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18-year-old Ashton Sylve was given an enormous stage within the co-headline bout of the Jake Paul vs. Anderson Silva pay-per-view and he delivered in an enormous means, taking simply 61 seconds to knock out Braulio Rodriguez.
Sylve was one of many first fighters signed to Jake Paul’s Most Valuable Promotions and has been an thrilling younger prospect who turned professional at simply 16.
The struggle did not final lengthy, with the way more skilled Rodriguez charging ahead with reckless abandon. Sylve blocked a wild hook from Rodriguez and responded with a whipping left hook of his personal that landed flush to the jaw.
Rodriguez pounded the canvas in frustration however when he tried to beat the referee’s rely, his legs failed him, resulting in the struggle to be stopped.
The struggle was Rodriguez’s first since November 2019 and between the rust and the mix of Sylve’s velocity and energy, he was shortly discovered to be out of his depth.
Sylve is now 8-0 with all eight wins coming by knockout.
Sylve additionally helped elevate his profile with a singular ring stroll that noticed him stroll to the ring dressed as a minion, a transfer that shortly received social media buzzing.
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