Struggle followers witnessed a reasonably distinctive end late Friday evening (Oct. 4, 2024) at Fight on the Backyard from contained in the Theatre At Madison Sq. Backyard in New York Metropolis, as one fighter acquired knocked out chilly after which bounced off the ropes like a wacky inflatable tube man.
Whereas the eye of the fight world will concentrate on Alex Pereira’s UFC gentle heavyweight title protection reverse Khalil Rountree later this night at UFC 307 (particulars HERE), hardcore battle followers had been nonetheless looking for some violence on Friday evening. Fortunately, Ring of Fight’s card from NYC delivered some memorable motion for individuals who couldn’t wait till Saturday.
One of many undercard matchups featured Canadian kickboxer, Samuel Bunche, go up in opposition to New York’s personal, Zongo Boureima, for the vacant ROC light-weight championship. The beginner bout definitely wasn’t something to put in writing house about on paper, however it delivered one of the crucial memorable and uncanny knockout finishes of the yr.
The stoppage got here with nearly one minute left within the very first spherical. Each lightweights had been exchanging heavy arms alongside the ropes as Bunche stepped in with a reaching left hook. The punch linked and immediately shut the lights off. Boureima went fully stiff, crashed backwards into the ropes, and bounced again off. It was a bizarre sequence of occasions to the least.
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