Michael Zerafa has had the last laugh after setting himself up for a world title shot with his second-round stoppage of Issac Hardman.
You win well and I’m going to lose well. “There was a lot of beef … at the end of the day he got in here and punched my head in and I lost.” “I did this for you. “I knew it was going to happen with my experience and my skills,” he told AAP. “I knew, with my experience, he was making mistakes in the first round and he landed a nice shot but I stayed composed. “To all the haters, thank you, thank you,” Zerafa said.
Michael Zerafa ended a grudge in triumphant fashion, while Cherneka Johnson narrowly claimed a world title.
Zerafa (30-4, 18 KOs) will face unbeaten Brazilian fighter Esquiva Falcao down the road after a left hook caught Hardman early in the second round at the ...
“I knew he was making mistakes in the first round. You put fire in the belly. “All the haters, thank you.
Welcome to our live coverage of tonight's boxing action, where Michael Zerafa takes on Issac Hardman.
"There was a lot of beef - social media is a crazy place, you can say a lot of things and get away with a lot of things. You win well, and you lose well - I'm going to lose well. You win some, you lose some.
After a lengthy war of words, Australian middleweights Michael Zerafa and Issac Hardman finally settled their rivalry in the ring and it was Zerafa who had ...
In the end, it was ‘Neekz’ that proved to be the cleaner fighter through 10 rounds. “That’s boxing, it was my night tonight and I look forward to seeing him in the rematch. You win well, and you lose well – I’m going to lose well. I saw it, clipped him with that left hook and I knew he was gone.” He said. I had the best training camp, I’m not going to stand here and make excuses. In round two, both fighters started to open up, before a sharp Zerafa left hook sent Hardman crashing to the canvas.
Michael Zerafa has defeated Issac Hardman via second-round knockout in their highly anticipated grudge match in Melbourne on Wednesday night.
He got me, that’s boxing at the end of the day,” Hardman said. “There was a lot of beef… The man’s a tough son of a b*tch. “I clipped him with that left hook and I knew he was gone. “May the best man win, it was me on the night. “He got me.