ESPN2 Friday Night Fights Results

Guillermo Rigondeaux vs. Giovanni Andrade

September 18, 2009

Fontainebleau Hotel

Miami Beach, Florida

 

 

Welterweight Bout (4 Rds)

Felix Diaz (2-0,2 KO) wins by knockout at 1:28 of the first round over Omar Brown (1-3)

In the first round, Brown was given a standing eight count after being hit with a left and falling back onto the

ropes....the fight resumed and Diaz pounced on Brown (who was trying to hold), sending him down again

from an accumulation of punches....Brown got up at the count of six and the fight resumed.....after a brief

exchange, Brown went down from a left hook and the ref stepped in and stopped the bout.

 

Light Heavyweight Bout (4 Rds)

Yordanis Despaigne (3-0, 2 KOs) wins by TKO at 1:41 of the 1st rd over Mickey Scarborough (4-1, 4KOs)

 

Jr. Middleweight Bout (8 Rds)

Yudel Jhonson (3-0,1 KO) wins a unanimous decision over Frankie Santos (17-8-4, 8 KOs) - Judges

scored the bout 77-74, 79-73, 79-73 for Jhonson.

 

Jr. Featherweight Bout (10 Rds)

Guillermo Rigondeaux (3-0, 3 KOs) wins by TKO at 2:53, 3rd rd over Giovanni Andrade (60-12, 49 KOs)

In the second round, Andrade stepped back and took a knee (for no apparent reason) and got a standing

eight count. In the third round, Andrade downed with a left to the body - up at the count of five....at the count

of eight, the ref asked Andrade if he was okay and Andrade shook his head no and the fight was stopped.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(9/18/09)