Arboleda stops Espitia, remains unbeaten

By Héctor Villarreal

Panamanian super featherweight Jaime “Little James” Arboleda (9-0) stopped Colombian challenger Eder Espitia (10-2-4) at 2:06 on the fifth round to successfully defend his WBA Fedelatin regional championship in the main event of an exciting boxing card presented by Promociones y Eventos del Istmo at Vasco Nuñez de Balboa Convention Center in Panama City, Panama.

In the co-feature, Venezuelan super bantam Franklin Manzanilla scored a brutal KO over Panamanian Jorge “Buffalo” Sanchez at 0:40 on the second round.