On April 22, 2023, David Morrell Jr. (8-0, 7 KOs), the super-middleweight WBA (Regular) champion, defends his title against Brazilian challenger, Yamaguchi Falcão (24-1-1, 10 KOs).
David Morrell Jr. is coming in to the fight on a 8-fight win streak with a 87% KO rate; his last fight was a 12th round KO victory over Aidos Yerbossynuly, 5 months and 17 days ago. Yamaguchi Falcão is on a 8-fight win streak with a 38% KO rate, with his last fight being a 7th round TKO win over Ernest Amuzu, 4 months and 11 days ago.
This should be a confident win for David Morrell Jr. at 99-1 winning odds. Yamaguchi Falcão really doesn't have much to present against Morrell Jr.
David Morrell Jr. made quick work of Yamaguchi Falcão, stopping the challenger via KO in the 1st. Morrell Jr. improves his record to 9-0 (8 KOs), while Falcão adds a loss to his record at 24-2-1.