On June 27, 2021, a 30-year-old Mario Abel Cazares (12-0, 5 KOs) and a 23-year-old Cuban boxer David Morrell Jr. (4-0, 3 KOs) met in the ring.
Cazares came in to the fight on a 12-fight win streak with a 41% KO rate, and was fighting after a gap of 9 months and 2 days. Morrell Jr. was on a 4-fight win streak with a 75% KO rate, and fighting after a layoff of 6 months and 1 day.
David Morrell Jr. stopped Mario Abel Cazares via KO in the 1st round. Morrell Jr. improves his record to 5-0 (4 KOs), while Cazares adds a loss to his record at 12-1.