Cintron Climbed Off the Canvas
Jeyvier Cintron stopped Victor Efrain Sandoval at 2:40 of the first round on January 10, 2026, at Barclays Center in Brooklyn. The bantamweight contest featured an early knockdown against Cintron before the Puerto Rican reversed the action and secured a technical knockout.
The supporting contest brought two experienced professionals together
Cintron weighed 117.8 pounds, while Sandoval registered 116.6. Their matchup appeared beneath Subriel Matias’s WBC super lightweight championship defense against Dalton Smith.
Sandoval arrived with thirty-eight victories and substantial knockout experience. Cintron’s assignment therefore involved a dangerous opponent capable of turning an opening exchange into a genuine setback.
Sandoval’s first success did not secure control of the fight
A right hand and left hook sent Cintron down early. He recovered and resumed competing, preventing the knockdown from becoming the defining final moment of his appearance.
Cintron answered with his own heavy punches, putting Sandoval down during the same opening round. The balance of the bout changed rapidly as the Mexican fighter struggled to recover from the returning attack.
The sustained response brought a first-round stoppage
Further punches and knockdowns forced the referee’s intervention before the round ended. Cintron’s technical knockout victory came with twenty seconds still remaining in the opening frame.
The result moved Cintron to fourteen wins against one defeat, with a no contest also on his record. It supplied one of the Brooklyn card’s sharpest reversals, turning an early trip to the canvas into an emphatic win over a seasoned opponent.
Sources
- FIGHTMAG: official stoppage times and records
- Fightnews: official weights and Barclays Center venue
- Big Fight Weekend: knockdowns and undercard finishes
