By Francisco Salazar
Junior welterweight Abel Ramos stopped Juan Jesus Rivera after the sixth round late Friday night at the Legends Event Center in Phoenix, Ariz.
Ramos improves to 17-1-2, 12 KOs, while Rivera drops to 28-15, 18 KOs.
Ramos, who resides in the Phoenix area, dominated the entire fight, breaking Rivera down with each passing round. Rivera did not answer the seventh round, choosing to remain on his stool.
The victory on Friday was Ramos' third win in a row since suffering his only defeat as a pro at the hands of Regis Prograis on December 11.
Manager Andrew Zak is looking to have Ramos fight again before the end of 2016.
In the co-main event, super middleweight Andrew Hernandez scored a vicious knockout over Jorge Silva (21-12-2, 17 KOs).
Hernandez (14-4-1, 5 KOs), who has now won his last four bouts, scored an upset win over Arif Magomedov on May 21.
Francisco A. Salazar has written for Boxingscene.com since September of 2012 and has covered boxing in Southern California and abroad since 2000. Francisco also covers boxing for the Ventura County (Calif.) Star newspaper, RingTV, and Knockout Nation. He can be reached by email at santio89@yahoo.com or on Twitter at FSalazarBoxing
