by Francisco Salazar
Welterweight contender Ray Robinson stopped Claudinei Lacerda in round seven Friday night at The Fillmore in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
Robinson, who has now won his last 12 bouts improves to 23-2, with 12 KOs. Lacerda falls to 18-17-1, 13 KOs.
Fighting in front of a hometown crowd, the southpaw Robinson broke down Brazil-born fighter before referee Benjy Esteves Jr. stepped in and stopped the bout at 2:30 of the seventh round.
Robinson, who weighed 149 pounds at Thursday's weigh-in, is ranked number nine by the WBC. He has notched five knockouts amongst his last six wins.
Hard-hitting bantamweight Christian Carto improved to 8-0, with 8 KOs by stopping Rudolph Hedge (10-5-3, 4 KOs) after the fourth round.
Featherweight Vidal Rivera (5-0, 4 KOs) stopped Jesus Feliciano (0-3) at the end of the second round.
Francisco A. Salazar has written for RingTV since October of 2013 and has covered boxing in Southern California and abroad since 2000. Francisco also covers boxing for the Ventura County (Calif.) Star newspaper, Boxingscene.com, and Knockout Nation. He can be reached by email at santio89@yahoo.com or on Twitter at FSalazarBoxing
