Jose Haro (L) captured the vacant USBA featherweight title

(all pictures courtesy of Stacey Verbeek)

SLOAN, 他 (六月 11, 2017) – Last night on CBS Sports Network, Utah fab-favorite Jose Haro (13-1-1, 7 科斯) captured the vacant United States Boxing Association (USBA) featherweight title, stopping former USBA title holder 丹尼爾 “Twitch” 佛朗哥 在第八輪, 在 “KO拳擊之夜: WAR In WinnaVegas” 主要事件, which aired live on CBS Sports Network from WinnaVegas Casino Resort in Sloan, 愛荷華州.

“KO拳擊之夜: 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 科斯), 排名第. 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 科斯) 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國家體育.

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

Dallas lightweight Manuel Rey “處罰” Rojas (15-3, 4 科斯) won a close but unanimous 10-round decision over WBC Oriental Super Lightweight Champion Zhimin Wang (8-2, 3 科斯), 中國的, 在共同功能的事件.

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

In the CBS Sports Network opener, Chicago super featherweight prospect 約翰Mioletti (8-0, 2 科斯) remained undefeated as a professional, stopping Las Vegas’ Sal Lopez (4-2) 在第五輪.

Team Mioletti celebrated after Gio’s knockout victory

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