Trujillo Stops Haynesworth in Two Rounds to Reach 13-0

Cuban heavyweight Gustavo Trujillo stopped Donald Haynesworth in two rounds on October 18 at the Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino in Hollywood, Florida. The victory moved Trujillo to a record of 13-0 with 12 knockouts. Trujillo entered the contest ranked No. 13 by the WBO.

Trujillo said, “This is exactly the kind of performance I wanted to deliver.”

Donald Haynesworth entered the fight with a record of 19 victories and 17 knockouts. The loss moves his record to 19-11-1.

Trujillo said, “I respect Donald Haynesworth for stepping into the ring with me, but I’m on a mission to become heavyweight champion of the world. Every fight is another opportunity to prove that I belong among the best heavyweights in boxing.”

Trujillo holds a perfect 9-0 record with nine knockouts in BKB, where he holds the heavyweight world championship. His most recent bare-knuckle title defense was against former champion Mick Terrill in Miami in August, ending in a second-round liver shot.

Across professional boxing and bare-knuckle fighting, Trujillo has a combined knockout tally of 21. Former two-time heavyweight boxing champion Tyson Fury placed the BKB championship belt around Trujillo’s waist after the fight.

Trujillo remains a promotional free agent as his team targets higher-ranked opposition. Manager Abe Swidan of Visionary Sports Group said, “Our goal is to move him strategically through the rankings, secure meaningful fights against top-level competition, and position him for a world title opportunity.”

Trujillo aims to become Cuba’s first heavyweight world champion.

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