Roberto Garcia defeats Atwone Smith; De La Rosa decisions Brunson

By Allan Fox: On Friday night on ESPN2, junior middleweight slugger Roberto Garcia (31-3, 21 KO’s) pounded out a 10 round unanimous decision over 25-year-old former welterweight contender Antwone Smith (21-4-1, 12 KO’s) at the Convention Center, in Pharr, Texas. The final judges’ scores were 98-92, 97-93 and 97-93. It was pretty one-sided, as the 31-year-old Garcia had a huge power advantage against the tall, slender Smith, who has now lost two out of his last three fights.

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