Former world champion Stevie Morgan is back in the title-picture after capturing the vacant World Boxing Federation (WBF) Intercontinental Lightweight title on Friday afternoon, January 26, in Bogota, Colombia.
Morgan completely outclassed and destroyed former WBA world title-challenger Paolo Herrera, from Colombia, scoring a first round stoppage.
After dropping her opponent, Morgan followed up and pinned Herrera on the ropes and let her punches fly, forcing referee Daniel Segura to step in and wave it off in the opener. Time of stoppage: 1:50.
This was the fifth straight first round victory for Morgan since losing her UBO world title to another Colombian, Calista Silgado, last October.
“Sledgehammer” Morgan improved her record to 13-1 (12), while Herrera drops to 14-9-2 (6).
The fight was part of a show promoted by T & K Promotions.
