Yordenis Ugas used his powerful right hand to punish previously unbeaten Bryant Perrella, winning by fourth-round TKO.

With the death of Miami Marlins pitcher Jose Fernandez fresh on his mind, Yordenis Ugas kept his focus—and his fists—squarely on Bryant Perrella in a dominating performance.

The former Cuban amateur star gained two knockdowns of Perrella as he powered his way to a fourth-round TKO in their 147-pound bout.

Ugas dedicated the fight to Fernandez, a 24-year-old compatriot who was killed two days earlier in a boating accident. The 2008 Olympic bronze medalist memorialized the Marlins ace in a handwritten tribute on his T-shirt and on his trunks.

Dominant almost from the opening bell, Ugas knocked Perrella down for the first time in his career with a straight counter right in the first minute of the fight.

It wouldn’t be the only time Ugas would use the right hand with devastating results against the 6-foot-1 Perrella. After softening up the “Goodfella” with body shots, Ugas put Perrella on the canvas with a crushing right to the head in Round 4.

Ugas quickly resumed his attack and drilled Perrella with a body shot that left the southpaw all but defenseless, allowing the Cuban to fire away uninterrupted until referee Rocky Burke ended the bout at the 2:20 mark.

It was the second straight defeat of an unbeaten prospect for the 30-year-old Ugas, an amateur world champion at age 19 whose career appears reborn following a two-year layoff.

After losing consecutive decisions in 2014, Ugas was out of the ring for 27 months before earning a 10-round unanimous decision in August over Jamal James, who was 20-0 entering the fight.

James was a replacement in that bout for Perrella, who bowed out just days earlier with an injured left thumb. The six-week delay didn’t seem to help the 27-year-old native of Fort Myers, Florida, who had stopped 11 straight opponents before being overwhelmed by Ugas.

The 5-foot-9 Ugas worked the body and head of his taller opponent with equal effectiveness. He connected on an overhand right in Round 2 that caused Perrella to put his glove to the side of his head, and stung the southpaw with another right just before the end of the third.

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