Carrington, a native of Brooklyn, New York, won his first world title with a ninth-round knockout of Carlos Castro to lift the vacant WBC featherweight title. Carrington, 17-0 (10 KOs), shook off his biggest challenge to date, surviving being hurt in the fourth round before a flurry of overhand rights had Castro’s eyes spinning and left him on the canvas for the 10-count.
Bruce Carrington rides out rocky moments to stop Carlos Castro
