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Venezuelan puncher Miguel Acosta made good on his Namibian vacation, stretching out local man Paulus Moses in the sixth round last night for lightweight world honors at Kalahari Sand Hotel in Windhoek.
Moses had never lost a professional contest going into last evening’s fight and was coming off both a WBA title win and defense over his past two outings but his confidence proved not enough to keep the victory parade going.
Acosta previously KO’d undefeated American Urbano Antillon in nine rounds for the Interim WBA belt and the Moses KO confirms that Caracas banger is a certified force to be reckoned with at 135 pounds.
Miguel Acosta stands now at 27-3-2 (21), having won 18 consecutive bouts on the trot following three straight losses in 2002-2003. Paulus Moses goes to 25-1 (17).
The undercard saw welterweight prospect Bethuel Ushona, 21-0 (16), of Windhoek keep hold of the WBO African title with a 12 rounds points decision against Ghanaian southpaw veteran Phillip Kotey, 20-5-1 (14).
