Saturday night’s bout at Madison Square Garden between Ukrainian Vasyl Lomachenko and Cuban Guillermo Rigondeaux had the makings of a great fight. And if you’re Lomachenko, it sure was. The 29-year-old got Rigondeaux to quit by a sixth-round TKO. Lomachenko controlled the fight from the beginning, allowing Rigondeaux to look comfortable only in the first round, which was spent with the two hardly throwing any punches in the center of the ring. Lomachenko won the round 10-9. But as things drew on, Lomachenko visibly was overwhelming his opponent. He was effectively landing his punches, to a point where Rigondeaux largely was just defending himself... NESN.com
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Senators Fans Celebrate In Most Canadian Way After Ottawa Eliminates Rangers
Stereotypes generally are bad, but there are worse things than being known for being nice and polite all the time. The Ottawa Senators beat the New York Rangers 4-2 in their second-round Stanley Cup playoff series at Madison Square Garden on Tuesday, punching their ticket to the Eastern Conference finals. After the win, Sens fans in Ottawa reached peak Canada by celebrating in the street, but only when traffic allowed it. The Senators will find out who they get to face in the Eastern Conference finals after the Pittsburgh Penguins and Washington Capitals meet Thursday night for Game 7 of their second-round playoff series. And if Washington wins, we mig... NESN.com
LeBron James Apparently Backs Charles Oakley After Ex-Knicks Player’s Arrest
The bizarre scene involving Charles Oakley at Madison Square Garden seemingly tickled LeBron James. That’s what we conclude judging from the photo of Oakley and the caption James shared Wednesday on Instagram following the ex-New York Knicks player’s ejection from the arena he once called home and subsequent arrest. Mood!! #Legend A photo posted by LeBron James (@kingjames) on Feb 8, 2017 at 8:23pm PST Oakley had... NESN.com
Watch Fans Brawl Before Conor McGregor’s UFC 205 Fight At Madison Sq. Garden
Share this: Some people can’t help but to ruin other peoples’ fun. That was the case Saturday night at Madison Square Garden when fans in attendance started brawling shortly before the UFC 205 main event between Conor McGregor and Eddie Alvarez. One younger guy seemed to be fighting three or four older men, who showed him the folly of his youthful recklessness. [embedded content] Never forget, violence is acceptable in only one place at a UFC event: the octagon. H/t Deadspin.com More Stories Source link