David Morrell Jr (9-0, 8 KOs) made a successful defense of his WBA super middleweight title when he faced Yamaguchi Falcao (24-2-1, 10 KOs) at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas on Saturday, April 22. The scheduled for 12 rounds world championship bout served as the co-main event on the card, headlined by Gervonta Davis vs Ryan Garcia live on pay-per-view.
Cuba’s undefeated champion made a quick work of Olympic Bronze medalist from Brazil, dominating and scoring a knockdown, and then knocking him out with a massive right hook. The official time of the stoppage was 2 minutes and 22 seconds into the first round.
.@OsvaryJ‘s power is nothing to be played with ?
He scores an emphatic round 1 KO of Falcao.#MorrellFalcao #DavisGarcia
Order: https://t.co/mIiYdmufbG pic.twitter.com/OpgpVlHjAD
— SHOWTIME Boxing (@ShowtimeBoxing) April 23, 2023
Yamaguchi took the fight on a short notice, replacing Sena Agbeko. The latter was forced to withdraw after not being licensed by the Nevada State Athletic Commission.
An alternate angle of @OsvaryJ‘s dismantling first-round KO of Falcao?#MorrellFalcao #DavisGarcia https://t.co/hm8UTDaKgQ pic.twitter.com/JqHpfhNMcd
— SHOWTIME Boxing (@ShowtimeBoxing) April 23, 2023
In Australia, the event aired live on Kayo on Sunday, April 23.
Get Davis vs Garcia full fight card results.
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