The loss haunted him. You got the impression Danny O'Connor was even seeing Gabriel Bracero in his nightmares. Then Bracero did just that, re-entering his subconscious by putting O’Connor to sleep a mere 41 seconds into their rematch on the Premier Boxing Champions show on NBCSN, Saturday night from the Lowell Memorial Auditorium, in Lowell, Mass.
Bracero needed a confidence boost, coming off a loss to undefeated Felix Diaz back in April.
A perfectly placed right hand provided it for Bracero, who’s not a power puncher. A quick step to the left, and an anvil right on O’Connor’s jaw brought the main event to a quick end—and certainly placed Bracero’s knockout on the pantheon of 2015 contenders for “Knockout of the Year.