Light-weight Alejandro Paulino went again to what had labored for him.
After notching choice wins in back-to-back fights, the unbeaten Paulino stopped Luis Porozo within the opening spherical. Their Swerve TV principal occasion lasted simply 57 seconds Saturday evening at Foxwoods Resort in Mashantucket, Connecticut.
Moments into the opening spherical, a proper cross dropped Porozo to the canvas. Porozo beat the depend, however was met with a barrage of punches that may finally drop him to the canvas. Referee Joey Lupino waved off the competition.
Paulino (18-0, 14 knockouts), a Dominican Republic native now based mostly in New London, Connecticut, got here off a unanimous choice win over Estivan Falcao on March 23. Paulino was dropped early within the struggle, however dominated the remainder of the best way, even scoring a knockdown through the closing spherical.
After the win over Falcao, Paulino, 26, participated within the Staff Fight League this yr. He received all however considered one of his 15 one-round fights.
Rolando Estrada, who manages and trains Paulino, has been impressed with the event of Paulino over the past a number of months. He’s assured the younger fighter will proceed to excel and finally turn out to be a legit contender at 135 kilos.
“Folks overlook Alejandro started boxing on the age of 18,” Estrada advised The Ring. “He had a nasty behavior of not retaining his palms up after he threw punches. He needed to be cautious to not fall in love along with his energy. The work we did within the fitness center and within the Fight League helped right these errors he was making. What was nice was seeing and combating in opposition to totally different types. He additionally has extra confidence in himself and to at all times have that reminder of retaining his palms up.”
“I believe we’re ready to face the highest guys at 135 kilos subsequent yr. I don’t find out about a title shot now, however I believe Alejandro will likely be prepared for a world title shot on the finish of 2025. He’s constantly within the fitness center and desires to work to get higher.”
Estrada knowledgeable The Ring that Paulino might return to motion on November 2.
Porozo, who resides in Santo Domingo, Ecuador, falls to 17-11, 9 KOs. In his earlier struggle on Might 11, Porozo misplaced to unbeaten prospect Iman Lee by unanimous choice.
The 34-year-old Porozo has misplaced 9 of his final 11 bouts, together with losses to Orlando Gonzalez, Henry Lebron, Raymond Muratalla, and Bruce ‘Shu Shu’ Carrington, amongst others.
In undercard motion:
Junior light-weight Kevin Walsh of Brockton, Massachusetts improved to 14-0, 7 KOs, stopping Venezuela’s Yeifer Valencia (6-3, 5 KOs) within the opening spherical.
Francis Hogan of Weymouth, Massachusetts additionally scored a primary spherical knockout win over Venezuela’s Heber Rondon (20-7, 13 KOs) of their tremendous middleweihgt bout. Hogan improved to 17-0, 15 KOs.
Paulino, Walsh, and Hogan are all promoted by Jimmy Burchfield.
Francisco A. Salazar has written for The Ring since October 2013 and has coated boxing in Southern California and overseas since 2000. Francisco additionally covers boxing for the Ventura County (California) Star newspaper. He might be reached at [email protected]
