By Reynaldo 'El Papi Chulo' Sanchez

Miami Airport Convention Center in Miami, Florida - Light heavyweight contender Yunieski Gonzalez (18-2, 14KOs) demolished former Olympian Maxwell Amponsah (11-3, 10KOs) from Ghana in the first round. Their bout was the main event of a card being presented by Boxing Storm.

Gonzalez came out with a fury from the opening bell, and started unloading with big punches for which Amponsah had no answer for. Eventually the onslaught forced the referee to stop the fight.

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Gonzalez fought at the same venue on August 6th, when he demolished Jackson Junior (21-7, 19 KO) in the first round. He dropped Jackson three times before the referee stopped the fight.

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Junior fought another Cuban light heavyweight in Umberto Savigne back in 2013. Savigne stopped Junior in four rounds, but the fight was later changed to a no-contest when Savigne tested positive for a banned substance.

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Gonzalez reached the highest point of his career when last July he lost a controversial decision to Jean Pascal in a war that was televised by HBO from the Mandalay Bay in Las Vegas. A few months later, Gonzalez lost a hard-fought decision to Ukrainian Vyacheslav Shabransky in December.

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The defeat to Shabransky led to changes with Team Gonzalez - as his longtime trainer, Orlando Cuellar, was replaced by Pedro Diaz, one of the most prestigious technicians, who has designed a new plan of work for the boxer.

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