Charly Suarez kept his spotless record intact after forcing Pablito Canada Jr to surrender in the main event of the VSP Boxing card at the Urdaneta Cultural Sports Complex in Pangasinan on Saturday, May 1.

The former Olympian Suarez hiked his record to 6-0 (5 knockouts) as Canada Jr threw in the towel in the fourth round of their six-round super featherweight clash.

A replacement for Lorence Rosas, Canada Jr struggled to keep pace with Suarez, who methodically picked his foe apart with a flurry of head shots.

The end began for Canada Jr late in the third round when a barrage of punches dropped him on his knees as he embraced Suarez to keep his balance and avoid completely falling on the canvas.

Suarez kept his aggressiveness in the fourth round before a left-right hook combination pushed Canada Jr to concede with 16 seconds left in the salvo.

Canada Jr dropped to a 7-19-4 win-loss-record as he lost 8 of his last 10 bouts.

In the most decisive undercard bout, Roy Sumugat (11-11, 5 KOs) made quick work of Eljohn Evangelista (4-4, 1 KO) via a first-round technical knockout.

Just a minute into the fight, Sumugat hammered home a quick left cross for the first knockdown, before following up on a dazed Evangelista with a right hook for the second at the 1:35 mark.

He then finished it off with one more left hook for good measure as the referee called the fight at the 1:48 mark.

Right after Sumugat’s dominant win, Lorenz Ladrada (9-1-1, 3 KOs) kept the action going with another technical knockout finish, this time in the fifth round, against Marklin Itim (2-5).

Itim made his game plan known right off the bat with relentless attacks, only to be smartly countered by the experienced Ladrada.

Although Ladrada kept the counters coming to earn the judges’ favor, Itim showcased a steely chin as he ate his foe’s punches, came back for seconds, and just continued getting the offensive pressure up.

However, this plan ultimately backfired on Itim as the fight wore on to the fifth of the six-round bout.

Both clearly gassed, the two favored clinches early on before Ladrada landed a stiff uppercut leading to the finishing combo at the 1:04 mark.

In the other bouts, Richard Pumicpic (22-11-2, 7 KOs) knocked out fellow veteran Landy Cris Leon (13-22-5, 6 KOs) in the sixth round of the final undercard fight.

Although Leon showcased his defensive toughness for most of the bout, it was Pumicpic who impressed more with a smattering of combos for every round that passed by.

Leon showed no fear and brought out the counters from bell to bell, but Pumicpic had the final say as he landed a solid body shot at the 1:12 mark of round 6 to put his foe down for the count on all fours.

Further down the card, knockout artist Arnel Baconaje (12-4, 10 KOs) continued his hot streak with a second-round technical knockout win over Jay Lloyd Quidlat (4-2, 2 KOs).

Although both fighters started out strong with measuring jabs and short combos, Quidlat got derailed with an accidental headbutt late in the opening round.

Baconaje immediately took advantage in the second round and finished his foe off with a brutal liver shot for the stoppage at the 1:22 mark.

Up-and-coming fighter Franco Serafica (5-1, 3 KOs) likewise went for a quick finish as he made Mark Anthony Rotilles (2-7, 1 KO) give up for the technical knockout victory midway through the third and fourth rounds after a lengthy feeling out period.

Finally, Jover Amistoso (2-0) earned a unanimous decision after 4 rounds against the debuting Noli James Maquilan (0-1) in what turned out to be the only undercard bout that went the distance. – Rappler.com