Ocampo Blasts Out Navarro In Five; Cayetano Wins

By Jake Donovan

Carlos Ocampo continues his hot run as he begins the transition from rising prospect to potential welterweight contender. His latest conquest came Saturday evening, scoring a 5th round stoppage of Venezuela's Charlie Navarro in front of a partisan hometown crowd in Ensenada, Baja California, Mexico.

The fight was Ocampo's first of 2016 following a red-hot 2015 run that ended with decision wins over Jhonny Navarrete and most recently Jorge Paez Jr. He picked up right where last year's campaign left off, at no point allowing Navarro a second to believe that he ever had a chance of winning this fight. 

After controlling the action early, Ocampo began to dial up the heat. A power surge led to the first knockdown of the night, as Navarro - who has been stuck fighting on the road since 2008 - hit the deck in round three. He managed to beat the count, but struggled to land any meaningful punches against his younger and far more durable foe. 

Ocampo closed the show early in round five. A body shot had Navarro hurt, but it was a right hand upstairs that ultimately produced the end of the night. The referee issued a count before halting the contest without another punch being thrown.

The offcial time was 0:37 of round five. 

Ocampo moves to 18-0 (12KOs) with the win; Navarro falls to 25-9 (20KOs). 

UNDERCARD

Jose Cayetano picked up his second straight win, though had to ride out a few rough moments as well as bizarre scoring a majority decision over Roberto Pucheta over 10 rounds.

Scores were 96-96 even, overruled by tallies of 97-92 and 96-93 in favor of Cayetano (19-4, 9KOs), who is best known for his being matched (in a losing effort) with Leo Santa Cruz on the undercard of Floyd Mayweather's historic win over Manny Pacquiao last May.

The bout was competitive in spots, as Cayetano was quicker to the draw in most exchanges but also absorbing his share of right hands. Pucheta was painfully slow in his attack, though was able to create counter opportunities from head movement in making the local favorite miss on a number of occasions. 

Both televised fights aired live on TV Azteca in Mexico and beIn Sport Español in the United States.

Jake Donovan is the managing editor of BoxingScene.com. Twitter: @JakeNDaBox