Paulie Malignaggi remains to be struggling relating to bare-knuckle boxing.
The previous IBF and WBA boxing champion suffered a brutal knockout loss on Saturday when he was stopped by UFC veteran Rolando Di in a bare-knuckle boxing occasion in Manchester, England. Within the second spherical of the competition, Dee knocked Malignaggi a number of instances alongside the best way till the match was waved off.
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Dee smashed Malignaggi with a proper hand that despatched Malignaggi flying into the ropes, however the 45-year-old managed to beat the depend. Dee went on the offensive once more, forcing Malignaggi right into a knee and inflicting a pause within the motion. Issues did not enhance for Malignaggi after that, as Dye continued to advance and finally landed one other proper hand that left Malignaggi surprised within the nook.
Happily for everybody concerned, the referee formally stopped the match to forestall additional harm.
Malignaggi is 1-1 in bare-knuckle boxing matches heading into Saturday, coming off a memorable loss to Artem Lobov at BKFC 6 in 2019. Six years later, he hung up the gloves once more, defeating Tyler Goodjohn at a BKB occasion this October. It was solely the sixth time in Malignaggi’s 25-year preventing profession that he suffered a knockout loss.
As for Dye, the previous UFC fighter isn’t any stranger to bare-knuckle competitors, profitable 5 of his six fights since debuting within the boxing selection in 2022.
