A pair of former UFC champions met contained in the boxing ring in Miami, Florida on Friday on the Jake Paul vs. Anthony Joshua undercard.
Former UFC middleweight champion Anderson Silva and former welterweight titleholder Tyron Woodley clashed contained in the ring after lengthy layoffs by each. Silva held the UFC 185-pound championship for seven years. He retired from MMA in 2020 and final boxed in October 2022, shedding to Jake Paul by way of determination.
Woodley held the UFC welterweight crown for 3 years. He retired from MMA in March 2021. He made his boxing debut in December of that 12 months, shedding to Jake Paul by way of. cut up determination. He was knocked out by Paul in a rematch. They had been the one two skilled boxing bouts Woodley had earlier than Friday.
Woodley inched ahead as Silva circled on the surface. Woodley touchdown first with a proper hand to the physique. Silva’s output was low within the early going. Woodley continued to focus on the midsection of the Brazilian. Silva trapped Woodley within the nook briefly and landed a proper hand. MMAWeekly scored the spherical 10-9 for Woodley.
Silva got here out bouncing on his toes within the second and related with a left hand. He pressured Woodley. Silva stepped in with a clear uppercut adopted by a proper hand that dropped Woodley. Woodley received to his toes however the referee waived off the combat.
At 50 years-old, Silva picked up a TKO win. The official time of the stoppage was 1:33 of the second spherical.
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