Associated Press - October 31, 2009 11:55 PM ET
LAS VEGAS (AP) - Yohnny Perez floored Joseph Agbeko in the 10th round and won a unanimous decision Saturday night to take the International Boxing Federation bantamweight title in the first boxing match at Treasure Island Hotel & Casino.
Perez, a Colombian who lives in California, had winning scores of 117-110 on two judges' scorecards and 116-111 on the other to take Agbeko's championship in the Ghana fighter's third defense.
Perez (20-0, 14 KOs) took control of the back & forth match with a knockdown following an accidental head butt of Agbeko (27-2, 22 KOs) toward the end of the 10th round. Agbeko turned to referee Robert Byrd to complain about the contact and Perez connected with a left hook for the knockout.
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