It’s been three days since “the shot heard round the world,” the one-punch knockout Louisiana lightweight Mason “Rock Hard Mighty” Menard scored over opponent Eudy Bernardo. VIDEO: http://s.sho.com/1NtEYjW

In what should have been a fight against his toughest opponent to date, Menard(31-1, 23 KOS) destroyed the Dominican Bernardo, dropping him in the second and finishing their nationally televised ShoBox: Den nye generation co-main event with a single right hand at 2:11 af den tredje.

In what will certainly be a “Knockout of the Year” kandidat, Menard’s devastating right hand left the formerly undefeated Bernardo unconscious and announced the 27-year-old as an unexpected fighter to watch in the lightweight division.

“I train hard, diet right. I get good sparring. I do everything to the tee. I go to church on Sundays and the blessing come true for me,” said a happy Menard, post-kamp. “It felt great to be on the world stage and perform like that. With all my people back home watching and developing new fans out of the people watching everywhere, it’s just a great feeling. I want to continue this.”

At the time of the KO, Bernardo appeared to be seriously hurt and was taken from the ring on a stretcher. He has since recovered. “I knew in my mind it’d last about three rounds, but I didn’t expect that shot to take him out,” continued Menard. “It’s a great feeling to get a victory, but I’d rather my opponent walk out of the ring. I saw he was seriously hurt and I got down on one knee and said a prayer for him.”

For Menard’s promoter, Greg Cohen af ​​Greg Cohen Promotions, the victory was not unexpected, despite Bernardo being favored going in, but is still a very pleasant development.

“With one punch, Mason is now a serious contender in the lightweight division,” sagde Cohen. “He’s ready for any of the champions including Jorge Linares, Rances Barthelemy or Terry Flanagan.”

With a humble nature and movie-star good looks, Cohen saw the potential in Menard immediately. “Now everyone knows what we already did. He’s a sensational fighter with true star potential. I’m very excited to be working with him.”

“I’m ready for anybody,” said Menard. “As long as business is right, I’m not scared of anybody, bringe dem på!”

Om Greg Cohen Promotions

En af boksning førende salgsfremmende outfits, Greg Cohen Promotions (GCP) er en højt respekteret navn for mellemstationer verdensklasse professionel boksning begivenheder og fremme elite professionelle krigere i hele verden.

Grundlægger og CEO Greg Cohen har været involveret med professionel boksning i forskellige kapaciteter siden slutningen af ​​1980'erne, honing sit håndværk og etablere sig som en dreven international boksning forretningsmand.

Udmærker sig ved sin evne til at spotte og udvikle rå talent, Cohen først gjort salgsfremmende overskrifter for hans kyndig vejledning af, blandt mange andre, tidligere WBA Junior mellemvægt Champion Austin “No Doubt” Ørred, som Cohen hjalp guide fra ukendt New Mexico udsigten til elite pay-per-view-niveau superstjerne.

Ud over Trout, Greg Cohen Promotions har arbejdet med etablerede navne som tidligere samlet og to-tiden sværvægter mester Hasim “The Rock” Rahman og all-time-store multiple-vægtklasse verdensmester James “Lights Out” Toney.

Cohen currently promotes WBA Interim World Lightweight Champion Ismael Barroso, Undefeated WBA NABA Heavyweight Champion and world-rated contender Jarrell Miller, undefeated WBA NABA Middleweight Champion and world-rated contender Robert Brant, former world champion Kendall Holt, as well as current world-rated contenders including long-time elite middleweight “Mean” Joe Greene, top junior-letvægt Arash Usmanee, Canadisk let og TV actionhelt Tony Luis; WBA og fem-tiden Irish National Amateur Champion, Dennis Hogan; og australske letvægts udsigten Josh konge.

Greg Cohen Kampagner har været vært i verdensklasse boksning begivenheder i de fineste steder i hele USA og verden, og har også stolt forudsat talent og / eller indhold af flere tv-net, herunder CBS Sports Network, HBO, Showtime, ESPN, NBC Sports Network, CBS Sports Network, MSG og FOX Sports Net.

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