Ryan Burton catches up with 2012 U.S. Olympian Errol "The Truth" Spence Jr. (17-0, 14 KOs), who remained undefeated and justified the talk of him as a future superstar by stopping Phil "The Italian Sensation" Lo Greco (26-2, 14 KOs) in the third round. The official stoppage coming 1:50 into the round.
Spence was the PBC televised co-feature to "Showtime" Shawn Porter (26-1-1, 16 KOs), who outworked and out-landed Adrien "The Problem" Broner (30-2, 22 KOs) on his way to a unanimous decision victory on Premier Boxing Champions on NBC in front of 8,138 fans at the MGM Grand Garden Arena on Saturday night.
In a fight dubbed "The Battle for Ohio", the Akron-born Porter threw 590 punches compared to the 309 thrown by the Cincinnati-native Broner. Porter landed 149 punches compared to 88 from Broner.
Porter relentlessly attacked the defensive-minded Broner with jabs and power shots to the body. Broner tried to slow down Porter by pushing and holding and was eventually deducted a point by referee Tony Weeks in round 11.
Showing the great power and heart that made him a three-time world champion, Broner came out strong in the 12th round and sent Porter to the canvas with a powerful left hook. Porter was able to recover and stay on his feet despite losing the round.
Porter was rewarded for his efforts with a unanimous decision by scores of 114-112, 115-11 and 118-108.
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