Parejo KOs Molina

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Parejo KOs Molina

Parejo KOs Molina

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Parejo KOs Molina

Parejo’s next fight will be a defense of his WBA title, possibly in November, against hard hitting Zhanat Zhakiyano.  (Photo: Courtesy)
Parejo’s next fight will be a defense of his WBA title, possibly in November, against Zhanat Zhakiyano. (Photo: Courtesy)

Saturday night at Centro Comercial Hyper Jumbo in Maracay, Venezuela, WBA interim bantamweight champion Yonfrez “El Verdugo” Parejo (17-1-1, 8 KOs), from Anzoategui, Venezuela, knocked out Jhon Alberto Molina (33-28-3, 21 KOs), from Cartagena, Colombia, at 1:37 of round two of a scheduled 12-round non-title fight.

El Verdugo had not fought in a year and was hoping for some more rounds, but at least he’s back in action.

“I wanted the fight to last a little longer,” he said, “because I have a year without fighting. But I felt good and finished early. Now my goal is to defend my title as soon as possible.”

Parejo’s next fight will be a defense of his WBA title, possibly in November, against the heavy-handed Kazakh, Zhanat Zhakiyano (25-1, 18 KOs).

In the co-main event, super lightweight John “El Emperador” Renteria (11-2-1, 9 KOs), from Panama City, Panama, won a unanimous decision victory against Venezuelan Jherson “El Latigo” Perez (3-2), from El Tigrito, Venezuela, and is looking to step it up in search of a regional title.

Also on the 12-fight card, super featherweight Franklin Manzanilla (11-3, 10 KOs) TKO’d Yenrry Bermúdez (5-10-2, 1 KO). Light flyweight Keiver “El Chamo” Fernández (7-0, 4 KOs) kept his unbeaten streak alive by decisioning Vicente Mirabal (1-6) after six rounds of fighting.

And last but not least, lightweights Junior Cuadrado (4-0, 3 KOs) defeated Miguel Urdaneta (0-13) and undefeated Roger “The Kid” Gutiérrez (8-0-1, 6 KOs) scored a first-round TKO over Yohangel “Chichito” Romero (0-9).

This article was penned by the author who is not related to the WBA and the statements, expressions or opinions referenced herein are that of the author alone and not the WBA.


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