By Lem Satterfield, FanHouse
A very flat-looking southpaw Paul Williams was rescued from an off night by Saturday night's bizzare, four-round, non-title, junior middleweight (154 pounds) technical split-decision victory over Kermit Cintron, who could not continue after apparently injuring his head, lower back and right leg after tumbling to the ringside floor before a disappointed crowd at the Home Depot Center in Los Angeles.
Because more than three rounds had been completed, California State Athletic Commission rules required that the decision go to the scorecards, and that the officials score all four rounds.
As a result, judges James Jen-Kin and Fritz Werner both had it for Williams, 40-36, and, 39-37, with Jerry Cantu scoring it, 40-36, for Cintron. FanHouse had it for Cintron, 39-37, who appeared to be boxing well from a distance early on in the HBO-televised bout.
There was no title on the line for the 28-year-old Williams or the 30-year-old Cintron.
After a rather uneventful first three rounds, during which Cintron boxed well from a distance and countered effectively over Williams' right jab with a right crosses and over hand rights, the two fighters became tangled during a clinch.
As Williams lunged forward, he grabbed Cintron around the waist and fell to the canvas.
Cintron's momentum, however, carried him forward and through the ropes, where his head, back, and apparently his leg collided with a ringside television monitor and table before he landed on the floor.
Cintron lay on the floor in a semi-prone position for about five minutes, running his right glove along his right leg in pain.
The fallen fighter indicated to the ringside doctor that he wanted to continue, but was not permitted to, according to HBO commentators.
Cintron was subsequently stabilized and taken from the arena on a stetcher.
Source: boxing.fanhouse.com
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