Acosta Wins Interim WBO 108lb Title
Angel Acosta beat Juan Alejo by 10th round knockout earliertonightonthe Miguel Cotto/Sadam Ali undercard priorto HBO’s coverage.
Acosta, 17-1 17KO, was abletooverpower and eventuallystopa very gameAlejo, 24-5-1 to win the interim WBO junior flyweight world championship. It was the San Juan, PR native first fight since losing to Japan’s Kosei Tanaka back in May.
Also earlier, Ronny RiosbeatDelvis Julioin a one-sidedfeatherweight boutby unanimous decision over 10rounds. Rios, 29-2 13KO, won on the cards with scores of 100-90, 99-91 and 97-93 as Rios improvedto 29-2, 13KO, and Julio dropped to 19-4.
By: Chris Henderson
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