Fabio Wardley stops Eric Molina in the fifth round of their heavyweight fight in Gibraltar
Fabio Wardley knocked out Eric Molina in the fifth round after stepping up in class against a former world title challenger on the undercard of Dillian Whyte's rematch with Alexander Povetkin in Gibraltar
Sunday 28 March 2021 12:07, UK
Fabio Wardley savagely stopped Eric Molina, just seconds after being hurt, in an explosive ending to their heavyweight fight in Gibraltar.
The unbeaten 26-year-old took a sizeable step up in class against Molina, a two-time world title challenger, and produced a destructive response to stop the Texan in the fifth round.
Stabbing out stiff jabs, Wardley sized up Molina in the opening minutes, and then found the range for a sharp right hand.
Molina issued a warning in the second round, ramming in a thudding right hand, but Wardley responded with a crisp right of his own in the third.
The 38-year-old was warming to the task, catching Wardley with short right hands in the fourth, but the fight reached a sudden conclusion in the next.
Another right hand shook Wardley, prompting vicious counter punches that sent Molina crashing onto his back.
He slowly rose from the canvas, with the referee waving it off, despite Molina's protests.
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