Earlier tonight undefeated welterweight prospect, Raymond "Tito" Serrano continued his rise up the welterweight ranks with a 5th round TKO over Corey Alarcon in the main event of "Unfinished Business" at the South Philly Asylum Arena in Philadelphia, PA. The bout was promoted by Joe DeGuardia's Star Boxing and KEA Boxing Promotions.
The 21-year-old, Serrano dominated Alarcon throughout, dropping him with a hard left hook to the body in round one. Another left hook to the body hurt Alarcon in the second but he was able to stay on his feet.
Rounds three and four were similar with Serrano working behind a piston-like jab to continue punishing his opponent.
In the 5th Serrano really poured it on, unloading with a heavy barrage of punches. A beautifully placed left hook to the head dropped Alarcon for the second time in the fight. Alarcon was able to beat the count but as soon as the bout resumed Serrano jumped all over him dropping him again with a crisp right, left combination. At this point the referee had seen enough and called a halt to the contest at. Official time of stoppage was 44 seconds of the 5th round.
Very impressive showing behind a large contingent of fans for the hometown favorite Serrano.
With the victory Serrano improved to a perfect 15-0, 8KO's. Look for the Philadelphian native to be back in action May 5th on Star Boxing's upcoming card at the Paradise Theater in the Bronx, NY.
Unbeaten Polish fighters Patrick "The Machine" Majewski and Kamil Laszczyk continued their winning ways by scoring first round knockouts in separate bouts.
The 31-year-old Majewski of Atlantic City by way of Radom, Poland wasted no time in finishing Allen Medina of Denver, Colorado at 1:14 of the first round in their middleweight bout.
Majewski, who raised his record to 16-0 (11 KO) with the win, was making his first professional appearance in The City of Brotherly Love where he had won two Golden Gloves titles as an amateur.
Medina dropped to 8-19 (1 KO) with the defeat.
The most interested spectator on hand was 20-2 (7 KO) middleweight contender Jessie "The Beast" Nicklow of Baltimore, MD. The 24-year-old Nicklow has been discussed as Majewski's next opponent for his Summer return.
The 20-year-old Laszczyk of North Bergen, NJ by way of Wroclaw, Poland needed just 1:48 to score his third professional victory as he stopped Puerto Rican Javier Ramos in the first round of their super featherweight bout.
The former six-time Polish national amateur champion turned pro less than a month ago but has already run his record to 3-0 (3 KO), while Ramos drops to 2-6.