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Former world champion Antonio Tarver (31-6-1, 22 KOs) will return to the ring for the first time since August of 2015, when he fought to a twelve round split draw with Steve Cunningham.
An increasing amount of viewers want to watch Vasyl Lomachenko, even in one-sided fights. The Ukrainian star’s nine-round domination of Jason Sosa generated the highest rating for a boxing match on premium cable thus far in 2017. According to ratings released by Nielsen Media Research on Tuesday morning, a peak audience of 886,000 viewers tuned in to HBO on Saturday night to watch another superb performance from Lomachenko (8-1, 6 KOs). An average of 832,000 viewers watched the uniquely skilled southpaw defend his WBO world super featherweight title against Sosa (20-2-4, 15 KOs) in the main event of HBO’s “World Championship Boxing” tripleheader. Raul Rivas, Sosa’s trainer, stopped their fight following nine rounds at MGM National Harbor in Oxon Hill, Maryland.
Usy vs. Hunter CompuBox Punch Stats - Aleksandr Usyk pulled away midway thru the fight with previously undefeated Michael Hunter. Usyk landed 98 of 121 punches in rounds ten and twelve. OXON HILL, Md. - Aleksandr Usyk (12-0) defended his WBO cruiserweight title with a 117-110 unanimous decision over Mike Hunter (12-1) in the first fight of an HBO TV card and the maiden boxing event at the MGM National Harbor.
Gvozdyk vs. Gonzalez, Usyk vs. Hunter Fights Photos Gallery - OXON HILL, Md. - Frustrated that he can't get fights against the opponents he wants, Vasyl Lomachenko took his frustration out on Jason Sosa. Photos by Mikey Williams/Top Rank. Lomachenko (8-1, 6 KOs) dominated his WBO junior featherweight title defense before Sosa's own corner stopped the fight after the ninth round, completing a three-fight Ukrainian sweep on Saturday night.
MGM Harbor, Maryland - WBO cruiserweight champion Aleksandr Usyk (12-0, 10 KOs) won a twelve round unanimous decision over previously undefeated United States Olympian Michael Hunter (12-1, 8 KOs). All three judges scored it 117-110.
Usyk vs. Hunter Live Scorecard BoxingScene - HBO Sports visits Maryland for the first time since 1979 when WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP BOXING: VASYL LOMACHENKO VS. JASON SOSA AND ALEKSANDR GVOZDYK VS. YUNIESKY GONZALEZ AND ALEKSANDR USYK VS. MIKE HUNTER is seen SATURDAY, APRIL 8 at 10:00 p.m. (live ET/tape-delayed PT) from The Theater at MGM National Harbor in Oxon Hill, Md., exclusively on HBO. The HBO Sports team will call the action, which will be available in HDTV, closed-captioned for the hearing-impaired and presented in Spanish on HBO Latino. Photos by Mikey Williams/Top Rank.
When comparing the last six fights for Aleksandr Usyk and the last three fights for Michael Hunter, they both throw and land well above the cruiserweight average. for jabs per round. Usyk, who has faced the better opposition, nearly doubled jab average for landed/thrown. Usyk threw a cruiserweight record 99 jabs in round two of his win over Knyazev.
Usyk, Gvozdyk, Gonzalez Weigh-In Photos Gallery - Jason Sosa will get an opportunity Saturday night to win another 130-pound title after all. Sosa returned to the Maryland commission’s scale Friday night less than an hour after missing weight and made the 130-pound limit for his fight against Vasyl Lomachenko. The 29-year-old Sosa weighed exactly 130 pounds on what was his third attempt on the scale.
In what could be his last fight at super featherweight, Vasyl Lomachenko met the 130-pound limit Friday afternoon. The Ukrainian southpaw weighed in at 129.6 pounds for his 12-round title defense Saturday night against Jason Sosa in Oxon Hill, Maryland. Sosa weighed in at 130.4 pounds on his first try.
Lomachenko vs. Sosa Final Press Conference Photos Gallery - HBO Sports visits Maryland for the first time since 1979 when WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP BOXING: VASYL LOMACHENKO VS. JASON SOSA AND ALEKSANDR GVOZDYK VS. YUNIESKY GONZALEZ AND ALEKSANDR USYK VS. MIKE HUNTER is seen SATURDAY, APRIL 8 at 10:00 p.m. (live ET/tape-delayed PT) from The Theater at MGM National Harbor in Oxon Hill, Md., exclusively on HBO. The HBO Sports team will call the action, which will be available in HDTV, closed-captioned for the hearing-impaired and presented in Spanish on HBO Latino.