Saturday was a busy night for combat sports, as both ESPN and HBO had live boxing events, while the UFC had a Fight Night card on Fox Sports 1, and Spike televised a tape-delayed Bellator 190. Unsurprisingly, the “winner” on the night by a considerable margin was the ESPN-televised Vasyl Lomachenko vs. Guillermo Rigondeaux showdown. Coming in second was UFC Fresno, followed by HBO Boxing, and then a distant fourth is Bellator MMA.
We’ll start with Lomachenko-Rigondeaux, billed as a truly historic contest between two of the most decorated amateurs of all-time. Lomachenko’s win over Rigondeaux, who quit on his stool after six rounds, averaged 1.