New York City – Junior Welterweight Dakota Linger (13-5-3, 9 KO’s) scores the TKO upset at 2:06 seconds of round two over Josue Vargas (20-2, 9 KO’s)
West Virginia native Linger refused to read the script, shocking Vargas with a brutal display of power punching. Early in the second Linger landed an overhand right that dropped Vargas, although the referee did not rule it a knockdown. Sensing the end was near, Linger pressed forward and floored Vargas with an uppercut. Vargas rose gingerly, and following a barrage featuring dozens of winging blows, the bout was stopped.
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