Back at light heavy, Guthrie KOs Wiggins

11/12/2006

Back at light heavy, Guthrie KOs Wiggins

Press Release: William "KO King" Guthrie flattened Donnell "Cadillac" Wiggins at 2:21 of the fourth round of their scheduled eight round bout at the Florence County Fairgrounds in Florence, South Carolina over the weekend.  For the first three rounds the fight was a nip-and-tuck battle, as both fighters preferred to fight in close, banging shots and exchanging at will. In the fourth, Guthrie fired a short straight right hand that nailed Wiggins right on the button, sending him to the canvas face first. As the referee began to count it was evident Wiggins (24-8-3, 14 KOs) would not be getting up. The official time was 2:21 of the fourth round. With this win, Guthrie improved to 35-3-2 with 28 KOs. "We plan to aggressively seek a world title fight for Guthrie with any of the current world champions at light heavyweight," said Al Mermini of Silverhawk Promotions. Guthrie briefly held the IBF world title at 175 pounds, but lately has been campaigning at cruiserweight.