Daniyar Yeleussinov drops Joe Noynay twice, earns fifth-round stoppage in Kazakhstan
Daniyar Yeleussinov celebrates victory over Zoltan Szabo in the Super-Welterweight title fight at York Hall, London. (Photo by Adam Davy/PA Images via Getty Images)
Daniyar Yeleussinov is back in action after a long break, and is hoping to find success in a new weight class.
Yeleussinov dropped Joe Noynay twice, winning by knockout after the fifth round on Saturday night at the Almaty Arena in Almaty, Kazakhstan. Yeleussinov improved to 12-0, 7.
The southpaw Yeleussinov was sharp from the opening bell. With 30 seconds left in the first round, a left to the body dropped Noynay to one knee. Noynay managed to beat the count, and was out of the round again.
Less than a minute into the fourth round, a flurry of punches, including left hands to the head and body, dropped Noynay to the canvas. Noynay stayed on both knees, but beat referee Martin Pawlak’s count.
Noynay continued to be game, but was overtaken by Yeleussinov’s accuracy and precision. Yeleussinov was the aggressor and took Noynay down, beating him for most of the fight. After the fifth round ended, Noynay’s corner made a smart move to prevent Noynay from receiving more punishment and not allow him to answer the bell in the sixth round.
Saturday’s win over Noynay marked Yeleussinov’s first fight since a one-sided victory over Juan Hernan Leal in December 2021, in Astana, Kazakhstan. Yeleussinov won the world junior welterweight belt.
The 33-year-old is originally from Kayindy, Kazakhstan and currently resides in Miami, Florida.
Chris Glover, who worked with Yeleussinov and his team, said that Yeleussinov is likely to return to work and will campaign at 154 pounds.
Yeleussinov was outstanding, winning the 2016 Olympic gold medal. Yeleussinov signed with Matchroom Boxing and made his pro debut in April 2018, fighting 10 times under the Matchroom banner. Yeleussinov would defeat the likes of Reshard Hicks, Alan Sanchez, and former lightweight champion Julius Indongo, all by knockout.
Noynay, who lives in Paranaque City in the Philippines, falls to 23-5-2, 11 KOs. Noynay previously fought on May 16, losing by knockout to veteran Jin Sasaki.
The 29-year-old split two fights with junior lightweight contender Liam Wilson and former world junior lightweight champion Kenichi Ogawa.
Francisco A. Salazar has written for The Ring since October 2013 and has handled boxing in Southern California and internationally since 2000. Francisco also covers boxing for the Ventura County (California) Star newspaper. They can be reached at [email protected]
