SAN JOSE, Calif. – Bellator featherweight Aaron Pico could be putting his body shots to use in the square circle sooner than you think. After his second consecutive stoppage with the attack at Bellator 199, Pico (3-1 MMA, 3-1 BMMA) talked up an eventual move to pro boxing. “I would love to get some boxing fights,” he told reporters backstage after a 70-second stoppage of Lee Morrison (19-9 MMA, 0-1 BMMA) on the Paramount-televised main card of Saturday’s event at SAP Center in San Jose. Pico said he first strapped on the gloves at 10 or 11, and his original intention was to be a boxer, perhaps even punching a ticket to the Olympics. Although he earned several accolades in the square circle, including a Golden Gloves title in 2009, and had around 30 amateur fights, he decided to focus on wrestling and MMA.
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Aaron Pico eyes dual boxing/MMA career but Bellator title first after body-shot TKO win – MMA Junkie