Rios retains lightweight title

Brandon Rios stopped Urbano Antillon with 11 seconds left in the third round of a thrilling fight to retain his WBA lightweight title in dramatic fashion.

After two rounds of toe-to-toe trading, Rios knocked down Antillon twice in the third.
He landed a crushing left hook for the first knockdown, and an overhand right moments later sent Antillon face-first into the canvas.
Antillon managed to get back up but referee David Mendoza stopped the bout moments later when Antillon staggered toward his corner.
Rios could be a future opponent for Manny Pacquiao.
On the undercard at the Home Depot Center, Kermit Cintron returned from a 14-month absence with a loss on points to Carlos Molina.