Overview
- Lani Daniels won by ninth-round TKO over Shadasia Green at Madison Square Garden to capture the IBF and WBO super middleweight belts.
- Green looked spent late, could barely steady herself at the start of the ninth, and absorbed a series of right hands before the referee halted the bout.
- Medical staff brought in a stretcher and moved Green from the ring for further care, creating a tense scene for fans and fighters on site.
- ESPN’s Crystina Poncher reported that Green was conscious and speaking in the locker room, and an MVP executive later said she was awake and talkative at the hospital.
- The upset unfolded on Most Valuable Promotions’ first U.S. event on ESPN and drew quick reactions from across boxing, including posts from Claressa Shields and Cris Cyborg.