Photos: Pepe Rodriguez
WBC #4 super featherweight Dante “Crazy” Jardon (24-3, 20 KOs) scored an eighth round KO over former world champion Gamaliel “Platano” Diaz (37-11-1, 17 KOs) on Saturday night at the Auditorio Plaza Condesa in Mexico City. Jardon dropped Diaz in round four and twice in round eight before the bout was halted. Time was :52. Jardon retained the WBC Continental belt. Jardon is now in line to face the winner of next week’s WBC title clash between Takashi Miura and Sergio ‘Yeyo’ Thompson in Cancun.