Lemieux vs Rubio Next, Santana Stopped in The Eight

By Jhonny Gonzalez

At the Coliseo Centenario in Torreon, Mexico, top ranked middleweight Marco Antonio Rubio (49-5-1, 42 KOs) stopped previously unbeaten Wilson Santana (11-1, 7 KOs) in eight rounds. Rubio must now face undefeated Canadian middleweight David Lemieux in a mandatory WBC eliminator. The fight will likely head to a purse bid in a few weeks as both sides have been unable to reach an agreement.

In the co-feature, super featherweight Miguel “Mickey” Roman (33-7, 25 KOs) did what he promised by crushing Angel Priolo (30-9, 20 KOs) in the first round.