Roberto Duran, Starting Comeback, Wins on a Second-Round Knockout
Roberto Duran, fighting for the first time in 19 months, scored a dramatic second-round knockout Friday night over Colombian middleweight champion Manuel Esteban Zambrano.
Duran, who was knocked out by Thomas Hearns in a World Boxing Council middleweight title bout in his last fight, sent Zambrano to his knees with a left hook to the ribs. Referee Carlos Berrocal counted out the Colombian at 2:57 of the round as Zambrano strove to regain his feet.
Duran, 34, who weighed in at 165 pounds, is scheduled to enter the ring again on March 1, but his opponent has not been chosen.
Zambrano weighed in at 163 pounds.
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