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Abdoulaye Kane stops Badr Medkouri in PFL Africa semifinal
Abdoulaye Kane beat Badr Medkouri in the heavyweight main event at the PFL Africa tournament semifinals in Casablanca, Morocco.
Kane is from Senegal, while Medkouri is Moroccan.
The fight was briefly paused after an apparent eye poke, and Medkouri continued after time to recover.
Kane then took him down and landed punches and elbows until the referee stopped the fight at 4:06 of the first round.
The win followed a loss for Kane and improved his record to three wins in his last four appearances.
Other semifinal winners included Yanis Ghemmouri, Shido Boris Esperanca, David Samuel, Dwight Joseph and Patrick Ocheme.
The tournament winners will compete in finals, with Samuel set to face Esperanca and Ocheme set to face Demba Seck, who advanced after his semifinal ended in a no contest.
Abdoulaye Kane stopped Badr Medkouri by technical knockout in the first round of the PFL Africa 3 playoff semifinals.
Kane finished the heavyweight bout with elbows at 4:06 of the round.
The event was held at Mohammed V Sports Complex in Casablanca, Morocco, on Saturday.
Kane controlled Medkouri against the cage, took him down and struck him on the canvas before the referee stopped the fight.
The win improved Kane’s record to 6-2 and followed a loss.
- Who
- Abdoulaye Kane and Badr Medkouri, heavyweight fighters.
- What
- Kane defeated Medkouri by technical knockout in the first round.
- When
- Saturday, October 10, 2026.
- Where
- Mohammed V Sports Complex in Casablanca, Morocco.
- Why
- Kane landed a series of elbows that prompted referee Paul Crossley to stop the fight.
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The fighters exchanged shots, and the action was paused after an apparent eye poke by Kane.
Kane controlled him against the cage and took him down.
Kane landed a series of elbows, and referee Paul Crossley stopped the fight.
- Result
- Kane won by technical knockout
- Finish time
- 4:06 of the first round
- Venue
- Mohammed V Sports Complex
- City and country
- Casablanca, Morocco
- Records
- Kane: 6-2; Medkouri: 9-4
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