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USA Today
9 hours ago
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- USA Today
Brian Norman Jr. retains WBO title with absurd one-punch KO of Jin Sasaki
Brian Norman Jr. retains WBO title with absurd one-punch KO of Jin Sasaki Brian Norman BRUTALLY Knocks Out Jin Sasaki in the 5th Round to retain his WBO Welterweight World Title — On The Record Boxing (@OnTheRecordBox) June 19, 2025 Rising welterweight standout Brian Norman Jr. continued his ascension up the boxing ladder Thursday with a crushing one-punch knockout. Norman moved to 28-0 as a pro (22 KOs) with a fifth-round KO of Jin Sasaki (19-2-1, 17 KOs) to retain his WBO welterweight belt. Sasaki entered the fight as the WBO's Asia Pacific and OPBF welterweight champion, but Norman floored him with a vicious left hook. The win was the 24-year-old Norman's second defense of the title after a third-round TKO in March against Derrieck Cuevas in Las Vegas. He won the vacant belt in May 2024 with a knockout of Giovani Santillan. He currently is the youngest male champion in the sport. "It was a wonderful fight. I had a great opponent in front of me. You all seen he's got heart. That boy is not a slouch at all. I give nothing but props to him," Norman said after the fight (via Top Rank Boxing). "I wish I had a certain fight coming up (against Jaron Ennis). They heard 'B. Norm The Storm' is coming, and you know what happens when a storm is coming: You grab your boots and run. We shall see what's next for me." Check out Norman's highlight-reel finish below.
The Sun
10 hours ago
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- The Sun
WBO welterweight champion leaves rival unconscious with brutal ‘KO of the year' contender
BRIAN NORMAN JR scored one of the knockouts of the year during a championship fight. The 24-year-old was fighting to retain his WBO welterweight title against Jin Sasaki in Tokyo, Japan, on Thursday. 3 3 And during round five, The Assassin II landed a brutal left hook squarely on his opponent's face as he left his guard down. Norman Jr had managed to knock down his Japanese rival twice in the opening stages. However, his round five hit saw Sasaki left flattened on the canvas. Medical staff rushed into the ring to treat the 23-year-old as he was laid out for over a minute. He was then placed on a stretcher and rushed to hospital. A status update on him was not provided in the immediate aftermath of contest. Reacting to the punch on social media, one boxing fan said: "Ko of the year." A second said: "This has to be ko of the year so far right?" A third added: "Man…that is CLEAN." Another said: "Perfect KO punch." The win saw Norman Jr improve to 28-0 with this being his 22nd knockout. Norman Jr became the interim WBO welterweight champion after beating Giovani Santillan last May. He was then elevated to full champion status when Terence Crawford vacated the belt to move up to super welterweight. Derrieck Cuevas challenged for the belt in March of this year but was also defeated by Norman Jr via TKO. Meanwhile, Sasaki - a relatively unknown quantity going into the bout - fell to 19-2-1, having previously been stopped in 2021 by Andy Hiraoka in a Japanese superlightweight title fight. Norman Jr now has his eyes set on unification bouts for the division. An all-American fight with IBF and WBA champion Jaron Ennis had been on the cards until Ennis declared his intention to move up to 154lbs. Speaking about a potential clash with Ennis, Norman Jr had said: "About the future, I wish I had a certain fight coming up, but they heard there was a storm coming." "And you all know what happens when a storm is coming, you grab your boots and run. "We shall see what is next for me. Hopefully October or November, we can get something, but we shall see."
Yahoo
11 hours ago
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Norman Jr stops Sasaki with one-punch knockout
Brian Norman Jr stopped Derrieck Cuevas (right) to win the WBO world title in March [Getty Images] Brian Norman Jr retained his WBO welterweight world title by stopping Jin Sasaki with one explosive punch in Tokyo. The American dropped Sasaki twice in the first round and the one-way traffic continued once the challenger rose quickly to his feet. Advertisement Sasaki, 23, tried to fight fire with fire in front of his home crowd, but that approach was punished in the fifth when Norman Jr landed a powerful left hook. The shot put Sasaki out cold and the Japanese fighter was worked on by medics for several minutes, before being taken out of the ring on a stretcher. It meant Norman stood alone in the ring without his opponent as the official result was read out. The 24-year-old extended his unbeaten record to 28-0, adding his 22nd knockout and his third stoppage in a row. The Georgia native is eager to add more world titles to his collection after a knockout of the year contender. Advertisement Norman Jr did have his sights set on fighting IBF and WBA champion Jaron 'Boots' Ennis, but his domestic rival confirmed this week he intended to move up in weight. "I wish I had a certain fight coming up," he said afterwards. "But they heard B Norman the Storm was coming. Y'all know what happens when a storm's coming, they grab their boots and run. "We shall see what's next for me, hopefully October or November." More boxing from the BBC
BBC News
12 hours ago
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- BBC News
Norman Jr stops Sasaki with one-punch knockout
Brian Norman Jr retained his WBO welterweight world title by stopping Jin Sasaki with one explosive punch in American dropped Sasaki twice in the first round and the one-way traffic continued once the challenger rose quickly to his 23, tried to fight fire with fire in front of his home crowd, but that approach was punished in the fifth when Norman Jr landed a powerful left shot put Sasaki out cold and the Japanese fighter was worked on by medics for several minutes, before being taken out of the ring on a meant Norman stood alone in the ring without his opponent as the official result was read 24-year-old extended his unbeaten record to 28-0, adding his 22nd knockout and his third stoppage in a Georgia native is eager to add more world titles to his collection after a knockout of the year Jr did have his sights set on fighting IBF and WBA champion Jaron 'Boots' Ennis, but his domestic rival confirmed this week he intended to move up in weight."I wish I had a certain fight coming up," he said afterwards."But they heard B Norman the Storm was coming. Y'all know what happens when a storm's coming, they grab their boots and run."We shall see what's next for me, hopefully October or November."
Yahoo
19 hours ago
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Brian Norman Jr. vs. Jin Sasaki live results, round-by-round updates, ring walks, start time for WBO title fight
WBO welterweight champion Brian Norman Jr. makes the second defense of his title against Japan's Jin Sasaki at the Ota-City General Gymnasium in Tokyo, Japan. Uncrowned has Brian Norman Jr. vs. Jin Sasaki live results, round-by-round updates, highlights, ring walks and start time for the Norman vs. Sasaki fight card on Thursday morning at the Ota-City General Gymnasium in Tokyo, Japan. Brian Norman Jr. defends his WBO welterweight title against Japan's Jin Sasaki in the 12-round main event. Norman Jr. (27-0, 21 KOs) was one of Uncrowned's Top 25 Under 25 in our recent ranking of up-and-coming combat sports stars. The young American upset Giovani Santillan with a 10-round knockout to win the WBO interim welterweight title in May 2024. He then was upgraded to full WBO champion following Terence Crawford's decision to relinquish the belt this past August. Norman, 24, has made one successful defense of his championship: A third-round stoppage win over Derrieck Cuevas in March on the Mikaela Mayer vs. Sandy Ryan 2 undercard. Advertisement Sasaki (19-1-1, 17 KOs) has won eight of his past nine fights since moving up to welterweight after losing his unbeaten record to Andy Hiraoka in 2021 down at super lightweight. (Hiraoka is currently the mandatory to Gary Antuanne Russell's WBA 140-pound title.) Sasaki, 23, was last in action on the Naoya Inoue vs. Ye Joon Kim undercard this past January, winning a competitive unanimous decision over Shoki Sakai. The Norman Jr. vs. Sasaki main card starts at 4 a.m. ET on ESPN+, with main event ring walks expected around 7 a.m. ET. Follow all of the action with Uncrowned's live results and play-by-play of the main card below. Main Card (4 a.m. ET, ESPN+) WBO welterweight title: Brian Norman Jr. vs. Jin Sasaki Advertisement IBF light flyweight title: Cristian Araneta vs. Thanongsak Simsri Welterweight: Sora Tanaka vs. Takeru Kobata Featherweight: Yuya Oku vs. Reiya Abe Featherweight: Ren Ohashi vs. Guangheng Luan Super middleweight: Yuito Moriwaki vs. Ha So Baek Lightweight: Seiya Yamaguchi vs. Ryosuke Kiuchi
