Curmel Moton’s rapid rise to boxing stardom continued on Saturday night.
Floyd Mayweather‘s baby-faced protege took a very short notice fight against 9-8-1 Russian Nikolai Buzolin on the undercard of Nate Diaz and Jorge Masvidal‘s boxing bout.
It quickly became apparent that the 18-year-old was several levels above his opponent, who was dropped in the final few seconds of round one.
Buzolin popped back to his feet, but it was clear he had been saved by the bell.
Moton continued to swarm in round two and at the midway point the referee stepped in to wave off what was a spectacularly one-sided fight.
Both of his first two opponents were dealt with similarly, but the teenager was pushed the eight-round distance when he fought Anthony Cuba in March.
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Boxing fans were seriously impressed by the 4-0 prospect’s latest win.
One person tweeted: “Curmel will be a huge star!!!”
Another said: “What a beast!!!”
A third person added: “Reminder: This kid is 18 years old.”
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Someone else commented: “He is the future of boxing!”
Even though Moton is still in the early stages of his promising career, there is plenty of hype surrounding the youngster.
Several media outlets have dubbed him ‘the next Floyd Mayweather’ while his mentor and promoter insists Moton is ‘destined to be great’.
Mayweather has consistently slotted Moton onto big undercards to get as many eyes on his young star as possible.
It’s paying dividends as Moton is quickly becoming one of the hottest prospects in boxing, and many fans are convinced it’s just a matter of time before he becomes a world champion.
