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Steve KimESPN
It was an awkward and difficult night for featherweight contender Jessie Magdaleno, but he walked away with a win Thursday when Yenifil Vicente was disqualified.
Vicente (36-5-2, 28 KOs) was docked four points throughout the night, mostly for low blows, before referee Robert Byrd had seen enough and called off the fight at 1:38 of the 10th and final round.
Magdaleno (28-1, 18 KOs) scored knockdowns in the first and fifth rounds from counter right hands.
But the lasting image of the bout was the constant fouling by Vicente. In the fourth round, he hit Magdaleno below the belt and followed up with a right hand, putting Magdaleno on the canvas for a few minutes. He was docked two points for the violation and lost another later in the round for another low blow.
After Vicente incurred another penalty for the same infraction in the 10th, Byrd waved off the fight.
