Javier Fortuna scored an impressive 10th round stopped over Ivan Velasquez to retain his WBA Super feather weight title!
WBA Super feather weight title fight At first glance it looked like a great fight because Velasquez seemed poised enough to dethrone the champ, however he was only good for round 1. Second round started and Fortuna delivered a knock down as he was able to connect a punch behind the left ear of Velasquez that floored him. Round Three - The Champ went guns blazing, unleashing a series of combination that busted the nose of the challenger. Round 4 to 8 it was pretty much the same story with Fortuna dictating where the fight goes and the challenger just kept coming forward but not throwing enough because he felt the champ's power. Round 9 - Velasquez was heavily breathing through his mouth due to the busted nose. Fortuna was just seizing up the challenger and when it was already 1 min and 30 seconds remaining on the round, Fortuna started putting combination that almost dazed the challenger a number of times but was able to survive. During the br... ... See more
