The 33-year-old Safar 20-0 (13 KOs), ranked No. 4 by the WBO, rallied by landing heavier blows.Another Golden Boy Promotions product, Darius Fulghum 15-1-1 (13 KOs), stopped Cuba’s Yoanki Urrutia at the close of the third round.
Earlier, cruiserweight Tristan Kalkreuth 17-1 (12 KOs) also overcame drama by getting roughed up by Marco Antonio Canedo in the fourth round before unleashing a barrage of heavy right hands to first drop and then stop Canedo.
