Manchester, UK - Coming off his first defeat in crossover boxing, Salt Papi suffered another big setback as he was stopped in four rounds by unbeaten Slim Albaher, who is trained by world-class coach Andre Rozier.
Salt Papi was looking to make it a brawl with Slim at close range. Neither man landed anything of significance in the first, but Salt Papi was more active. Slim was being outworked and outlanded in the second. Salt Papi controlled most of the third, before Slim connected with a series of accurate punches off the ropes in the closing moments.
At the start of the fourth, Salt Papi was rocked by several punches and nearly went down. Slim continued to unload with heavy punches that were rocking the head of Salt Papi. As Salt Papi was starting to come back, Slim blasted him down with two big hooks to the jaw. Salt Papi got, but then was battered with shots to force the stoppage from the referee.
In a rematch at super featherweight, Deen The Great scored two knockdowns to secure a five round unanimous decision over Walid Sharks.
The scores were 49-44, 49-44 and 48-45.
Deen The Great won their first encounter by TKO in three in November of 2022.
Sharks rocked Deen in the opening moments of the first. Both had fast hands and both were looking for bombs. Sharks was landing the heavier punches. In the second, Sharks was rocked and dropped. He got up on unsteady legs and decided to fight his way out of trouble by trading with Deen. A counter right hand dropped Sharks for a second time in the closing moments.
In the third, Deen was unloading on Sharks with big punches. Sharks was on shaky legs and barely staying up on his feet. Eventually Sharks weathered the storm and began to connect on Deen. The fourth saw Sharks get rocked by a combination of hard shots. He was saved when his mouthpiece came out and he was given time place it back in. A moment later a big right rocked the legs of Sharks once again. In what seemed like a miracle, Sharks rallied with a combination in the final seconds.
During the fifth and final round, there was high drama when Deen was stunned by several hard hooks. Sharks was rallying strong with numerous bombs landing on Deen, who was able to stay on his feet and last to the final bell.
Contested at a catchweight of 170-pounds, for the Misfits light heavyweight title, Anthony Taylor continues his run of derailing social media stars with a five round unanimous decision over King Kenny.
All three judges scored it 49-45 for Taylor.
Back in May, Taylor handed Salt Papi his first defeat by three round decision.
It was an ugly clash of styles with Taylor primarily rushing inside and that was forcing Kenny to hold him often. During the fourth, Kenny lost a point for excessive holding. In the fifth and final round, Kenny had a bigger sense of urgency and threw more often. Taylor would eventually continue with his strategy of rushing inside and making it an ugly fight.,
In a light heavyweight fight, My Mate Nate won a four round unanimous decision over Whindersson Nunes.
All three judges scored it 40-36.
The first round saw My Mate Nate boxing well with a jab, right hands and using foot work. There was much more aggression from Nunes in the second. My Mate Nate was starting to throw combinations, but also getting tagged more often, especially to the body.
In the third, My Mate Nate was landing the more accurate punches the first minute. Nunes was connecting with heavy body shots. May Mate Nate was sticking to his jab for most of the round. My Mate Nate controlled the majority of the fourth, as Nunes appeared to be winded.
In a tag team boxing match, which took place at a max weight of 165-pounds, NichLMAO and Alex Wassabi fought Luis Pineda and Bdave to a four round split draw. The Misfits tag teams titles remain vacant.
The scores were 39-37 for Penda and Bdave, 39-37 for Wassabi and NichLMAO, and 38-38 for the draw.
The fight began with Bdave and NichLMAO, but after a quick slugfest a tag was made to Pineda. Wassabi got tagged in and dropped Pineda hard with a hook on the inside. Pineda got up and tagged Bdave. The two were slugging away with Bdave scoring a flash knockdown against the ropes. Wassabi got up quickly, with both making tags to close the round.
In the second round, Pineda and NichLMAO started off. Pineda landed a combination before a tag was made by both. Wassabi got rocked by a wild Bdave swing. He complained of a foul to milk some recovery time. Once the fight resumed, Wassabi was starting to land on Bdave - before both made tags. The round closed with Pineda shaking up Wassabi with a left hook.
The third saw Pineda and Wassabi begin by trading on the inside. They both made tags. Eventually a tag was made to Pineda, who worked over NichLMAO, who tagged out to Wassabi. A big right hand stunned Pineda and he tagged to Bdave. An exchange of punches shook both, with tags being made by both to close the round.
The fourth and final round began with Pineda and NichLMAO, which didn't last long before both made tags. Bdave would eventually tag out to Pineda, who landed long shots on Wassabi, who tagged out to NichLMAO. A moment late Pineda tagged out to Bdave, who connected with several hard shots on NichLMAO in the closing seconds.
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