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Anderson Silva dumps Tyron Woodley and wins by TKO in the 2nd round

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MIAMI – In a fight between former UFC champions, Anderson Silva earned a second-round victory over Tyron Woodley on Friday night in a cruiserweight contest scheduled for six rounds on the Jake Paul vs. Anthony Joshua at the Kaseya Center.

Silva (50) hit Woodley with an uppercut in the second round and knocked him down with a series of punches. Woodley got back on his feet, but his body language suggested he had had enough and after 1:33 he led to a corner kick and threw in the towel.

“I just tried to take my time and utilize the distance,” Silva said. “I’m lucky.”

Silva was unlucky.

Silva (4-2, 3 KO), the longest reigning champion in UFC history (2,457 days), transitioned to boxing full-time in 2021 when he was released from his UFC contract after winning just one of his last nine MMA fights. The Brazilian defeated former WBC middleweight champion Julio Cesar Chavez Jr. and knocked out Tito Ortiz in 2021, but lost to Paul by unanimous decision in 2022.

Silva was originally scheduled to face Chris Weidman in his first fight in over three years, ending his legendary UFC reign. However, a shoulder injury forced Weidman to withdraw from the fight and he was quickly replaced by Woodley.

Woodley (0-3) was the UFC welterweight champion from 2016-2019, but left the organization when his contract expired in 2021. He faced Paul twice, losing by split decision in August 2021 before being brutally knocked out in a rematch four months later.

On Friday night, Woodley was no match for Silva and struggled with his opponent’s five-inch height advantage. Silva waited patiently for Woodley to attack in the first round as boos began to fill the arena due to the lack of action. Everything changed in the second round when Silva closed the distance, angled and fired an uppercut that shocked Woodley. When Woodley was in trouble, Silva bounced combinations off his opponent until he fell to the canvas.

Silva then said he wanted to become a police officer in Beverly Hills, California, where he currently lives, but had not yet retired from boxing. He said he wanted to get back into the fight against an enemy he calls “Venom” for his “Spiderman.”

“Chris Weidman,” Silva replied when asked who he wanted to fight next. “Chris, I know you hurt your shoulder, and I’m waiting. I’m waiting for you to get better. Let’s go show how former UFC fighters can do a good job in boxing and respect the boxing community. I’m waiting for you.”

In the co-main event, unified junior lightweight champion Alycia Baumgardner (17-1, 7 KO) promised a knockout at the most crucial moment, but had to settle for a knockdown and a unanimous decision over Leila Beaudoin (13-2, 2 KO).

Two judges scored the fight 117-110, and one judge scored the fight 118-109 for the champion, who defended her titles in 12 three-minute rounds.

Baumgardner, who recently signed with Paul’s Most Valuable Promotions earlier this year, was the undisputed women’s junior lightweight champion but vacated the WBC title in protest at the governing body’s refusal to sanction a women’s championship fight under men’s rules. She acclimatized well to the longer fight, showing excellent fitness and skills.

She showed excellent footwork and worked on her jab to establish herself early on against her opponent. Beaudoin was tired of the champion’s power in her right hand and did well to mostly avoid it. Midway through the rounds, Baumgardner changed his strategy and started drilling into the Canadian until he finally broke through with a chopping right hand that knocked down Beaudoin at the end of round 7.

Although Beaudoin was well behind, she refused to fold and came to life in round 11, briefly defeating Baumgardner with a pair of counter right hands. However, the champion upped her game in the final round and landed hard combinations that put an exclamation point on her performance.

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Usyk Analyzes Anthony Joshuas Performance Against Kristian Prenga After Overcoming Two Knockdowns

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"Usyk Analyzes Anthony Joshua's Performance Against Kristian Prenga After Overcoming Two Knockdowns"

Oleksandr Usyk has shared his reaction to Anthony Joshua‘s dramatic knockout victory against Kristian Prenga.

Usyk nearly suffered his own shock defeat in May when he was pushed to the limit by kickboxing star Rico Verhoevenand two months on it was nrw teammate Joshua’s turn to come close to a massive upset loss that would have stunned the heavyweight division.

The Brit was dropped twice by massive underdog Prenga in the opening round of their clash in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia on Saturday, but ‘AJ’ managed to recover and record a big knockdown of his own in the second round that resulted in the stoppage victory.

Joshua and Usyk now train together, having famously had two battles for the unified world heavyweight title in 2021 and 2022, and the Ukrainian has had his say on his stablemate’s victory over Prenga.

Speaking to TalkSporttwo-time undisputed champion Usyk praised Joshua, insisting ‘AJ is back’ before predicting that Joshua will now claim a knockout win over long-term rival Tyson Fury in his next bout.

“Anthony Joshua is next undisputed champion. First round it’s a test but AJ is back.

It’s boxing, [the] big upper cut is good, it’s a knockdown. AJ [come] back and win.

“Greedy Belly [Fury] will speak now and say weak chin, Greedy Belly get out. AJ wins [against Fury], [he will] knock him out.”

Fury was victorious on Friday as he earned a seventh round retirement win against Mariusz Wach in Thailand, paving the way for the showdown against Joshua later this year.

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Jake Paul Reacts to Anthony Joshuas Stunning Victory Over Kristian Prenga After Two Early Knockdowns

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Jake Paul was the last man to fight Anthony Joshua and he has now revealed his verdict on AJ’s chaotic victory over Kristian Prenga.

Joshua went up against Prenga in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia on Saturdayin a clash that was expected to be a comfortable win for the former world heavyweight champion in order to set up the long overdue battle against Tyson Fury.

Any hopes of seeing that clash were nearly ended after AJ was dropped twice in the opening round of the bout, though he was able to recover and claim the second round knockout to come out on top and prevent a stunning shock upset from taking place.

Saturday’s outing saw Joshua back in the ring for the first time since his sixth round triumph over YouTuber-turned-boxer Jake Paul back in Decemberand now ‘The Problem Child’ himself has shared his reaction to his former rival’s victory over Prenga.

Posting on social mediaPaul praised AJ for earning the win, after returning to action following the tragic car crash he was involved in at the end of last year which took the lives of his two close friends.

“Happy for Joshua with that win after all he’s been through. Remembering Sina and Latz with this one.”

The win for Joshua should now tee up for meeting with Fury later this year, after ‘The Gypsy King’ held up his end of the bargain by also securing a win in his warm-up bout on Friday, securing a seventh round retirement win against Mariusz Wach.

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Tony Bellew Reviews Anthony Joshuas Comeback Victory Over Kristian Prenga After Knockdown Drama

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Tony Bellew Reviews Anthony Joshua's Comeback Victory Over Kristian Prenga After Knockdown Drama

Anthony Joshua may have earned a knockout win over Kristian Prenga but the fight certainly didn’t unfold as most people expected.

Joshua was facing the Albanian in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia on Saturday, and it looked like a massive upset could be on the cards when he was dropped twice in the opening round.

‘AJ’ was able to recover and went on to secure a second round knockout victory to prevent the shock lossseemingly paving the way for the battle against Tyson Fury later this year.

One man who was ringside to witness the battle was former cruiserweight world champion Tony Bellewand he praised Joshua’s ability to turn things around in the fight after describing it as ‘chaos’.

“We predicted round two but I don’t think we foresaw that. That was chaos. He doesn’t see the uppercut coming and finds himself on the floor without knowing how he got there.

“The second one he did see it coming and he was able to clench down on the jaw. He got up and then the experience that he has he used tonight because he tied him up. Against Andy Ruiz he didn’t know what he was doing and didn’t know how to do that, but tonight he did.

“He showed once again there is no quit. To be that hurt in the first round and get up, that’s the recoveries of power. People talk about your chin, but it’s not, it’s the level of fitness that gets you up from the floor.

“When Joshua gets a fighter hurt he’s the best finisher in the division. Whenever he hurts someone they’re gone. I haven’t seen him drop anybody and they survive, only Andy Ruiz. He’s a ruthless finisher.”

The clash between Joshua and Fury is now expected to be announced soon for later this year, after Fury won his own interim fight on Friday by defeating Mariusz Wach.

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