Azumah Nelson of Ghana retained his World...
Azumah Nelson of Ghana retained his World Boxing Council featherweight title Sunday by knocking out Danilo Cabrera of the Dominican Republic with 29 seconds left in the 10th round of a scheduled 12-round bout at San Juan, Puerto Rico.
Nelson, 28, caught the challenger with a hard right that sent Cabrera, 23, to the canvas, face down.
At the beginning of the 10th, Nelson pinned Cabrera in a corner and landed a series of punishing blows. Cabrera managed to slip out of the corner and down the ropes, but Nelson caught him with a booming right hand that ended the fight.
Nelson, 126, won his 24th fight against a single loss and scored his 19th knockout. Cabrera, 125, saw his record drop to 24-3-1.
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