Leo Santa Cruz made the first defense of the WBA Feathweight title with a fifth round stoppage over former champion Kiko Martinez at the Honda Center in Anaheim, California.
Santa Cruz dumped Martinez just seconds into the fight with a right hand. Later in the round, it was an uppercut that sent Martinez to the canvas.
In round five, Santa Cruz landed a fuselage of punches on the ropes with Martinez punching sparingly and the fight was stopped at 2:09.
Santa Cruz, 125 lbs of Los Angeles is 32-0-1 with 18 knockouts. Martinez, 125 1/2 lbs of Spain is 35-7.
Hugo Ruiz evened up the score by scoring a first round stoppage over Julio Ceja to win the WBC Super Bantamweight title.
In the first 15 seconds, Ruiz dropped Ceja with a huge right hand. Seconds later a huge barrage on the ropes forced the referee to stop the fight at 51 seconds.
Ruiz, 122 lbs of Los Mochis, MX is now 36-3 with 31 knockouts. Ceja, 121 1/2 lbs of Altizpen, MX is now 30-2.
