Steve Molitor TKO10 Ceferino Labarda... "The Canadian Kid" Steve Molitor (28-0, 11 KO's) turned back the challenge of Ceferino Labarda (18-1, 7 KO's) via a tenth round technical knockout Friday night in the main event at Casino Rama in Ontario, Canada. The IBF junior featherweight champion needed a couple of rounds to get in a rhythm, Molitor began landing with both hands, gradually wearing down the resolute Labarda, flooring him in the ninth before a punishing flurry prompted referee Charlie Fitch to step in and stop the fight. Official time was 2:34 seconds of the tenth round. "It was definitely one of my best performances," a triumphant Molitor told the media after the fight. "I didn't go out to try and stop him. I just went in and put my punches together. I knew once I hurt him to the body in the ninth he was going out." The Molitor victory paves the way for Casino Rama and Orion Sports Management to close the deal on one of the biggest fights in Canadian boxing history – a title unification bout between "The Canadian Kid" and WBA champion Celestino Caballero, of Panama, on November 21st.  That superfight depends on Caballero successfully defending his title on September 18th in Panama against Elvis Meija. source: orion management press release