According to the UBO article on their website, Thorne, now (10-0, 9 KO's) was in a war with Carlos Saenz, 22-12 (16). The Lanham, Maryland native 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.
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
Here's what Thorne had to say after the fight:
“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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