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Magic Mike Plania Upsets WBO Number One Contender Joshua Greer on ESPN

By Robert Brizel, Head Real Combat Media Boxing Correspondent

*Photo Credit: Top Rank

 

Las Vegas, NV (June 17th, 2020)– Boxing is back. Who wins, however, is sometimes not the expected outcome. Often times, number one contenders fall. World Boxing Organization number one contender Joshua Greer Jr. is the latest.



 

In the theatre of the unexpected, super bantamweight Magic Mike Plania, 24-1 with 12 knockouts, General Santos City, Philippines, dropped 19-0 Joshua Greer in the first and sixth rounds and came away with an upset ten round majority decision on ESPN”s Tuesday Night Fights over Joshua Greer Jr., 22-2-1 with 12 knockouts, Chicago, Illinois, at The Bubble at MGM Grand in Las Vegas, Nevada, on June 16, 2020.



 

Plania, a former sparring partner of WBO World Bantamweight champion John Riel Casimero, outworked Greer throughout the contest and clearly deserved the win. Greer needed a knockout to win after getting knocked down twice, and could not overcome the scorecards.



 

Result: Michael Plania Win 10 Joshua Greer Jr., Super Bantamweights

Scoring: 97-91, 96-92 Plania. 94-94 draw. Greer was down in rounds one and six.

Referee: Tony Weeks. Greer was ranked number one by the World Boxing Organization.



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Robert Brizel - Head Boxing Correspondent
Robert Brizel - Head Boxing Correspondent
Robert is the Head Boxing Correspondent for Real Combat Media Boxing since 2013. Robert is also a photographer and ringside reporter for the RCM Tri State region which includes NJ, NY and PA. Robert conducts exclusive interviews, provides historical boxing articles and provides editorial ringside coverage of major boxing events. You can contact or follow Robert on Facebook and by email at [email protected].