Claressa Shields (15-0, 3 KOs) scored a uncommon knockout, stopping WBC feminine heavyweight champion Vanessa Lepage-Joanisse (7-2, 2 KO) within the second spherical on Saturday evening on the Little Ceasars Enviornment in Detroit, Michigan.
The 29-year-old Shields used her hand pace to unload with speedy combos, dropping Lepage-Joanisse 3 times to attain a second-round knockout. The stoppage occurred at 1:09 of spherical two.
It’s unclear why Lepage-Joanisse didn’t make any changes to maintain the motion on the skin after the primary knockdown, as Shields was tagging her at will in shut. There have been no changes from Lepage-Joanisse, and Shields stored getting them labored over.
Shields regarded nice, however her opponent was so poor that it was arduous to totally recognize her efficiency tonight. It’s simply unbelievable that Lepage-Joanisse was the WBC feminine heavyweight champion.
Shields’s hand pace was an excessive amount of for Lepage-Joanisse, who wouldn’t match right here and was getting labored over.
Michel Rivera Edges Hugo Roldan in Break up Determination
In a extra aggressive struggle on the cardboard, mild welterweight contender Michel Rivera (26-1, 14 KOs) defeated Hugo Roldan (22-3-1, 7 KOs) by a ten spherical cut up resolution. The rating had been 98-91 and 98-90 for Rivera, and 95-94 for Roldan.
The win for Rivera was his second straight since shedding to Frank Martin in 2022. Tonight, Rivera had the perfect opponent in Roldan, who didn’t present a lot energy to maintain him sincere.
It could be good to see Michel Rivera face former IBF 140-lb champion Subriel Matias subsequent as a result of each guys wish to slug and would make it entertaining for so long as it lasts.
Smith Upsets Ergashev in Tremendous Light-weight Bout
Julian Storm” Smith (9-2, 5 KOs) pulled off a stunning upset, defeating former mild welterweight title challenger Shohjahon Ergashev (24-2, 21 KOs) within the fifth spherical.
The scores had been 95-94 and 95-94 for Smith and 95-94 for Egashev. It’s stunning that Ergashev misplaced to this stage of a fighter as a result of they need to have dominated.
