A knockout so brutal that they had to get the stretcher out to carry Ashton Sylve off after his loss to Lucas Bahdi at Amalie Arena, Tampa. The MVP’s widely-talked-about prospect fell hard on his face almost as if his soul left his body after opponent Lucas Bahdi connected a scary hook to Sylve’s head.

The two were exchanging blows in the middle of the ring. All of a sudden, Bahdi looked possessed and went for a three-punch combination. Following a cross, he landed his lead hook on Sylve. And by the time the third punch could reach its destination, Sylve was asleep.

Despite a 10-year age gap, Lucas Bahdi put out a breathtaking victory over Ashton ‘H20’ Sylve in “my [Bahdi’s] hardest fight.” Ahead of the fight, Lucas Kettle from BoxingScene, figuratively speaking, wrote that Lucas Bahdi was “ready to try his cool hand against Ashton Sylve.” And boy, he did!

The manner in which Sylve fell on the canvas reminded Jake Pau’s KO over Tyron Woodley. However, Bahdi’s KO over Ashton Sylve was no accident. Speaking to the media during the post-fight interview, Lucas Bahdi revealed that he expected Ashton Sylve to be “super tricky” and “super fast” at the beginning of the fight. But although Sylve was a “good counter-puncher,” Bahdi knew, during the second half, the former’s head would “be in the middle” and he would “catch him.”

“And I did exactly what I thought I was going to do,” Lucas Bahdi, who feels “good” to have maintained his unbeaten pro record with this brutal KO over Sylve, added. Soon after the knockout, several entities from the boxing world weighed in on the outcome on social media.

H20 dehydrated: Ashton Sylve’s fall reminds one can’t play boxing

Ashton Sylve was initially supposed to face Floyd ‘Kid Austin’ Schofield. However, as Schofield withdrew himself from the match due to an injury, Lucas Bahdi stepped up. After Bahdi put Sylve to sleep, Schofield called the outcome a “Huge Upset Ko.”

After the knockout, before the official result was formally announced, the ring announcer started lauding Ashton Sylve. Dan Rafael disapproved of this on X. Additionally, he underlined the debatable words the ring announcer uttered, addressing Sylve –  “may God restore him.”

Meanwhile, Hassan Weliyo was fascinated by how Lucas Bahdi knocked out Sylve despite “losing EVERY second of the fight” before the KO.

In his response, insider Rick Glaser felt Ashton Sylve would not fight again. Quoting Sugar Ray Leonard, he said, “That’s Boxing, you don’t play Boxing!”

On the other hand, Caleb Plant was disturbed by the official’s gestures in the ring after Sylve fell:

Finally, Curmel Moton was synonymous with Rick Glaser. “Can’t play boxing. Damn,” he added in a shock.

With that said, what is your reaction to Ashton Sylve getting knocked out? What do you think of Lucas Bahdi’s performance in the match? Let us know in the comments below.