02-02-2020, 06:46 PM
Results from Mescalero, NM
By David Finger at ringside
In the opening fight of the Impact Network televised card from Mescalero, New Mexico, heavyweight Alonzo Butler, 295.6, made quick work of Jesus Martinez, 292.4, stopping him at 2:22 of the first after scoring a pair of knockdowns.
Butler’s name has been making the rounds after rumors of a possible matchup with Riddick Bowe hit the internet last month. Although few expected Butler to be derailed by Martinez, there were questions as to how well the 40-year-old could cope with a layoff of nearly three years. Well, fans didn’t get the answer to that question but did get the answer to another one: Alonzo Butler can still punch.
Butler was content to stalk and look for his shots, but he dropped Martinez with a hard shot halfway through the round and scored a second knockdown moments later when he fired a hard left to the body followed by a right to the temple. Referee Stan Saavedra widely waved off the fight at 2:22. With the win Butler improves to 32-3-2, 25 KOs while Martinez falls to 23-14-1, 13 KOs.
By David Finger at ringside
In the opening fight of the Impact Network televised card from Mescalero, New Mexico, heavyweight Alonzo Butler, 295.6, made quick work of Jesus Martinez, 292.4, stopping him at 2:22 of the first after scoring a pair of knockdowns.
Butler’s name has been making the rounds after rumors of a possible matchup with Riddick Bowe hit the internet last month. Although few expected Butler to be derailed by Martinez, there were questions as to how well the 40-year-old could cope with a layoff of nearly three years. Well, fans didn’t get the answer to that question but did get the answer to another one: Alonzo Butler can still punch.
Butler was content to stalk and look for his shots, but he dropped Martinez with a hard shot halfway through the round and scored a second knockdown moments later when he fired a hard left to the body followed by a right to the temple. Referee Stan Saavedra widely waved off the fight at 2:22. With the win Butler improves to 32-3-2, 25 KOs while Martinez falls to 23-14-1, 13 KOs.