By Miguel Maravilla at ringside
Opening the pay-per-view telecast, Dominican lightweight Edwin De Los Santos (15-1, 14 KO’s) made a statement by stopping previously unbeaten Jose “El Rayo” Valenzuela (12-1, 8 KO’s) of Seattle, Washington and a native of Los Mochis, Sinaloa, Mexico.
Off to a fast start, Valenzuela and De Los Santos traded, later in the round the Dominican fighter caught Valenzuela with a straight and stopped his momentum. What a wild round it was in the second as Rayo floored De Los Santos to start the second round, but soon after De Los Santos returned the favor and sent Valenzuela to the canvas. De Los Santos dropped Valenzuela a second time to start the third. He beat the count but De Los Santos finished him off at 1:08 of the third. De Los Santos replaced former world champion Jezreel Corrales in no time and made the most of it!
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