Ronny Rios KO's Diego De La Hoya to win NABF title
Ronny Rios (31-3, 15KO) scored a spectacular upset knockout victory over previously undefeated WBA #3 Diego De La Hoya (21-1, 10KO) to win the NABF Super Bantamweight Title.
Both fighters willingly exchanged at close quarters. And by the fifth round, Rios was starting to take control with hard hooks, body shots and uppercuts.
About a minute into the sixth round, Rios landed a hard right uppercut that floored De La Hoya.
De La Hoya would struggle to his feet but then told the referee he could not continue leading the referee to call an end to the bout at 1:17 of the sixth round.
It was a career best victory and a nice rebound for Rios who suffered a knockout loss last year to Azat Hovhannisyan.
