Brian Norman Jr. knocks Jin Sasaki OUT COLD with a left hook in the first minute of round five. It's an absolutely brutal finish as Sasaki is still lying flat on his back in the ring more than a minute later with members of his team and medical staff huddled around him. There are no celebrations from Norman.

Rising welterweight standout Brian Norman Jr. continued his ascension up the boxing ladder Thursday with a crushing one-punch knockout.

Brian Norman Jr., the unbeaten WBO Welterweight World Champion, will defend his championship against Jin Sasaki, a rising star from Japan. In front of Sasaki's home fans in Tokyo, the bout will be Norman's first championship defense since he won the title earlier this year.