Shane Mosley Jr secured a sixth-round stoppage victory against favourite Serhii Bohachuk to reannounce himself to the middleweight division at Zuffa Boxing 06 in Las Vegas.
The American boxer (23-5, 5 KOs) – who had not won a fight by knockout or stoppage in three years – showed no fear against the heavily favoured Bohachuk, who had previously held secondary and interim titles in the weight class below at super-welterweight.
Mosley Jr grew into the fight as the rounds progressed, consistently combatting the Ukranian’s advances with impressive combination and counter-punching. The Ukranian needed all of his ten seconds to recover from an early knockdown in the sixth.
Shane Mosley Jr and Serhii Bohachuk face off after weighing.
His resistance didn’t last long, though, as another brutal right from Mosley was followed by a flurry of blows with his opponent against the ropes, forcing the referee to stop the contest with 2:38 left in the sixth round.
After a unanimous decision loss to Jesus Ramos in December, the win reignites what was a stagnating career for Mosley Jr, who himself is the son of a legendary boxer in Shane Mosley Sr.
Shane Mosley Jr and Serhii Bohachuk (Photos: Zuffa Boxing)
“I want my piece of the Mosley pie to be great and to show that,” Mosley Jr. said after the fight.
“I wanted to do this sport for me. I told everybody when I was 15 years old – when I got punched in the nose, I wanted to get back.
“This is the result of that. I get punches in the nose. I get punched in the face. What’s up? I’m here.”
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