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Marrero vs. Usmanee: Friday Night Fights – Results & Social Media Reaction

The August 23 edition of ESPN‘s Friday Night Fights—titled “Tyson is Back”—is being held at the Turning Stone Resort Casino in Verona, New York and features Super Featherweight champion Argenis “La Tormenta” Mendez (21-2, 11 KOs) in his first world title defense against Arash Usmanee (20-1, 10 KOs) in the 12-round main event.

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Argenis Mendez vs. Arash Usmanee

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Claudio Marrero vs. Jesus Cuellar

The August 23 edition of ESPN‘s Friday Night Fights—titled “Tyson is Back”—got off to a great start with Claudio Marrero (14-0, 11 KOs) squaring off against Jesus Marcelo Andres Cuellar (22-1, 18 KOs) for the interim WBA Featherweight title.

Cuellar scored a knockdown in the sixth-round and earned a unanimous decision victory in his debut fight in the United States.

Official scores were 115-112, 114-113 and 116-111 all for Cuellar.

In the main event, Super Featherweight champion Argenis “La Tormenta” Mendez (21-2, 11 KOs) fought to a controversial draw against hard-nosed opponent, Arash Usmanee (20-1, 10 KOs).

Teddy Atlas felt the judges were totally off base and wrong, but other boxing experts saw it closer (via Twitter).

In the end, the official judges scores were 115-113 for Usmanee and 114-114 twice. Mendez retained his title with the draw.

Though not everyone agreed with the decision, Mike Tyson‘s first promotional card was definitely a success and fans should look forward to more exciting fights from Iron Mike Productions.

Read on for social media reactions to both fights.

Social Media Reaction to Claudio Marrero vs. Jesus Cuellar

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Social Media Reaction to Argenis Mendez vs. Arash Usmanee

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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