Unfortunately, in the 9th round, after a series of blows, the bout was stopped by the referee, because he felt that Byrd was not able to continue the fight.
Ngeshwa, ngo-9, ngemuva kochungechunge lwezimpondo, umlingo wabekwa ummeli, njengoba ezwa ukuthi u-Byrd akakwazi ukuqhubeka nokulwa.