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Rios wins the war

Sun, 10 Jul 2011 10:55:00 +0300

In�a�bout that had �classic� written all over it�from the day it�was signed, WBA lightweight champion Brandon Rios (28-0-1, 20�KOs) scored an�explosive third round TKO over challenger Urbano Antillon (28-3, 20�KOs) on�Saturday night at�the Home Depot Center in�Carson, Calif. Both fighters met in�the center of�the ring and traded shots in�every round as�long as�it�lasted. Antillon was dropped early in�round three and fought back valiantly until he�was floored again and referee David Mendoza waved it�off when Antillon staggered into the ropes on�his own moments later

Rios ready for Antillon

Fri, 08 Jul 2011 23:29:00 +0300

Take a walk in the shoes of lightweight world title holder Brandon Rios. You were overwhelmed with emotion when the world title belt was wrapped around your waist at the Palms Hotel and Casino on the night of February 26th, when you stopped Miguel Acosta in the 10th round. You have teenage and amateur fighters who look up to you at the Robert Garcia Boxing Academy in South Oxnard, where you train. Fight fans ask for an autograph or a picture in Southern California or abroad

Kermit Cintron Down To 150, Eyes Welterweight Return

Thu, 07 Jul 2011 09:44:00 +0300

BoxingScene.com caught up with former welterweight champion Kermit Cintron, who faces Carlos Molina on Saturday in the co-feature bout to the Brandon Rios-Urbano Antillon main event

Acosta-Moses in May

Thu, 11 Mar 2010 12:52:00 +0300

Looks like a showdown between WBA lightweight champion Paulus Moses of Namibia (25-0, 17 KOs) and WBA interim lightweight champion Miguel Acosta of Venezuela (26-3-2, 20 KOs) will be happening in May. No specific date has been singled out yet, but Caracas, Venezuela is the likely site for the

Segura retains WBA belt

Sun, 21 Feb 2010 12:40:00 +0300

WBA mini flyweight champion Giovani Segura (23-1-1, 19 KOs) scored a third round TKO over Walter Tello (14-4, 6 KOs) on Saturday night at the Discoteca El Alebrije in Acapulco, Guerrero, Mexico. Both fighters went right at each other in round one with both landing good shots

Acosta KOs Antillon

Sun, 26 Jul 2009 07:12:00 +0300

In a clash for the WBA interim lightweight championship, WBA #8 Miguel Acosta (25-9-2, 19 KOs) scored an explosive ninth round KO upset over previously unbeaten WBC #1 Urbano Antillon (26-0, 19 KOs) on Saturday night in Nuevo Vallarta, Nayarit, Mexico. Brisk two-way action early with Antillon applying heavy pressure, but Acosta�s movement frustrated Antillion as the bout progressed

Antillon, Gomez victorious!

Sat, 02 May 2009 07:19:00 +0300

Unbeaten WBC #1 lightweight Urbano Antillon (26-0, 19 KOs) scored a fifth round TKO over Tyrone Harris (23-5, 15 KOs) on Friday night at the New Joint inside the Hard Rock Hotel & Casino in Las Vegas. Antillon dropped Harris twice in round five befre the bout was stopped at 2:23