Australian Olympian Paulo Aokuso produced one of many knockouts of the 12 months by leaving beforehand unbeaten Luis Antonio Tejeda unconscious with a single left hand within the tenth and closing spherical on the Tim Tszyu vs. Errol Spence Jr. card.
Aokuso appeared to be heading for a tough end after Tejeda loved his finest spell of the competition within the seventh spherical.
The Dominican trapped the Australian on the ropes, landed a sequence of heavy punches and appeared to have Aokuso badly shaken because the unbeaten gentle heavyweight struggled to maintain his arms excessive sufficient to defend himself.
Moderately than panic, Aokuso reset behind his jab.
The Australian regained management by the eighth and ninth rounds earlier than ready for one opening.
Paulo Aokuso Knockout
That opening got here simply 21 seconds into the tenth spherical.
Sensing urgency, Tejeda lunged ahead on the lookout for a end of his personal, solely to stroll straight onto a wonderfully timed left hand that immediately switched off his lights.
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Paulo Aokuso with the one-punch wipeout. 💣 pic.twitter.com/VLxVVnk7zv
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Tejeda crashed to the canvas and remained immobile because the referee waved the competition over and medical workers rushed into the ring to take care of the unbeaten Dominican.
The devastating end improved Aokuso to 11-0 (6 KOs) and preserved his unbeaten report in spectacular vogue.
Though it opened the pay-per-view portion of the Tim Tszyu vs. Errol Spence Jr. occasion, Aokuso’s one-punch end remained one of many defining moments of the night time. It additionally got here only a day after one other fighter was knocked out chilly on Tyson Fury’s undercard, capping a brutal weekend of spectacular finishes.
Fellow Australian Olympian Callum Peters stopped Ivan Actis in seven rounds, Ahmad Reda outboxed former Olympian Paul Fleming over ten rounds, earlier than Tim Tszyu closed the present with a unanimous resolution victory over Errol Spence Jr. and despatched the previous unified champion into retirement.
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