WBO #1 middleweight Steven Butler (28-1-1, 23 KOs) destroyed Paul Valenzuela Jr. (24-9, 16 KOs) in the first round on Thursday night at the Montreal Casino, in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. A left jab laid out Valenzuela face first after just 38 seconds.
Unbeaten super lightweight Batyrzhan Jukembayev (17-0, 13 KOs) scored a one-sided ten round unanimous decision over former world champion Miguel “Titere” Vazquez (41-9, 15 KOs). Scores were 100-90, 99-91, 99-91 for Jukembayev, who claimed the WBA Continental Americas and IBF Inter-Continental belts. The 32-year-old Vazquez was appearing in his 50th fight.
Vazquez is now officially a top 25 gatekeeper/high level journeyman. I watched him get robbed against Ohara Davies, and he’s still fighting at a decent level to really test up and comers.
Rare you hear of a guy getting a KO with a Jab so early in the fight