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The World Boxing Federation
(WBF) crowned a new World
Lightweight Champion on Saturday
night, April 22, when Italian
Alessandro Riguccini beat
Mexican Jesus Antonio Rios at
the Auditorio Ernesto Rufo in
Rosarito, Baja California,
Mexico.
In rounds one and two it was a
closely contested bout, both
fighters feeling each other out
and with none of the them able
to get the upper hand. Entering
the third, two judges had it all
level at 19-19, while the third
saw Rios edging the first two
stanzas.
But then Riguccini found his
groove, as he came out
determined for round three and
landed some hard shots to body
and head. Stunning Rios, he was
quick to follow up with a
flurry, landing several more
punches on the non-responsive
Mexican, forcing referee Tony
Weeks to step in and wave it
off. Time of stoppage was 0:47.
The new WBF World Lightweight
Champion, based in and fighting
out of Mexico since 2012,
improved his unblemished record
to 17-0 (13). Jesus Antonio Rios
drops to 36-10 (29). The fight
headlined a show staged by David
Ayala Morales / Baja Boxing
Promotions.
Also on Saturday, at the Salle
Polyvalente In Dainville France,
local boxer Gregory Trenel won
the vacant World Boxing
Federation (WBF) Eurasia Super
Welterweight title with a fourth
round knockout of Anzor
Gamgebeli from Georgia.
Three knock-downs from
body-shots finished the fight at
2:29 of the round, improving the
record of 26-year-old Trenel to
9-3-1 (2). Gamgebeli (25) falls
to 32-20-3 (16). The fight was
promoted by BC Dainville in
association with Gregory Trenel.
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