Video: Matthysse vs. Ajose Post-Fight Press Conference
Ryan Burton catches the post-fight press conference for Lucas Matthysse's big junior welterweight victory over Ajose Olusegun at the Hard Rock in Las Vegas.
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Photos: Matthysse Makes Good on Promise With Ajose KO
Hard Rock Hotel & Casino, Las Vegas - Junior welterweight destroyer Lucas Matthysse (32-2, 30 KOs) beat down previously unbeaten Olusegun Ajose (30-1, 14 KOs) to captured the vacant WBC interim-world championship. He punished Ajose in every single round and broke him apart until a barrage of hard punches finally sent Ajose down at the end of the tenth round, and the referee waved it off. Photos by Tom Hogan/Hoganphotos and Tom Casino/Showtime.
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CompuBox Stats: Matthysse Lands 49% of His Power Shots
Lucas Matthysse, maybe the best 140-lber in the biz, raked the gutsy Ajose Olusegun over the coals all night, landing 49% his power shots, while averaging 29 landed/69 thrown per round.
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Matthysse Pounds Ajose Into Submission In 10 Rounds
By Jake Donovan - It was a bout pitting two fighters nobody else wanted to face. It stands to reason that both fighters retain such status well after Saturday’s headliner at the Hard Rock Hotel & Casino in Las Vegas. Lucas Matthysse poured on a full night’s worth of punishment before finally forcing Olusegun Ajose to wilt at the end of the 10th round. The fight began well for Ajose but quickly went downhill. Matthysse is notoriously a slow starter and took a round or so to find the proper distance for his crushing blows. Ajose took advantage by outworking the Argentine. Then came round two; an avalanche soon followed.
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Photos/Weights: Matthysse vs. Ajose, Love vs. Valenzuela
All the fighters competing in televised fights tomorrow/Saturday, Sept. 8, live on SHOWTIME® and SHOWTIME EXTREME® made weight Friday at Hard Rock Hotel & Casino in Las Vegas, Nev.
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Video: Matthysse vs. Ajose Final Vegas Press Conference
LAS VEGAS - The four boxers who’ll appear this Saturday, Sept. 8, live on SHOWTIME® (9 p.m. ET/PT, delayed on the West Coast) from Hard Rock Hotel & Casino in Las Vegas, Nev. pronounced themselves fit and ready to go during Thursday’s final press conference. Photos by Tom Casino/Showtime.
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Photos: Matthysse, Ajose Face To Face at Final Presser
LAS VEGAS - The four boxers who’ll appear this Saturday, Sept. 8, live on SHOWTIME® (9 p.m. ET/PT, delayed on the West Coast) from Hard Rock Hotel & Casino in Las Vegas, Nev. pronounced themselves fit and ready to go during Thursday’s final press conference. Photos by Tom Casino/Showtime.
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Video: Matthysse is Planning For War, Training Footage
Ryan Burton catches up with junior welterweight contender Lucas Matthysse to discuss his high stakes WBC interim-title fight with Ajose Olusegun.
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Video: Ajose Olusegun Talks Matthysse Bout, WBC, More
Ryan Burton catches up with junior welterweight contender Ajose Olusegun to discuss his upcoming high stakes WBA interim-title fight with the dangerous Lucas Matthysse.
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Ajose Olusegun Finally Gets His Chance With High Stakes
By Jake Donovan - It’s literally been years since Ajose Olusegun has been promised a shot at the title. He has seen his ranking change back and forth. He has seen several fighters jump the line and get their crack before him. He has heard countless promises that would never come to fruition. On Saturday night, his voice finally gets to be heard. Even that moment required some momentary heartache before breathing a sigh of relief. An interim title fight with Lucas Matthysse was scheduled as the co-feature bout to a planned welterweight showdown between Randall Bailey and Devon Alexander. Up until a month ago, the show didn’t have a home before finally landing at the Hard Rock Hotel and Casino in Las Vegas. A back injury suffered by Bailey last week put the show in jeopardy, but an immediate decision was made to upgrade Olusegun-Matthysse to the main event. Rather than a co-feature slot on Showtime Championship Boxing, the bout now headlines a special Saturday night edition of Shobox. Olusegun is fine with the upgrade. But given that he hasn’t fought in nearly a year, all he really cares about in the end is that he’s finally fighting for something long ago promised to him. “It doesn’t change anything to me. At the end of the day, I’m still fighting the same guy,” Olusegun (30-0, 14KO) says of his name now appearing at the top of the marquee. “It’s good in a way that we’re the main event. But it’s still the same fight.”
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