Sam Goodman saved his assured shot at Naoya Inoue intact, however didn’t come away unscathed in his resolution victory over Chainoi Worawut.
In what was reportedly a gutsy scrap, Goodman (19-0, 8 KO) survived a spirited effort from the sport Worawut (25-1-1, 15 KO) earlier than taking on down the stretch together with his superior craft. After the struggle, nevertheless, Goodman revealed that he’d damaged his left hand someday within the early going, which may put the kibosh on his deliberate December showdown with “The Monster.”
If I had a nickel for each Aussie standout who (doubtlessly) missed out on a career-defining alternative due to a hand damage in a gimme struggle over the previous couple of years, I’d have two nickels.
In different noteworthy motion, Liam Wilson (14-3, 8 KO) was his traditional gunslinging self in his light-weight debut in opposition to Youssef Dib (21-2, 11 KO), in the end hammering Dib unconscious with a violent eighth-round flurry.
