"Goyo" Gregory Morales Picks Up Dramatic 5th Round KO in Mexico City.

22-year-old San Antonio-based Super bantamweight Gregory "Goyo" Morales continues to bounce back from his first professional defeat. The 22-year-old, picked up his second consecutive win against a very tough and rugged opponent. This time it was against hometown fighter Ernesto Salcedo in Mexico City, which aired live on DAZN. Morales said he wanted to start fast. That's exactly what the Texan did. Coming out with a sharp jab, Morales set the tone early. A right hand at about the midway point of the opening round staggered Salcedo. A perfectly placed uppercut dropped Salcedo that landed right on the button dropped the hometown fighter Crediting Morales with a first-round knockdown. In the second round, things changed as Salcedo scored with a stiff jab that caught the Texan causing his hand to touch the canvas, and was correctly ruled a knockdown. Unphased, Goyo fought back and landed clean shots, however, Salcedo rallied late in the round, busted open Morales's nose, and battered him against the ropes in a thrilling second stanza. Rounds three and four were much of the same. Morales boxed well from the outside, firing off a jab, and landed with a right hand that would catch the attention of the Mexico City native. However, Salcedo was undeterred, and he kept pushing forward and backing Morales into the ropes and would land on the inside. The fight clearly became Morlaes sharp, clean, work on the outside VS Salcedo pushing the fight onto the inside and backing Morales into the ropes. To start the fifth, Morales was likely down on the cards, his team told him he had already lost the fight on the cards. Whether or not that was true was unknown, but Goyo obliged and picked up the pace. A bloody Alamo City native scored with looping right early in the fifth that dropped Salcedo. The Mexican got to his feet but was on wobbly legs. Goyo jumped on him, landing with another looping right hand that buckled his opponent yet again. Morales poured on a few more monster right hands and finished Salcedo! A bloody and tested Morales dug deep and got the fifth-round stoppage his team told him he needed less than a minute ago. The official stoppage was :52 into round five. Morales moves his record to 15-0 (9).