David Morrell Jr and Sena Agbeko squared off in the main event at The Armory in Minneapolis, Minnesota on Saturday, December 16. The contest featured Cuban unbeaten WBA ‘Regular’ super middleweight champion up against contender of Ghana. The pair battled it out on the top of the final boxing fight card live on Showtime.
The scheduled for 12 rounds championship bout didn’t go the distance. Morrell dominated Agbeko with a series of heavy punches. Referee Mark Nelson stepped in and wave the fight off to save the latter from further punishment. The official time of stoppage was 1 minute and 43 seconds into the second round.
With the victory by TKO, Minneapolis, Minnesota-based David Morrell Jr improved to 10-0, 9 KOs. The 25-year-old southpaw of Santa Clara, Cuba made the fifth successful defense of his belt and remained unbeaten.
Nashville, Tennessee-based Sena Agbeko dropped to 28-3, 22 KOs. The 31-year-old native of Accra, Ghana got his five-win streak snapped.
David Morrell TKO’s Sena Agbeko
DAVID MORRELL JR. DELIVERS ?@OsvaryJ ends the final fight in Showtime Boxing’s 37-year history with a 2nd-round KO over Sena Agbeko.#MorrellAgbeko #ShowtimeBoxing pic.twitter.com/OqNzqScqg8
— SHOWTIME Boxing (@ShowtimeBoxing) December 17, 2023
In the UK and Australia, the event aired live on Sunday, December 17.
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