Good Charlotte guitarist Benji Madden faced off against MTV VJ Riki Rachtman (Headbanger’s Ball) at the Hard Rock Hotel and Casino in Las Vegas, NV over the weekend as the main event at Ellismania 5 (hosted by mixed martial arts fighter Jason Ellis). Before the fight, Rachtman was talkin’ all kinds of shizz about how he was going to beat Madden … but actions speak louder than words and after Madden beat the shizz out of Rachtman, Riki had to eat his words:

Rocker Benji Madden was crowned champion at a celebrity boxing match on Saturday night, April 3 after knocking out TV personality Riki Rachtman at the Las Vegas event. The Good Charlotte’s guitarist went head-to-head with MTV star Rachtman at mixed martial artist Jason Ellis’ Ellismania 5 fight at Sin City’s Hard Rock Hotel and Casino. TV host Rachtman was so confident he would knock Madden out, he offered to pay organizer Ellis $1,000 if he lost. But when the pair stepped into the ring in front of a 3,000 strong crowd, which included Madden’s bandmate and brother, Joel Madden, and Sum 41′s frontman Deryck Whibley, Rachtman was knocked down three times before the referee stopped the fight, ruling a technical knock-out less than two minutes into the first round. Rachtman told People after the match, “Benji Madden just kicked my ass. I got wasted by the guy in Good Charlotte.” Madden responded, “That was the best backhanded congratulations I’ve ever gotten, but thanks anyways.”

Never underestimate the Maddens. They are good guys but if push comes to shove, they will come out swinging and won’t stop swinging until they are the last person standing. My money is always on the Madden boys. After the jump, check out a few photos from the fight itself to see Benji and Ricki in action during Saturday night’s fight …

Considering that Riki Rachtman spent most of the fight flat on his ass, it’s amazing there are any photos of him actually standing up to fight. It sounds like the whole match was very short but very sweet … at least for Benji! Congrats goes out to Benji on his big win … and here’s hoping that Riki is an honorable man and he pays up all the money he bet before he got his butt whooped on Saturday night.

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