In a dazzling display of overkill, Otto Wallin decided he only needed 48 seconds of his Friday night to absolutely demolish Onoriode Ehwarieme at the Tropicana in Atlantic City. With the elegance of a wrecking ball, Wallin launched a straight left that floored Ehwarieme so hard, the man forgot he was supposed to fight back.
Over in Brisbane, Justis Huni transformed the Fortitude Music Hall into a personal demolition site, giving Troy Pilcher a harsh lesson in the art of the knockout. After a quaint dance in round one, Huni delivered a body shot in the second that spelled the beginning of the end for Pilcher. A vicious left hook later and Pilcher was decorating the corner, prompting the ref to mercifully end the fight with 40 seconds to spare.
The brutality fest continued in Los Angeles where Omar Trinidad, hailing from Boyle Heights, decided to accelerate his fight night against Viktor Slavinskyi. From the get-go, Trinidad trapped Slavinskyi against the ropes like a fly on sticky paper. After a particularly mean straight right, Slavinskyi was left reassessing his life decisions as he stumbled—cue dramatic referee intervention for a theatrical knockdown. Not one for cliffhangers, Trinidad sealed the deal, dropping Slavinskyi again, and at 2:31, the ref waved it all off, saving everyone the pretense of uncertainty.
Meanwhile, in Florida, Jan Paul Rivera turned educator in a brutal seminar on how to dismantle an undefeated record. On this enlightening Friday at the Caribe Royale Resort, Rivera showed Justin Goodson the canvas in round three—just a friendly heads-up of what was to come. By round seven, he reiterated his point not once but twice, leading the ref to intervene at 2:43, presumably to stop Goodson from sending a thank you card.
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Last Updated on 07/27/2024
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