LAS VEGAS, NEVADA – Later tonight, Sebastian Fundora will attempt to stay on track for rumored junior middleweight unification opportunities as he defends his WBC title against unbeaten mandatory challenger Ermal Hadribeaj in the TNT and DAZN broadcast main event from the Chelsea at the Cosmopolitan of Las Vegas. First bell for the five-bout card began at 3 PM local time.
In his Las Vegas debut, 17-year-old prospect David Garcia (8-0, 6 KOs) of Las Vegas scored a second-round stoppage of previously unbeaten Angel Carrillo (5-1-1, 2 KOs) of Oxnard, California.
The southpaw Garcia, 127.8, backed Carrillo, 126.8, up with the first left he landed in the early going of the round one. Garcia flashed some power, rocking Carrillo with a counter left to punctuate the opening round.
Garcia applied pressure in the early going of the second round, landing his shots and getting out of range before Carrillo could counter. Late in the round, with Carrillo retreating in a straight line, Lopez landed with two consecutive straight lefts to score a knockdown. Carrillo beat the count on wobbly legs and the referee waved off the contest at 2:59 of the second.
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