Pablo César Cano Destroys Jorge Linares In The First Round Of The Fight

Pablo César Cano put on a spectacular performance against Jorge Linares after the bout ended in the first round.

The 29-year-old Mexican boxer dropped Linares to the floor in the first 20 seconds and knocked him down again only a minute later.

Cano continued to dominate the fight against the 33-year-old Venezuelan boxer and dropped him for a third time with 40 seconds left on the clock.

While El Niño de Oro continued to fight on, the referee was called into action and stopped the bout with only ten seconds remaining in the round.

Check it out below.

Talk about a serious upset from Cano, eh?

Following on from the fight, Linares said he was "surprised" by the punching power of El Demoledor.

"He surprised me with that big right hand," he told DAZN.

"He's got power, he can punch, so he surprised me in the first round.

"Five pounds is so different but before that, at 135, I was better and better. Now I've moved up to 140, it's hard for me, right now."

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Topics: Boxing News, Boxing, Venezuela

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