[2] After turning professional in 2011, Relikh compiled a record of 21-0 before challenging WBA champion Ricky Burns for the super lightweight title, he would fall short losing via unanimous decision in a competitive fight that could have gone either way.
[5] In the quarter-final, Relikjh defended his WBA super lightweight title against Eduard Troyanovski.
In a close matchup, Relikh managed to secure a unanimous decision win, 115-113 on all three scorecards, to retain his WBA belt and move on to the WBSS semi-final.
In the second, Relikh was careful in protecting his side, which limited his shots and let to another dominant round for Prograis.
In the fifth round, Prograis continued his dominance and managed to bloody up Relikh's nose badly.