Anthony Taylor delivered a stunning knockout victory over Gabriel Silva, the son of UFC legend Anderson Silva, at Misfits & DAZN X Series 17 in Dublin, Ireland. The fight, which had some interesting events in its lead-up, lived up to the hype and ended dramatically.
Despite being the underdog, Taylor dominated the fight from the start. He landed numerous punches and controlled the pace of the action. Meanwhile, Silva struggled to find his rhythm and was visibly frustrated throughout the contest.
In the third round, Taylor landed a devastating right hand that sent Silva to the canvas. Silva attempted to get up, but he was unable to beat the count. The referee immediately stopped the fight, awarding the victory to Taylor.
Following his win, Taylor wasted no time in making his intentions clear. He issued a bold callout to Darren Till. Till has been taunting Taylor on social media for weeks, and the two now appear to be on a collision course.
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In his post-fight ring interview, 'Pretty Boy' said:
"Listen, Darren Till, what’s up? I know you want this smoke. I know you all want to see Darren Till get his ass whooped. Let’s go!”
Check out Anthony Taylor's call-out below:
Taylor also continued his pursuit of Floyd Mayweather. He believes that a fight between them would be a massive draw.
Mentioning Mayweather in his comments, Taylor said:
"Floyd Mayweather, I’ll knock your little skinny a** out too, bring it. Because best belief, I ain’t going nowhere!”[H/t:Bloody Elbow]
Check out the rest of the fight results below:
- Danny Aarons vs. Danny Simpson ends in a split draw (38-38, 39-37, 37-39)
- Anthony Taylor def. Gabriel Silva via TKO (R3, 2:54) — light heavyweight title fight
- HSTikkyTokky def. George Fensom via TKO (R1, 1:19)
- Ben Williams def. Warren Spencer via TKO (R2, 0:45)
- Deen the Great def. Dave Fogarty via TKO (R3, 2:57) — lightweight title fight
- Sami Hamed def. Jesse Clarke via TKO (corner stoppage) (R2, 2:21)
- Mike Edwards def. Jake Cornish via unanimous decision (49-46 x2, 50-47)
- Minikon def. DTG via majority decision (48-48, 48-47 x2)