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By Jake Donovan - Be sure to revisit this one in December, when the year’s best knockouts are discussed.
Coming off of a brutal second round knockout loss and rapidly approaching middle age, Antonio Pitalua once again found a way to throw the lightweight division and boxing for a loop.
The Colombian slugger kept his career afloat by drowning another, icing Jose Reyes with a brutal one-punch knockout in the sixth round of their scheduled 12-round lightweight bout Friday night at Miccosukee Resort and Casino in Miami, Florida.
The bout aired live on Spanish-network Telemundo.
That Reyes was coming off of back-to-back losses seemed of little concern to the oddsmakers, who had the Puerto Rican journeyman as high as a 2-1 favorite over the former title challenger by the opening bell.
In fairness, Reyes opened well, boxing smartly in the first few rounds, using in and out movement in the opening round to avoid Pitalua’s wild shots while scoring on the inside with jabs and uppercuts. [details]
Coming off of a brutal second round knockout loss and rapidly approaching middle age, Antonio Pitalua once again found a way to throw the lightweight division and boxing for a loop.
The Colombian slugger kept his career afloat by drowning another, icing Jose Reyes with a brutal one-punch knockout in the sixth round of their scheduled 12-round lightweight bout Friday night at Miccosukee Resort and Casino in Miami, Florida.
The bout aired live on Spanish-network Telemundo.
That Reyes was coming off of back-to-back losses seemed of little concern to the oddsmakers, who had the Puerto Rican journeyman as high as a 2-1 favorite over the former title challenger by the opening bell.
In fairness, Reyes opened well, boxing smartly in the first few rounds, using in and out movement in the opening round to avoid Pitalua’s wild shots while scoring on the inside with jabs and uppercuts. [details]
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