Two-time Olympic gold medalist Guillermo Rigondeaux won his pro debut
with a third-round TKO over Juan Noriega on Friday night in Miami.
Rigondeaux, who defected from Cuba in February, was not as busy with his
punches but still wore down Noriega in their junior featherweight bout.
Rigondeaux, 28, scored a knockdown earlier in the bout but seemed
content to casually feel his way through his debut. An Olympic gold
medalist in 2000 and 2004, Rigondeaux defected from Cuba with Yudel
Johnson and Yordanis Despaigne, teammates on the country's amateur team.
Johnson and Despaigne also won their debuts on Friday.
A fourth Cuban, Erislandy Lara, improved to 6-0 with a knockout on the
same card.
Cuban Guillermo Rigondeaux wins pro debut (The Neutral Corner) -
Newsday.com (23 May 2009)
http://weblogs.newsday.com/sports/boxing/blog/2009/05/cuban_guillermo_rigondeaux_win.html
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