Shawn Porter steamrolled Paulie Malignaggi in defense of his welterweight title on Saturday night at the DC Armory, knocking him out in the fourth round and leaving his limp body laying right near the broadcast position he usually occupies.
Porter might have sent Malignaggi back to television work for good with a beatdown on the undercard of the light heavyweight title-unification bout between Bernard Hopkins and Beibut Shumenov.
“He wished me the best, and I don’t know what he’s looking at next but he said, ‘I lost to a great champion,'” Porter said of his postfight words with Malignaggi. “I’m doing my best. I definitely needed this victory — to get it like this over this guy. I knew what he was coming with, but I always had some questions of my own. I came in and answered the questions and got the job done tonight.”
According to Showtime exec Stephen Espinoza, Malignaggi was released from the hospital today. His CAT scans and other tests were normal.
