Connor Coyle turns on the style with knockout victory in Florida

Connor Coyle scored a knockout victory over Benjamin Jordan to take his professional record to 5-0 in Florida last night.

The Derry man was hugely impressive in this one, flooring his opponent three times on his way to a second round stoppage, the fight ending officially at 2:41 seconds into round two of a completely one-sided contest.

Coyle began the fight on the front foot, trying to dictate early on with his long left jab. Jordan meanwhile, was trying to use his speed and flexibility to get under Coyle’s left hand and land shots to the body.

Jordan’s reticence cost him dearly in the dying seconds of the round as he was caught right on the jaw by a superb right hook from Coyle and crashed to the canvas.

The knockdown finally woke Jordan out of his reverie and he sprang from his corner at the start of the second round, seemingly determined to level matters up. He did land one right hook on Coyle but it didn’t faze his opponent, who reasserted his dominance with the left jab, and regular hooks to the body.

It took less than 90 seconds into the second round before Jordan was on the canvas again, a quick flurry of shots from Coyle ending in a left hook to the body which knocked the wind out of his opponent.  It was another standing count for Jordan.

The fight was over with 50 seconds however, as Jordan, in his desperation, began to swing wildly. Coyle in contrast remained composed, picking his shots and a huge right to the body saw his opponent floored again.

This time Jordan was not as quick getting up, laying on the canvas whilst the official directed Coyle to the corner. Midway through his count however, the referee decided that enough was enough, with Jordan struggling to get back to his feet, and he ended the bout, giving Coyle his fifth, and most impressive professional victory.