Lamont Roach Jr. Pummels His Way to Knockout Win Against Feargal McCrory

Lamont Roach Jr. (25-1-1, 10 KOs) could not have asked for a more dominant first defence of his world title following a technical knockout win over Feargal McCrory (16-1, 8 KOs).

The time of stoppage was 2:51 of round eight. At no point was the champion ever at risk of losing in front of his home town crowd. Roach dropped McCrory three times throughout the fight before the Irishman’s corner pulled him out of the bout.

The fight headlined a Pro Box Promotions card – in association with NoXcuse Promotions – at the Entertainment and Sports Arena in Washington, D.C. Fight fans could catch the action live on the ProBox TV YouTube channel and website. This was Roach’s first defence of his WBA super featherweight title. He won the belt with a split decision victory over Hector Luis García in November last year.

Lamont Roach Jr. Pummels Feargal McCrory in Knockout Win

Lamont Roach Jr. vs. Feargal McCrory Fight Recap

McCrory was busy the moment the opening bell rang, throwing several punches that kept his opponent on the back foot. Roach briefly stunned McCrory with a left hand in round two, but the Irishman stayed on his feet till the end of the second. In round three, Roach scored a knockdown by landing a check left hook.

The fight continued into the fourth round with both fighters swinging at each other. McCrory continued to pursue Roach around the ring. However, a right hand to the body sent the challenger down once more. Though he got up, a left to the body of McCrory sent him down once again soon after.

Roach continued to pummel away at McCrory, whose leaky defence caused him to get hit repeatedly with clean, hard shots. Though McCrory continued to pursue Roach around the ring, his offence was always second to that of the reigning champion. Eventually, the challenger’s corner had enough and ended proceedings.

Post-Fight Interview

Lamont Roach Jr.

“Man, I don’t even know how to explain it right now,” said Roach after the fight. “It just feels the best, man. I know that I reap all the benefits of my hard work. I’m not just talking just to talk. Like I told you guys for weeks and weeks and weeks, I’ve been training my ass off to put on a spectacular performance for the beautiful people of my town. I just love representing them, I love representing my hard work. I love representing my team. They help me prep. I just want to be the baddest motherfucker on the planet, man.”

“Mission accomplished [tonight]. My next goal to conquer is unification. So any champion watching this, just know, I want your ass.”

Undercard Results

Lester Martínez (18-0, 15 KOs) won a unanimous decision against Carlos Gongora (22-3, 17 KOs). Scores for the 10-round super middleweight contest were 100-90 and 99-91 (x2).

René Téllez Girón (20-3, 13 KOs) won via stoppage against Alex Dilmaghani (20-3-1, 7 KOs, 1 NC) in a 10-round lightweight bout. Following the conclusion of round seven, Dilmaghani’s corner pulled him out of the fight, giving Girón the victory.

Rianna Rios (8-0, 1 KO) won a unanimous decision against Mary Romero (10-6, 2 KOs) in an eight-round bantamweight fight. Scores were 79-72 and 78-73 (x2). Romero lost a point in round five for headbutting.

Benjamin Johnson (1-0, 1 KO) won via first-round technical knockout against Michael Williams (2-3, 1 KO) in a four-round welterweight contest. The time of stoppage was 2:23. Williams was knocked down twice in the opening round. He went down a third time, but it was judged to have been caused by a punch to the back of the head. Although Williams got up, referee Sharon Sands deemed him in no position to continue, thus ending the fight.

Preliminary Undercard Results

Jordan Roach (1-0, 0 KOs) won a unanimous decision against Luis Hernández (15-14-1, 10 KOs). Scores for the four-round super flyweight clash were 40-34 (x2) and 40-35. Roach sent Hernández to the canvas once each in rounds two and three.

Greg Outlaw (15-2, 9 KOs, 2 NCs) won via fourth-round technical knockout against Isidro Curiel (11-4-1, 6 KOs). The time of stoppage for this eight-round super lightweight contest was 2:38. A barrage of punches from Outlaw caused referee Eric Irizarry to step in and end the bout.

Deric Davis (4-0, 4 KOs) won via second-round technical knockout against Matias Arriagada (6-12, 3 KOs). The time of stoppage for this four-round lightweight fight was 1:15. Arriagada went to the canvas once in the opening round and twice in the second. After a left hook from Davis sent Arriagada down for the third time, referee Sands put an end toproceedings.

In a six-round super welterweight clash, Travon Marshall (10-1, 8 KOs) won a unanimous decision against Luis Sanchez (9-6, 6 KOs). Scores were 60-54 (x2) and 59-55.

Opening the broadcast, Eric Hernandez (11-1, 5 KOs) won a unanimous decision against Jonatan Godoy (7-19, 1 KO). Scores for the four-round super lightweight fight were 40-36 across the board.

Full Card Broadcast

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