David Morrell knocks out Kalvin Henderson in fourth round
Young super middleweight contender David Morrell delivered another dominating performance.
The Minneapolis-based Cuban stopped overwhelmed opponent Kalvin Henderson at 2:35 of Round 4 in a scheduled 10-round bout on the Stephen Fulton Jr.-Daniel Romero card Saturday in Morrell’s adopted hometown.
Morrell (7-0, 6 KOs) came out aggressively at the opening bell, attacking the limited Henderson (15-2, 11 KOs) in an apparent attempt to stop the Texas fighter early.
The hard-punching Henderson survived the first round but struggled to get anything done thereafter under the onslaught from Morrell, who nearly scored a knockout with a vicious flurry near the end of Round 3.
Morrell came out cautiously to start Round 4 but again trapped Henderson in the final minute and delivered a series of punishing blows, which prompted the referee to stop the one-sided fight.
Morrell, 24, sits below only champion Canelo Alvarez in the WBA 168-pound rankings.
