Images from the inaugural Thursday Night Fights event, Abu Dhabi’s first professional boxing card, at Yas Island on Thursday.
Updated: December 22, 2013, 12:00 AM
In Pictures: Boxing at Yas Island
Williams v Ali. The eight fights, staged on Thursday at Du Forum on Yas Island, formed Abu Dhabi's first professional boxing card. Sammy Dallal / The National
Williams v Ali. Sammy Dallal / The National
Mohammad Ali Bayat Farid v Abdul Kabbani. The Iranian Farid, in black, defeated Kabbani, of Syria, in white, when Kabbani retired in the fourth round. Sammy Dallal / The National
Farid v Kabbani. Sammy Dallal / The National
Rabih Fayad v Boubaker Masrar. Fayad, of Lebanon – pictured above – won when Masrar, of Morocco, retired in the second rond. Sammy Dallal / The National
Fayad v Masrar. Sammy Dallal / The National
Fayad v Masrar. Fayad, in white, hits Masrar, in black, during their bout. Sammy Dallal / The National
Ahmed Al Ali v Mohammed Abbas. The Emirati Al Ali, in white, won in the second round when the Egyptian Abbas was disqualified for a headbutt. Sammy Dallal / The National
Al Ali v Abbas. Sammy Dallal / The National
Mohammed Reza v Hakim Wahid. Reza, an Iranian, pictured in black, won by TKO in the second round against the Moroccan Wahid. Sammy Dallal / The National
Reza v Wahid. Sammy Dallal / The National
Stjepan Bozic v Paata Vardaushvili. The Croatian, left, won in the fourth round when the Georgian Vardaushvili retired. Sammy Dallal / The National
Bozic v Vardaushvili. Sammy Dallal / The National
Hamza Bouaoud v Mehdi Ramizani. The Frenchman Bouaoud, in black on the right, defeated the Iranian Ramizani by unanimous decision. Sammy Dallal / The National
Bouaoud v Ramizani. Sammy Dallal / The National