By: Sean Crose
After an prolonged interval away from the ring, the 33-0 Jamal Charlo returned to motion Saturday evening in Las Vegas. His opponent was the 39-5-1 Thomas “Cornflake” LaManna. The struggle was an excellent middleweight affair scheduled for 10. The match was the co-main occasion of the Caleb Plant-Armando Resendiz card and was aired reside on Amazon Prime. The opening spherical was an in depth affair as each fighters fought to get comfy. A assured Charlo landed nicely within the second. A really deliberate Charlo went on to dominate the third. Certainly, LaManna hit the mat nicely earlier than the midpoint of the spherical. Whereas LaManna was capable of beat to rely, he was clearly and brutally being outclassed.
LaManna had a greater fourth for himself, however he was nonetheless being bested by former world titlist Charlo. Certainly, a potent Charlo shot in direction of the tip of the spherical put Charlo down for a second second time, albeit briefly. A ravishing punch put LaManna down but once more within the fifth. LaManna received up but once more, however the struggle had grow to be a one sided beatdown. LaManno went down as soon as extra – although this time it was a slip. After being cracked once more simply earlier than the bell, it appeared the struggle was all however over. And certain sufficient, the ring physician stopped the struggle at one second of the sixth. “It feels good to be again,” a relaxed Charlo stated afterward. “You bought to undergo issues to get higher. This can be a higher me.”
