CARSON, Calif. (AP) ? Argentina’s Marcos Maidana stopped Josesito Lopez late in the sixth round of their welterweight bout Saturday night, finishing a tumultuous fight with a furious rally for his third straight victory.
Maidana (34-3, 31 KOs) absorbed ample punishment from Lopez in a back-and-forth meeting of two willing brawlers, with Lopez particularly dominating the fourth round. Maidana rallied and knocked down Lopez with an overhand right in the sixth, following it with a crushing right uppercut that left Lopez wobbly and glassy-eyed.
Maidana has won five of his last six bouts.
Lopez was not happy with the stoppage by referee, Dr. Lou Moret.
“I felt like I was doing pretty good,” he said. “I thought the stoppage was a little premature. He stunned me but we’re professionals, but if they’ve seen us fight, they know we could fight out of little situations there.
“I got stunned and a little buzzed and that happened throughout the fight. If I’m not down for the count I felt like it was a little bit early and he should’ve let me fight through.”
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