BleauLive Theater at Fontainebleau Las Vegas - Bruce "Shu Shu" Carrington (15-0, 9 KOs) was one win away from a title shot, and he made it count.

The WBC and WBO No. 1 featherweight contender handed Mexican warrior Jose Enrique Vivas (23-4, 12 KOs) his first stoppage defeat with a punishing third-round finish. Vivas tried to suffocate Carrington with pressure from the opening bell, walking him down and pinning him to the ropes, but the Brooklyn native stayed composed and turned the exchanges in his favor, answering with sharp uppercuts and hooks on the inside.

In the second, Carrington flipped the momentum with a quick three-piece—right hook, left hook, right hook—that dropped Vivas. He poured it on with more offense, but Vivas survived the round.

By the third, Vivas’ legs were gone. After Carrington landed a few clean shots, Vivas began to retreat, prompting referee Raul Caiz Jr. to step in and stop the fight at :53.

Carrington said. "Every fight is not going to be a knockout, but I’m always performing and do what I have to do."

"I just saw him opening up. He was doing exactly what I wanted him to do. That was part of the game plan. I wanted him to feel comfortable and open up. And then I was just going to get my shots on the inside and get him out of there."

Now Carrington hopes to land a world title shot.

"Nick Ball? Yeah, I want that. Stephen Fulton? Yeah, I want that. Let’s get this work in. I want all of ya’ll," Carrington said.