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It’s off a seven-month layoff, this is only the second time this guy has been stopped.

I could have walked here I did walk here. “This is the beginning of new and great things at Live Casino. “It felt great being home, and I haven’t been home for a while, and this started great at the new casino,” Conto said. Other than that, the show was not bubbling over with burgeoning talent, but it did have its share of exciting fights, often with guys who couldn’t get out of the way of each other.Ĭonto (8-0, 7 knockouts) put on a show by stopping Joel Caudle (8-6-2, 5KOs) at 3:00 of the third round.

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