Venezuelan power-puncher Ismael "El Tigre" Barroso knocked out Fidel Maldonado Jr. in the sixth round of a junior welterweight bout at Fantasy Springs Resort Casino in Indio, California. The 34-year-old Barroso (20-1-2, 19 KOs) stalked the backpeddling Maldonado (24-4-1, 19 KOs) from the opening bell of the scheduled 10-rounder. Maldonado stayed out of trouble the first two rounds, but was tagged with a pair of hard lefts to the head in the third that knocked him into the ropes and onto the floor. The Albuquerque, New Mexico, boxer beat the count but never completely recovered from the knockdown. He managed to keep going by clinching every time Barroso got close. After several warnings, referee Raul Caiz penalized the 26-year-old Maldonado a point in the fourth round for excessive holding. read more http://www.espn.com/boxing/story/_/id/21016764/ismael-barroso-ko-fidel-maldonado-6th-round
