Fast-tracking WBA #3 welterweight “Captain” Gabriel Maestre (3-0, 3 KOs) destroyed Daniel Vega (16-5-1, 13 KOs) in the first round on Thursday night at the Kilymandiaro Club in Puerto Colombia, Colombia. Maestre, a 2012 and 2016 Olympian, needed just 38 seconds to put Vega down for the count.
WBA #10 super bantamweight Jose Sanmartin (31-5-1, 20 KOs) won a clear cut ten round unanimous decision over Ricardo Roman (14-11-3, 5 KOs). Scores were 98-92, 100-90, 98-92.
Rio de Janeiro Olympic silver medalist Yoel Finol (3-0, 1 KO) outclassed Javier Martinez (12-5, 6 KOs) over six rounds in a bantamweight bout. Scores were 60-54, 59-55, 60-54.
Ive heard of Maestre from the amateurs. Will be interesting to see if he can fast track in such a loaded division.
Vega looked for somewhere nice and soft to fall down and it took him 38 seconds to find it.