South Africa’s Sivenathi “The Special One” Nontshinga (13-1, 10) regained the IBF light flyweight title in a rematch when he stopped Adrian “Gatito” Curiel (24-5-1, 5) in the tenth round on Friday night at the Auditorium Guelaguetza in Oaxaca, Mexico.
Both fighters came out at the bell in the first round and traded big punches in what became a slugfest.
In the ninth round, Nontshinga stunned Curiel with a big left hook, and he hurt him again in round ten to score a knockdown. The referee stepped in to wave the fight off, as the champion was in no condition to continue.
On the same card, former world champion, Mauricio Lara (26-3-2, 19) and Daniel Lugo (27-2-1) fought to a ten-round draw in a junior lightweight bout.
O’SHAQUIE FOSTER RETAINS WBC TITLE
O’Shaquie “Ice Water” Foster (22-2; 12) retained the WBC junior lightweight title on a 12-round split decision against Abraham “El Super” Nova (23-2; 16) on Friday night inside the Theatre at Madison Square Garden in New York City.
Nova took an early lead, but Foster came back strongly as he outworked the challenger and scored a knockdown in the last round.
The scores were 116-111, 115-112 Foster, and 114-113 Nova.
The WBO No 15 junior lightweight Andres “Savage” Cortes (21-0, 11) won on a fourth-round technical knockout against WBO No 4 Bryan Chevalier (20-2-1, 16). Cortez hurt Chevalier in the fourth round, and his corner stopped the fight. The time was 2:17.
Featherweight Bruce “Shu Shu” Carrington (11-0; 7) won a fourth-round knockout against Bernard Torres (18-2; 8). The time was 2:59.
Olympic heavyweight Guido “The Gladiator” Vianello (12-1-1; 10) scored five knockdowns against Moses Johnson (11-2-2; 8) before the fight was stopped in the first round. The time was 2:59.