stretched his winning streak to three on Saturday, stopping Romanian Alexandru Jur in the second round of the AK and Agon Sports show in Unterschleißheimand, Germany to win the vacant WBA Continental title.
Shala, a 6’3” heavyweight from Munich, scored two knockdowns of Jur, a 40-year-old who has spent much of his career as a cruiserweight, to force the stoppage.
Shala, 28, raises his record to 18-1 (7 KOs) with the stoppage, while Jur drops to 22-7 (8 KOs) in defeat.
After the victory, Shala issued a challenge to Peter Kadiru for an all-German showdown. Kadiru, 20-1 (12 KOs), is one of Oleksandr Usyk’s sparring partners and had previously sparred with Anthony Joshua as well.
