UNCASVILLE, Connecticut – Another Filipino trained by Freddie Roach remained in contention for a title shot Saturday night.

Featherweight Mark Magsayo knocked out Pablo Cruz in the fourth round of their scheduled 10-round fight on the Jaron Ennis-Sergey Lipinets undercard at Mohegan Sun Arena. Magsayo dropped Cruz once apiece in the second, third and fourth rounds before referee John Callas stopped their non-televised fight 48 seconds into the fourth round.

Houston’s Cruz (21-4, 6 KOs) attempted to get up from that third knockdown, but Callas immediately stopped the bout because Cruz had taken too much punishment. Manila’s Magsayo improved to 22-0 and produced his 15th knockout.