Two HBO Championship Boxing Results Andre Berto vs. Carlos Quintana
April 10, 2010 Bank Atlantic Center Sunrise, Florida
WBA Interim Featherweight Title Bout (12 Rds) Celestino Caballero (34-2, 23 KOs) wins a unanimous decision over Daud Yordan (25-1, 19 KOs) - Judges scored the bout 119-108, 120-107, 118-108 for Caballero. At the end of the second round, Yordan downed with a counter right uppercut - up at the count of eight to end the round.
WBC Welterweight Title Bout (12 Rds) Andre Berto (26-0, 20 KOs) wins by TKO at 2:16 of the 8th rd round over Carlos Quintana (27-3, 21 KOs) In the third round, Quintana penalized a point for hitting behind the head. Midway through the eighth round, Quintana was hurt by a flurry of punches - Quintana tried to hang on as Berto mercilessly hammered him with punches (as the ref looked on ready to stop the fight), Berto finally landed a straight right that snapped Quintana's head back and the ref decided he had seen enough and stopped the bout. Berto retains title.
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