Last night at the Grand Mayan in Nuevo Vallarta, Mexico, Giovanni Segura and Miguel Acosta won WBA title contests by stopping their opponents within the distance.
Segura, 21-1-1 (17), retained his WBA light flyweight strap for the first time by finishing off seasoned Filipino southpaw Juanito Rubillar, 46-13-7 (22), in the sixth round.
Rubillar, who took the bout on less than two day's notice, bravely endured a raft of punishment from the younger, quicker Segura until his corner stopped the one-sided fight at 2:04 of the sixth.
Venezulan banger Miguel Acosta, 26-3-2 (20), sparked out previously undefeated American contender Urbano Antillon, 26-1 (19), in the ninth round to win the Interim WBA lightweight crown.
Antillon had been favored to win and bossed his adversary for most of the fight but Acosta capitalized on a defensive lapse to land a perfect uppercut that Antillon could not recover from at 1:47 of the ninth.
Former WBC heavyweight titlist Sam Peter, 31-3 (24), rebounded from two losses to KO veteran Marcus McGee in the third and ex-WBC lightweight champion Jose Luis Castillo, 58-9-1 (50), knocked out big punching journeyman Roberto Valenzuela, 49-48-2 (40), in the sixth frame.
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