Angel Ayala left no doubt in the biggest win of his career to date.
The rangy flyweight claimed the vacant IBF title with a sixth round knockout of Dave Apolinario. Ayala twice floored the visiting Filipino in the fateful sixth round. The latter knockdown produced the full ten count at 2:06 of round six Friday at Restaurante Arroyo in Mexico City.
With the win, the locally-based Ayala (18-0, 8 knockouts)won the belt vacated by Jesse ‘Bam’ Rodriguez (20-0, 13 KOs) earlier this year.