MGM Grand Conference Center - In a battle of top junior welterweight contenders, Jose Zepeda (33-2-2, 26 KOs) was dropped four times, but also dropped former world champion Ivan Baranchyk (20-2, 13 KOs) four times for a brutal knockout in the fifth.

Baranchyk was throwing a lot of big lefts and rights in the first round. He landed a big right hand that sent Zepeda down. As they were trading a second shot sent Zepeda down again.

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Early in the second, Zepeda dropped Baranchyk and he was unsteady on his legs. As Zepeda was trying to finish him off, Baranchyk dropped him for a third time. Baranchyk still seemed unsteady on his legs for most of the round.

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They were trading in the third, as Zepeda dropped Barancyk again with a series of hard punches. Zepeda controlled the rest of the round. They were trading a lot of punches in the fourth and Baranchyk had the edge. As they were trading in the closing moments, Baranchyk was dropped once again from a big hook.

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In the fifth, the punches were once again flying. Zepeda was dropped for a fourth time as the ropes held him up, but he came back to knock Baranchyk out cold with a vicious hook. The fight was quickly waved off. He was down for a while and eventually helped to the back.

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