In the co-feature, Edgar Santana dropped Omri Lowther, and stopped him at 1:43 of the fifth round of the scheduled ten-round bout to win the vacant NABA light welterweight title. Omri Lowther came out for round one dancing and darting in and out, and Santana promptly dropped him with his first punch of the fight. It was a flash knockdown from a right hand, but Lowther got down to business after that. It was a 10-8 opening round for Santana, but Lowther clearly won the remainder of the round. He pinned Santana on the ropes in round two, and landed a variety of punches against his seemingly lethargic opponent.

Rounds three and four saw Lowther continuously beating Santana to the punch. The crowd sensed an upset in the making, but Santana would occasionally counter with a left hook to the head, or fire it to the body. You could tell from the sound that Santana’s punches carried more power, and you had to wonder what would happen when he landed clean.

Santana answered that question in round five. Lowther continued to box and move, and landed overhand rights, an uppercut, and a left hook. After Lowther went to the body with a right hand, Santana landed a spectacular left hook that dropped Lowther hard. Lowther made it up, and even nodded to his corner that he was all right. Santana chased Lowther across the ring and into a corner. World-class referee Gary Rosato saw something in Lowther that he didn’t like, and rushed in to stop the bout before Santana could inflict any more damage. There was a mild protest from the Lowther camp, and some boos from the crowd about the stoppage, but Santana’s power saved the day.