Brandon Vera makes quick work of Mauro Cerilli to retain ONE heavyweight title

Brandon Vera comes back with a BANG, knocking out Mauro Cerilli at 1:04 of Round 1 to retain the ONE Heavyweight World Title! ???? @Verafied #WeAreONE #ConquestOfChampions #Manila #MartialArts pic.twitter.com/MhfbmTCSRe

— ONE Championship (@ONEChampionship) November 23, 2018

Reigning ONE heavyweight champion Brandon Vera needed just 64 seconds to retain his title following a knockout victory over Mauro Cerilli in the main event of 'ONE: Conquest of Champions' Friday night at Mall of Asia Arena in Pasay.

The challenger came out swinging as predicted while Vera patiently waited for an opening.

As Cerilli lunged in with bad intentions, Vera caught him with a hard left hook that immediately sent the Italian crashing to the canvas.

The referee was quick to step in and stop the fight at the 1:04 mark of round one. The win improved Vera's record to 16-7 while Cerilli fell to 12-3. — BAP, GMA News