Ed Paredes took out his frustrations on Michael Lozada.

Forced to wait past midnight for his main event bout against an opponent who blatantly ignored the weight limit, Paredes knocked out Lozada in the third round of their main event bout late Saturday at the Westin Diplomat Resort in Hollywood.

A Hollywood resident, Paredes (29-3-1, 19 KOs) used his height and reach advantage to wear down Lozada. Paredes immediately connected with rights to the head and right uppercuts, all set by a lead left jab.

Lozada (39-10-1) weighed 12 pounds over the contracted weight of 150 pounds. The native of Mexico failed to manage inside combinations in an attempt to pressure Paredes.

Early in the third, Paredes caught Lozada with a right to the head. Lozada retreated from the action, claiming the punch landed behind the head. But referee Sam Burgos ruled it a clean punch and counted Lozada out at 35 seconds of the round.

Originally scheduled to fight in the nine-bout show’s sixth fight, the Paredes-Lozada bout was moved to 12:30 a.m.

“I was in the locker room warming up and then waiting for about five hours so I was a little tired,” Paredes said. “But I’m still happy with the victory.”

Earlier, Miami resident Yuniesky Gonzalez made another significant step in his still young professional career with a win by majority decision against tested veteran Terrance Smith.

Gonzalez (6-0) set up the pace early, landing solid rights to the head in the first while Smith, of Oklahoma City, countered with right uppercuts.

The action intensified in the second, when Gonzalez again connected with solid combinations to the head. But Smith (7-13-2) also scored with rights to the head, sending Gonzalez to the ropes. Smith also continued to score with right uppercuts.

When the six-round cruiserweight bout moved into the middle and late rounds, Gonzalez maintained a busier attack with rights to the head.

Two judges scored the fight for Gonzalez, 60-54 and 59-55, and the third had it, 57-57.

“This win is a result of all the hard work we’ve done in the gym,” Gonzalez said. “I know that as my career continues to go forward, the fights are going to be more complicated. That is why I have to remain dedicated.

“By the end of the year, I hope to fight for a (regional) belt. This was a great first start to my year.”

In another bout, Puerto Rico’s Chris Velez won a convincing decision against the Bahamas’ Anthony Woods.

Velez (4-0-1) displayed strong infighting skills, repeatedly outpointing Woods with solid combinations to the head in the six-round welterweight bout. Woods (8-17) withstood the best of Velez’s shots but could not mount a punch arsenal to put Velez on retreat.

Although there were no knockdowns, one judge verified Velez’s dominance with a 60-53 scorecard. Velez won on the other two judges’ scorecards, 60-54.

In other bouts: junior-featherweight Jessy Cruz scored a TKO over Travis Hall at 2:43 of the second round; junior-featherweights Jose Luis Araiza and Jesus Rojas fought to a draw; featherweight Claudio Marrero scored a TKO over Francis Ruiz at 1:18 of the second round; light-heavyweight Humberto Savigne won by unanimous decision against Quinton Rankin; light-heavyweight Radivaje Kaladjzic scored a TKO over Perey Givens at 2:08 of the first round; middleweight Tureano Johnson scored a TKO over Eddie Gibbs at 2:16 of the second round.