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Lucas Bahdi Drops, Decisions Ryan Racaza but Fails to Impress
Lucas Bahdi Drops, Decisions Ryan Racaza but Fails to Impress
Toronto, ON – Lucas Bahdi (19-0, 15 KOs) dropped Ryan Racaza (15-1, 11 KOs) once in their clash, but was otherwise unable to impress in his unanimous decision victory.
Scores were 99-90, 97-92 and 96-93. With the victory, Bahdi remains undefeated and on the path towards a world title. Going into the bout, he was ranked eighth with the IBF and seventh with the WBA.
The fight headlined a Most Valuable Promotions and United Boxing Promotions card at the Great Canadian Casino Resort in Toronto, Canada. Boxing fans globally were able to catch the action live on DAZN.
Check out Big Fight Weekend’s recap of the undercard which saw Sara Bailey defend her WBA light flyweight world title and more.
Lucas Bahdi Drops, Decisions Ryan Racaza but Fails to Impress
Lucas Bahdi vs. Ryan Racaza Fight Recap
The opening round saw neither man commit much offensively aside from the jab. This continued into the second, though Bahdi was starting to connect on his shots. As the fight went on, both fighters were able to land hard shots to the head, but these were few and far between. Bahdi found himself struggling to deal with the movement of Racaza and thus had a difficult time landing.
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A left hook to the head in round seven sent Racaza to the canvas. He had little difficulty in getting up and carried on fighting. In the eighth, both men went tit-for-tat with hard hooks to the head, a departure from the lacklustre earlier rounds.
LUCAS WITH THE KNOCKDOWN 💥💥🥊 pic.twitter.com/ajhWjZBoVo
— Most Valuable Promotions (@MostVpromotions) March 8, 2025
The most action in this fight could be seen in the tenth and final round. Both men exchanged hard shots and did so till the very end of the fight. Despite a commendable effort from Racaza, Bahdi was just slightly better overall over 10 rounds, in addition to having scored a knockdown in round seven. In the end, the judges saw the Canadian doing enough and awarded him the unanimous decision.
HEAVY SHOTS DISHED OUT TO FINISH 10 🔥🥊 pic.twitter.com/xEVDw5OILT
— Most Valuable Promotions (@MostVpromotions) March 8, 2025
Currently writing out of Toronto, Canada, Saadeq first became a boxing fan while living in Doha, Qatar. Looking to become more involved in the sport, he began writing about boxing and has had work published in outlets such as Seconds Out and Boxing Social. He looks forward to continue covering boxing on Big Fight Weekend.
