On Friday, March 17,Ā the Theater at Madison Square Garden was the venue for Top Rank Boxing’s Conlan vs. Ibarra.
The night’s co-main eventĀ featured an eight-round, 147-pound match-up betweenĀ Alex Saucedo and Johnny Garcia.
Garcia took heavy shots early in the contest, but was able to hang on. Saucedo put Garcia onĀ the canvas at one point in the round, but he was able to get up and make it to the second round.
In the second round, Garcia couldĀ not swap leatherĀ after a bombardment of punches from Saucedo forcing the referee to step in at the 2:42 mark.
Below is a photo gallery of the action shot by Amanda Armstrong for Combat Press. Click an image below for a larger version.
