April 10, 2010
ESPN 2SATURDAY SPECIAL
Rancho Mirage, CA – David Estrada, 147, Miami, FL TKO 8 Orlando Lora, 145.5, Sinaloa, MX. Lora (26-1-1, 18 KOs) is battered about by the unheralded Estrada (24-6, 15 KOs) over eight one-sided rounds before the corner ends it.
HBO RETURNS WITH BERTO-QUINTANA
Sunrise, FL – Andre Berto, 146.5, Winterhaven, FL TKO8 Carlos Quintana, 146.5, Moca, Puerto Rico (WBC 147 lb. title) An inspired Berto (26-0, 20 KOs) dominated Quintana (27-3, 21 KOs) until eventually stopping the ex-champ at 2:16 of the eighth.
LANKY CHAMP KEEPS TITLE
Celestino Caballero, 125.75, Panama City, Panama UD 12 Daud Yordan, Ketapang, Indonesia (Interim WBA 126 lb. title)
Caballero (34-2, 23 KOs) wins an easy unanimous decision over Yordan (25-0, 19 KOs) and in doing so earns the interim title.
HOLYFIELD SCORES TKO WITH BOTHA
Las Vegas, NV– Evander Holyfield, 220, Atlanta, GA TKO 8 Francois Botha, 250, Newport Beach, CA. Holyfield (43-10-2, 28 KOs) looking rusty and old for the first five rounds against a clinching Botha (47-5-3, 28 KOs). Botha visibly tiring went down in the eighth and stopped moments later at the 55 second mark. Although a bit premature Botha did not complain.
Edwin Ayala