Down on the scorecards and seemed to be on the point of defeat, Mark Magsayo discovered his second wind and knocked out Julio Ceja 50 seconds into the tenth spherical of their WBC featherweight title eliminator Sunday (Manila time) at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas.
Magsayo landed two good proper arms on the jaw of Ceja, knocking the Mexican unconscious and profitable the Filipino the WBO International featherweight title.
The 26-year-old from Bohol was fast to fireside within the match touchdown a stinging left hook that despatched Ceja to the canvas within the first spherical.
Ceja, nevertheless, composed himself and dominated the succeeding rounds. He even knocked Magsayo down within the fifth along with his personal left hook.
With Magsayo gassed, Ceja continued to work the physique to place Magsayo in all kinds of hassle.
The tenth spherical ultimately noticed Magsayo (23-0 16 KOs) get his second wind with the undefeated Filipino sending a flurry initially of the interval earlier than knocking out the Mexican energy puncher.
Ceja (32-5-1, 28 KOs) hasn’t received a bout since 2017 when he beat Breilor Teran along with his final 4 fights ending in three defeats and one draw.
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