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Elie Seckbach, the Embedded Correspondent, brings his exclusive video reporting to FanHouse. Check back regularly for more videos. Heavyweight contender Chris Arreola (30-2) of Riverside, Calif., came up with his second straight win and his 26th career knockout with Friday night's first-round stoppage of hard-hitting Joey Abell (27-5, 26 KOs) of Coon Rapids, Mich., at the Pechanga Resort and Casino in Temecula, Calif.
Arreola's last loss was April's majority decision to former light heavyweight (175 pounds) and cruiser weight (200 pounds) champion Tomasz Adamek (43-1, 28 knockouts).
Stopped, himself, by Vitali Klitschko (41-2, 38 KOs) during the 10th round of his failed bid to earn the WBC belt in September of 2009, Arreola was coming off of August's unanimous decision over Goossen Tutor Promotions' stablemate Manuel Quezada.
Abell's came into the fight riding a seven-fight winning streak, all of which were had come by knockout.
FanHouse spoke to Arreola concerning his victory.
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