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Brian Norman Jr. retains WBO title with absurd one-punch KO of Jin Sasaki
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. Advertisement 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. This article originally appeared on MMA Junkie: Boxing: Brian Norman Jr. retains WBO title, one-punch KO of Jin Sasaki
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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
