Jose Haro (L) captured the vacant USBA featherweight title

(all pictures courtesy of Stacey Verbeek)

SLOAN, IA (Mehefin 11, 2017) – Last night on CBS Sports Network, Utah fab-favorite Jose Haro (13-1-1, 7 Kos) captured the vacant United States Boxing Association (USBA) featherweight title, stopping former USBA title holder Daniel “Twitch” Franco yn yr wythfed rownd, yn y “KO Nos Gŵyl San Steffan: WAR In WinnaVegas” prif ddigwyddiad, which aired live on CBS Sports Network from WinnaVegas Casino Resort in Sloan, Iowa.

“KO Nos Gŵyl San Steffan: WAR In WinnaVegas” was presented by KO Night Boxing LLC, in association with Roc Nation Sports, Ringside Ticket Inc. and WinnaVegas Resort Casino. TITLE Boxing was the official gloves provider for KO Night Boxing.

The 29-year-old Haro (14-1-1, 8 Kos), ranked Rhif. 14 by the USBA going into the fight, extended his win streak to seven (6-0-1). He dropped No. 5 USBA-ranked Franco (15-2-3, 10 Kos) with a powerful overhand right in the eighth. Franco beat the count but was floored by a brutal right later in the round and refereeCelestino Ruiz immediately halted the bout. Haro is promoted by Whitfield Hayden Promotions

Soon after the fight, Franco was rushed to the hospital where he underwent surgery to stop two brain bleeds, He remained in a coma today, according to his promoter, Roc Nation Chwaraeon.

“Everybody associated with ‘KO Night Boxing’ and Neon Star Sports& Entertainment has Daniel Franco and his family in our hearts and prayers,” hyrwyddwr John Andersen Dywedodd.

Dallas lightweight Manuel Rey “Y Punisher” Rojas (15-3, 4 Kos) won a close but unanimous 10-round decision over WBC Oriental Super Lightweight Champion Zhimin Wang (8-2, 3 Kos), of China, in the co-featured event.

Manuel Rey Rojas (R) won an entertaining bout against Zhimin Wang

In the CBS Sports Network opener, Chicago super featherweight prospect Giovanni Mioletti (8-0, 2 Kos) remained undefeated as a professional, stopping Las Vegas’ Sal Lopez (4-2) yn y bumed rownd.

Team Mioletti celebrated after Gio’s knockout victory

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