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Newark’s Jerson Ravelo suffered another devastating setback last night when he was stopped by Maxim Vlasov in the third round of a bout aired on ESPN 2’s Friday Night Fights. Ravelo accepted the bout on short notice and was clearly not himself from the opening bell.

Vlasov was successful when fighting Ravelo in close range and decked 2000 Dominican Olympian hard with a monstrous hand in the third round. The game Ravelo surprisingly made it back to his feet at the count of 9 but was in no condition to continue, forcing Referee Jeff Macaluso to stop the bout at 1:12.

GSFS was notified by Ravelo just minutes after the bout that he plans to continue his career but will no longer accept bouts on short notice.

Vlasov improved to 18-0 (9 KO’s) with the victory. Ravelo, who has been stopped in three of his last six, falls to 20-5 (12).