The Boxing Tribune

Boxing's Independent Media

  • Home
  • News
  • Videos
  • Best Of
  • Staff
  • Advertise With Us
  • Write for Us

Rios Rips Antillon to Shreds, Molina Upsets Cintron

July 9, 2011 by Paul Magno Leave a Comment

0
SHARES
ShareTweet

Home Depot Center, Carson, California– Showtime’s highly-anticipated lightweight showdown between Brandon Rios (28-0-1, 21 KOs) and Urbano Antillon (28-3, 20 Kos) completely lived up to the hype despite being a lot shorter than anticipated.

As expected, both fighters immediately engaged in a toe to toe battle, with Rios getting the best of the exchanges.

In the third, Rios connected with a crisp right hook that sent Antillon to the canvas. The former two-time title challenger beat the count, but would get dropped again by another right hook after some more fierce action. Despite once again beating the count and willing to engage, Antillon was unsteady on his feet and suffering from balance issues that encouraged the ref to call en end to the contest.

After the bout, Rios’ promoter, Bob Arum, mentioned Rios as a possible future challenger to Manny Pacquiao.

On the televised undercard, Carlos Molina (19-4-2, 6 KOs) outworked and outfought the favorite, Kermit Cintron (32-4-1, 28 KOs), and took the unanimous decision by scores of 98-92 all around. The Boxing Tribune also scored the bout 98-92 in favor of Molina.

Cintron, a recent signee to Top Rank Promotions, had been mentioned in rumored bouts with Manny Pacquiao and Miguel Cotto, but fought without any urgency or spark as Molina consistently beat him to the punch and dictated the pace of the contest.

Molina, undefeated since 2007, continues his unlikely rise to the top of the rankings with his dogged style and blue collar work ethic. In his last five, Molina holds wins over Cintron, Allen Conyers, Danny Perez, and Ed Paredes, as well as a draw with Erislandy Lara.

Off the Showtime airwaves, Mercito Gesta (22-0, 12 KOs) stopped Jorge Pimentel (23-12, 17 KOs) in three rounds and Mike Lee (6-0, 4 KOs) took out Michael Birthmark (2-6, 1 KO), also in three.


Follow us on our new Facebook Fan Page…Click “Like” to follow the source of Boxing’s True Independent Voice.



Your Ad Here

Paul Magno on Email
Paul Magno
Paul Magno
Paul Magno has over thirty-five years of experience in and around the sport of boxing and has had his hand in everything, from officiating to training. As a writer, his work has appeared in Yahoo Sports, Fox Sports, Inside Fights, The Boxing Tribune, Fight Hype, Man Cave Magazine, Bleacher Report, and The Queensberry Rules.

Filed Under: Featured, News Tagged With: Brandon Rios, Carlos Molina, Kermit Cintron, Mercito Gesta, Mike Lee, Urbano Antillon

Leave a Reply Cancel reply

Your email address will not be published. Required fields are marked *

Best of The Boxing Tribune

Boxing, TV, and You

Boxing, TV, and You

Canelo vs. Chavez Jr. is good for boxing…and so is Mayweather-McGregor

Canelo vs. Chavez Jr. is good for boxing…and so is Mayweather-McGregor

Golovkin: Buy The Ticket, Take The Ride; Magno’s Monday Rant

Golovkin: Buy The Ticket, Take The Ride; Magno’s Monday Rant

Augustus and Everything After; Magno’s Monday Rant

Augustus and Everything After; Magno’s Monday Rant

Mayweather vs. McGregor and the snobbery of “real” boxing fans

Mayweather vs. McGregor and the snobbery of “real” boxing fans

More of The Boxing Tribune's Best

Follow Us

Facebooktwitteryoutube

Alexa Traffic Rank

Sportsbook odds for all Boxing matches

Search

Recent

  • RIP Ted Sares: All Bull, No Bullshit
  • The Mental and Physical Benefits of Boxing
  • Interesting Similarities Between Boxing and eSports
  • 5 Boxing Rules Every Boxer Should Always Follow.
  • HOW TO GET STARTED IN BOXING