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title: "Huge Heavyweight Upset: Matty Harris Stopped By Kostiantyn Dovbyshchenko"
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language: "en-GB"
author: "Kerr Ferguson"
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published: "2023-07-21T21:07:53Z"
modified: "2023-07-21T21:30:58Z"
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# Huge Heavyweight Upset: Matty Harris Stopped By Kostiantyn Dovbyshchenko

Matty Harris was dealt the first loss of his career against the odds by 10-13 Ukrainian, Kostiantyn Dovbyshchenko.

Harris – [who has been touted as the next big thing on the UK heavyweight scene](https://www.skysports.com/boxing/news/12183/12804773/matty-harris-being-able-to-knock-someone-out-with-a-single-shot-is-a-gift-but-it-can-also-be-curse) – fought on the undercard of Lee McGregor-Erik Robles in Edinburgh, looking to progress his unbeaten run against the durable but beatable Dovbyshchenko.

After going the four-round distance in his pro debut, Harris has blasted through his last four opponents all via first round knockout.

[His highlight reel](https://wp.boxing-social.com/news/heavyweight-with-four-first-round-finishes/) has caught the attention of the top dogs, and he was drafted in by unified world champion Oleksandr Usyk as a sparring partner for a potential fight with Tyson Fury.

Dovbyshchenko’s losses outweigh his wins, but he has never been stopped, including last time out against hard-hitting prospect, Moses Itauma.

The towering Brit sent him to the canvas in the second round, but the iron-chinned Ukrainian survived and forced Harris to find another way.

That proved too much for the 23-year-old’s gas tank, and he was visibly blowing come the fourth round. The fifth saw him taking heavy shots with little resistance.

https://twitter.com/DAZNBoxing/status/1682486153872588800

If he wasn’t hurt, he had little left to give. He was pummelled for the full three minutes, and the referee stepped in to call it.

https://twitter.com/DAZNBoxing/status/1682486843806298112

Harris is now 5-1 after a contest that very few people would have picked him to lose. It’s a setback early in his career, but a potential learning fight too.

It was a harsh way to find out what happens when your power isn’t enough to end it early.