Courtesy Of UFC/Zuffa Boxing
Shane Mosley Jr. defeats Serhii Bohachuk via TKO, Round 6
Shane Mosley Jr announced his arrival in Zuffa Boxing with a career-best win as he stopped the surging Serhii Bohachuk in the sixth round to deliver an emphatic statement to the rest of the middleweight division.
The action got off to a steady start, with Mosley working nicely behind his jab, while Bohachuk struggled to pick up his rhythm. But, at the end of a decent opening round for Mosley, Bohachuk fired his first shot in anger as he caught Mosley with a superb right cross in the closing seconds.By the third, Bohachuk was in his groove as he stood in front of Mosley and traded back and forth. To his credit, Mosley looked comfortable in that position, too, and the pair both traded shots through Round 4, with Mosely cracking Bohachuk with a big right hand just before the bell.
That late success in the fourth powered Mosely into the fifth as he connected with another big punch to put Bohachuk on unsteady legs. But remarkably, the Ukrainian managed to recover while still fighting, and was soon back in Mosley’s face, landing shots of his own – two big rights from Bohachuk showed he was far from out of the contest.
That all changed in the sixth, when Mosley loaded up and dropped the Ukrainian late in the round. Bohachuk beat the count, but looked far from recovered, and Mosley closed the show with a salvo of shots to force referee Thomas Taylor to step in and wave off the contest at the 2:38 mark.
It was a thrilling way for Mosley to announce his arrival in Zuffa Boxing, as he defeated an in-form contender in resounding fashion to make a big statement in his main event showcase.
And, after claiming his 23rd career victory, and his 13th win by knockout, Mosley called for his next fight to be against Irish contender Callum Walsh. “I just can’t wait to be king!” he declared.
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