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 nya generationen co-main event with a single right hand at 2:11 av 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 av Greg Cohen kampanjer, 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,” nämnda 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, föra dem på!”

Om Greg Cohen kampanjer

En av boxning främsta PR outfits, Greg Cohen kampanjer (GCP) är en väl respekterad namn för att iscensätta världsklass professionella boxningsevenemang och främja elit professionella fighters i hela världen.

Grundare och VD Greg Cohen har varit involverad med professionell boxning i olika kapaciteter sedan slutet av 1980-talet, honing sitt hantverk och etablera sig som en slug internationell boxning affärsman.

Kännetecknas av sin förmåga att upptäcka och utveckla talang, Cohen gjorde första reklam rubriker för hans sakkunnig ledning av, bland många andra, fd WBA Junior mellanvikt Champion Austin “OTVIVELAKTIGT” Forell, som Cohen hjälpte guide från okända New Mexico utsikter till elit pay-per-view-nivå superstar.

Förutom Trout, Greg Cohen Promotions har arbetat med etablerade namn som förre enhetlig och tvåfaldige tungvikt Hasim “The Rock” Rahman och all-time-stora fler viktklassen världsmästare 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 “Medelvärde” Joe Greene, topp superfjäder Arash Usmanee, Kanadensisk lätt och TV actionhjälte Tony Luis; WBA och fem-tiden Irish National Amateur Champion, Dennis Hogan; och australiska lätta utsikter Josh kung.

Greg Cohen Promotions har varit värd världsklass boxning händelser i de finaste platser i hela USA och världen och har även stolt tillgänglig talang och / eller innehåll för flera tv-nät, inklusive CBS Sports Network, HBO, Showtime, ESPN, NBC Sports Network, CBS Sports Network, MSG och FOX Sports Net.

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