INDIO, Calif. – Another fight, another win for Ryan Martin.
He did so with a new face in his corner.
The Chattanooga native broke down Yardley Suarez of Mexico before stopping him at 48 seconds of the fourth round Friday night at the Fantasy Springs Resort Casino in this Southern California desert city.
Martin improved to 18-0 as a professional, with 11 knockouts. Suarez is 19-6 with 10 KOs.
Martin, a 2011 Central High School graduate, won the vacant WBC Continental Americas lightweight title in his last bout on Sept. 10, defeating Cesar Villarraga by unanimous decision.