Behind The Results

Eric’s regular whistle-stop round-up of global action takes us to Algeria, Australia, Japan, Mexico, Canada, Poland, the Philippines, Argentina, Ghana, Puerto Rico and the USA!

September 23 Algiers, Algeria: Light Welter: Ali Chebah (34-1) W TKO 3 Laszlo Komjathi (36-31-2). Mark-time win for “The Angel” as 24-year-old, Montreal-based Chebah beats veteran Hungarian. Komjathi, 35, with only one win in his last eight fights, was a loser here to Michael Jennings, Dean Harrison, Lee Meager and Amir Khan. Chebah meets Ajose Olusegan in a WBC eliminator on November 1.

Flemington, Australia: Middle: Sam Soliman (39-11) W KO 11 Pradeep Singh (15-3-1). Light: Czar Amonsot (22-3-1) W KO 2 Sirichai Ekchumpol (10-3). Light Middle: Pat Rullo (11-2-1) W PTS 10 Jason Kanofski (13-5-3). Welter: Sam Colomban (18-3) W KO 2 Jamed Jalarante (20-9-1 ). Soliman, 36, a semi-finalist in one of “ The Contender” series, makes it four in a row since losing to Tony Mundine Jr in May 2008 and wins vacant IBF Pan Pacific title. It shows the value of a WBF world title when their champion will compete for such a minor title as this. Indian Singh, 23, coincidentally was a participant in the Australian version of “The Contender” tournament, was unbeaten in his first 15, but has now lost three of his last four. Before the kayo Singh flirted with disqualification for trying to throw Soliman to the canvas.

Filipino southpaw Amonsot,25, wins vacant WBO Asia Pacific title. Amonsot lost to Mike Katsidis for the WBO interim title in July 2007. Very dubious match as the Thai was a bantam in his last fight in March. Hometown fighter Rullo,25, wins vacant Aussie title on split verdict over Kanofski in a bruising battle. Queenslander Kanofski has lost in three challenges for the Aussie title in his last three fights, once at welter and twice at light middle. Colomban, 25, from Cameroons, makes it eight wins in a row with win over Indonesian.

September 24 Albuquerque, USA: Johnny Tapia (58-5-2) W TKO 4 Jose Alonso (32-16-2). Super Feather: Frankie Archuleta (27-7-1) W PTS 8 Jorge Reyes (21-28-3). Oh dear! Yet another comeback attempt by Johnny Tapia. At 43, and in only his second fight in three years, the former IBF feather, WBA and WBO bantam and WBO and IBF super fly champion hurts poor Alonso with body shots until the Mexican's corner throws in the towel. It is almost 16 years since Johnny first won a version of a world title, but his battle with his own demons is one he has never been able to win. No chance taken with opponent for Johnny as 35-year-old Mexican, who failed to make the weight, had lost 6 of his last 7 going in. Archuleta, who is 1-1 in two fights with Tapia, wins every round against pudgy Reyes to set up a third fight with Tapia.

Hermosillo, Mexico: Super Fly: Hernan Marquez (28-2 W TKO 5 Valentin Leon (20-24-3). After losses to Richie Mepranum and Nonito Donaire “Tyson” Marquez,21, needed a win. He was too strong and hit too hard for veteran Leon who was floored at the end of the fourth and twice more in the fifth before the referee stopped the fight. Southpaw Marquez has won 21 by KO/TKO. Leon has won just two of his last 19.

Edmonton, Canada: Middle: Adam Trupish (7-0) W KO 10 Larry Sharpe (25-9). Big win for 31-year-old former top amateur Trupish, as he wins second Canadian title. Meant to be a defence of Trupish's middle title, Sharpe was over the weight, so they made it for the vacant Canadian super middle title. Trupish floored Sharpe in third and seventh and ended it in the tenth. Trupish was Canadian amateur champion in 2003/4/5 and 2006, and competed in both the 2004 and 2008 Olympics and was a quarter-finalist in both the 2005 and 2007 World championships. He lost to Neil Perkins in the 2006 Commonwealth Games. Manitoban southpaw Sharpe lost to Scott Dann for the Commonwealth middle title in 2006 and went the distance with Darren Barker in 2008.

El Paso, USA: Super Middle: David Medina (22-2) W PTS 8 Tony Shuler (20-8-1). Light Middle: Abraham Han (11-0) W PTS 8 Hilario Lopez (12-11). Kansas kid Medina has to climb off the floor to get a split verdict over Shuler. Scores 77-74, 76-75 and 74-77. Shuler,31, always dangerous with his counters against the aggressive Medina and in tough recently with losses to Julio Cesar Chavez Jr and Andy Lee. Almost had favoured Medina out in the seventh but just could not find a finisher. Home town fighter Han, who competed at the top level as an amateur, taken the distance for only the second time by Idaho’s Lopez and wins every round.

September 25 Tokyo, Japan: Fly: Diaki Kameda (18-2) W PTS 12 Takefumi Sakata (36-6-2). Super Fly: Yota Sato (19-2-1) W PTS 10 Diago Nakahiro (21-3-1). Successful first defence of the WBA title by 21-year-old Kameda as he takes unanimous decision over former WBA champion Sakata. Scores 118-110, 117-112 and 116-112. Not a pretty fight as styles did not mix and it was a case of the more effective punching by Kameda being favoured over the busier Sakata. Kameda pulled away over the final four rounds Sakata was hampered by two bad cuts. Sato,26, goes from interim champ to full champ as he scores a wide unanimous verdict over world rated current Japanese title holder Nakahiro. Has Nakahiro down in first and second but has to go the distance and wins on scores of 99-89, 99-90 and 97-92.

Warsaw, Poland: Cruiser: Krzys Wlodarczyk (44-2-1) W PTS 12 Jason Robinson (19-6). Cruiser: Tomasz Hutkowski (19-0-2) DREW 10 Zakaria Azzouzi (11-1-2). Heavy: Andrzej Wawrzyk (20-0) W PTS 6 Pavels Dolgovs (5-9-1). Light Welter Krzys Bienias (41-4) W PTS 6 Konstantins Sakara (6-14-1). “Diablo” has to go the distance in first defence of his WBC title against unknown Robinson. Not impressive as Robinson just one point away from a draw on one card. Scores 117-111, 116-112 and 115-113. Hutkowski makes fifth defence of WBC Youth title but only on majority draw against less experienced French challenger. Scores 95-95 twice and 96-93. This also for Baltic title, but how a Frenchman qualifies to fight for the Baltic title escapes me. Easy win for Wawrzyk ,23, as he floors Dolgovs in fifth and wins every round. Routine unanimous points win for Bienias.

Parana, Argentina: Light Middle: Alejandro Falliga (18-7-4,1ND) W KO 3 Ulises David Lopez (26-3). Upset win for “El Flaco” as he floors favoured Lopez with a right uppercut at the end of the third and Lopez takes the count on one knee without looking too hurt. Falliga, a loser to Andy Lee in 2008 and to Tony Mundine Jr in October 2009, had failed to win any of his last four fights, but now holds the interim WBO Latino title. Mississauga, Canada: Logan McGuinness (12-0-1) W TKO 2 Buzz Grant (9-4). McGuinness, 23, wins vacant NABA title with early stoppage as Grant retires with hand injury at the end of the second round.

Accra, Ghana: Light: Abdul Malik Jabir (14-7) W KO 1 Eben Ayivore (0-6). Light Welter: Prince Doku Jr (7-2) W KO 1 Nii Aryee Hayford (0-1). Heavy: John Napari (12-0) W KO 2 Ray Acquaye (4-10). Middle: Thomas Awinbono (10-4-1) W KO 1 Peter Trycky Commey (0-5). Light: Bilal Mohammed (15-4,1ND) W TKO 4 Dan Quartey (0-4). “ Bukom Snake“ Jabir wins vacant West African title with easy win over novice. Jabir lost to Craig Docherty for Commonwealth super feather title in 2003. “Too Hot ” Doku Jr wins mismatch. Napari,30, flattens Acqauye in another poor match. Most of Napari’s opponents have had no previous professional experience. Awinbono, a loser to Bradley Pryce for the Commonwealth title in 2007 is fed a soft one. “The Punch” Mohammed in yet another mismatch. Actually the nickname is misleading as a two round blow out of Mohammed by South African Jason Bedeman shows he does not take a punch.

Tsukuba, Japan: Straw: Mike Landero (14-4-4) W TKO 8 Yasutaka Kuroki (24-5-1). Kuroki blows return shot at WBC title as he is unable to handle the strength of Filipino Landero. Floored twice in eighth southpaw Kuroki saved by referee from further punishment. Big win for Landero, 23, as he retains OPBF title and scores eighth win in a row. Kuroki ran Olyedong close in a challenge for the WBC title and had been in line for a second shot.

Atlantic City, USA: Super Bantam: Teon Kennedy (16-0-1) W TKO 10 Alex Becerra (20-9). Super Middle: Dennis Hasson (11-0) W PTS 8 Tommie Speller (5-5). Another impressive display by Kennedy as he hands out a one-sided beating to experienced Becerra. With the Mexican marching forward onto Kennedy’s counters the young Philadelphian has Becerra hurt in second and fifth. After continuous punishment in the ninth and tenth, Becerra retires at the end of the round. Kennedy, a Russell Peltz prospect, wins vacant NABA title. Becerra has now lost five of his last six, but all tough opposition. Hasson marches on. Has to overcome the handicap of a cut eye from the first round but is always in command with his better boxing and wins on scores of 80-72 twice and 79-73.

Reno, USA: Middle: Kassim Ouma (27-7-1,1ND) W TKO 6 Joey Gilbert (20-3,1ND). Much needed win for “The Dream” who had lost five of his last six. The former IBF light middle champ from Uganda, 31, wanted to work on the inside and had some early success, but Gilbert was scoring with some hard right. Ouma was cut in the second but Gilbert was taking his share of punishment. Gilbert flared briefly in the fifth when a right made Ouma touched down for a count, but in the sixth a blistering attack by Ouma had Gilbert hurt. After taking two counts Gilbert, 34, complained that he was having blurred vision and the referee stopped the fight.

Tijuana, Mexico: Light Fly: Ramon Garcia Herales (14-1-1) W PTS 12 Manuel Vargas (28-6-1). Light: Humberto Gutierrez (28-2-1) W PTS 10 Rene Gonzalez (27-3-1). Bantam: David Gaspar (15-2-1) W TKO 5 Jesus Ceja (13-8-1). Classic boxer vs. puncher battle as Garcia wants to fight on the outside and Vargas wants to go toe-to-toe. Garcia seemed to have the better of the first four rounds and Vargas suffered a bad cut in the fourth. “Chango” took over for the next four as he managed to close the distance on the champion. Garcia was cut in the tenth and they fought it out over the last two rounds with Garcia just getting a wafer thin decision that could have gone either way. In fact Vargas first declared the winner, but then the error was recognised and Garcia declared the winner on scores of 115-113 twice and 114-114. Southpaw Garcia, 28, the brother of former IBF straw champ Raul, retains interim WBO title and is unbeaten in his last eleven. Vargas, 29, a former WBA interim straw champ looked unlucky not to get a draw.

Good win for former WBC interim super feather champion Gutierrez as he outboxes the slow but dangerous Nicaraguan “Super Chorizo”. Gutierrez, 21, and a southpaw used superior skill to dictate the fight and was a wide unanimous points winner on scores of 99-91 and 98-92 twice. Gutierrez lost the WBC interim title to Vitali Tajbert in November. Two losses in a row for Gonzalez, 25, following a defeat in May against Urbano Antillan. American Gaspar, 22, dominates Ceja before flooring him for the count with a right in the fifth for his ninth by KO/TKO.

Mexico City, Mexico: Super Fly: Johnny Garcia (9-2-1) W DIS 6 Jesus Ruiz (23-3-2). Super Feather: Dante Jardon (14-1) W DIS 2 Jose Palma (11-3-2). Welter: Antonio Pitalua (50-4) W TKO 3 Antonio Fitch (14-3).Upset as Garcia retains WBC Fecarbox title as Ruiz, 20, is thrown out for a rabbit punch. “Mad” Jardon makes successful third defence of his WBC Youth title as Palma is thrown out after a butt opens huge cut on Jardon's forehead.

Too easy for veteran Pitalua as Colombian stops Fitch who has right eye completely closed. Iligan City, Philippines: Straw: Denver Cuello (22-4-5) W TKO 9 Muhammad Rachman (62-9-5). Cuello stakes big claim for a title fight as halts Indonesian former IBF champion. Only one loss in his last 18 fights for Cuello, and that was a disqualification. Of his draws four have been of the technical kind. Now four losses in his last five fights for “Rock Breaker” who lost his IBF title to Filipino Florante Condes in 2007.

Salinas, Puerto Rico: Heavy: Victor Bisbal (18-1) W KO 1 Brock Stodden (18-17-1). Super Feather: Marcos Jimenez (17-2) W KO 3 Robert DaLuz (13-31-3). Light Juan Gonzalez (10-0) W TKO 1 Daniel Lorenzana (4-6-1). Light: Abner Cotto (9-0) W PTS 8 Enrique Quinones (4-10-1).Too easy for former amateur standout Bisbal as he floors poor Stodden three times. One big right from Dominican Jimenez finishes overmatched DaLuz as Jimenez celebrates his comeback after a year out. Gonzalez puts away Lorenzana with a powerful hook. “Pin” Cotto dominates all the way until shaken by a right in the eighth, but wins wide unanimous verdict

South Africa, Durban: Middle: Khaphathe Mpambanyeni (7-2) W TKO 4 Mthokozisi Malinga (8-4-1). Power of Mpambanyeni too much for more experienced Malinga who is down twice in both first and second rounds. Taking punishment and not fight back in fourth when referee saves him and Mpambanyeni wins vacant South African title.

Tunica, USA: Heavy: Deontay Wilder (12-0) W KO 1 Shannon Caudle (9-0-1). Feather: Gary Russell Jr (12-0) W KO 1 Willie Villaneuva (9-3-1).Olympians Wilder and Russell continued their series of blow-outs of third rate opposition and can have learned nothing from these excuses for fights. The 6'7” Wilder has won ten of his twelve fights in the first round and would benifit more from a six round sparring session that he did in his 64 second blow out of poor Caudle. Russell knocked out Villaneuva with a southpaw jab and has won ten of his fights by KO/TKO, but deserves better opposition.

Grand Prairie, USA: Charles Hatley (14-0) W PTS 8 Emanuel Augustus (38-33-6 ). Tough learning fight for Hatley, almost too tough. Initially he is just too sharp for 35-year-old Burton-Augustus but gets too cocky and is floored and badly hurt in second. He bounced back in the third flooring the veteran twice and coming close to a stoppage. The effort seemed to have drained him and Augustus came back into the fight only for former top amateur Hatley, 24, to take the last two rounds and the unanimous verdict. Scores 78-75, 76-73 and 75-74.

September 26 East London, South Africa: Fly: Xola Sifama (9-2-1) W KO 11 Wele Yokose. Sifama too experienced for novice Yokose. Outboxes aggressive challenger all the way before flooring and then kayoing him in tenth to retain South African title.