BOSTON — If this was Joe Lauzon’s last career fight, then he will ride off into the sunset as a winner.
The legendary Boston-based fighter knocked out Jonathan Pearce in the first round of UFC Fight Night Boston at TD Garden. Lauzon used a series of vicious strikes to knock Pearce to the mat, then he jumped on top of him and finished the knockout with devastating right-handed head strikes that forced fight official Herb Dean to call the fight.
LAUZON FIRST ROUND FINISH! BOSTON IS GOING CRAZY!#UFCBoston pic.twitter.com/9jBGBNw904
— UFC (@ufc) October 19, 2019
In his post-fight interview, the veteran, who has 43 professional fights under his belt, didn’t specify whether he would retire or not.
"Maybe it's the last one, maybe it's not. I don't know."@JoeLauzon emotional after his win at #UFCBoston pic.twitter.com/dtCKRzn8ge
— UFC (@ufc) October 19, 2019
Lauzon had lost six of his last nine fights coming into Friday night. He hadn’t finished a fight since knocking out Diego Sanchez at UFC 200 more than three years ago.
