10, 2021, in a bid for Nakatani’s WBO flyweight title, then knocked out Janiel Rivera 1 minute, 19 seconds into the first round May 12 at Fantasy Springs, his most recent fight before Thursday.Īcosta won the vacant WBO light flyweight championship with a 10th-round knockout of Juan Alejo Zuniga on Dec. He was knocked out in the fourth round by Junto Nakatani on Sept. The 32-year-old Acosta of San Juan, Puerto Rico (23-4, 22 knockouts) lost for the second time in his last three fights. The victory gave the 27-year-old Cordova the vacant World Boxing Organization international flyweight championship.īoth fighters weighed in Wednesday at 111.6 pounds, four-tenths of a pound under the flyweight limit. He had one point deducted for a punch behind the head in the fourth round. 26, 2017, in his fourth professional bout.Ĭordova suffered a cut near his left eye from an accidental head butt in the third round. and Fernando Villarreal both scored the fight 95-94 while Pat Russell scored it 96-93 to give Cordova (18-0-1, 12 knockouts) his 15th consecutive victory since suffering the lone blemish of his professional career, a four-round draw with Luis Guatache Aug. Venezuelan flyweight Angelino “Huracán” Cordova scored a 10-round unanimous decision over former world champion Angel “Tito” Acosta Thursday evening in the main event of a boxing card at Fantasy Springs Resort Casino in Indio.

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