Edison Miranda got back to his winning ways in a hurry, dominating Thursday night's clash of super middleweights with a first-round knockout over Francisco Sierra at the Tachi Palace Hotel & Casino in Lemoore, Calif.In victory, accomplished at 2:16 of the round, the 168-pound Miranda scored his 29th knockout to improve to 33-4, successfully rebounding from May's unanimous decision loss to former Olympic gold medalist Andrew Ward.
The win also marked his first triumph under trainer Joe Goossen, brother of Miranda's promoter, Dan Goossen.
"When [Sierra] would throw a right hand, then he would drop his left hand, and I knew that that was the moment when I could throw my right hand and to land it," said Miranda, who has been training under Joe Goossen since June.
"I followed what Joe Goossen said and what the corner instructed me to do, which was to let the round go on a little bit so that I could see the mistakes that he was making," said Miranda. "I listened to Joe Goossen, and I saw the errors that he was making and I was able to capitalize."
Sierra, of Mexico, slipped to 20-3 with 19 knockouts, ending a winning streak of nine straight knockouts since being stopped in December of 2006 by Rigoberto Alverez in the 10th round.
Under Joe Goosen, the 28-year-old Miranda hoped to put on display his new boxing skills.
"Before the fight, I wasn't going in looking for a KO, I was prepared to go the distance," said Miranda. "But when you see that opportunity arise, you react on it."
