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Holt KO's Torres

Kendall Holt of New Jersey won the WBO junior welterweight title Saturday, July 5 at Planet Hollywood with a first-round knockout of Ricardo Torres of Columbia.

  • Torres vs. Holt

    By Denise Spidle · July 6, 2008 · 1:56 a.m.

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    After a controversial fight ten months ago, Ricardo Torres attempted to defend his WBO junior welterweight title against contender Kendall Holt in a rematch. Holt landed one punch that changed everything within the first round.

  • Torres-Holt fight

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    Kendall Holt took the WBO junior welterweight title from Ricardo Torress with a first-round KO in a rematch bout Saturday, July 5 at Planet Hollywood Resort and Casino.

  • Planet Hollywood slips in a promising title bout

    By John Katsilometes · July 4, 2008 · 4:42 PM

    The fight itself will be staged in the Planet Hollywood Theatre for the Performing Arts, the same venue used by the Miss America Pageant, a far more civilized but similarly spirited competition. If styles make fights, the Planet Hollywood and Ricardo Torres-Kendall Hope II would seem a mismatch. But Planet Hollywood is reliably inventive with its venues...

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    On Saturday night at Planet Hollywood, Ricardo Torres will defend his WBO World Super Lightweight Championship against Kendall Holt. This is a rematch of a controversial match in September which was won by Torres.

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    Ricardo Torres of Colombia and Kendall Holt of New Jersey will face off Saturday, July 5 at the Planet Hollywood Resort and Casino for the WBO Junior Welterweight Championship. The belt is currently held by Torres, who defended it against Holt in a controversial match in September in his hometown.