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Win the game in eight rounds! Lamont Roach Jr. embarks on a unified super-featherweight journey

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On the morning of June 29, 2024, Beijing time, in the WBA super featherweight world title defense match held in Washington, D.C., USA, the reigning world boxing champion Lamont Roach Jr. (Lamont Roach Jr.) played well in front of his hometown father, he knocked out Feargal McCrory (Feargal McCrory) three times in the game, and finally defeated his opponent by TKO in the eighth round of the game to complete the defense of the title.

Win the game in eight rounds! Lamont Roach Jr. embarks on a unified super-featherweight journey

Last November, Lamont Roach Jr. won the World Title by defeating former WBA Super Featherweight World Regular Champion Hector Luis Garcia via split decision in Las Vegas. His first World Title defense should of course take place in his home country, and the headline bout at the Entertainment & Sports Arena in Washington, D.C., was the first time since November 2017 that Lamont Roach Jr. has competed in front of a home crowd.

Win the game in eight rounds! Lamont Roach Jr. embarks on a unified super-featherweight journey

In the first round of the contest, Lamont Rocky Jr. continued to attack McCrory with punch combinations to the cheers of his hometown father, and he hit his opponent accurately. Seeing that his attacks were paying off, Roach Jr. continued to chase with his left and right hooks. Seeing that Fergal McCrory was at a disadvantage, the audience enthusiastically cheered for Fergal McCrory, and with the cheers of "Ole, Ole, Ole", Fergal McCrory began to fight back and slammed Lamont Roach Jr.'s body in the final stage of the round.

Win the game in eight rounds! Lamont Roach Jr. embarks on a unified super-featherweight journey

In the second round of the bout, McCrory tried to continue his offensive in the previous round and focused on Lamont Roach Jr.'s abdomen, who wisely grappled and landed on the head, with the slightest hint of aggression and a hug.

As the contest entered the third round, Lamont Roach Jr.'s ability to seize the opportunity was on display, hitting McCrory with a precise left hook as he rushed forward and knocking him to the canvas. After Fergal McCrory got up, he became very conservative, and although he also attacked, it was not very frequent, which gave Lamont Roach Jr. plenty of opportunities to counter-attack.

Win the game in eight rounds! Lamont Roach Jr. embarks on a unified super-featherweight journey

In the fourth round of the fight, Fergal McCrory tried to save the disadvantage, but when he tried to get closer, he was instead found an uppercut opportunity by Lamont Roach Jr., and after hitting the opponent, he hit the opponent and then hit him with a right hand, Fergal McCrory was knocked to the ground, although Fergal McCrory got up when the referee counted to 8, but Lamont Roach Jr. did not intend to let him go, but directly slammed with a left hook, Fergal McCrory fell to the ground again, but this time after getting up, Fergal McCrory was knocked to the ground. McCrory shook his head, as if he knew he had no chance of winning, but the bell rang at the end of the round, saving Fergal McCrory and allowing him to hold on for another round.

Win the game in eight rounds! Lamont Roach Jr. embarks on a unified super-featherweight journey

The fifth and sixth rounds of the bout were spent in hand-to-hand combat. Both sides tried to knock each other down, so they landed ferocious strikes around their opponent's head.

By the eighth round, McCrory's fitness had dropped significantly, and he was having a hard time getting close to Lamont Roach Jr. And Lamont Roach Jr. has no fitness issues as he can get closer to Fairgar McCrory more easily and move away quickly when his opponent tries to counter. The match quickly turned into a one-sided slaughter by Lamont Roach Jr., and Fairgar McCrory became powerless to resist, at which point the referee intervened to signal that Fergal McCrory was no longer capable of the match, and terminated the fight and announced that Lamont Rocky Jr. had won by TKO, and Ramon Roach Jr. began to celebrate, while Fairgar McCrory's team members rushed to the ring to protest to the referee.

Win the game in eight rounds! Lamont Roach Jr. embarks on a unified super-featherweight journey

After winning the bout, Lamont Roach Jr.'s professional record changed to 24-1-1, with nine knockout victories. His only defeat was to Jemel Herring in the 2019 tournament.

Win the game in eight rounds! Lamont Roach Jr. embarks on a unified super-featherweight journey

After winning the bout, Lamont Lodge Jr. also stated his goals, saying, "My next goal is to unify the super featherweight division, I am the best fighter in the super featherweight division right now, I have already shown my strength in tonight's fight, and when I unify the super featherweight division, my results will convince everyone." I've been training hard to put in a good performance. ”