Chavez TKOs Manfredo in fifth round

Published November 20, 2011 1:16am EST | Updated November 20, 2014 6:08pm EST

Julio Cesar Chavez Jr. defended his WBC round TKO against Peter Manfredo Jr. at the Reliant Arena.

Chavez (44-0-1, 31 KOs) was dominant in his first title defense, pummeling Manfredo (37-7) until the referee stopped the bout after the latter absorbed a barrage of punches.