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BELTRAN CAPTURES WBO WORLD LIGHTWEIGH TITLE; KAVALIUSKAS DEFENDS NABF WELTER CROWN PhilBoxing.com Sat, 17 Feb 2018  CARD RESULTS Grand Sierra Resort and Casino, Grand Theatre, Reno, Nevada Promoted by Top Rank ? Ray Beltran conquered the WBO lightweight title by defeating Paulus Moses by unanimous decision. QUOTE: "I have no words. I gave everything I had. I really had to push myself. He is a very experienced and tough fighter. He surprised me with a couple of good punches, but right away I thought about my family and everything I have been throughout my career. I gave it my all. I made my career the tough way, and now I'm a champion" ? Undefeated welterweight contender Egidijus ?The Mean Machine? Kavaliuskas successfully defended his NABF welterweight title by knocking out David Avanesyan at 1:55 of the sixth round. QUOTE: "I'm very happy right now. All I want to do is smile. I wanted to win with all my heart because I knew he was a very tough opponent. I want to face the best. Hopefully, my next fight is a world title. Crawford is fighting Horn for the world title. I want to face the winner. ? Former US Olympic silver medalist, Shakur Stevenson dominated Juan Tapia via unanimous decision QUOTE: ?I felt good. I?m going to keep doing what I?m doing. I felt like I looked like I was supposed to in my first eight round fight. I?m a perfectionist. I?m going to pick it up from here and keep getting better and better? ? Former Brazilian Gold Medalist, Robson Conceicao got a unanimous decision victory against Ignacio Holguin. QUOTE: ?I trained very hard for five months in Brazil and it showed during the fight. I felt very good in this fight. I will keep working hard to keep improving more and more with each fight that passes? ? Heavyweight contender Bryant Jennings beat Akhor Muralimov by technical knockout at 1:12 of the 3rd round. QUOTE: ?I want the big fights. We just have goals. I have a team that?s very committed. We?re ready to take on the best. I just keep getting more comfortable. With each fight, I?m getting more and more comfortable" ? Unbeaten welterweight prospect Alexander Besputin defeated Wesley Tucker by technical knockout at the end of the 5th round. QUOTE: ?I?m growing up and improving more with every bout. According to my good friend Vasiliy Lomachenko, the most difficult opponent is the one who is not working in the ring.? ? Ricardo Lucio-Galvan defeated Keneth Guzman by technical knockout in the third round. ? Sagadat Rakhmankul stopped Noel Esqueda at 1:51 of the 5th high. For more information visit: www.TopRank.com, www.ESPN.com/boxing; Facebook: Facebook.com/trboxing, Facebook.com/trboxeo, Facebook.com/espndeportes; Twitter: Twitter.com/trboxing, Twitter.com/trboxeo, @ESPN @ESPNBoxeo, @ESPNDeportes. Use the hashtags #BeltranMoses to join the conversation on social media.  |
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