Boxers seem to have eyes on their backs, defeating opponents with crazy kicks

In a week of silence in the MMA world, puncher Manny Akpan made everyone mention his name after having a spectacular KO in his match against Connor Hitchens at the Cage Warrios 136 event that took place at dawn on April 3.

At the end of the second half, Akpan took advantage of the opponent’s opening to launch a swing kick like in capoeira. The foot phase “like there are eyes in the back” hit Hitchens’ chin. He immediately collapsed into the ring, forcing referee Harry Selby to declare the confrontation stopped.

Akpan’s unbelievable kick

The above knock-out situation was quickly shared on social networks. MMAjunkie newspaper said that this is a footwork that deserves to be nominated for the title of “KO of the year”. “Manny Akpan just pulled off one of the best KOs I’ve seen this year,” said BBC writer Simon Head.

Akpan himself doesn’t seem to believe in his KO. This puncher immediately jumped out of the cage and celebrated with his team members. The recent results helped Akpan increase his record to 4 wins – 1 loss.