Nova survives knockdown to stop Encarnacion

Source: Top Rank

16/01/2022

Nova survives knockdown to stop Encarnacion

Abraham Nova TKO8 William Encarnacion ... Featherweight Abraham "El Super" Nova walked to the ring with a mascot and cheerleaders, but he soon found himself in a fight on the ESPN broadcast from Verona, New York. Short-notice opponent William "El Gago" Encarnacion stunned Nova with an a chopping right in the first round, but Nova (21-0, 15 KOs) settled in and prevailed by eighth-round TKO. Nova was world-ranked at junior lightweight before moving down to featherweight last year. He survived the early rough patch and plastered Encarnacion (19-2, 15 KOs) with body shots. Encarnacion's corner saw enough and threw in the towel, much to the shock of those in attendance. Nova said, “It feels good to fight close to home a day after my birthday. I had a tricky opponent in front of me, but I got the job done. “I want [WBO champion Emanuel] Navarrete, to be honest. Everybody thinks he’ll blow me out. Put him in there. Let’s see if he’ll do it. I know I’ll beat him. I know I have the punch output, I know I’ll knock him out, and I know I’ll be the next WBO champion."
 
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