Behind The Results - week ending November 29th

Eric Armit goes 'Behind the Results' to give us some insight in his weekly global boxing digest. 

 

 

Mexico City, Mexico: Light: Alex Barrera (19-2) W TKO 3 Israel Ramirez. Barrera continues comeback with win as cut on left eyelid from clash of heads forces Ramirez out.

 

 

Mirabeau, France: Bantam: Malik Bouziane (13-1) W PTS 12 Emiliano Salvini (13-9-1). Light Middle: Sebastien Madani (28-1) W TKO 8 Tony Sommarabia (10-4). Light Heavy: Nadjib Mohammedi (21-1) W PTS 6 Andrey Zaitsev (5-15). Bouziane retains European title for second time with easy points win over poor opposition. Frenchman has too much speed and skill for Italian challenger. Two sensible scores of 119-109, 118-111 and one of 115-113 from the Belgian referee who was watching a different fight. Bouziane’s first defence was a win over Ian Napa in March. Madani cut by clash of heads in first, but then inflicts two cuts on Sommarabia and fight stopped in eighth as Madani retains French title for third time. Mohammedi rebuilding after kayo loss to Thierry Karl take easy decision over 37-year-old Russian loser.

 

Bangkok. Thailand: Bantam: Thangthong (15-0) W PTS 12 Tony Esmedina (6-9-2). Southpaw Thangthong wins every round and retains IBF Pan Pacific title for seventh time with easy win over Filipino.

 

 

Elk, Poland: Welter:Rafal Jackiewicz (35-8-1) W PTS 12 Delvin Rodriguez (24-4-2). Cruiser: Krzysztof Wlodarczyk (42-2-1) W PTS 8 Konstantin Semerdjiev (27-12-2). Cruiser: Tomasz Hutkowski (16-0-1) W PTS 10 Ismael Abdoul (32-17-2). “Braveheart”, a loser in 2004 to Ted Bami, wins IBF eliminator on scores of 116-112, 115-112 and 114-112 over Dominican Rodriguez. Some controversy as Jackiewicz floored and in trouble in sixth but fights his way back into contention. Decision could have gone either way. That’s 20 wins in a row for former undefeated European champion Jackiewicz who should get a shot at Isaac Hlatshwayo early in 2010. Unlucky Rodriguez drew with Hlatshwayo in an eliminator in 2008 and then lost to him for the vacant IBF title in August this year. Former IBF champion Wlodarczyk scores knockdown in second and wins wide, unanimous verdict over 37-year-old Bulgarian. Hutkowski makes fourth defence of his WBC Youth title with unanimous decision over “youthful” 33-year-old Belgian in uninspiring fight - what a mockery they make of their own titles.

 

Santa Fe, Argentina: Middle: Carlos Baldomir (45-12-6) W TKO 4 Jairo Siris (19-15-1). Former WBC welterweight champion hangs up his gloves after easy win over 40-year-old Colombian. Siris takes standing eight count and is then stopped. Carlos won the WBC title by beating Zab Judah in 2006 and stopped a fading Arturo Gatti in a title defence in the same year.

 

Broadbeach, Australia: Super Middle: Les Sherrington (25-5) W TKO 5 Shannan Taylor (49-8-3). Sherrington wins interim WBF title and defends PABA title with stoppage of veteran Taylor, a former WBC welter and IBF middle title challenger. Taylor cut in second and then loses point for butting in fourth. Sherrington attack in fifth forces stoppage. Taylor was stopped by Richard Williams in London in a Commonwealth light middleweight title fight in 2001.

Melbourne, Australia: Welter: Oyewale Omotoso (15-0) W KO 3 Hwanyoung Park (22-5). Nigerian-born Australian champion banger wins vacant OPBF and makes it 13 by KO/TKO, but Korean southpaw record flattering as built against poor opposition.

 

Panama City, Panama: Fly: Luis Concepcion (19-1) W KO 4 Roberto Leyva (26-10-1). Super Fly: Ricardo Nunez (17-1) W TKO 3 Juan Fco. Centeno (16-14, 1 ND). Straw: Luis Rios (11-0) W PTS 10 Carlos Melo (19-10). Welter: Pablo Vasquez (18-0) W KO 3 Manuel Padilla (3-4). No surprise as Concepcion retains interim WBA title with win over “Mako”. Concepcion, too fast and strong, looking for win from first bell and finishes Leyva with a right to the chin in fourth. Former IBF straw champion Leyva way past his best with four losses in his last five. Now 15 by KO/TKO for 21-year-old Nunez. With height and reach advantage he floors Nicaraguan five times and retains WBA Fed Latin title. He is one to watch. Panamanian champ Rios only squeaks by veteran Melo on majority decision with WBA Fed Latin and WBO Latino titles on line. Vasquez moves to 18 straight, 17 by KO/TKO, but Colombian novice typical of the low level of opposition.

 

Tokyo, Japan: Feather: Yuta Nagai (23-4-3) W TKO 7 Wehya Sakmuangklang (78-6). Modest Japanese halts 33-year-old former WBC featherweight title challenger. As for Wehya’s record, when he fought Guty Espadas Jr for WBC title in 2000, he admitted that his record was nothing like the claimed figures.

 

Bangkok, Thailand: Straw: Olyedong (33-0) W PTS 12 Juan Palacios (26-3). Thai southpaw, 24, retains WBC title for fifth time but only on split verdict over unlucky Nicaraguan. Olyedong boxes his way to lead and is 5, 4 and 2 points ahead after eight rounds. However, Palacios aggression sweeps late rounds. Final scores 116-114, 115-114 and 114-114, with a one point deduction from Palacios for butting costing him dearly. Nicaraguan lost split verdict to Jose Antonio Aguirre for same title in 2002 and had run up 15 straight wins since.

 

Tampere, Finland: Heavy: Attila Levin (34-3) W TKO 1 Edgar Kalnars (20-21). Heavy: Jarno Rosberg (9-0) W PTS 10 Juho Haapoja (10-3-1). Light Welter: Jaako Myllyla (9-0-1) DREW 10 Ville Piispanen (13-1-2).  “The Hun” floors and halts Kalnars in poor match. Comebacking big Swede will be okay until someone tests his chin. Southpaw former amateur star Rosberg struggles to close split verdict to take Finnish title from Haapoja. Three-time Finnish amateur champion Myllyla fails to lift vacant national title in draw with Piispanen. Rosberg twice beat Irishman Steve Simmons as an amateur and Myllyla registered a win over Mark Hastie.

 

Binangona, Philippines: Straw: Denver Cuello (18-2-5) W TKO 4 Mating Kilakil. Southpaw Cuello makes first defence of WBC International title flooring fellow southpaw Kilakil with left uppercut then stopping him.

 

Johannesburg, South Africa: Light: Kgotla Baeti (18-1-1) W TKO 3 Amos Nhlapo. Easy night for good Botswana prospect who has 14 by KO/TKO.

 

 

Montreal, Canada: Super Middle: Lucian Bute (25-0) W KO 4 Librado Andrade (28-3). Light: Joan Guzman (29-0-1) DREW 12 Ali Funeka (30-2-3). Middle: Craig McEwan (17-0) W PTS 8 James Parison (12-1).Welter: Kevin Bizier 7-0) w TKO 1 Pat Cape (6-9). Big win for Bute who had been lucky to survive the last round in his controversial win over Andrade in October 2008. This fight followed a similar pattern with Bute’s southpaw jab dominating against the aggressive Mexican. However Bute finished in style in the fourth as he floored Andrade early and then put him down for the count with a devastating left uppercut to retain the IBF title. Guzman looked very lucky to get a draw with the tall South Africa, Funeka. The former WBO super bantam and super feather champion started fast and took the first two rounds, but then the huge reach and height advantage of the South African came into play and he dominated the fight from that point. Guzman was cut by a clash of heads in the fourth and in trouble in the eighth but continued to work Funeka’s body. However, the South African, who had lost a close verdict to Nate Campbell for the IBF title in February, looked a clear winner. One official had it 116-112 for Funeka but the crowd showed disbelief and disgust when the two Canadian judges both scored it 114-114 to make it a majority draw with the IBF title still vacant. Scottish southpaw Craig McEwan won a battle of unbeaten middles with a unanimous verdict over James Parison. McEwan was untidy at times, but was always in front and took the decision on scores of 79-73, 78-74 and 77-75. Former top amateur Bizier floors poor American twice in 77 seconds in mismatch.

 

Temecula, USA: Light: Martin Honorio (27-4-1) W PTS 10 John Molina (18-1). Super Bantam: Rico Ramos (14-0) W PTS 8 Alejandro Perez (14-2-1). Light Middle; Charles Whittaker (35-12-2) W TKO 3 Chad Greenleaf (11-14-1). Experience tells as Honorio upsets local favourite Molina. Mexican former IBF feather title contender first to the punch and outboxes Molina to take wide unanimous decision on scores of 99-91 and 98-92 (twice) to lift NABF an NABO titles. Prospect Ramos scores second round knockdown on the way to unanimous verdict over Perez. Cayman Islander Whittaker makes it 16 wins in last 17 as he halts 38-year-old southpaw Greenleaf in poor match

 

Lima, Peru: Super Feather: Tony Fernandez (27-0) W PTS 10 Ever Hernandez (12-26-1). Fly: Alberto Rossel (22-7) W KO 2 Reginaldo Carvalho (18-10-1). Fernandez wins WBC Latino title with unanimous verdict over poor Colombian and. “Chiquito” Rossel wins WBA Fed Latin title with kayo of 38-year-old Brazilian.

 

Guadalajara, Mexico: Super Fly: Juan Jose Montes (16-1) W PTS 1 Fernando Lumacad (21-3-2). Super Bantam: Victor Terrazas (25-1-1) W RTD 3 Antonio Meza (24-5-1). Welter: Ricardo Cano (16-6-5) W PTS 8 Jorge Paez Jr (23-3). Super Feather: Rafael Guzman (24-1) W TKO 1 Juan Velazquez. Easy for “Goofy” who dominates the action against a negative Lumacad and retains WBC Youth title on unanimous decision. Scores 100-91 (twice) and 100-92.  “Vikingo” Terrazas well on top when Meza badly cut over left eye in clash of heads in second. Terrazas deducted a point, but Meza does not come out for round three. Guzman scores two knockdowns in easy win. Tough battle sees southpaw Cano hurt in seventh but just deserve split verdict.

 

Coachella, USA: Super Bantam: Michael Franco (16-0) W TKO 8 Kermin Guardia (37-11, 1ND).Franco floors oldie Guardia in fourth and halts him in eighth. Five losses in a row for 39-year-old Colombian, a former WBO straw champion.

 

Samara, Russia: Light Welter: Ruslan Provodnikov (14-0) W KO 2 Victor Castro (29-7). Light Welter: Fariz Kasimov (11-1-1) W PTS 10 DeMarcus Corley (36-12-1). Easy for Provodnikov who puts Argentinian down in first and out in second to win vacant WBO Intercontinental title. Russian light welter champ Kasimov gets help from local judges in split decision over clever former WBO champion Corley. Scores 97-93 (twice) and 93-97.

 

Pasig City, Philippines: Super Fly: Sylvester Lopez (12-2-1) W TKO 5 Katsumi Makiyama (14-6-1). Lopez, 22, wins WBC International title with stoppage of moderate Japanese southpaw.

 

Guangdong, China: Light Fly: Bert Batawang (45-14-3) W KO 5 Jack Amisa (19-11-2). Crowd of 5,000 see Filipino southpaw Batawang, 38, floor and halt Indonesian in fifth to win vacant WBO Asia Pacific title.

 

Heerlen, Holland: Super Feather: Innocent Anyanwu (20-0-2) W TKO 4 Tahir Celic (0-9). Nigerian Anyanwu takes an easy one in poor match. Anyanwu’s handlers are reportedly looking for a fight for the Commonwealth title.

 

Nairobi, Kenya: Light Heavy: Samson Onyango (18-5) W PTS 6 Mustapha Noor (0-13-3). Super Feather: David Kiilu (31-10-2) W KO 6 Joshua Omukhulu. Poor fights as local favourites register easy wins. First fight for Onyango since Nat Cleverly put him away inside a round in Commonwealth title fight in February.

 

Liege, Belgium: Bantam: Stephane Jamoye (15-0) W PTS 12 Mohamed Bouleghcha (12-5-2). Hometown boy Jamoye, 20, win close unanimous verdict to take European Union crown from Frenchman. Scores 115-112, 115-113 and 115-111.

 

Lusaka, Zambia: Heavy: Joseph Chingangu (24-9) W KO 1 Adewale Abbey. Kennedy Kanyanta (7-0) W TKO 6 Ramadhan Mkundi (10-3-4). Chingangu, now 43, kayos poor Nigerian in ABU title bout. Kanyanta forces Tanzanian to retire in sixth in another WBU title. Last we saw of Chingangu here was a first round kayo loss to Herbie Hide in 2003. Some doubts over whether Kanyanta would ever be licensed to fight here as he once announced at a press conference that a British-held medical test had shown a brain tumour, and then, a couple of years later claimed that the “gym” that did the test did not have the correct equipment and that he had passed a scan check in Zambia!

 

Cincinnati, USA: Heavy: Deontay Wilder (8-0) W KO 1 Jerry Vaughn (2-1-1). Absolute rubbish. Olympian has eight straight, seven inside the first round so not even an attempt to get him any learning fights.

 

 

Saitama, Japan: Fly: Koki Kameda (22-0) W PTS 12 Daisuke Naito (35-3-3). Kameda gains revenge for family and wins WBC title but not many friends. Just 23, southpaw Kameda, a former WBA light fly champion, rarely goes forward and counter-punches his way to unanimous decision. Naito, 35, does all of the pressing, but cut twice and open to Kameda’s counters but scores of 117-112 (twice) and 116-112 look out of line. Sixth defence for Naito, who may now retire. He beat Kameda’s brother, Daisakue in 2007 in a title defence.