เมื่อวันเสาร์ที่ night in front of a standing-room-only crowd at the Sambil Commercial Center in Santo Domingo, สาธารณรัฐโดมินิกัน, former world super featherweight champion Javier “Abejon” Fortuna returned to action with an impressive two-round blowout of fellow Dominican Marlyn Cabrera.

In his first fight since a surprise defeat last June to Jason Sosa that cost him his WBA World Super Featherweight Championship, โชคลาภ (30-1-1, 22 คอส) dropped Cabrera twice in the second round, eliciting the stoppage. It was Cabrera’s first loss as a professional.

Fortuna’s victory was one of three Sampson Boxing fighters to win เสาร์คืน.

Undefeated 21-year-old Dominican super welterweight Jeison “Banana” การภาวนา (12-0, 9 คอส) destroyed formerly undefeated Carlos Jairo Cruz (ตอนนี้ 17-1, 11 คอส) in two rounds and 22-year-old super featherweight Abraham “ซูเปอร์” Nova moved his record to 3-0, 2 KOs with a fourth-round knockout over Willy Morillo.

Fortuna looked sharp in his comeback bout, putting the explosive power and speed that makes him one of the most exciting fighters in all of boxing. With the victory over Cabrera in the books, the southpaw former champion will now be looking to regain his championship status.

Fortuna’s promoter, จอห์น Lewkowicz, says his fighter has two options to consider for his next fight.

“Next we will either look for an elimination bout for the IBF mandatory contender to fight Jose Pedraza or we will look to face the winner of Jason Sosa vs. Stephen Smith in Monaco on พฤศจิกายน 12,” Lewkowicz กล่าวว่า. “Javier wants to be champion again and he’ll fight anyone to get there.”

การภาวนา, a recent Sampson Boxing signee to a long-term promotional agreement, is a former amateur standout with a wealth of boxing talent. Cruz stood no chance against the Santo Domingo-based slugger.

“Jeison is a future star and I’m happy to have him in my stable,” ยังคง Lewkowicz. “I will get him a visa to fight in the USA and pay his IRS taxes, which I do for all my fighters.”

โนวา, who was born in Carolina, เปอร์โตริโก, to Dominican parents, ไป 167-11 กับ 60 KOs as an amateur, ชนะ 2014 ผู้ถือสัญชาติสหรัฐอเมริกา, the 2014 ฟุตบอลโลกอิสระในโดมินิกัน, Gold at the 2014 Cheo Aponte Tournament, และ 2015 รอบคัดเลือกโอลิมปิก. เขายังเป็นแชมป์ถุงมือทองคำของนิวยอร์ก 5 สมัย.

“Abraham went some good rounds and got the KO over a veteran with more fights,” Lewkowicz กล่าวว่า. “I am happy with his performance and with the improvements he continues to show in every fight. He is a strong prospect with a bright future.”