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VACAVILLE, Calif. – Manuel “Tino” Avila remained unbeaten, stopping fellow prospect Ricky Lopez in the eighth round Saturday night at the Georgie Duke Center in a main event that aired on TeleFutura.
The 20-year-old Avila (11-0, 4 KOs), 121.5, who was fighting in the same venue that houses his training headquarters, was mired in a close contest with Lopez, 123.5 heading into the last frame. However, the hometown hero concluded the contest with a furious bombardment of left hooks that caused two knockdowns from which Lopez would not recover. Referee Dan Stell called it at 1:09.
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The 20-year-old Avila (11-0, 4 KOs), 121.5, who was fighting in the same venue that houses his training headquarters, was mired in a close contest with Lopez, 123.5 heading into the last frame. However, the hometown hero concluded the contest with a furious bombardment of left hooks that caused two knockdowns from which Lopez would not recover. Referee Dan Stell called it at 1:09.
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