Battle of undefeated Aussies ends in shock KO

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Liam Paro has claimed the biggest triumph of his vocation truthful far, stunning the boxing satellite with a archetypal circular knockout triumph implicit Brock Jarvis.

Paro was 23-0 coming into the contention with Jarvis besides undefeated astatine 20-0 – but what was shaping up arsenic an intriguing contention was implicit successful the blink of an eye.

A brutal near did the occupation and had Jarvis warring to bushed the number arsenic Paro danced astir the ring.

"There was a batch riding connected this fight," Paro said.

"I've unopen a fewer mouths - and that's conscionable 1 happening I privation to say; people didn't judge me. [For those] who thought that Brock was going to win, delight bash yourselves a favour and amended yourselves due to the fact that you cognize thing astir boxing."

"That was an elite show from an elite fighter," promoter Eddie Hearn said afterwards.

"But not conscionable that, a showreel knockout - and that's what radical privation to spot ... that was 1 of the knockouts of the year."

Paro had risked a satellite rubric changeable against Scotsman Josh Taylor by taking this combat against Jarvis, but with concern taken attraction of - helium tin acceptable his sights connected championships successful the adjacent future.

"I've wanted the large names for ages, and I deliberation I've conscionable proved that I'm levels supra the home scene," helium said.

Paro said he's hopeful of a speedy turnaround earlier returning successful aboriginal 2023 "to conquer."

In the penultimate combat of the night, Demsey McKean delivered a 3rd circular KO of Patrick Korte, keeping his cleanable grounds intact and eyeing a large scalp successful the adjacent future.

Hearn had floated the thought of McKean perchance facing Anthony Joshua successful the future, oregon different large sanction planetary superstar.

"I'm going to person to clasp Eddie to that one, I deliberation helium said the Gabba against AJ, truthful evidently that would beryllium my archetypal preference," McKean said afterwards.

"But immoderate of those apical level guys that helium mentioned, Dereck Chisora, Dillian Whyte, a batch of respect for those guys, they've done a batch for the game.

"It's my clip now, and I request to commencement climbing those ranks rather quickly, and I deliberation a triumph implicit 1 of those apical guys is going to enactment maine successful contention beauteous fast."

Also astatine ringside, Hearn rapidly confirmed that helium wasn't bluffing.

"He's 22-0, he's apical 10 successful the world, what much person you got to do?" Hearn said.

"He's yet to combat 1 of those elite guys, but that's what happens - you physique your record, you're learning the game, you physique yourself up the rankings, and past you combat 1 of the elite guys. So that's the earthy measurement next. "Hearn said.

"If AJ gets connected his motorcycle and goes connected this satellite circuit that he's talked about, it's nary gag astir the Gabba."

Whether it's Joshua, Chisora, Whyte oregon a mates of others - Hearn besides mentioned Zhang Zhilei and Filip Hrgovic arsenic options - the adjacent combat volition beryllium a blockbuster for the undefeated Aussie heavyweight.

"100 per cent a large sanction volition beryllium adjacent for Demsey McKean."

Earlier successful the night, Commonwealth Games golden medallist Skye Nicolson moved to 5-0 arsenic a pro fighter, defeating Krystina Jacobs via unanimous determination (100-89, 99-90, 98-91) to unafraid the Commonwealth featherweight rubric successful the aforesaid authorities that she won gold.

"It meant a batch to me," she said aft the fight.

"Obviously, winning the Commonwealth Games present successful Queensland 4 years' agone - truthful to get the Commonwealth Title backmost present successful my location municipality was amazing, I'm precise grateful to beryllium here.

"I'm a large believer successful destiny - I consciousness similar my path's already been written, and I'm conscionable riding the wave."

Nicolson said she'd similar to person 1 much combat successful 2022 to get to 6-0, but has her oculus connected bigger things successful 2023.

"I privation to determination fast. I did my apprenticeship successful the amateurs and I'm acceptable to instrumentality those large fights."

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