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A fight that started out as a snoozer with the crowd booing for the 1st few rounds turned out to be a real corker eventually between 2 aging warriors.

It appeared father time had caught up with defending champ, Errol Christie, (making his 1st defense) as Marco Antonio Rubio (16 years his junior) looked to take control. This was especially true in the 8th when a combo & then a hook sent Errol down 2 times in the round - both for 2 counts.

An angry Christie returned in the 9th and a hook to the liver sent Marco down for a 4 count. Errol would not be denied & just kept punching until the ref stepped in @ 1:47 of the round.

PL were almost even - 150 (15%) for Errol to 149 (28%) for Rubio.

Rubio in command on the cards: 77-74 & 78-73 twice.

Errol is now 16-2-1 @ 168, not a bad record for a 2 rated fighter.