David Morrell is looking more and more like a threat to the top 168-pounders.
The former Cuban amateur star outboxed, outworked and finally stopped Alantez Fox at 2:06 of the fourth round of a scheduled 12-rounder Saturday at The Armory in Minneapolis.
Morrell (6-0, 5 KOs) got the better of Fox (28-3-1, 13 KOs) from the start, fighting aggressively and landing eye-catching shots.
Fox, a good boxer, did his best to use his jab and movement to keep Morrell at bay but couldn’t avoid the winner’s hard, well-placed punches to the head and body.
In Round 4, Morrell hurt Fox with a short…