PHILADELPHIA–Once again Christian Carto thrilled the crowd at the 2300 Arena, as the popular bantamweight stopped Ernesto Sebastian Franzolini in front of a capacity crowd at the famed Philadelphia fight venue.
The show was promoted by King’s Promotions.
Carto dropped Franzolini with a hard body shot. He finished Franzolini off with a hard combination and the bout was stopped at 2:31.
Carto of Philadelphia is now 19-1 with 13 knockouts. Franzolini of Buenos Aires, Argentina is 14-13-2.
Julian Gonzalez and Ivan Jimenez battled to a spirited six-round draw in a lightweight bout,
Jimenez took a card 58-56, while two cards were even at 57-57.
Gonzalez of Reading, PA is 6-0-1. Jimenez of Naples, Florida is 7-1-2.
Big heavyweight Kristian Prenga stopped Deshon Webster in round two of their six-round heavyweight bout.
Prenga sent Webster down with a right hand in round two. Prenga ended things with a vicious uppercut that sent Webster flat on his back at 1:09.
Prenga of Niagara Falls, Canada is 11-1 with 11 knockouts. Webster of Lenexa, KS is 12-5-3.
Thanjhae Teasley stopped Deaaron Alexander in round three of their four-round welterweight bout.
In round three, Teasley dropped Alexander with a right hand. Teasley ended the fight by dropping Alexander with a body shot at 1:09.
Teasley of Bethlehem, PA is 2-0 with two knockouts. Alexander of Baltimore was making his pro debut.
Jeremy Adorno stopped Jason Vera in round three of their six-round featherweight bout.
Adorno dropped Vera twice in round three and the bout was stopped at the 33 second mark.
Adorno of Allentown, PA is now 7-0 with three knockouts. Vera of Miami is 5-9.
Quadir Albright remained perfect with a second round stoppage over Jorge Martin Garcia in a scheduled six-round junior welterweight bout.
In round one, Albright scored a knockdown with a right hand. In round two, Albright sent Garcia down with a body shot and the fight was stopped at 58 seconds.
Albright of West Philadelphia is 6-0 with six knockouts. Garcia of Buenos Aires, ARG is 13-9-1.