Brazilian Fighter Claims He Threw Fight in Afghanistan Out of Fear for Life
A fighter has come clean amid concerns that he threw a fight in
Afghanistan last Thursday.
On Feb. 11 at the Ghazi Stadium in Kabul, Afghanistan, the 11th
event of
Truly Grand Fighting Championship titled
“Champions Fight Night” took place, with a seven-fight card
that brought finishes in its last six bouts. In the main event,
local Ahmed Wali
Hotak took on the well-traveled Brazilian
Leonardo Barbosa Paes Barreto at a 73kg (160-pound)
catchweight. The two engaged in a tense stand-up affair, even
though Barreto had notched all but one of his career stoppage wins