Alberto Machado: record, next fight and profile →
The ring return of WBA "regular" super featherweight champion Alberto "El Explosivo" Machado will be delayed for a bit after the boxer suffered a cut on his knuckle during last Saturday's twelve round decision win over Rafael Mensah.
More viewers tuned in to watch Jaime Munguia fight after he dismantled Sadam Ali two months earlier. According to ratings released Tuesday by Nielsen Media Research, Munguia’s first title defense drew a peak audience of 827,000 viewers on Saturday night for HBO. An average of 777,000 viewers watched Munguia defeat England’s Liam Smith by unanimous decision in their 12-round, 154-pound title fight at Hard Rock Hotel & Casino in Las Vegas.
Hard Rock Hotel & Casino, Las Vegas - Alberto "Explosivo" Machado (20-0, 16 KOs) of San Juan, Puerto Rico, retained his WBA super featherweight world title by beating previously undefeated Rafael "Sweet Pea" Mensah (31-1, 23 KOs) of Accra, Ghana via 10-round unanimous decision. Machado dropped Mensah with a hard right hook in the first round and hurt him several times en route to earning three scores of 120-107.
Machado, Mensah Photos Gallery - Alberto "Explosivo" Machado (20-0, 16 KOs) of San Juan, Puerto Rico, retained his WBA Super Featherweight World Title by beating previously undefeated Rafael "Sweet Pea" Mensah (31-1, 23 KOs) of Accra, Ghana via 10-round unanimous decision at the Hard Rock Hotel & Casino in Las Vegas.
Hard Rock Hotel & Casino, Las Vegas - WBA "regular" super featherweight champion Alberto Machado (20-0, 16 KOs) won a twelve round unanimous decision over previously undefeated mandatory challenger Rafael Mensah (31-1, 23 KOs). All three judges had it 120-107.
Machado, Mensah Scorecard BoxingScene Live - HBO Sports returns to the vibrant junior middleweight division when one of 2018’s breakout stars defends his crown for the first time on HBO BOXING AFTER DARK: JAIME MUNGUIA VS. LIAM SMITH AND ALBERTO MACHADO VS. RAFAEL MENSAH, presented SATURDAY, JULY 21 at 10:00 p.m. (live ET/tape-delayed PT) from the Joint at Hard Rock Hotel & Casino Las Vegas.
Alberto Machado will be doing more than just defending his world title tonight. Machado will be representing and calling out attention to the thousands of people in Puerto Rico still attempting to recover from Hurricane Maria in September. As his fellow countrymen continue to rebuild and recover, Machado will attempt to prove he is the best fighter at 130 pounds.
So what did trainer Freddie Roach work on with Alberto Machado (19-0, 16 KOs) in the wake off his come-off-the-canvas victory over Jezreel Corrales for the WBA super featherweight title as they prepared to face Rafael Mensah this Saturday night in Las Vegas?
Machado, Mensah Weights Photos Gallery - HBO Sports returns to the vibrant junior middleweight division when one of 2018’s breakout stars defends his crown for the first time on HBO BOXING AFTER DARK: JAIME MUNGUIA VS. LIAM SMITH AND ALBERTO MACHADO VS. RAFAEL MENSAH, presented SATURDAY, JULY 21 at 10:00 p.m. (live ET/tape-delayed PT) from the Joint at Hard Rock Hotel & Casino Las Vegas. (photos by Tom Hogan/Hogan Photos)
Machado, Mensah Press Conference Photos Gallery - HBO Sports returns to the vibrant junior middleweight division when one of 2018’s breakout stars defends his crown for the first time on HBO BOXING AFTER DARK: JAIME MUNGUIA VS. LIAM SMITH AND ALBERTO MACHADO VS. RAFAEL MENSAH, presented SATURDAY, JULY 21 at 10:00 p.m. (live ET/tape-delayed PT) from the Joint at Hard Rock Hotel & Casino Las Vegas. (photos by Tom Hogan/Hogan Photos)