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Thorne,
now 10-0 (9), won the vacant title on Friday
night, November 17, in Sogamoso, Colombia,
defeating Colombian veteran Carlos Saenz, 22-12
(16).
But it
was something of a war, and the man from Lanham,
Maryland had to survive a serious scare before
being crowned the new champion.
After two
rounds of back and forth action, and both boxers
firing on all cylinders, the third round was
even more eventful and ended up being decisive.
Saenz
slipped and hurt his knee, and had to be checked
by the ringside doctor mid round. But he also
dropped Thorne with a barrage of punches, and
the favourite had to muster all his strength to
beat the count of referee Dabiel Segura.
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Thorne
fought back as best he could, and Saenz was not
able to finish him, and neither man looked to be
in a good state as the bell rang to end round
three.
The corner
of Saenz decided to pull the plug on their man
before the start of round four, due to the knee
injury, making Thorne the winner by fourth round
technical knockout.
Thorne
showed a big heart and big determination, but will
also realize that he caught a break after being in
trouble:
“I
am not happy with my performance, but we pulled it
out against a cagey veteran”, said Thorne after
the fight.
“Its
back to the lab to prepare for the next one, and
now I have a target on my back. But we are in this
business for a reason, and I want to thank TAC
Management as this would not have been possible
without you”.
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