Spence beats Garcia, keeps titles in 1st fight since crash

[ASFN Admin]

Garcia tried to surge late, landing a right near the end of the 11th round that sent Spence looking for his corner just as the bell sounded with Garcia closing in for more. With Garcia's right eye and nose swollen — the latter after a small cut in the early rounds — the Philadelphia fighter tried to keep the momentum in the final round but Spence steadied himself as both fighters tried to land one last big punch before the final bell. Both fighters landed several punches in the most intense stretch to that point in the middle of the eighth round.

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