Lucas Bahdi pulled an upset on Saturday, July 20, when he faced Ashton “H20” Sylve at Amalie Arena in Tampa, FL. The pair battled it out on the PPV undercard leading to Jake Paul vs Mike Perry.
The scheduled for 10 rounds contest didn’t go the full distance. The Canadian lightweight sent his opponent of Long Beach, California face down to the canvas with a massive left hook in the sixth round.
With the victory by knockout, Lucas Bahdi improved to 17-0, 15 KOs, remained unbeaten and made his successful U.S. debut. At the time of the stoppage, the 30-year-old native of Niagara Falls, Ontario was reportedly behind on the judges’ scorecards.
“I mean, I didn’t start off good,” Bahdi said at the post-fight press conference. “My legs were like quicksand. But I took this fight on, you know, three and a half weeks’ notice and I didn’t have the best preparation for it, but I knew that this [was] my opportunity.”
“I took some shots early on. But like I said, I knew that it [knockout] was gonna come. And it was just a matter of time.”
Ashton Sylve dropped to 11-1, 9 KOs. The 20-year-old suffered his first career defeat. According to MVP, as a precaution, he was taken to a local hospital and cleared by doctors.
“I was happy he was okay afterwards,” Bahdi said. “He’s a really nice kid and [I have] a lot of respect for him.”
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