Rigondeaux vs Solis FULL FIGHT: February 8, 2020 | PBC on SHOWTIME
- Posted by sabre on Feb 10, 2021
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39-year old Guillermo Rigondeaux moved down in weight to win a world title in a second-division, capturing the vacant WBA Bantamweight World Title with a split-decision win against former champion Liborio Solís. Rigondeaux became the oldest boxer to win the world title at 118 pounds. The scores were 116-111 and 115-112 in favor of Rigondeaux with the third judge giving the fight to Solis, 115-112.
Rigondeaux (20-1, 13 KOs), a former unified 122-pound world champion and perennial member of the pound-for-pound list, scored an official knockdown in the seventh round as he battered Solis against the ropes.
"Liborio is an excellent fighter, but I saw the opportunity to strike and scored the knockdown," said Rigondeaux. "He gave me a run for my money. It was a competitive fight, congratulations to him for keeping up in the ring, but everyone knows the better fighter got the win."
Solis got off to a hot start landing 28 punches in round one, but only 31 for the last 11 rounds, while Rigond