Sakaria Lukas: record, next fight and profile →
Junior welterweight David Lopez delivered a statement performance on Friday in the OTX 11 show at Corey Studios in Atlanta, stopping Marlin Sims in the first round under unusual circumstances.
Raymond Ford was effortless in picking apart his most experienced foe to date. The unbeaten southpaw from Camden, New Jersey methodically broke down a grizzled veteran in Namibia’s Sakaria Lukas closing the show in emphatic style. A perfectly timed right hook put Sakaria Lukas down and out at of round eight in their DAZN-aired featherweight bout Saturday evening from Rocket Mortgage Fieldhouse in Cleveland, Ohio.
Montana Love returns to the venue that housed his breakout performance. The unbeaten junior welterweight enjoys his first televised headliner as he faces Australia’s Steve Spark this Saturday at Rocket Mortgage Fieldhouse in Love’s hometown of Cleveland, Ohio. Love and Spark each weighed 140 pounds, right at the junior welterweight divisional limit for their scheduled twelve-round regional title fight (Saturday, DAZN, 8:30 p.m. ET).
Richardson Hitchins will fight for his first pro title when he takes on Yomar Alamo for the IBF North American Super-Lightweight title and is the co-main event as Montana Love headlines in his hometown for the first time as he takes on Steve Spark for the WBA Intercontinental Super-Lightweight title on Saturday November 12 at the Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse in Cleveland, Ohio, live worldwide on DAZN.
Sakaria Lukas and his handlers realize that the Namibian featherweight’s career was positively impacted Saturday night. They still want the result of his 10-round split draw with Tugstsogt Nyambayar changed to a no-contest. Scott Farrell, Lukas’ manager, has informed BoxingScene.com that he intends to file a protest on his boxer’s behalf with New Jersey’s State Athletic Control Board.
We want our referees and officials to be accountable. We also want them to have the chance to explain their actions. But in a sport that doesn’t make wholesale use of VAR (video-assisted replays) what we don’t need is a public hanging like the one received by Eddie Claudio yesterday in New Jersey.
Borgata Hotel Casino & Spa in Atlantic City, N.J. - Sakaria Lukas (25-1-1, 17 KOs) came in on late notice and felt that he was robbed of a knockdown that would have given him a ten round decision win over Olympian Tugstsogt Nyambayar (12-2-1, 9 KOs).
ATLANTIC CITY, New Jersey – Sakaria Lukas took a 30-hour transatlantic trip from Windhoek, the capital of Namibia, to Philadelphia for his televised fight Saturday night against Tugstsogt Nyambayar.
Matias vs. Ananyan, Nyambayar vs. Lukas Weights Photos Gallery - Russell vs. Magsayo will see WBC Featherweight World Champion Gary Russell Jr. defend his world title against top contender and WBC mandatory challenger Mark Magsayo headlining action live on SHOWTIME Saturday, January 22 in a Premier Boxing Champions event from Borgata Hotel Casino & Spa in Atlantic City, N.J. (photos by Amanda Westcott)
ATLANTIC CITY, New Jersey – Gary Russell Jr. uncharacteristically came in overweight Friday afternoon for his featherweight title defense against Mark Magsayo on Saturday night.