Marco Antonio Rubio vs. Alfredo Cuevas
Marco Antonio Rubio 161 lbs beat Alfredo Cuevas 161 lbs by RTD at 3:00 in round 5 of 10
- Date: 2008-06-06
- Location: Sovereign Center, Reading, Pennsylvania, USA
- Referee: Steve Smoger
- Judge: Joseph Pasquale
- Judge: Al Dorsey
- Judge: Bill Nealon
In the main event of a seven fight card in Reading, Pennsylvania organized by promoter Marshall Kauffman and televised on Spanish channel Telefutura, Middleweight contender Marco Antonio Rubio of Mexico moved closer to a title shot with a fifth round stoppage of Alfredo Cuevas.
Rubio, now 42-4-1 with 36 KOs at age 27, took charge of this bout against Cuevas, now 26-10-1 with 17 kayos at age 38, from round two onwards. It began with an even first round with Rubio throwing alot of punches, and Cuevas slipping them, and both fighters landing some counter lefts and straight rights. In rounds two and three, Rubio picked up the pace, sending Cuevas to the canvas twice only to have both events called a slip. Cuevas tried to exchange bombs in ring center, but every time he did, Rubio landed accurate combinations that would send Cuevas on the retreat. Rubio began landing accurate combinations and backing up Cuevas, and in round four, Rubio bloodied the nose of Cuevas and was landed a great number of right hand leads. Cuevas landed a few good counter rights, but Rubio's jab continued to find its head target, turning the face of Cuevas into a bloody mess. At the end of round five, Cuevas' corner opted not to continue as he was taking too much punishment. Rubio was warned for low blows in rounds two and four, though Cuevas seemed unaffected. Welterweight contender Kermit Cintron was in attendance at ringside, having seen the professional debut of his brother Harold earlier. Referee: Steve Smoger.