Anthony “Princesa” Olascuaga needed all 12 rounds and a knockdown in the final seconds to keep his WBO flyweight title Saturday night. Olascuaga (13-1, 9 KOs) beat Yuberjen Martinez (7-1, 7 KOs) by unanimous decision, with scores of 115-112, 115-112, and 114-113 in the co-feature of Diego Pacheco vs. Darius Fulghum at Dignity Health Sports Park in Carson, California.
The one-point card showed how much was still at stake when Martinez went down. The Colombian beat the count and made it to the final bell after spending much of the fight trading with the champion. It was Olascuaga’s sixth successful defense and his first professional bout in the…
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