Guillermo Rigondeaux and Erislandy Lara took improvement of an extra high-profile setting in their young professional boxing careers.
The Cuba community and Miami residents scored believable victories Friday night. Rigondeaux's and Lara's bouts were part of ESPN2's Friday Night Fights telecasts from Planet Hollywood Hotel in Las Vegas.
Six weeks after he made a successful qualified debut at the Fontainebleau Resort in Miami, Rigondeaux knocked out Robert Guillen in the first round.
Keeping his distance, Rigondeaux aggravated Guillen with lead lefts to the head and right-left combinations to the head. Late in the round, Rigondeaux dropped Guillen with a left to the ribs. Referee Kenny Bayless counted Guillen out, ending the super-bantamweight bout at 2:57 of the round.
A 2000 and 2004 Olympic gold medalist, Rigondeaux has won his first two proficient fights by knockout.
Rigondeaux's first short time also was televised by ESPN2.
Lara, who also fought on the Fontainebleau card, won a lopsided decision over a game but outclassed Darnell Boone.
Lara controlled the pace of the six-round junior-middleweight session and nearly over and done with Boone (16-12) in the final round when he landed heavy combinations to the head near the ropes.
even though Boone survived Lara's attack, the outcome already was determined.
Lara, 7-0 since his defection from Cuba last year, won the fight on two panel of adjudicators scorecards 60-54 and 59-55 on the third.
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