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Fans Troll Matchroom Boxing After Lights Go Out During Mikey Garcia vs. Sandor Martin Fight
Mikey Garcia and Sandor Martin locked horns with each other in the boxing main event in Fresno, California. The duo came out with sublime game plans to keep each other on the toes, and the fans hooked into this bout. But, something comical happened in the fight that left everyone in splits.
Garcia, who came in after a 20-month layoff, began the fight well with his exuberant movements and jabs. The Californian boxer kept some intriguing head movements, too. But as the bout progressed, Garcia began pressing his contemporary.
That was weird. Lights out at Garcia vs. Martin. Only lasted a second or two, but strange. #boxing #GarciaMartin
— Jeremy Herriges (@ABoxingWriter) October 17, 2021
He looked to land one big left hook when he took Martin to the corner. However, that shot failed to leave a dent on the southpaw boxer.
LMAO the lights went out #GarciaMartin
— Jorge Garcia (@JAGarcia1_) October 17, 2021
But abruptly, in the midway of round 2, lights went off for a few seconds, leaving everyone in awe. Both the boxers too were stunned, and they quickly separated. But as the power was restored, the referee asked Garcia and Martin to go to their corners and resume the round again.
Pay the light bill!! @DAZNBoxing #GarciaMartin
— Gerardo Garcia (@DeNunez27) October 17, 2021
Once everything was alright, the duo again found their momentum, and they continued with their slick intentions. However, the power cut certainly left the boxing community to pour in their reactions on Twitter.
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Most probably, this was the first time when a chucklesome instance like this took place in a pro-boxing bout. This might have happened due to a few glitches from the electricity team. But they made sure to quickly tackle the situation to avoid major embarrassment. However, fans were quick enough to watch this and tweet about the same.
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Fransico Salazar wrote, “Lights briefly went out during round 2 of the Garcia-Martin fight. For a second, I thought Eddie Hearn only paid a certain amount for electricity for tonight’s card at Chukchansi Park in Fresno ..”
Lights briefly went out during round 2 of the Garcia-Martin fight. For a second, I thought Eddie Hearn only paid a certain amount for electricity for tonight’s card at Chukchansi Park in Fresno .. #boxing #GarciaMartin
— Francisco A. Salazar (@FSalazarBoxing) October 17, 2021
Another fan shared Undertaker’s video, with the caption, “Main event on DAZN. Garcia vs. Martin. Lights OUT in the middle of round 2. Arena PITCH BLACK.”
Main event on DAZN. Garcia vs. Martin. Lights OUT in the middle of round 2. Arena PITCH BLACK. #BOXING pic.twitter.com/pnJg7ZUCxf
— Fight Ghost (@Fight_Ghost) October 17, 2021
One more fan shared her honest reactions on this. “Lights faded down on the Mikey Garcia fight. Lol Lighting tech must have dropped his phone on the board and hit a cue.” She wrote.
Lights faded down on the Mikey Garcia fight. Lol Lighting tech must have dropped his phone on the board and hit a cue. #GarciaMartin #DAZN
— Veronica Rodriguez (@MexiVrod) October 17, 2021
Many others reacted to this witty incident on Twitter as everyone primarily saw an incident like this occur for the first time in a pro-boxing bout.
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