Vazquez spoils Sonsona’s title bid with KO win

Marvin Sonsona failed to crash into the roster of champions again after getting knocked out by Puerto Rican Wlifredo Vazquez, Jr. in their clash for the vacant WBO junior featherweight crown Saturday at the Coliseo Ruben Rodriguez in Bayamon, Puerto Rico. According to FightNews.Com, Vazquez imposed his power on the former super-flyweight champion from General Santos City from round two onwards, battering the 19-year-old warrior and eventually sending him to the deck in the fourth stanza. "A Vazquez left hook to the body ended it for Sonsona at the 2:01 mark of the fourth," FightNews.Com reported. "He did not beat the count of referee Luis Pabon." Vazquez Jr., a natural at the 122-pound wars, thus followed in the footsteps of his namesake and father, Wilfredo Sr., as a Puerto Rican world boxing champion, hiking his unblemished record to 18-0-1, 15 KOs. It was the first setback for Sonsona (14-1-1, 12 KOs), who had a 77-day reign as champion two divisions down at 115-pounds. He lost the WBO's super-flyweight strap after coming in 2.6 pounds over the contractual limit in his first defense against Alejandro Hernandez of Mexico. That fight ended in a draw. - GMANews.TV