Ukrainian Dmytro Kucher (24-1, 18 KOs) stopped former world champion Enzo Maccarinelli (41-8, 33 KOs) in the first round to win the vacant European cruiserweight title on Friday night at the York Hall in London.
Welshman Maccarinelli started by landing jabs but was soon rocked by a left hook.
Kucher followed up with a series of hard shots which sent Maccarinelli to the canvas.
The 35-year-old struggled to make it to his feet and Italian referee Giuseppe Quartarone halted the fight at 2:48 of…