Article: It's lights out for Rivera; Santos says farewell with an 8th-round TKO.(SPORTS)

Byline: Dave Nordman

NEW YORK -- After a 15-year pro career that included 45 fights and three world championships, Worcester super welterweight Jose Antonio Rivera wanted to go out on top.

Wishful thinking.

Daniel Santos (31-3-1, 22 KOs) of Puerto Rico sent a tired-looking Rivera (38-6-1, 24 KOs) into retirement with an eighth-round TKO in a WBA title elimination bout last night before 7,102 boxing fans at Madison Square Garden.

The lopsided victory -- only one of the three judges gave Rivera a single round -- earned Santos the WBA's No. 1 ranking and made him the mandatory challenger for recently crowned champion Joachim Alcine.

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