Guerrero outpoints Katsidis
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}Robert Guerrero unanimously outpointed Michael Katsidis on Saturday night to take the vacant WBA and WBO interim lightweight titles.
Guerrero, the former IBF featherweight and super-featherweight champion, had winning scores of 117-108, 118-106, 118-107 from the judges in the 12-round bout.
Guerrero solidified his position as one of the top lightweights in the world, outslugging Katsidis and leaving his face battered.
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}On the undercard, former IBF junior welterweight champion Paulie Malignaggi earned a lopsided unanimous decision over Jose Miguel Cotto, Nobuhiro Ishida stunned the previously unbeaten James Kirkland with a first- round knockout, and super lightweight prospect Danny Garcia upped his record to 21-0 with an unanimous decision over former lightweight champ Nate Campbell.
In the preliminary fights, 2008 Olympic gold medalist Rakhim Chakhkiev remained undefeated with a third- round knockout of Harvey Jolley, and Mikael Zewski also remained perfect with an unanimous decision over Clint Coronel.