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. Continue reading “Late Results from Massachusetts”