Anderson Silva’s son Gabriel Silva was viciously dropped on path to a 3rd spherical stoppage defeat on Saturday evening in Dublin.
Anthony Taylor, the previous Bellator MMA fighter and infamous Jake Paul sparring associate, defended his Misfits Boxing title towards Silva, who had beforehand received two fights within the promotion. The California native had simply fought three weeks prior, knocking out Karate Combat ace Samuel Ericsson.
Silva had goaded Taylor within the pre-fight build-up over web rumours concerning his rival’s sexuality, however couldn’t again up the trash speak within the ring on the evening. Taylor now strikes on to a possible struggle later this yr with former UFC title contender Darren Till.
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Anderson Silva’s son brutally stopped in Misfits Boxing struggle
After knocking out play-by-play commentator Ben ‘The Bane’ Davis in his debut final September earlier than profitable a contentious choice over Tik Tok star OJ Rose, Gabriel Silva earned a shot at Anthony Taylor’s Misfits Boxing title earlier this yr.
Nevertheless, a weight dispute noticed the struggle referred to as off, with Taylor as an alternative being matched with YouTube boxer KSI. That bout was cancelled when the Brit was pressured out with an harm, and the American as an alternative fought twice in three weeks towards Ericsson after which Silva.
The struggle began out with Taylor utilizing his trademark suffocating model to swarm Silva, opting to take a knee amid any clinches. The clearly superior technical boxer Silva struggled with the preliminary tempo, however appeared to trigger bother each time he did land with considered one of his combos.
After the champ took the primary spherical, the second was a a lot nearer affair, with the Brazilian arguably taking it. However when Taylor landed an enormous overhand proper within the third he wobbled his rival, and was granted a uncommon standing eight depend.
Shortly afterwards, a Taylor onslaught completed in a brutal punch upstairs that flattened Silva, who miraculously discovered his technique to his toes. However when he landed a barrage a couple of moments later, the referee stepped in and ended the competition with seconds to go within the third.
Anthony Taylor calls out Darren Until and Floyd Mayweather after Gabriel Silva KO
Following his victory, Taylor laid out his future plans, beginning with a callout of former UFC middleweight Darren Until. The Brit has been mocking his rival for weeks on social media, and it appears that evidently the pair could also be set to face off later this yr.
He additionally continued his pursuit of boxing legend Floyd Mayweather, who just lately made headlines when he fired a referee halfway by an exhibition struggle. He has been pursuing that bout for the most effective a part of two years since combating on the enduring champion’s undercard.
“Darren Until, I do know you watching,” Taylor teased in his post-fight interview within the ring after the struggle. “Hey, if you happen to see this message, deliver it. Floyd Mayweather, I’ll knock your little skinny a** out too, deliver it. As a result of finest perception, I ain’t going nowhere!”
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