Cleveland-born Dante Benjamin Jr. remained undefeated and handed Emmanueal Austin of Kenner, Louisiana his first career defeat when the pair squared off at Turning Stone Resort Casino in Verona, New York on Saturday, January 14. The contest kicked off Ajagba vs Shaw lineup of action live stream on ESPN+.
The scheduled for six rounds light heavyweight bout didn’t go the distance. Although Austin got back on his feet beating the first eight count, the referee stepped in and waved the fight off at 2 minutes and 50 seconds into the opening round, after Benjamin delivered a flurry of unanswered punches.
In Australia, the event aired live on Sunday, January 15.
With the victory by TKO, Dante Benjamin Jr. improved his unbeaten record to 5-0, 3 KOs. Emmanueal Austin dropped to 6-1, 6 KOs and suffered the first defeat in his pro boxing career.
Dante Benjamin Jr stops Emmanueal Austin
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? @TizzyFreeSmoke just came, saw, conquered in Round 1. #AjagbaShaw pic.twitter.com/PBsQdnzh69
— Top Rank Boxing (@trboxing) January 14, 2023
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