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Garcia outpoints Guerrero to win welterweight title (Reuters)

Posted: January 27, 2016 at 5:22 am   /   by   /   comments (0)

Jan 23, 2016; Los Angeles, CA, USA; Danny Garcia (pink shorts) battles Robert Guerrero (red shorts) during their WBC welterweight boxing title fight at Staples Center. Garcia won by decision. Mandatory Credit: Jayne Kamin-Oncea-USA TODAY Sports

(Reuters) – Danny Garcia overcame a sluggish start to win a unanimous decision over Robert Guerrero at the Staples Center in Los Angeles on Saturday and claim the WBC welterweight title vacated by Floyd Mayweather Jr. With Mayweather, who retired in September, sitting ringside, Garcia (32-0) took control from the middle rounds and was awarded the decision 116-112 by all three judges. “Guerrero is tough.



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