Nery destroys Canoy in comeback fight

Photos: Rafael Soto/Zanfer

Unbeaten former world bantamweight champion Luis “Pantera” Nery (27-0, 21 KOs) exhibited a brutal display of power and knocked out Filipino Jason Canoy (29-9, 19 KOs) in the third round in front of a huge crowd at the Gasmart Stadium, home of the Tijuana Toros baseball team.

Inspired by chants of “Nery Nery,” Nery kept his promise to seek a quick knockout. The fight began explosively when Nery sent Canoy to the canvas in the first round with a powerful hook left to the jaw. After a slower second round, Nery punished Canoy with power shots in round three and drove him to the canvas again. Canoy beat the count but Nery finished him with his follow-up barrage prompting a stoppage. Time was 2:44. With the win, Nery becomes WBC silver bantamweight champion and is in line to contest for the world title which is currently vacant.

In the co-feature, WBC interim female mini-flyweight champion Kenia “Jaguarcita” Enríquez (21-1, 9 KOs) retained her title by ten round unanimous decision over Norleidys Graterol (12-1, 10 KOs). Enriquez comprehensively outboxed the power-punching challenger to win 100-90, 100-89, 100-89.

In a special attraction, one of Zanfer’s strongest prospects Omar “Pollo” Aguilar (10-0, 10 KOs) spectacularly blasted out Carlos Antonio Zatarain (12-5, 6 KOs) in the first round of a super lightweight contest.

Other Results:
Julio C. Martínez TKO1 Víctor Ruiz (super flyweight)
Albert Ramírez TKO5 Juan J. Rosales (light heavyweight)
Elwin Soto UD6 Omar Martínez (flyweight)
Paulette Valenzuela UD6 Jacqueline Mucio (super flyweight)
Carlos E. Flores KO1 Marcos Ochoa

The card was promoted by Fernando Beltran’s Zanfer Promotions.