Iván Ricardo Actis KO3 Ariel Leonel López... In an all-Argentina middleweight bout, Cordoba's Iván Ricardo “Gringo” Actis (12-0-1, 8 KOs) continued his rise through the regional ranks, scoring a third-round knockout over Buenos Aires' Ariel “Morito” Leonel López (7-1, 5 KOs). The bout tool place on October 31st at Club Unión Eléctrica in Actis' hometown. From the opening bell, Actis looked like the more composed and physical fighter. Applying steady pressure and digging to the body, he broke López down round by round. López tried to stay mobile and answer with sharp counters, but he simply couldn’t halt the champion’s forward march. A crisp overhand right in the second frame rattled López and served as a warning of what was coming. The finish arrived in the third, when Actis unleashed a pinpoint combination that left López unable to respond. The referee stepped in immediately, waving off the contest as the Cordoba crowd erupted.