Rayo Valenzuela knocks out Edwin De Los Santos in round two

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Last updated Jun 29, 2026

Rayo Valenzuela knocks out Edwin De Los Santos in round two
Summary

Rayo Valenzuela scored a second-round knockout against Edwin De Los Santos at Zuffa 08 in Las Vegas on June 29. Valenzuela, seeking revenge for a previous TKO loss in 2022, controlled the match with calculated strikes. He rocked De Los Santos in the first round before landing a decisive right hook in the second that dropped De Los Santos. The referee stopped the bout at 2:05 of round two, as De Los Santos struggled to rise afterwards. Valenzuela indicated plans to target a fight with Shakur Stevenson next.

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  • Valenzuela knocked out De Los Santos in round two of Zuffa 08.
  • This match took place nearly four years after their first encounter.
  • Valenzuela controlled the fight and executed a decisive right hook.
  • De Los Santos fell to the canvas and could not recover in time.
  • Post-fight, Valenzuela expressed interest in facing Shakur Stevenson next.
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Jose "Rayo" Valenzuela got his revenge, and he got it in spectacular fashion. It was a definitive answer to the only question that mattered going in. Could Valenzuela do what he could not do back in 2022? Tonight, emphatically, he could.

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