Felix Verdejo scored an explosive 2nd round stoppage over Josenilson Dos Santos in a scheduled 10-round Lightweight bout at Coliseo Roberto Clemente in San Juan, Puerto Rico.
Verdejo landed a perfect right hand to the chin that sent Dos Santos down. Dos Santos got to his feet but stumbled all over the ring and the fight was stopped at 2:21 of round two.
Verdejo, 134 1/2 lbs of San Juan, PR is 19-0 with 14 knockouts. Dos Santos, 134 lbs of Sao Paulo, BRA is 27-4.
In what was a thrilling Fight of the Year candidate, Nonito Donaire was able to hang on and win the WBO Super Bantamweight title with a grueling 12-round unanimous decision over Cesar Juarez
In round four, Donaire sent Juarez to the canvas froma straight right. Moments later, Donaire landed a laser left hook that slumped Juarez in the corner to the canvas. In round five, Donaire began to swell under his left eye.
Juarez began to turn the tide in round seven as he came forward and landed some hard shots. The same continued in round eight as he pounded Donaire for the first two minutes of the round. The two exchanged pounding power shots over the last thirty seconds that left Donaire with a cut around the right eye. Round nine, saw Juarez trap Donaire on the ropes throughout the stanza as he landed hard flurries but Donaire would shoot off hard rights and big left hooks that would land flush. The two continued to war in round ten as Doaire landed a big right that drew blood from the nose of Juarez. Juarez landed a big left that sent Donaire to the canvas that was ruled a slip. Later in the round, Donaire connected with a thumping left hook. The two landed some incredible shots that showcased each other’s chins down the stretch.
Donaire, 122 lbs of San Mateo, CA won by scores of 117-109 and 116-110 twice and is now 36-3. Juarez, 122 lbs of Mexico is 17-4
