In the co-feature bout for * Gabriel "Tito" Bracero vs. Dmitriy "Star of David" Salita (*see results linked below), of the evening, Heather "The Heat" Hardy continued on her path to stardom, scoring a devastating 2nd round TKO over Ana Gomez and picking up her first professional title in the process.
Hardy, who only turned pro last year, has quickly become one of the major attractions on the New York boxing scene and on this night, fighting for the first time in her home city of Brooklyn, she didn't disappoint. Fighting in front of her legion of adoring, and growing fan base, Hardy picked up the UBF junior featherweight title in impressive fashion.
Hardy came out on fire, dishing out heavy punishment from the outset. Hardy had Gomez in trouble immediately, as she scored vicious shots with both hands. Gomez was able to make it out of the round, but the end seemed near.
Hardy picked up right where she left off in the 2nd, once again blitzing Gomez and opening up with both hands. With Gomez taking hard shots the referee wisely jumped in, calling a halt to the contest at 1:44 of round number two. With the victory Hardy improves to a perfect 7-0, 2KO's and looks to be inching towards her first world title opportunity in 2014.
