Antonio Pitalua Knocks Out Joe Rivera in Five Rounds

By Jhonny Gonzalez

At the Auditorium Teopanzolco in Cuernavaca, México, Antonio Pitalua (49-4, 43KOs) knocked out Joe Rivera (20-9, 14KOs) with a right to the jaw in the fifth round to capture the vacant WBC FECARBOX welterweight title. Pitalua gets his third win since being knocked out by Edwin Valero in two rounds in Arpil 2009.

In an eight round junior middleweight bout, Omar Vazquez won a decision over Luis Rodriguez. In a welterweight contest, Johnny Navarrete knocked out Alfredo "Lagartijo Hernandez in five rounds. At lightweight, Maurice Painter won by disqualification over Guadalupe Carmona after a clash of heads. Victor Manuel Agudo and Julian Rivera fought to a flyweight draw. At lightweight, Miguel Ángel Álvarez stopped Ismael Casas in one and at welterweight, Roberto Gonzalez knocked Javier Pacheco in two.