Mauricio Lara vowed to stop Jose Sanmartin in fewer than four rounds.
"Bronco" made good on his promise as he delivered on a scintillating third-round TKO of the Colombian veteran at the Plaza de Toros in Mexico City, and live on DAZN, on Saturday night.
After a right made Sanmartin teeter back and fall to the canvas in the third round, Lara would score his second knockdown of the frame with an eye-popping left hook across the jaw. As soon as Sanmartin dropped to a knee from the shot, the referee stormed in and ended the bout to give Lara yet another electric stoppage.
The 24-year-old Lara (25-2-1, 18 KOs) was originally supposed to fight WBA "regular" featherweight world champion Leigh Wood before Wood suffered a biceps injury.
Well, after this victory, Lara will likely get a world title opportunity in the immediate future.
After Saturday night's win, Lara told DAZN's Claudia Trejos that he's interested in fighting both Wood and Josh Warrington though he'd give preference to a trilogy bout with Warrington.
"I want to face Josh Warrington," Lara said in Spanish. "It's become something very personal and I want to retire him from boxing."
Here's how the entire Lara vs. Sanmartin main card went.