Matthysse Beats Molina In Fight Of Year; Thurman, Figueroa Win On Showtime

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CARSON, Calif. (April 27, 2014) – On an exciting night when unbeaten WBA Interim Welterweight Champion Keith “One Time” Thurman retained his title with a third-round TKO over former world champion Julio “The Kidd” Diaz and undefeated Omar “Panterita” Figueroa successfully defended his WBC lightweight crown with a 12-round split decision over Jerry Belmontes, Lucas “The Machine” Matthysse stole the show with a spectacular, brutal 11th-round knockout over John Molina in the leading Fight of the Year candidate Saturday on SHOWTIME.

JOHN MOLINA, JR. RETURNS TO THE “SCENE OF THE CRIME”

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