Boxing patron Antonio "Bidoy" L. Aldeguer relayed to The Freeman via text message that the bout was stopped by the referee in the eighth round after Abapo suffered a nasty cut over his eye inflicted by an accidental head-butt.
The cut was so deep that it rendered the OPBF ranked No.6 super lightweight contender Abapo unfit to go the full 10-round distance.
At the time of the stoppage, the 27-year-old Abapo was leading on all scorecards, thus, the Cebuano and was declared the winner. - EBV