US EditionBrian Norman Lands DEVASTATING KO, Stops Jin Sasaki in Round 5 To Retain WBO Title
- Brian Norman Jr. defeated Jin Sasaki with a knockout in the fifth round, retaining the WBO welterweight title at Ota City General Gymnasium in Tokyo.
- Sasaki was attempting to become the first Japanese boxer to win a WBO title in this weight class.
- Norman Jr. knocked Sasaki down twice in the first round and delivered a powerful left hook in the fifth.
- With this victory, Norman Jr. improved his record to 28-0, while Sasaki's record fell to 19-2 after the match.
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The fight for the World Boxing Organization’s (OMB) World Welter title, fought this Thursday at the Ota-City General Gymnasium in Tokyo, had an outcome that generated shock in the audience present. In his first presentation on Japanese soil, the American Brian Norman Jr. achieved a categorical victory over Jin Sasaki by means of a knockout in the fifth round. The local pugile lay on the tarp and was removed on a stretcher, although it was report…
Brian Norman Jr Bombs Out Jin Sasaki with a Frightful Left Hook
Heading in to his match with defending WBO welterweight champion Brian Norman Jr, Jin Sasaki rated his chance of winning at 80 percent. Norman was more confident, rating his odds at a million percent. In hindsight, Sasaki had no chance whatsoever against the 24-year-old Norman, boxing youngest male champion. Sasaki was on the deck twice […] This post Brian Norman Jr Bombs Out Jin Sasaki with a Frightful Left Hook belong to The Sweet Science. For…
Brian Norman Jr vs Jin Sasaki - Results & Post-Fight Report
Brian Norman Jr ventured to Tokyo, and ruthlessly defended his WBO welterweight title for the second time with a spectacular fifth-round knockout of Jin Sasaki at the Ota-City General Gymnasium on Thursday. Norman Jr (28-0, 22 KOs) was upgraded to full WBO champion after a spell as interim holder, and he defended in some style in March, as he stopped Derrieck Cuevas in three rounds in Las Vegas. Sasaki (19-2-1, 17 KOs) went the championship dis…
Brian Norman Jr. brutally knocks out Jin Sasaki to retain WBO welterweight title
Brian Norman Jr., 24, put Sasaki flat on his back for over a minute after connecting with a brutal left-hook counter in Round 5 to retain hi... The post Brian Norman Jr. brutally knocks out Jin Sasaki to retain WBO welterweight title appeared first on The Sports Cast.
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