MINNEAPOLIS – Michael Angeletti went deeper than ever before to earn his latest knockout win.

Texas’ Angeletti put away Dominican journeyman Angel Luna in the fifth round of their non-televised junior featherweight bout. A left hook by Angeletti put Luna flat on his back, with The Bronx-based Luna stumbling into the ropes upon rising which prompted a stoppage at 0:48 of round five Saturday evening at The Armory in Minneapolis, Minnesota.

Angeletti had only gone four rounds just once in his young career but seemed content with slowly breaking down Luna (15-10-1, 8KOs). A rough opening round saw Luna warned for rabbit punching, the closest he came to frustrating the 25-year-old Angeletti who put his three-inch height advantage to good use. Long right hands had Luna hurt on several occasions, with Angeletti (5-0, 4KOs) rocking Luna late in round four before closing the show early in round five.

Joseph Goodall’s U.S. debut was met with minimal effort from his American opponent. The unbeaten Australian heavyweight picked up the second fastest win of his career, scoring a first-round knockout of California’s Mathew McKinney (8-5-2, 5KOs). A right hand put McKinney down for the ten count at 1:55 of the opening round.

The first sign of McKinney’s disinterest in putting up much of a fight came midway through the round. The 40-year-old from Oceanside, California hit the deck after getting struck with a rabbit punch, earning Goodall a stern warning from referee Mark Calo-oy. McKinney was examined by the ringside physician and permitted to continue after a delay of more than two minutes.

Bendigo’s Goodall (8-0-1, 7KOs) closed the show shortly after action resumed. A right hand connected upstairs, with McKinney finding a soft spot on the canvas where he remained for the referee’s full ten count before rising to his feet the moment the fight ended. The win was Goodall’s quickest since earning a 0:40 knockout in his second pro fight.

Travon Marshall wrapped up his first year as a pro with another early knockout win.

The 21-year-old prospect from Capitol Heights, Maryland made quick work of Timothy Parks, registering a second-round knockout in their preliminary battle between unbeaten welterweights. A right hand by Marshall (5-0, 4KOs) put Loganville, Georgia’s Parks (3-1, 2KOs) on the canvas, prompting an immediate stoppage midway through round two.

Marshall has now fought and won three times at this venue, having scored a decision win and a second-round knockout in his two previous appearances last summer.

Breeon Carothers (2-0, 2KOs) opened the show with a second-round stoppage of Brighton, Colorado’s Deljerro Revello (0-3, 0KOs). Carothers represented the only regionally-based fighter on the ten-fight card, as the Racine, Wisconsin native turned pro at this venue last summer, also ending in a second-round knockout. The 19-year-old southpaw only needed roughly 90 seconds more to get the job done on Saturday, forcing a stoppage at 2:43 of round two.

The above bouts were part of a seven-fight preliminary undercard preceding a Showtime tripleheader. Headlining the show, Australian contender Tim Tszyu (20-0, 15KOs) makes his U.S. debut in a scheduled 12-round junior middleweight clash with 2012 U.S. Olympian and former title challenger Terrell Gausha (22-2-1, 11KOs). 

Jake Donovan is a senior writer for BoxingScene.com. Twitter: @JakeNDaBox