Quinton Randall continues to find ways to win.
The welterweight prospect remained unbeaten Saturday night, dropping Terry Chatwood twice en route to a knockout win Saturday night at the GSH Event Center in his hometown of Houston, Texas.
Randall improved to 12-0-1, 3 knockouts.
Both fighters had their moments until round 3, as Randall began to assert himself and was the more-effective fighter. Midway through the fifth round, Randall dropped Chatwood with a lead straight right hand to the head. Chatwood beat the count, but the end was near as he began to look worse for wear.
Moments after the bell sounded to start the sixth round, Randall stalked Chatwood until he landed another lead straight right hand to the head, dropping Chatwood again to the canvas. Chatwood beat the count, but the fight was waved off in order to prevent Chatwood from receiving further punishment.
Randall was originally scheduled to face unbeaten Carlos Alberto Garcia of Tijuana, but Garcia backed out of the fight a few weeks ago. No reported reason was given why Garcia backed out of the Randall fight.
The 32-year-old Randall last fought on September 29, defeating fringe contender Luis Hernandez Ramos by majority decision. The win over Hernandez took place two and a half months after Randall defeated once-beaten prospect Ivan Pandzic by unanimous decision.
The only blemish on Randall’s record was a technical decision draw against gatekeeper Ivan Alvarez on February 24 of last year. An unintentional clash of heads opened a cut above Alvarez’s eye that prevented Alvarez from being allowed to continue fighting.
Randall is promoted by Forris Washington and managed by Derek Collinsworth. He was recently used as a sparring partner for junior welterweight Montana Love and also is a sparring partner for unified welterweight titleholder Errol Spence.
Chatwood, who resides in North Little Rock, Arkansas, falls to 12-2-1, 6 KOs. He also fought on the same September 29 card, knocking out former fringe contender Eudy Bernardo in the fifth round. Entering the Randall fight, the 39-year-old had won his previous three fights since losing by knockout to welterweight contender Radzhab Butaev.
Francisco A. Salazar has written for BoxingScene since September 2012 and has covered boxing in Southern California and abroad since 2000. Francisco also covers boxing for the Ventura County (California) Star newspaper. He can be reached by email at santio89@yahoo.com or on Twitter at FSalazarBoxing