WBO featherweight champion Vasyl Lomachenko, 6-1-(3), became a two-weight world champion by defeating WBO super featherweight titleholder Rocky Martinez, 29-2-2-(17), with an eye catching five round knockout on Saturday night at the Theater at Madison Square Garden in New York.
The Olympic gold medallist defeated dominated Martinez with speed and movement before stepping up the pace and knocking him out with a left uppercut and right hook after 1.09 of the fifth round.
Other results
WBO Latino lightweight title Felix Verdejo w tko 5 Juan Jose Martinez
WBO International flyweight title Shiming Zou w pts 10 Jozsef Ajtai
Super Lightweight Mike Reed w tko 6 Abraham Cordero
Welterweight Julian Rodriguez w tko 1 Adam Mate
Featherweight Christopher Diaz w tko 8 Neftali Campos
Featherweight Jean Carlos Rivera w tko 6 Heriberto Delgado
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June 11, 2016