Tonight from the Palms Casino Resort in Las Vegas, NV, undefeated lightweight contender Brandon ?Bam Bam? Rios (27-0-1, 19 KOs) seized the WBA lightweight world title by upending reigning champion Miguel Acosta (28-4-2, 22 KOs) via a knockout in the tenth round of a scheduled twelve-round affair.
? During the first four rounds, Acosta looked every bit worthy of being
debut, as he moved intelligently and frustrated Rios by beating him to the punch with much quicker hands and landing hard combinations throughout.? ? The first two rounds were all Miguel Acosta, who used better boxing skills and a combination of speed and power to take charge.? ? Then towards the end of the third round with Brandon Rios pressing Miguel Acosta against the ropes, the champio... ...
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