Joselito Velazquez Will Be Kept Very Busy After Latest KO Win

By Francisco Salazar

Flyweight Joselito Velazquez stopped Diego Guerrero in round three late Friday night at the Carpas Astros in Mexico City.

Velazquez improves to 2-0, 2 KOs, while Guerrero falls to 2-1, 2 KOs.

Velazquez, who represented Mexico in the 2016 Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro, dominated the action from the opening bell.

Guerrero was dropped to the canvas, courtesy of a series of punches to the body. Guerrero complained the punches landed below the belt, but replays clearly showed the punches were above the belt-line. Referee Abigail Perez counted Guerrero out at 2:00.

Frank Espinoza, who manages Velazquez, wants his fighter to return to the ring within a few months.

"I would like Joselito to fight a total of six-seven fights in 2017," Espinoza told BoxingScene.com Monday morning. "We would like Joselito to fight in Mexico, the U.S., or even in Japan."

Velazquez is promoted by Japan-based Teiken Promotions.

In the main event of the All Star Boxing Promotions card, fringe welterweight Patricio Moreno won a 10 round split decision over Mauricio Pintor (20-3-1, 13 KOs). One judge scored the bout 97-92 for Moreno, but the other two judges scored the bout 96-93 and 97-93 for Moreno, who improves to 20-2, 14 KOs.

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.com, and Knockout Nation. He can be reached by email at santio89@yahoo.com or on Twitter at FSalazarBoxing