Taking very little chance in his return to the ring, Acelino "Popo" Freitas stopped thirty-eight-year-old Panamanian journeyman Fabian Salazar inside of a minute in a lightweight battle on Saturday. The fight, held in Freitas' home of Salvador, Brazil, held absolutely no suspense, as Freitas bulled forward throwing haymakers in the style of his early career, while Salazar ducked, covered and clinched. A cuffing right to the side of the head started Salazar on the way down and a follow-up left to the midsection was enough to keep him there. Frietas improved to 37-1 with thirty-two knockouts and recorded his second consecutive victory following his disappointing tenth-round stoppage at the hands of Diego Corrales last year. Freitas spoke of a potential rematch with Corrales, or fights with WBA champion Juan Diaz or IBF champion Leavander Johnson. Salazar falls to 21-13-1 with five knockouts, having now lost his last three fights. Salazar had been stopped by WBO champion, and former Freitas victim, Jorge Barrios in four rounds in April 2003.
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