- Oct 3, 2011
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Dang Cotto. I really hope this doesn't hurt his chances in this fight!
2011 Official Boxing Thread: 12/30 Jermain Taylor + Andre Dirrell return on ShoBox.
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- Dec 2, 2009
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Makes no difference who his trainer is cotto will lose.
- Dec 2, 2009
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Makes no difference who his trainer is cotto will lose.
- Oct 1, 2011
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barker took a dive or gave up no heart why did buddy even get in the ring
- Oct 1, 2011
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barker took a dive or gave up no heart why did buddy even get in the ring
- Jul 22, 2005
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LMAO. Why are you guys so high on Antonio Margarito and giving him the victory? Because of '08? Boxing is a "what have you done for me lately" sport; what has Margs done lately? Last year, he got worked by Pac and earlier in '10 he UD'd a journeyman.
Mac has been active. Cotto will box and win widely by 6 rounds, 9-3.
Mac has been active. Cotto will box and win widely by 6 rounds, 9-3.
- Jul 22, 2005
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LMAO. Why are you guys so high on Antonio Margarito and giving him the victory? Because of '08? Boxing is a "what have you done for me lately" sport; what has Margs done lately? Last year, he got worked by Pac and earlier in '10 he UD'd a journeyman.
Mac has been active. Cotto will box and win widely by 6 rounds, 9-3.
Mac has been active. Cotto will box and win widely by 6 rounds, 9-3.
- Jan 22, 2007
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I got Cotto winning by decision, but he only has a few fights in him.
Margarito has looked bad in his previous fights plus the long layoff.
Margarito has looked bad in his previous fights plus the long layoff.
- Jan 22, 2007
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I got Cotto winning by decision, but he only has a few fights in him.
Margarito has looked bad in his previous fights plus the long layoff.
Margarito has looked bad in his previous fights plus the long layoff.
- Jul 30, 2011
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Anyone else think Klitschko is going to collect senior benifits from Germany while still holding the belt? Speaks volumes about how awful the heavyweight division is that he still has the belt... What the heck man....
- Jul 30, 2011
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Anyone else think Klitschko is going to collect senior benifits from Germany while still holding the belt? Speaks volumes about how awful the heavyweight division is that he still has the belt... What the heck man....
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Junior welterweight titlist Timothy Bradley Jr. has endured a difficult year.
• He has been savaged by fans and media for refusing to face fellow titleholder Amir Khan on July 23 on HBO -- despite a 50-50 offer and career-high payday of at least $1.4 million -- when he was the one who called out Khan in the first place.
• He is facing a breach-of-contract lawsuit from former co-promoters Gary Shaw and Ken Thompson.
[+] EnlargeJohn Gichigi/Getty Images
Timothy Bradley Jr. fought four times in 19 months after lifting Junior Witter's junior welterweight title in May 2008, but he has had just two bouts since then.
• And he has been stripped of one of his world title belts, supposedly for inactivity and the uncertainty of his schedule caused by the lawsuit. To that, Bradley said, "When I heard about it, I was like, 'To hell with [the WBC].' I had been stripped by them before. It's like breaking up with somebody. Whatever. That's one less sanctioning fee I have to pay. I thought it was funny that stripping me was the only way they could get the championship away from me."
Not much has gone right in 2011 for Bradley, other than his wife giving birth to their baby girl, Jada, on July 31.
Even Bradley's 10th-round technical decision win against Devon Alexander to unify two 140-pound titles on Jan. 29 was critically panned because of its lack of action and an unsatisfying ending that was a result of several accidental head-butts.
Yet Bradley (27-0, 11 KOs), who hasn't fought since, finally sees the light at the end of the tunnel. The Palm Springs, Calif., native signed this week with Top Rank, despite the lawsuit and the possibility of more litigation from Shaw and Thompson against Top Rank. He was then booked to defend his remaining belt against faded former lightweight champion Joel Casamayor in the co-featured bout on the Manny Pacquiao-Juan Manuel Marquez III HBO PPV card Nov. 12 at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas.
Bradley said co-manager Cameron Dunkin had been talking with Top Rank for a few months and eventually got the "go-ahead from the lawyer" to sign. Top Rank's Bob Arum said he isn't concerned about the lawsuit or another he could face from Shaw and Thompson.
"Lawsuit -- the attorneys can address it," Arum said. "We got the go-ahead to sign Tim from our attorneys and we signed him."
It didn't take much convincing for Bradley to make the move.
"I told Cameron that I wanted to be with a real promoter and that I wanted to be promoted. That is what it boiled down to," Bradley said. "Top Rank, man, they are the best promotional company in the world and I wanted to be part of this team. The way they do it, they're always three, four steps ahead of everyone."
As far as the lawsuit goes, Bradley said, "I'll let the lawyers handle all of that. My concern is Nov. 12 against Casamayor. He's still a dangerous fighter. He gets up for big fights. He has a tremendous amount of skill, although he's older. He can still fight."
Arum said he didn't care about wide criticism of the Casamayor bout being a mismatch.
"Who cares what they say," Arum said. "We thought it was a good fight for Tim given the layoff. We went to [Golden Boy's Richard] Schaefer to see if we could get [Marcos] Maidana and [Schaefer] wasn't interested. I don't blame him. He probably has other guys to match him with. But we tried."
Before signing with Top Rank, there were settlement discussions between Shaw and Thompson and Bradley's camp. Leon Margules, a promoter who is also the lawyer representing Shaw and Thompson in the suit, declined to comment on Bradley's signing with Top Rank or any settlement discussions.
Bradley said he never felt appreciated or promoted properly by his previous promoters.
"There were many times where I approached Thompson and Gary and wanted to talk about the contract and different things, and the direction they wanted to take me in, but they shined me off all the time," Bradley said. "I didn't agree with that. I was promised the world and they didn't deliver. As far as business goes, I feel I made the right move for my career. I'm 28, still in my prime -- I hope. I definitely need to make use of these years.
"I only fought twice in the last two years. I've captured three world championships, and you walk outside and ask people and nobody knows me."
Arum has started trying to change that. In announcing Bradley's signing this week, Arum hosted a media lunch for Bradley in Beverly Hills to get the ball rolling.
"We're very excited to promote Bradley," Arum said. "We think he can be a future superstar. He's personable and a very good fighter. We're going to really build him."
Bradley said Top Rank has a plan for him, something he said Shaw and Thompson never had. If all goes well against Casamayor (38-5-1, 22 KOs), who is a big underdog, Bradley would return in the first quarter of 2012.
“
I was supposed to become a star after I beat Alexander, and it didn't happen. If I beat Amir Khan, it wouldn't have done anything for my career. Would it have put me in position to fight Manny Pacquiao or Floyd Mayweather? Not necessarily.
• He has been savaged by fans and media for refusing to face fellow titleholder Amir Khan on July 23 on HBO -- despite a 50-50 offer and career-high payday of at least $1.4 million -- when he was the one who called out Khan in the first place.
• He is facing a breach-of-contract lawsuit from former co-promoters Gary Shaw and Ken Thompson.
[+] EnlargeJohn Gichigi/Getty Images
Timothy Bradley Jr. fought four times in 19 months after lifting Junior Witter's junior welterweight title in May 2008, but he has had just two bouts since then.
• And he has been stripped of one of his world title belts, supposedly for inactivity and the uncertainty of his schedule caused by the lawsuit. To that, Bradley said, "When I heard about it, I was like, 'To hell with [the WBC].' I had been stripped by them before. It's like breaking up with somebody. Whatever. That's one less sanctioning fee I have to pay. I thought it was funny that stripping me was the only way they could get the championship away from me."
Not much has gone right in 2011 for Bradley, other than his wife giving birth to their baby girl, Jada, on July 31.
Even Bradley's 10th-round technical decision win against Devon Alexander to unify two 140-pound titles on Jan. 29 was critically panned because of its lack of action and an unsatisfying ending that was a result of several accidental head-butts.
Yet Bradley (27-0, 11 KOs), who hasn't fought since, finally sees the light at the end of the tunnel. The Palm Springs, Calif., native signed this week with Top Rank, despite the lawsuit and the possibility of more litigation from Shaw and Thompson against Top Rank. He was then booked to defend his remaining belt against faded former lightweight champion Joel Casamayor in the co-featured bout on the Manny Pacquiao-Juan Manuel Marquez III HBO PPV card Nov. 12 at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas.
Bradley said co-manager Cameron Dunkin had been talking with Top Rank for a few months and eventually got the "go-ahead from the lawyer" to sign. Top Rank's Bob Arum said he isn't concerned about the lawsuit or another he could face from Shaw and Thompson.
"Lawsuit -- the attorneys can address it," Arum said. "We got the go-ahead to sign Tim from our attorneys and we signed him."
It didn't take much convincing for Bradley to make the move.
"I told Cameron that I wanted to be with a real promoter and that I wanted to be promoted. That is what it boiled down to," Bradley said. "Top Rank, man, they are the best promotional company in the world and I wanted to be part of this team. The way they do it, they're always three, four steps ahead of everyone."
As far as the lawsuit goes, Bradley said, "I'll let the lawyers handle all of that. My concern is Nov. 12 against Casamayor. He's still a dangerous fighter. He gets up for big fights. He has a tremendous amount of skill, although he's older. He can still fight."
Arum said he didn't care about wide criticism of the Casamayor bout being a mismatch.
"Who cares what they say," Arum said. "We thought it was a good fight for Tim given the layoff. We went to [Golden Boy's Richard] Schaefer to see if we could get [Marcos] Maidana and [Schaefer] wasn't interested. I don't blame him. He probably has other guys to match him with. But we tried."
Before signing with Top Rank, there were settlement discussions between Shaw and Thompson and Bradley's camp. Leon Margules, a promoter who is also the lawyer representing Shaw and Thompson in the suit, declined to comment on Bradley's signing with Top Rank or any settlement discussions.
Bradley said he never felt appreciated or promoted properly by his previous promoters.
"There were many times where I approached Thompson and Gary and wanted to talk about the contract and different things, and the direction they wanted to take me in, but they shined me off all the time," Bradley said. "I didn't agree with that. I was promised the world and they didn't deliver. As far as business goes, I feel I made the right move for my career. I'm 28, still in my prime -- I hope. I definitely need to make use of these years.
"I only fought twice in the last two years. I've captured three world championships, and you walk outside and ask people and nobody knows me."
Arum has started trying to change that. In announcing Bradley's signing this week, Arum hosted a media lunch for Bradley in Beverly Hills to get the ball rolling.
"We're very excited to promote Bradley," Arum said. "We think he can be a future superstar. He's personable and a very good fighter. We're going to really build him."
Bradley said Top Rank has a plan for him, something he said Shaw and Thompson never had. If all goes well against Casamayor (38-5-1, 22 KOs), who is a big underdog, Bradley would return in the first quarter of 2012.
“
I was supposed to become a star after I beat Alexander, and it didn't happen. If I beat Amir Khan, it wouldn't have done anything for my career. Would it have put me in position to fight Manny Pacquiao or Floyd Mayweather? Not necessarily.
News:
Spoiler [+]
Junior welterweight titlist Timothy Bradley Jr. has endured a difficult year.
• He has been savaged by fans and media for refusing to face fellow titleholder Amir Khan on July 23 on HBO -- despite a 50-50 offer and career-high payday of at least $1.4 million -- when he was the one who called out Khan in the first place.
• He is facing a breach-of-contract lawsuit from former co-promoters Gary Shaw and Ken Thompson.
[+] EnlargeJohn Gichigi/Getty Images
Timothy Bradley Jr. fought four times in 19 months after lifting Junior Witter's junior welterweight title in May 2008, but he has had just two bouts since then.
• And he has been stripped of one of his world title belts, supposedly for inactivity and the uncertainty of his schedule caused by the lawsuit. To that, Bradley said, "When I heard about it, I was like, 'To hell with [the WBC].' I had been stripped by them before. It's like breaking up with somebody. Whatever. That's one less sanctioning fee I have to pay. I thought it was funny that stripping me was the only way they could get the championship away from me."
Not much has gone right in 2011 for Bradley, other than his wife giving birth to their baby girl, Jada, on July 31.
Even Bradley's 10th-round technical decision win against Devon Alexander to unify two 140-pound titles on Jan. 29 was critically panned because of its lack of action and an unsatisfying ending that was a result of several accidental head-butts.
Yet Bradley (27-0, 11 KOs), who hasn't fought since, finally sees the light at the end of the tunnel. The Palm Springs, Calif., native signed this week with Top Rank, despite the lawsuit and the possibility of more litigation from Shaw and Thompson against Top Rank. He was then booked to defend his remaining belt against faded former lightweight champion Joel Casamayor in the co-featured bout on the Manny Pacquiao-Juan Manuel Marquez III HBO PPV card Nov. 12 at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas.
Bradley said co-manager Cameron Dunkin had been talking with Top Rank for a few months and eventually got the "go-ahead from the lawyer" to sign. Top Rank's Bob Arum said he isn't concerned about the lawsuit or another he could face from Shaw and Thompson.
"Lawsuit -- the attorneys can address it," Arum said. "We got the go-ahead to sign Tim from our attorneys and we signed him."
It didn't take much convincing for Bradley to make the move.
"I told Cameron that I wanted to be with a real promoter and that I wanted to be promoted. That is what it boiled down to," Bradley said. "Top Rank, man, they are the best promotional company in the world and I wanted to be part of this team. The way they do it, they're always three, four steps ahead of everyone."
As far as the lawsuit goes, Bradley said, "I'll let the lawyers handle all of that. My concern is Nov. 12 against Casamayor. He's still a dangerous fighter. He gets up for big fights. He has a tremendous amount of skill, although he's older. He can still fight."
Arum said he didn't care about wide criticism of the Casamayor bout being a mismatch.
"Who cares what they say," Arum said. "We thought it was a good fight for Tim given the layoff. We went to [Golden Boy's Richard] Schaefer to see if we could get [Marcos] Maidana and [Schaefer] wasn't interested. I don't blame him. He probably has other guys to match him with. But we tried."
Before signing with Top Rank, there were settlement discussions between Shaw and Thompson and Bradley's camp. Leon Margules, a promoter who is also the lawyer representing Shaw and Thompson in the suit, declined to comment on Bradley's signing with Top Rank or any settlement discussions.
Bradley said he never felt appreciated or promoted properly by his previous promoters.
"There were many times where I approached Thompson and Gary and wanted to talk about the contract and different things, and the direction they wanted to take me in, but they shined me off all the time," Bradley said. "I didn't agree with that. I was promised the world and they didn't deliver. As far as business goes, I feel I made the right move for my career. I'm 28, still in my prime -- I hope. I definitely need to make use of these years.
"I only fought twice in the last two years. I've captured three world championships, and you walk outside and ask people and nobody knows me."
Arum has started trying to change that. In announcing Bradley's signing this week, Arum hosted a media lunch for Bradley in Beverly Hills to get the ball rolling.
"We're very excited to promote Bradley," Arum said. "We think he can be a future superstar. He's personable and a very good fighter. We're going to really build him."
Bradley said Top Rank has a plan for him, something he said Shaw and Thompson never had. If all goes well against Casamayor (38-5-1, 22 KOs), who is a big underdog, Bradley would return in the first quarter of 2012.
“
I was supposed to become a star after I beat Alexander, and it didn't happen. If I beat Amir Khan, it wouldn't have done anything for my career. Would it have put me in position to fight Manny Pacquiao or Floyd Mayweather? Not necessarily.
• He has been savaged by fans and media for refusing to face fellow titleholder Amir Khan on July 23 on HBO -- despite a 50-50 offer and career-high payday of at least $1.4 million -- when he was the one who called out Khan in the first place.
• He is facing a breach-of-contract lawsuit from former co-promoters Gary Shaw and Ken Thompson.
[+] EnlargeJohn Gichigi/Getty Images
Timothy Bradley Jr. fought four times in 19 months after lifting Junior Witter's junior welterweight title in May 2008, but he has had just two bouts since then.
• And he has been stripped of one of his world title belts, supposedly for inactivity and the uncertainty of his schedule caused by the lawsuit. To that, Bradley said, "When I heard about it, I was like, 'To hell with [the WBC].' I had been stripped by them before. It's like breaking up with somebody. Whatever. That's one less sanctioning fee I have to pay. I thought it was funny that stripping me was the only way they could get the championship away from me."
Not much has gone right in 2011 for Bradley, other than his wife giving birth to their baby girl, Jada, on July 31.
Even Bradley's 10th-round technical decision win against Devon Alexander to unify two 140-pound titles on Jan. 29 was critically panned because of its lack of action and an unsatisfying ending that was a result of several accidental head-butts.
Yet Bradley (27-0, 11 KOs), who hasn't fought since, finally sees the light at the end of the tunnel. The Palm Springs, Calif., native signed this week with Top Rank, despite the lawsuit and the possibility of more litigation from Shaw and Thompson against Top Rank. He was then booked to defend his remaining belt against faded former lightweight champion Joel Casamayor in the co-featured bout on the Manny Pacquiao-Juan Manuel Marquez III HBO PPV card Nov. 12 at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas.
Bradley said co-manager Cameron Dunkin had been talking with Top Rank for a few months and eventually got the "go-ahead from the lawyer" to sign. Top Rank's Bob Arum said he isn't concerned about the lawsuit or another he could face from Shaw and Thompson.
"Lawsuit -- the attorneys can address it," Arum said. "We got the go-ahead to sign Tim from our attorneys and we signed him."
It didn't take much convincing for Bradley to make the move.
"I told Cameron that I wanted to be with a real promoter and that I wanted to be promoted. That is what it boiled down to," Bradley said. "Top Rank, man, they are the best promotional company in the world and I wanted to be part of this team. The way they do it, they're always three, four steps ahead of everyone."
As far as the lawsuit goes, Bradley said, "I'll let the lawyers handle all of that. My concern is Nov. 12 against Casamayor. He's still a dangerous fighter. He gets up for big fights. He has a tremendous amount of skill, although he's older. He can still fight."
Arum said he didn't care about wide criticism of the Casamayor bout being a mismatch.
"Who cares what they say," Arum said. "We thought it was a good fight for Tim given the layoff. We went to [Golden Boy's Richard] Schaefer to see if we could get [Marcos] Maidana and [Schaefer] wasn't interested. I don't blame him. He probably has other guys to match him with. But we tried."
Before signing with Top Rank, there were settlement discussions between Shaw and Thompson and Bradley's camp. Leon Margules, a promoter who is also the lawyer representing Shaw and Thompson in the suit, declined to comment on Bradley's signing with Top Rank or any settlement discussions.
Bradley said he never felt appreciated or promoted properly by his previous promoters.
"There were many times where I approached Thompson and Gary and wanted to talk about the contract and different things, and the direction they wanted to take me in, but they shined me off all the time," Bradley said. "I didn't agree with that. I was promised the world and they didn't deliver. As far as business goes, I feel I made the right move for my career. I'm 28, still in my prime -- I hope. I definitely need to make use of these years.
"I only fought twice in the last two years. I've captured three world championships, and you walk outside and ask people and nobody knows me."
Arum has started trying to change that. In announcing Bradley's signing this week, Arum hosted a media lunch for Bradley in Beverly Hills to get the ball rolling.
"We're very excited to promote Bradley," Arum said. "We think he can be a future superstar. He's personable and a very good fighter. We're going to really build him."
Bradley said Top Rank has a plan for him, something he said Shaw and Thompson never had. If all goes well against Casamayor (38-5-1, 22 KOs), who is a big underdog, Bradley would return in the first quarter of 2012.
“
I was supposed to become a star after I beat Alexander, and it didn't happen. If I beat Amir Khan, it wouldn't have done anything for my career. Would it have put me in position to fight Manny Pacquiao or Floyd Mayweather? Not necessarily.
Fights from this weekend:
Haye going to retire?
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Saturday at Tijuana, Mexico
Rodrigo Guerrero W-Tech. Dec. 6 Raul Martinez
Junior bantamweight
Wins a vacant junior bantamweight title
Scores: 59-54, 57-56 (twice)
Records: Guerrero (16-3-1, 10 KOs); Martinez (28-2, 16 KOs)
Rafael's remark: Martinez suffered his first loss in April 2009 when then-flyweight titlist Nonito Donaire knocked him out the fourth round. Martinez then won four fights in a row to position himself for this title opportunity at junior bantamweight. He was supposed to challenge Cristian Mijares for the belt earlier this year, but Mijares vacated the title because of issues making weight and moved up to bantamweight. That left Martinez to box for the vacant belt against Guerrero, whom he had beaten before. They met 11 months ago in a title eliminator that Martinez won via split decision to earn the mandatory shot at Mijares. But with Mijares moving out of the weight class, that left Martinez, 29, of San Antonio, to fight Guerrero again, this time for the vacant belt.
Their first fight was a grueling, bloody struggle that Martinez won by two points on two scorecards (the third had him losing by six points). The rematch, which headlined an edition of "Top Rank Live," wasn't as competitive as the first meeting. That's because Guerrero, 23, of Mexico, was in control most of the time. When Martinez would establish some control, Guerrero would seize it back almost immediately. Guerrero, who is managed by all-time great Marco Antonio Barrera, has improved a lot since the fight he had on Showtime in March 2010, when then-junior bantamweight champ Vic Darchinyan pounded him relentlessly for a lopsided decision win.
Guerrero evened his rivalry with Martinez in somewhat emphatic fashion. After a feeling-out round in the opening frame, Guerrero began to press the action. In the third, he landed a straight left to Martinez's chin and dropped him to his backside. Martinez beat the count and was a little wobbly but survived the final seconds of the round. Guerrero was very busy, and there were spurts of exciting toe-to-toe action, which he seemed to mostly get the better of. In the sixth round, Martinez was rattled by an accidental head clash. Then another accidental butt opened a cut over Martinez's right eye. It was a jagged, bloody cut, and when the round was over, referee Pat Russell called off the fight, sending it to the scorecards for the technical decision that Guerrero was clearly going to win. This is by far the biggest win of Guerrero's career and a bitterly disappointing defeat for Martinez, who just didn't fight as well as he is capable of. A third fight between these two is now out of the question.
Saturday at Sheffield, England
Kell Brook TKO6 Rafal Jackiewicz
Welterweight
Title eliminator
Records: Brook (25-0, 17 KOs); Jackiewicz (38-10-1, 19 KOs)
Rafael's remark: Brook, 25, was fighting in front of a sold-out hometown crowd and picked a great time to turn in perhaps the finest performance of his career as he moved a step closer to a mandatory shot against titlist Vyacheslav Senchenko. Brook thoroughly dominated experienced veteran Jackiewicz, 34, of Poland. Jackiewicz has faced several quality opponents. He went 1-1 against former welterweight titlist Jan Zaveck and owns a win (albeit a controversial one) against longtime contender Delvin Rodriguez. But he was completely outclassed by Brook, who became the first man to stop Jackiewicz in his 10 defeats. That's an accomplishment that Brook deserves credit for, even though he didn't drop Jackiewicz. Instead, he just beat him up.
Brook simply broke Jackiewicz down. He landed quality body shots and had Jackiewicz's face nicked up by the fourth round. His speed and punching accuracy were impressive. Jackiewicz's nose was bleeding in the sixth round, when Brook was landing basically at will, even if he never truly rocked Jackiewicz. After landing several shots in the sixth round, including a four-punch combination for which Jackiewicz had no answer, referee Howard Foster stepped in to stop it at 2 minutes, 36 seconds. It was a legitimate stoppage, as Jackiewicz had shown nothing for five-plus rounds and was just sopping up punches for no reason in a fight that wasn't at all competitive. Brook said afterward that he never had to leave "second gear" to get the knockout.
In England, there's a bit of talk about Brook eventually facing junior welterweight titlist Amir Khan, who is expected to move up in weight next year. But that fight seems a little ways off at this point. As good as this win was, Brock must do something notable against a better opponent before he lands that kind of money bout. In any event, Brook's promoter, Eddie Hearn, has talked to promoter Lou DiBella about a possible shot for Brook against titlist Andre Berto, who has a mandatory to deal with before that bout can be made. But Brook would like to fight in the United States to build his name. Because Brook came out of this fight with no injuries and won easily, Hearn (who also promotes super middleweight titlist Carl Froch) said Brook might return to fight in Atlantic City, N.J., on the undercard of the Super Six World Boxing Classic final between Froch and fellow titlist Andre Ward.
Saturday at Bacolod City, Philippines
Donnie Nietes W12 Ramon Garcia
Junior flyweight
Wins a junior flyweight title
Scores: 118-110, 117-111, 115-113
Records: Nietes (29-1-3, 16 KOs); Garcia (16-3-1, 9 KOs)
Rafael's remark: Nietes, 29, of the Philippines, won a strawweight belt in 2007 and defended it four times before moving up to junior flyweight for an easy win in April. That set him up for a shot at Garcia, who complained about being robbed after the fight even though two scorecards showed wide margins. Nietes probably got credit for aggressiveness, as he hurt Garcia in the sixth round. An accidental head butt opened a cut over Nietes' eye in the 10th round. Garcia closed strong with a late-round surge but not enough to move ahead on the cards. Garcia, 29, of Mexico, was coming off a fourth-round knockout of Jesus Geles in a title bout one fight after he had lost a split decision to Geles in an interim title fight.
Friday at Las Vegas
Sharif Bogere KO3 Francisco Contreras
Lightweight
Records: Bogere (21-0, 13 KOs); Contreras (16-1, 13 KOs)
Rafael's remark: Bogere, a native of Uganda living in Las Vegas, turned 23 the day after the fight and scored himself an early birthday present with a knockout (albeit an odd one) in the main event of a "ShoBox: The New Generation" card on Showtime. Bogere, an exciting prospect who won his second fight in a row on "ShoBox," had been in control of the fight when he stopped Contreras. He landed a right hand to Contreras' neck that sent him into the ropes. Bogere followed up with another right hand, this one appearing to hit nothing more than Contreras' shoulder when he had turned away after bouncing off the ropes. However, Contreras went down and was out, and referee Jay Nady called off the fight at 2 minutes, 1 second. Contreras needed medical attention and had to be taken out of the ring on a stretcher. He was released from the hospital later Friday night. Numerous replays showed that the punch to the neck landed but that the second right hand hit his shoulder and possibly grazed the back of his head. If it did hit his head, it certainly wasn't a big enough blow to cause such damage. Whatever the second shot hit, the Nevada State Athletic Commission said it was a legal blow because Contreras had turned away from a legal punch. The first right hand was a solid shot but didn't land in a knockout area, so it's possible that what really knocked out Contreras was the impact of the landing, which, on replays, didn't look too bad. Nonetheless, Contreras was out, and Bogere got the quick victory.
Contreras, 27, a native of the Dominican Republic living in Irvington, N.J., had a glossy record but one that had been built against low-level opposition. This was his first fight against a legitimate prospect -- a test he flunked miserably.
Jermell Charlo W8 Francisco Santana
Junior middleweight
Scores: 79-73 (twice), 78-72
Records: Charlo (16-0, 7 KOs); Santana (12-3-1, 6 KOs)
Rafael's remark: Charlo, 21, of Houston, was a standout amateur and, given his youth, has been brought along slowly in the pros by Golden Boy Promotions. Although he hasn't proved that he's an exciting fighter, Charlo is an excellent boxer and easily outboxed Santana, who tried to be aggressive but was thwarted time and again. Charlo used his speed and steady jab to rack up points and win easily. Santana had one good moment in the fight when he landed a solid right hand to stun Charlo in the sixth round, but Charlo shook it off and rebounded well. Santana, 25, of Santa Barbara, Calif., whose two previous losses both came against prospect Karim Mayfield, dropped to 0-1-1 in his past two fights.
Friday at Burbank, Ill.
Osumanu Adama TKO9 Roman Karmazin
Middleweight
Title eliminator
Records: Adama (20-2, 15 KOs); Karmazin (40-5-2, 26 KOs)
Rafael's remark: Ghana native Adama, 30, who is based in Chicago, had lost the previous two times he stepped up in class, dropping a six-round decision to Dyah Davis in 2009 and an eight-round decision to Donovan George in April 2010. But this time against Karmazin, a 38-year-old fading former junior middleweight titlist, Adama scored his biggest career victory to move a step closer to a mandatory shot at belt holder Daniel Geale. According to the Chicago Tribune, it was a competitive, fast-paced fight until late in the eighth round, which was when Adama landed a right hand and accurate combination to drive Karmazin, a Russia native living in Los Angeles, into the ropes at the bell. Adama continued to land in the ninth round until Karmazin's corner threw in the towel and referee Gerald Scott called off the fight 58 seconds into the round.
Karmazin's career has been headed downhill for a while. He held a 154-pound belt from July 2005 to July 2006, losing in his first defense, and he has lost two in a row and is 0-2-1 in his past three bouts, including a draw with then-titlist Sebastian Sylvester in June 2010 followed by a 12th-round knockout loss to Geale (who went on to beat Sylvester for a belt) in a title eliminator last October.
Rodrigo Guerrero W-Tech. Dec. 6 Raul Martinez
Junior bantamweight
Wins a vacant junior bantamweight title
Scores: 59-54, 57-56 (twice)
Records: Guerrero (16-3-1, 10 KOs); Martinez (28-2, 16 KOs)
Rafael's remark: Martinez suffered his first loss in April 2009 when then-flyweight titlist Nonito Donaire knocked him out the fourth round. Martinez then won four fights in a row to position himself for this title opportunity at junior bantamweight. He was supposed to challenge Cristian Mijares for the belt earlier this year, but Mijares vacated the title because of issues making weight and moved up to bantamweight. That left Martinez to box for the vacant belt against Guerrero, whom he had beaten before. They met 11 months ago in a title eliminator that Martinez won via split decision to earn the mandatory shot at Mijares. But with Mijares moving out of the weight class, that left Martinez, 29, of San Antonio, to fight Guerrero again, this time for the vacant belt.
Their first fight was a grueling, bloody struggle that Martinez won by two points on two scorecards (the third had him losing by six points). The rematch, which headlined an edition of "Top Rank Live," wasn't as competitive as the first meeting. That's because Guerrero, 23, of Mexico, was in control most of the time. When Martinez would establish some control, Guerrero would seize it back almost immediately. Guerrero, who is managed by all-time great Marco Antonio Barrera, has improved a lot since the fight he had on Showtime in March 2010, when then-junior bantamweight champ Vic Darchinyan pounded him relentlessly for a lopsided decision win.
Guerrero evened his rivalry with Martinez in somewhat emphatic fashion. After a feeling-out round in the opening frame, Guerrero began to press the action. In the third, he landed a straight left to Martinez's chin and dropped him to his backside. Martinez beat the count and was a little wobbly but survived the final seconds of the round. Guerrero was very busy, and there were spurts of exciting toe-to-toe action, which he seemed to mostly get the better of. In the sixth round, Martinez was rattled by an accidental head clash. Then another accidental butt opened a cut over Martinez's right eye. It was a jagged, bloody cut, and when the round was over, referee Pat Russell called off the fight, sending it to the scorecards for the technical decision that Guerrero was clearly going to win. This is by far the biggest win of Guerrero's career and a bitterly disappointing defeat for Martinez, who just didn't fight as well as he is capable of. A third fight between these two is now out of the question.
Saturday at Sheffield, England
Kell Brook TKO6 Rafal Jackiewicz
Welterweight
Title eliminator
Records: Brook (25-0, 17 KOs); Jackiewicz (38-10-1, 19 KOs)
Rafael's remark: Brook, 25, was fighting in front of a sold-out hometown crowd and picked a great time to turn in perhaps the finest performance of his career as he moved a step closer to a mandatory shot against titlist Vyacheslav Senchenko. Brook thoroughly dominated experienced veteran Jackiewicz, 34, of Poland. Jackiewicz has faced several quality opponents. He went 1-1 against former welterweight titlist Jan Zaveck and owns a win (albeit a controversial one) against longtime contender Delvin Rodriguez. But he was completely outclassed by Brook, who became the first man to stop Jackiewicz in his 10 defeats. That's an accomplishment that Brook deserves credit for, even though he didn't drop Jackiewicz. Instead, he just beat him up.
Brook simply broke Jackiewicz down. He landed quality body shots and had Jackiewicz's face nicked up by the fourth round. His speed and punching accuracy were impressive. Jackiewicz's nose was bleeding in the sixth round, when Brook was landing basically at will, even if he never truly rocked Jackiewicz. After landing several shots in the sixth round, including a four-punch combination for which Jackiewicz had no answer, referee Howard Foster stepped in to stop it at 2 minutes, 36 seconds. It was a legitimate stoppage, as Jackiewicz had shown nothing for five-plus rounds and was just sopping up punches for no reason in a fight that wasn't at all competitive. Brook said afterward that he never had to leave "second gear" to get the knockout.
In England, there's a bit of talk about Brook eventually facing junior welterweight titlist Amir Khan, who is expected to move up in weight next year. But that fight seems a little ways off at this point. As good as this win was, Brock must do something notable against a better opponent before he lands that kind of money bout. In any event, Brook's promoter, Eddie Hearn, has talked to promoter Lou DiBella about a possible shot for Brook against titlist Andre Berto, who has a mandatory to deal with before that bout can be made. But Brook would like to fight in the United States to build his name. Because Brook came out of this fight with no injuries and won easily, Hearn (who also promotes super middleweight titlist Carl Froch) said Brook might return to fight in Atlantic City, N.J., on the undercard of the Super Six World Boxing Classic final between Froch and fellow titlist Andre Ward.
Saturday at Bacolod City, Philippines
Donnie Nietes W12 Ramon Garcia
Junior flyweight
Wins a junior flyweight title
Scores: 118-110, 117-111, 115-113
Records: Nietes (29-1-3, 16 KOs); Garcia (16-3-1, 9 KOs)
Rafael's remark: Nietes, 29, of the Philippines, won a strawweight belt in 2007 and defended it four times before moving up to junior flyweight for an easy win in April. That set him up for a shot at Garcia, who complained about being robbed after the fight even though two scorecards showed wide margins. Nietes probably got credit for aggressiveness, as he hurt Garcia in the sixth round. An accidental head butt opened a cut over Nietes' eye in the 10th round. Garcia closed strong with a late-round surge but not enough to move ahead on the cards. Garcia, 29, of Mexico, was coming off a fourth-round knockout of Jesus Geles in a title bout one fight after he had lost a split decision to Geles in an interim title fight.
Friday at Las Vegas
Sharif Bogere KO3 Francisco Contreras
Lightweight
Records: Bogere (21-0, 13 KOs); Contreras (16-1, 13 KOs)
Rafael's remark: Bogere, a native of Uganda living in Las Vegas, turned 23 the day after the fight and scored himself an early birthday present with a knockout (albeit an odd one) in the main event of a "ShoBox: The New Generation" card on Showtime. Bogere, an exciting prospect who won his second fight in a row on "ShoBox," had been in control of the fight when he stopped Contreras. He landed a right hand to Contreras' neck that sent him into the ropes. Bogere followed up with another right hand, this one appearing to hit nothing more than Contreras' shoulder when he had turned away after bouncing off the ropes. However, Contreras went down and was out, and referee Jay Nady called off the fight at 2 minutes, 1 second. Contreras needed medical attention and had to be taken out of the ring on a stretcher. He was released from the hospital later Friday night. Numerous replays showed that the punch to the neck landed but that the second right hand hit his shoulder and possibly grazed the back of his head. If it did hit his head, it certainly wasn't a big enough blow to cause such damage. Whatever the second shot hit, the Nevada State Athletic Commission said it was a legal blow because Contreras had turned away from a legal punch. The first right hand was a solid shot but didn't land in a knockout area, so it's possible that what really knocked out Contreras was the impact of the landing, which, on replays, didn't look too bad. Nonetheless, Contreras was out, and Bogere got the quick victory.
Contreras, 27, a native of the Dominican Republic living in Irvington, N.J., had a glossy record but one that had been built against low-level opposition. This was his first fight against a legitimate prospect -- a test he flunked miserably.
Jermell Charlo W8 Francisco Santana
Junior middleweight
Scores: 79-73 (twice), 78-72
Records: Charlo (16-0, 7 KOs); Santana (12-3-1, 6 KOs)
Rafael's remark: Charlo, 21, of Houston, was a standout amateur and, given his youth, has been brought along slowly in the pros by Golden Boy Promotions. Although he hasn't proved that he's an exciting fighter, Charlo is an excellent boxer and easily outboxed Santana, who tried to be aggressive but was thwarted time and again. Charlo used his speed and steady jab to rack up points and win easily. Santana had one good moment in the fight when he landed a solid right hand to stun Charlo in the sixth round, but Charlo shook it off and rebounded well. Santana, 25, of Santa Barbara, Calif., whose two previous losses both came against prospect Karim Mayfield, dropped to 0-1-1 in his past two fights.
Friday at Burbank, Ill.
Osumanu Adama TKO9 Roman Karmazin
Middleweight
Title eliminator
Records: Adama (20-2, 15 KOs); Karmazin (40-5-2, 26 KOs)
Rafael's remark: Ghana native Adama, 30, who is based in Chicago, had lost the previous two times he stepped up in class, dropping a six-round decision to Dyah Davis in 2009 and an eight-round decision to Donovan George in April 2010. But this time against Karmazin, a 38-year-old fading former junior middleweight titlist, Adama scored his biggest career victory to move a step closer to a mandatory shot at belt holder Daniel Geale. According to the Chicago Tribune, it was a competitive, fast-paced fight until late in the eighth round, which was when Adama landed a right hand and accurate combination to drive Karmazin, a Russia native living in Los Angeles, into the ropes at the bell. Adama continued to land in the ninth round until Karmazin's corner threw in the towel and referee Gerald Scott called off the fight 58 seconds into the round.
Karmazin's career has been headed downhill for a while. He held a 154-pound belt from July 2005 to July 2006, losing in his first defense, and he has lost two in a row and is 0-2-1 in his past three bouts, including a draw with then-titlist Sebastian Sylvester in June 2010 followed by a 12th-round knockout loss to Geale (who went on to beat Sylvester for a belt) in a title eliminator last October.
Haye going to retire?
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LONDON -- The British Boxing Board of Control says former WBA heavyweight champion David Haye does not want to renew his license to fight.
The Board of Control's general secretary Robert Smith told the BBC on Tuesday that his organization has received confirmation in an email from Haye, who lost a heavyweight unification bout to Wladimir Klitschko in July.
The British fighter had long stated his intention to retire by his 31st birthday, which falls on Thursday.
Smith says "according to the email I received he is no longer wishing to renew his license."
The Board of Control's general secretary Robert Smith told the BBC on Tuesday that his organization has received confirmation in an email from Haye, who lost a heavyweight unification bout to Wladimir Klitschko in July.
The British fighter had long stated his intention to retire by his 31st birthday, which falls on Thursday.
Smith says "according to the email I received he is no longer wishing to renew his license."
Fights from this weekend:
Haye going to retire?
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Saturday at Tijuana, Mexico
Rodrigo Guerrero W-Tech. Dec. 6 Raul Martinez
Junior bantamweight
Wins a vacant junior bantamweight title
Scores: 59-54, 57-56 (twice)
Records: Guerrero (16-3-1, 10 KOs); Martinez (28-2, 16 KOs)
Rafael's remark: Martinez suffered his first loss in April 2009 when then-flyweight titlist Nonito Donaire knocked him out the fourth round. Martinez then won four fights in a row to position himself for this title opportunity at junior bantamweight. He was supposed to challenge Cristian Mijares for the belt earlier this year, but Mijares vacated the title because of issues making weight and moved up to bantamweight. That left Martinez to box for the vacant belt against Guerrero, whom he had beaten before. They met 11 months ago in a title eliminator that Martinez won via split decision to earn the mandatory shot at Mijares. But with Mijares moving out of the weight class, that left Martinez, 29, of San Antonio, to fight Guerrero again, this time for the vacant belt.
Their first fight was a grueling, bloody struggle that Martinez won by two points on two scorecards (the third had him losing by six points). The rematch, which headlined an edition of "Top Rank Live," wasn't as competitive as the first meeting. That's because Guerrero, 23, of Mexico, was in control most of the time. When Martinez would establish some control, Guerrero would seize it back almost immediately. Guerrero, who is managed by all-time great Marco Antonio Barrera, has improved a lot since the fight he had on Showtime in March 2010, when then-junior bantamweight champ Vic Darchinyan pounded him relentlessly for a lopsided decision win.
Guerrero evened his rivalry with Martinez in somewhat emphatic fashion. After a feeling-out round in the opening frame, Guerrero began to press the action. In the third, he landed a straight left to Martinez's chin and dropped him to his backside. Martinez beat the count and was a little wobbly but survived the final seconds of the round. Guerrero was very busy, and there were spurts of exciting toe-to-toe action, which he seemed to mostly get the better of. In the sixth round, Martinez was rattled by an accidental head clash. Then another accidental butt opened a cut over Martinez's right eye. It was a jagged, bloody cut, and when the round was over, referee Pat Russell called off the fight, sending it to the scorecards for the technical decision that Guerrero was clearly going to win. This is by far the biggest win of Guerrero's career and a bitterly disappointing defeat for Martinez, who just didn't fight as well as he is capable of. A third fight between these two is now out of the question.
Saturday at Sheffield, England
Kell Brook TKO6 Rafal Jackiewicz
Welterweight
Title eliminator
Records: Brook (25-0, 17 KOs); Jackiewicz (38-10-1, 19 KOs)
Rafael's remark: Brook, 25, was fighting in front of a sold-out hometown crowd and picked a great time to turn in perhaps the finest performance of his career as he moved a step closer to a mandatory shot against titlist Vyacheslav Senchenko. Brook thoroughly dominated experienced veteran Jackiewicz, 34, of Poland. Jackiewicz has faced several quality opponents. He went 1-1 against former welterweight titlist Jan Zaveck and owns a win (albeit a controversial one) against longtime contender Delvin Rodriguez. But he was completely outclassed by Brook, who became the first man to stop Jackiewicz in his 10 defeats. That's an accomplishment that Brook deserves credit for, even though he didn't drop Jackiewicz. Instead, he just beat him up.
Brook simply broke Jackiewicz down. He landed quality body shots and had Jackiewicz's face nicked up by the fourth round. His speed and punching accuracy were impressive. Jackiewicz's nose was bleeding in the sixth round, when Brook was landing basically at will, even if he never truly rocked Jackiewicz. After landing several shots in the sixth round, including a four-punch combination for which Jackiewicz had no answer, referee Howard Foster stepped in to stop it at 2 minutes, 36 seconds. It was a legitimate stoppage, as Jackiewicz had shown nothing for five-plus rounds and was just sopping up punches for no reason in a fight that wasn't at all competitive. Brook said afterward that he never had to leave "second gear" to get the knockout.
In England, there's a bit of talk about Brook eventually facing junior welterweight titlist Amir Khan, who is expected to move up in weight next year. But that fight seems a little ways off at this point. As good as this win was, Brock must do something notable against a better opponent before he lands that kind of money bout. In any event, Brook's promoter, Eddie Hearn, has talked to promoter Lou DiBella about a possible shot for Brook against titlist Andre Berto, who has a mandatory to deal with before that bout can be made. But Brook would like to fight in the United States to build his name. Because Brook came out of this fight with no injuries and won easily, Hearn (who also promotes super middleweight titlist Carl Froch) said Brook might return to fight in Atlantic City, N.J., on the undercard of the Super Six World Boxing Classic final between Froch and fellow titlist Andre Ward.
Saturday at Bacolod City, Philippines
Donnie Nietes W12 Ramon Garcia
Junior flyweight
Wins a junior flyweight title
Scores: 118-110, 117-111, 115-113
Records: Nietes (29-1-3, 16 KOs); Garcia (16-3-1, 9 KOs)
Rafael's remark: Nietes, 29, of the Philippines, won a strawweight belt in 2007 and defended it four times before moving up to junior flyweight for an easy win in April. That set him up for a shot at Garcia, who complained about being robbed after the fight even though two scorecards showed wide margins. Nietes probably got credit for aggressiveness, as he hurt Garcia in the sixth round. An accidental head butt opened a cut over Nietes' eye in the 10th round. Garcia closed strong with a late-round surge but not enough to move ahead on the cards. Garcia, 29, of Mexico, was coming off a fourth-round knockout of Jesus Geles in a title bout one fight after he had lost a split decision to Geles in an interim title fight.
Friday at Las Vegas
Sharif Bogere KO3 Francisco Contreras
Lightweight
Records: Bogere (21-0, 13 KOs); Contreras (16-1, 13 KOs)
Rafael's remark: Bogere, a native of Uganda living in Las Vegas, turned 23 the day after the fight and scored himself an early birthday present with a knockout (albeit an odd one) in the main event of a "ShoBox: The New Generation" card on Showtime. Bogere, an exciting prospect who won his second fight in a row on "ShoBox," had been in control of the fight when he stopped Contreras. He landed a right hand to Contreras' neck that sent him into the ropes. Bogere followed up with another right hand, this one appearing to hit nothing more than Contreras' shoulder when he had turned away after bouncing off the ropes. However, Contreras went down and was out, and referee Jay Nady called off the fight at 2 minutes, 1 second. Contreras needed medical attention and had to be taken out of the ring on a stretcher. He was released from the hospital later Friday night. Numerous replays showed that the punch to the neck landed but that the second right hand hit his shoulder and possibly grazed the back of his head. If it did hit his head, it certainly wasn't a big enough blow to cause such damage. Whatever the second shot hit, the Nevada State Athletic Commission said it was a legal blow because Contreras had turned away from a legal punch. The first right hand was a solid shot but didn't land in a knockout area, so it's possible that what really knocked out Contreras was the impact of the landing, which, on replays, didn't look too bad. Nonetheless, Contreras was out, and Bogere got the quick victory.
Contreras, 27, a native of the Dominican Republic living in Irvington, N.J., had a glossy record but one that had been built against low-level opposition. This was his first fight against a legitimate prospect -- a test he flunked miserably.
Jermell Charlo W8 Francisco Santana
Junior middleweight
Scores: 79-73 (twice), 78-72
Records: Charlo (16-0, 7 KOs); Santana (12-3-1, 6 KOs)
Rafael's remark: Charlo, 21, of Houston, was a standout amateur and, given his youth, has been brought along slowly in the pros by Golden Boy Promotions. Although he hasn't proved that he's an exciting fighter, Charlo is an excellent boxer and easily outboxed Santana, who tried to be aggressive but was thwarted time and again. Charlo used his speed and steady jab to rack up points and win easily. Santana had one good moment in the fight when he landed a solid right hand to stun Charlo in the sixth round, but Charlo shook it off and rebounded well. Santana, 25, of Santa Barbara, Calif., whose two previous losses both came against prospect Karim Mayfield, dropped to 0-1-1 in his past two fights.
Friday at Burbank, Ill.
Osumanu Adama TKO9 Roman Karmazin
Middleweight
Title eliminator
Records: Adama (20-2, 15 KOs); Karmazin (40-5-2, 26 KOs)
Rafael's remark: Ghana native Adama, 30, who is based in Chicago, had lost the previous two times he stepped up in class, dropping a six-round decision to Dyah Davis in 2009 and an eight-round decision to Donovan George in April 2010. But this time against Karmazin, a 38-year-old fading former junior middleweight titlist, Adama scored his biggest career victory to move a step closer to a mandatory shot at belt holder Daniel Geale. According to the Chicago Tribune, it was a competitive, fast-paced fight until late in the eighth round, which was when Adama landed a right hand and accurate combination to drive Karmazin, a Russia native living in Los Angeles, into the ropes at the bell. Adama continued to land in the ninth round until Karmazin's corner threw in the towel and referee Gerald Scott called off the fight 58 seconds into the round.
Karmazin's career has been headed downhill for a while. He held a 154-pound belt from July 2005 to July 2006, losing in his first defense, and he has lost two in a row and is 0-2-1 in his past three bouts, including a draw with then-titlist Sebastian Sylvester in June 2010 followed by a 12th-round knockout loss to Geale (who went on to beat Sylvester for a belt) in a title eliminator last October.
Rodrigo Guerrero W-Tech. Dec. 6 Raul Martinez
Junior bantamweight
Wins a vacant junior bantamweight title
Scores: 59-54, 57-56 (twice)
Records: Guerrero (16-3-1, 10 KOs); Martinez (28-2, 16 KOs)
Rafael's remark: Martinez suffered his first loss in April 2009 when then-flyweight titlist Nonito Donaire knocked him out the fourth round. Martinez then won four fights in a row to position himself for this title opportunity at junior bantamweight. He was supposed to challenge Cristian Mijares for the belt earlier this year, but Mijares vacated the title because of issues making weight and moved up to bantamweight. That left Martinez to box for the vacant belt against Guerrero, whom he had beaten before. They met 11 months ago in a title eliminator that Martinez won via split decision to earn the mandatory shot at Mijares. But with Mijares moving out of the weight class, that left Martinez, 29, of San Antonio, to fight Guerrero again, this time for the vacant belt.
Their first fight was a grueling, bloody struggle that Martinez won by two points on two scorecards (the third had him losing by six points). The rematch, which headlined an edition of "Top Rank Live," wasn't as competitive as the first meeting. That's because Guerrero, 23, of Mexico, was in control most of the time. When Martinez would establish some control, Guerrero would seize it back almost immediately. Guerrero, who is managed by all-time great Marco Antonio Barrera, has improved a lot since the fight he had on Showtime in March 2010, when then-junior bantamweight champ Vic Darchinyan pounded him relentlessly for a lopsided decision win.
Guerrero evened his rivalry with Martinez in somewhat emphatic fashion. After a feeling-out round in the opening frame, Guerrero began to press the action. In the third, he landed a straight left to Martinez's chin and dropped him to his backside. Martinez beat the count and was a little wobbly but survived the final seconds of the round. Guerrero was very busy, and there were spurts of exciting toe-to-toe action, which he seemed to mostly get the better of. In the sixth round, Martinez was rattled by an accidental head clash. Then another accidental butt opened a cut over Martinez's right eye. It was a jagged, bloody cut, and when the round was over, referee Pat Russell called off the fight, sending it to the scorecards for the technical decision that Guerrero was clearly going to win. This is by far the biggest win of Guerrero's career and a bitterly disappointing defeat for Martinez, who just didn't fight as well as he is capable of. A third fight between these two is now out of the question.
Saturday at Sheffield, England
Kell Brook TKO6 Rafal Jackiewicz
Welterweight
Title eliminator
Records: Brook (25-0, 17 KOs); Jackiewicz (38-10-1, 19 KOs)
Rafael's remark: Brook, 25, was fighting in front of a sold-out hometown crowd and picked a great time to turn in perhaps the finest performance of his career as he moved a step closer to a mandatory shot against titlist Vyacheslav Senchenko. Brook thoroughly dominated experienced veteran Jackiewicz, 34, of Poland. Jackiewicz has faced several quality opponents. He went 1-1 against former welterweight titlist Jan Zaveck and owns a win (albeit a controversial one) against longtime contender Delvin Rodriguez. But he was completely outclassed by Brook, who became the first man to stop Jackiewicz in his 10 defeats. That's an accomplishment that Brook deserves credit for, even though he didn't drop Jackiewicz. Instead, he just beat him up.
Brook simply broke Jackiewicz down. He landed quality body shots and had Jackiewicz's face nicked up by the fourth round. His speed and punching accuracy were impressive. Jackiewicz's nose was bleeding in the sixth round, when Brook was landing basically at will, even if he never truly rocked Jackiewicz. After landing several shots in the sixth round, including a four-punch combination for which Jackiewicz had no answer, referee Howard Foster stepped in to stop it at 2 minutes, 36 seconds. It was a legitimate stoppage, as Jackiewicz had shown nothing for five-plus rounds and was just sopping up punches for no reason in a fight that wasn't at all competitive. Brook said afterward that he never had to leave "second gear" to get the knockout.
In England, there's a bit of talk about Brook eventually facing junior welterweight titlist Amir Khan, who is expected to move up in weight next year. But that fight seems a little ways off at this point. As good as this win was, Brock must do something notable against a better opponent before he lands that kind of money bout. In any event, Brook's promoter, Eddie Hearn, has talked to promoter Lou DiBella about a possible shot for Brook against titlist Andre Berto, who has a mandatory to deal with before that bout can be made. But Brook would like to fight in the United States to build his name. Because Brook came out of this fight with no injuries and won easily, Hearn (who also promotes super middleweight titlist Carl Froch) said Brook might return to fight in Atlantic City, N.J., on the undercard of the Super Six World Boxing Classic final between Froch and fellow titlist Andre Ward.
Saturday at Bacolod City, Philippines
Donnie Nietes W12 Ramon Garcia
Junior flyweight
Wins a junior flyweight title
Scores: 118-110, 117-111, 115-113
Records: Nietes (29-1-3, 16 KOs); Garcia (16-3-1, 9 KOs)
Rafael's remark: Nietes, 29, of the Philippines, won a strawweight belt in 2007 and defended it four times before moving up to junior flyweight for an easy win in April. That set him up for a shot at Garcia, who complained about being robbed after the fight even though two scorecards showed wide margins. Nietes probably got credit for aggressiveness, as he hurt Garcia in the sixth round. An accidental head butt opened a cut over Nietes' eye in the 10th round. Garcia closed strong with a late-round surge but not enough to move ahead on the cards. Garcia, 29, of Mexico, was coming off a fourth-round knockout of Jesus Geles in a title bout one fight after he had lost a split decision to Geles in an interim title fight.
Friday at Las Vegas
Sharif Bogere KO3 Francisco Contreras
Lightweight
Records: Bogere (21-0, 13 KOs); Contreras (16-1, 13 KOs)
Rafael's remark: Bogere, a native of Uganda living in Las Vegas, turned 23 the day after the fight and scored himself an early birthday present with a knockout (albeit an odd one) in the main event of a "ShoBox: The New Generation" card on Showtime. Bogere, an exciting prospect who won his second fight in a row on "ShoBox," had been in control of the fight when he stopped Contreras. He landed a right hand to Contreras' neck that sent him into the ropes. Bogere followed up with another right hand, this one appearing to hit nothing more than Contreras' shoulder when he had turned away after bouncing off the ropes. However, Contreras went down and was out, and referee Jay Nady called off the fight at 2 minutes, 1 second. Contreras needed medical attention and had to be taken out of the ring on a stretcher. He was released from the hospital later Friday night. Numerous replays showed that the punch to the neck landed but that the second right hand hit his shoulder and possibly grazed the back of his head. If it did hit his head, it certainly wasn't a big enough blow to cause such damage. Whatever the second shot hit, the Nevada State Athletic Commission said it was a legal blow because Contreras had turned away from a legal punch. The first right hand was a solid shot but didn't land in a knockout area, so it's possible that what really knocked out Contreras was the impact of the landing, which, on replays, didn't look too bad. Nonetheless, Contreras was out, and Bogere got the quick victory.
Contreras, 27, a native of the Dominican Republic living in Irvington, N.J., had a glossy record but one that had been built against low-level opposition. This was his first fight against a legitimate prospect -- a test he flunked miserably.
Jermell Charlo W8 Francisco Santana
Junior middleweight
Scores: 79-73 (twice), 78-72
Records: Charlo (16-0, 7 KOs); Santana (12-3-1, 6 KOs)
Rafael's remark: Charlo, 21, of Houston, was a standout amateur and, given his youth, has been brought along slowly in the pros by Golden Boy Promotions. Although he hasn't proved that he's an exciting fighter, Charlo is an excellent boxer and easily outboxed Santana, who tried to be aggressive but was thwarted time and again. Charlo used his speed and steady jab to rack up points and win easily. Santana had one good moment in the fight when he landed a solid right hand to stun Charlo in the sixth round, but Charlo shook it off and rebounded well. Santana, 25, of Santa Barbara, Calif., whose two previous losses both came against prospect Karim Mayfield, dropped to 0-1-1 in his past two fights.
Friday at Burbank, Ill.
Osumanu Adama TKO9 Roman Karmazin
Middleweight
Title eliminator
Records: Adama (20-2, 15 KOs); Karmazin (40-5-2, 26 KOs)
Rafael's remark: Ghana native Adama, 30, who is based in Chicago, had lost the previous two times he stepped up in class, dropping a six-round decision to Dyah Davis in 2009 and an eight-round decision to Donovan George in April 2010. But this time against Karmazin, a 38-year-old fading former junior middleweight titlist, Adama scored his biggest career victory to move a step closer to a mandatory shot at belt holder Daniel Geale. According to the Chicago Tribune, it was a competitive, fast-paced fight until late in the eighth round, which was when Adama landed a right hand and accurate combination to drive Karmazin, a Russia native living in Los Angeles, into the ropes at the bell. Adama continued to land in the ninth round until Karmazin's corner threw in the towel and referee Gerald Scott called off the fight 58 seconds into the round.
Karmazin's career has been headed downhill for a while. He held a 154-pound belt from July 2005 to July 2006, losing in his first defense, and he has lost two in a row and is 0-2-1 in his past three bouts, including a draw with then-titlist Sebastian Sylvester in June 2010 followed by a 12th-round knockout loss to Geale (who went on to beat Sylvester for a belt) in a title eliminator last October.
Haye going to retire?
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LONDON -- The British Boxing Board of Control says former WBA heavyweight champion David Haye does not want to renew his license to fight.
The Board of Control's general secretary Robert Smith told the BBC on Tuesday that his organization has received confirmation in an email from Haye, who lost a heavyweight unification bout to Wladimir Klitschko in July.
The British fighter had long stated his intention to retire by his 31st birthday, which falls on Thursday.
Smith says "according to the email I received he is no longer wishing to renew his license."
The Board of Control's general secretary Robert Smith told the BBC on Tuesday that his organization has received confirmation in an email from Haye, who lost a heavyweight unification bout to Wladimir Klitschko in July.
The British fighter had long stated his intention to retire by his 31st birthday, which falls on Thursday.
Smith says "according to the email I received he is no longer wishing to renew his license."
- Nov 4, 2003
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i found a fight from 1981
sugar ray lenord vs thomas herns
is this good? watching as we speak
sugar ray lenord vs thomas herns
is this good? watching as we speak
- Nov 4, 2003
- 29,630
- 1,863
i found a fight from 1981
sugar ray lenord vs thomas herns
is this good? watching as we speak
sugar ray lenord vs thomas herns
is this good? watching as we speak
aepps20
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- Feb 8, 2004
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Who you guys got for Saturday's fight? Dawson has all the physical skills to win but I think BHOP will be too much for him.
aepps20
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- Feb 8, 2004
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Who you guys got for Saturday's fight? Dawson has all the physical skills to win but I think BHOP will be too much for him.
- Mar 6, 2004
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"The WBC has ordered titleholder Julio Cesar Chavez Jr. (43-0-1, 30 KOs) to defend his belt against Martinez by the first quarter of 2012 or relinquish it, according to WBC Secretary General Mauricio Sulaiman."
(Fairly) new to the sport. I didnt know they can do this but as a Martinez fan Im glad. My next question is why dontthey/can they force May and Pac?
(Fairly) new to the sport. I didnt know they can do this but as a Martinez fan Im glad. My next question is why dontthey/can they force May and Pac?
- Mar 6, 2004
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"The WBC has ordered titleholder Julio Cesar Chavez Jr. (43-0-1, 30 KOs) to defend his belt against Martinez by the first quarter of 2012 or relinquish it, according to WBC Secretary General Mauricio Sulaiman."
(Fairly) new to the sport. I didnt know they can do this but as a Martinez fan Im glad. My next question is why dontthey/can they force May and Pac?
(Fairly) new to the sport. I didnt know they can do this but as a Martinez fan Im glad. My next question is why dontthey/can they force May and Pac?
- Oct 3, 2011
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He won't fight Sergio! He's a BUM and always will be
- Oct 3, 2011
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He won't fight Sergio! He's a BUM and always will be
