By Reynaldo Sanchez

At "The Hangar" in Costa Mesa, California - Argenis Mendez (21-2, 11 KOs) made good on the opportunity to get revenge with a thrilling second round knockout of Juan Carlos Salgado (26-2-1, 16 KOs) to capture the IBF super featherweight championship. Mendez dropped Salgado in the first with a hard right and then drilled him hard with a left in the fourth for a big knockout win. Salgado won a controversial twelve round decision over Mendez in 2011.