Boom Boom Bautista KOs Mexican challenger in 2nd round

Cebu City - After a sluggish start, super bantamweight Rey "Boom-Boom" Bautista smashed Mexican challenger Eden "Anestesista" Marquez via technical knockout in the second round to retain his WBO title at the Cebu City Waterfront Hotel & Casino Saturday.

Bautista first decked Marquez with a right straight 1:11 minutes into Round 2.

The dizzy Mexican stood up at the eighth count, and then suffered another knockdown after receiving a hard right hook to the head.

This forced referee Bruce McTavish to stop the bout just over a minute remaining in the second round. It was Bautista’s 26th win in 27 fights.

Early in the fight, Bautista started slow, throwing just a couple of punches against the aggressive Marquez.

He, however, turned the tables at the second round to post his third successful defense of his WBO title.

Before facing Marquez, Bautista has already defeated two Mexican warriors while defending his regional belt. He won against Antonio Meza via unanimous decision last Dec. 8 and knocked out Genaro Camargo in the second round of their battle last April 6.

Earlier Donnie "Ahas" Nietes knocked down Nicaraguan challenger Eddy "Torito" Castro in the second round of their 12-round championship fight.

Nietes rocked Castro with a perfect left hook to the jaw, sending the challenger down with his back flat on the canvass.

It was Nietes first title defense since he won the crown from Thai pugilist Pornsawan Kratingdaenggym September 30 last year.

The defense improved Nietes record to 23-1-3, with 14 knock outs. Castro, meanwhile, absorbed his fourth loss in 17 fights.(abscbnNews.com)

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Jamaica's Usain Bolt celebrates winning the gold and setting a new world record in the men's 200-meter final during the athletics competitions in the National Stadium at the 2008 Olympics in Beijing on Wednesday, Aug. 20.



Jamaica's Usain Bolt poses next to a scoreboard after winning the gold and setting a new world record in the men's 200-meter final during the athletics competitions in the National Stadium at the 2008 Olympics in Beijing on Wednesday, Aug. 20.