Marco Verde triumphs in his debut

The Olympian emerged victorious in the first round of the fight.

At the Paris 2024 Olympic Games, Marco Verde made Mexico proud by winning the silver medal in the 71 kilos. Mexico had since 2016 without winning a medal in this discipline, Misael “Chino” Rodriguez won the bronze medal on that occasion.

“Green” made the step to professional boxing on Saturday in the “Canelo” vs Scull bill that was held in Saudi Arabia.

It took him just 20 seconds to drop Michel “Eagle” Galvan with a body shot. It took another 20 seconds for Galvan to go down again.

Finally, referee Bob Williams stopped the fight in the first round when Verde had cornered his opponent and bombarded Galvan with punches.