Tyson Fury (29-0-1, 20 KOs) suffered a bad cut in the third round and was forced to battle hard to win a 12 round unanimous decision over Otto Wallin (20-1, 13 KOs) on ESPN+ on Saturday night at the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada.
A mask wearing Tyson Fury weighed in at 254.4 pound, and his opponent Otto Wallin tipped the scales at 236 lbs.
Two days before lineal heavyweight champion Tyson Fury takes the mantle of Mexican Independence Day Weekend headliner against Otto Wallin, the co-feature bouts took center stage at a press conference.
Tyson Fury sure knows how to dress for the occasion. Fury, the lineal heavyweight champion, entered Tuesday’s media workout in a traditional lucha libre wrestling mask.
Emanuel Navarrete was already a champion. He is now one of the sport’s elite. Navarrete knocked out the previously unbeaten Francisco “Panchito” De Vaca in three rounds Saturday evening in front of 3,944 fans in the first-ever boxing card at Banc of California Stadium.
It was pure savagery in the desert. Miguel Berchelt defended his WBC super featherweight world title over Francisco Vargas after Vargas retired on his stool following the sixth round of a brawl in front of 4,424 fans at Tucson Arena.
WBO super bantamweight champion Emanuel Navarrete (27-1, 23 KOs) beat Isaac “Royal Storm” Dogboe (20-2, 14 KOs) by a 12th round stoppage in their rematch at the Tucson Arena in Tucson, Arizona.
ESPN & ESPN Deportes (10 p.m. ET)
• Miguel Berchelt 130 lbs vs Francisco Vargas 130 lbs
(Berchelt’s WBC Super Featherweight world title – 12 Rounds)
• Emanuel Navarrete 121.6 lbs vs Isaac Dogboe 121.4 lbs
(Navarrete’s WBO Junior Featherweight world title – 12 Rounds).
Two world title rematches and four blood-and-guts warriors are coming to Tucson Arena Saturday evening for “Twice as Nice,” one of the year’s most highly anticipated cards (ESPN and ESPN Deportes, 10 p.m
The Teofimo Express Rolls On! Teofimo Lopez (11-0, 9 KOs) showed why, at age 21, he is the sport’s fastest rising star, knocking out Mason Menard with a right hand at only 44 seconds of the opening round.