Lopez demolished Medina

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Rising WBO junior featherweight champion Juan Manuel Lopez (24-0, 22 KOs) continued to impress as he demolished Sergio Medina (33-2, 18 KOs) in just 98 seconds. "Juanma" dropped Medina three times in registering his 12th straight knockout win. "Medina looked scared to me - I really didn't hit him that hard until last knockdown," stated Lopez. "This is a big stage and it's a bit of letdown that I could not give the fans an even better fight. Trinidad told me if I can take them out, do it - and that's what I did. Obviously I would like to fight Israel Vasquez. He is best in the division and until I beat him I don't think I'm best at 122. I know there are other champions at 122 but I feel Vasquez would be best for me."

WBA/WBO #5 junior welterweight Victor Ortiz (23-1-1, 18 KOs) scored a second round annihilation of Jeffrey Resto (22-3, 13 KOs). The aggressive Ortiz dropped Resto twice in round one and got the stoppage at 1:19 of round two after dropping Resto for the third time. Ortiz retained his NABO title.

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