Press Release: Daniel Santos (31-3-1, 22 KOs), who stopped Jose Antonio Rivera in a WBA 154-pound eliminator, said, “it was a good fight and he’s a hard puncher. He hit me with some good shots early but my conditioning was so good it wasn’t a problem. Our game plan was to take him into deep water in the later rounds and that’s what I did. Now I am the mandatory challenger to new WBA super welterweight champion Joachim Alcine. If he’s ready, I’m ready to do it tomorrow.” Rivera, (38-6-1, 24 KOs), who announced his retirement before the fight was quoted as saying, “I had good moments early but I was unable to explode the way we did in the gym leading up to the fight. I stayed in the same rhythm and was unable to pick it up. He had a field day with me. Daniel fought a great fight. I was in great shape. I did my best. You have to tip your hat to Daniel Santos tonight.”