![]() And all three judges gave him the nod by a score of 57-54. The bigger man was ahead going into the final session and he made sure of victory by dropping Hall again. Hall landed first in the fourth round as Bjornsson struggled to capitalise on his knockdown but the taller man began to land as the round progressed.ījornsson was told in his corner that Hall was exhausted and he took the fight to the smaller man in the fifth round. He recovered to continue with the fight now in the balance. The bout was originally set to take place last September, before Hall had to pull out with a bicep injury. Hall was by now cut under both eyes but thought he had Bjornsson down again in but it was ruled a push.ījornsson was struggling to impose himself on the fight as Hall walked him down but he did land a one-two in the second half of the third round.Īnd he sent Hall crashing to the canvas at the end of the session with the Englishman woozy on his feet. EDDIE HALL and Hafthor 'Thor' Bjornsson are finally doing battle in the boxing ring TONIGHT.The strongmen rivals will settle a long-term grudge in their rescheduled heavyweight boxing clash in Dubai. Hall made the better start as he looked to land a one-punch KO before Bjornsson looked to control the bout with his jab.Īnd the Icelander finished the round stronger as he landed a big left hand from his southpaw stance.īut he was rocked in the opening stages of the second round with a knockdown called after the ropes kept Bjornsson up. They did so in front of a sparse crowd with the first bell ringing after 1am in the desert. The two rivals took to the ring six months after the fight was initially scheduled after Hall was forced to pull out with a torn biceps last September. The Icelander was in trouble early on when he was given a count in the second round.īut he recovered to drop Hall in the third and sixth sessions to make sure of victory on the judges' cards. "I'm really enjoying this journey and if there are other opportunities I am at least open to it."ījornsson said earlier in the week that he was open to fighting Martyn Ford who is also known as the World's Scariest Man.įord, who is a friend of Hal's must first take on Iranian Hulk - real name Sajad Gharibi - in London on April 30.īut he could be tempted to attempt to avenge his friend's defeat later in the year.Thor Bjornsson knocked Eddie Hall down twice en-route to winning a points decision over his fellow strongman. But today I believe boxing technique one. ![]() I'd never been dropped in training so he really can punch hard. ![]() He thought he had dropped his rival for a second time in the second session but it was ruled a slip by the referee.ĭid you think the result was fair? Let us know in the comments section belowījornsson remained in the ring afterwards and added: "He put up a hell of a battle. ![]() He had promised a knockout in his first ring experience but struggled as the fight progressed. Those knockdowns were enough to secure victory for Bjornsson - but Hall appeared disappointed with the result regardless. Hall made a good start to the grudge match as Bjornsson was counted in the second round when he was adjudged to have been held up by the ropes.īut Hall was then dumped on the canvas in the third and sixth rounds. ![]()
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