Yamaguchi Falcao and Connor “The Kid” Coyle both scored knockouts on Saturday night at Memorial Hall in Melrose, Massachusetts. Falcao (20-1-1, 9 KOs) captured the WBC Latino super middleweight title via second round knockout of Fernando Ezequiel Farias (11-2-2, 4 KOs). Fighting out of his signature southpaw stance, Falcao was aggressive from the opening bell. The 2012 Olympic Bronze medalist found a home early for his jab, hook and left cross. A minute into the second, Falcao hurt Farias with a crisp left uppercut that sent him reeling towards the ropes. Moments later, Falcao put Farias down for the count with a hard left hook. Time of stoppage was 1:21.

In the co-feature, undefeated middleweight Connor “The Kid” Coyle (15-0, 7 KOs) kept his perfect record intact by stopping Rodrigo Rodrigues (8-2, 7 KOs) after five rounds.

“I am very pleased with Yama and Connor’s performances,” said Jody Caliguire of Fire Fist Boxing Promotions. “Yama fought much more aggressively than in the past and that is something he was working on in camp. He’s a dangerous opponent for anybody in the 168 pound division. Connor did a great job of breaking his opponent down and fighting smart. We believe this is the year he’ll become top 15 middleweight in the world.”

Falcao returns to action March 26 at the Caribe Royal Resort in Orlando, FL. Coyle’s next bout will be announced shortly.