September 8
Panama City, Panama: Welter: Vicente Mosquera (28-2-1) W TKO 5 Loel Barrantes (9-5). Super Feather: Irving Berry (21-2-2) W PTS 8 Aristides Perez (20-6-1). Barrantes takes the first round, but then “El Loco” Mosquera, 31, is in control. Floors Barrantes in the fourth and has him helpless in the fifth when the fight is stopped.
Fourth win this year for former WBA super feather champ. After losing a chunk of his career due to wrongful imprisonment, Mosquera hopes to complete his comeback with a shot at WBA welter title. Clear unanimous decision for Berry in this clash of former title challengers. Berry uses height and reach advantages to out box Colombian. Scores 79-73 twice and 78-75.
WBA No 11 feather Berry, 25, makes it three wins since his loss to Jonathan Barros for the WBA secondary title in December. Perez, 30, was stopped in two rounds by Humberto Soto for the WBC title in 2009 and is 3-5 in his last eight, but all five losses to good opposition.
September 9
Gualeguaychu, Argentina: Light Middle: Luciano Cuello (30-2) W PTS 12 Carlos Vilches (58-11-2,1ND). Argentinian No 2 Cuello wins vacant South American title with unanimous verdict over veteran Vilches. Speed and accuracy of Cuello’s attacks help him build a commanding lead. Vilches uses his experience to stay ion the fight and scores well in seventh and eight with uppercuts. Cuello comes back, and has Vilches cut and on the verge of a kayo in the ninth. Both fight hard down the closing straight, but Cuello a clear winner on scores of 119-115, 119-116 and 115-112. Now based in Spain, Cuello’s losses have been a close decision against Julio Cesar Chavez Jr and a stoppage by Saul Alvarez. “El Loco” Vilches, a former Argentinian and South American light welter champ, lost to Ricky Hatton for the WBU title in 2004.
Tartagal, Argentina: Bantam: Diego Santillan (13-0) W TKO 2 Nelson Monte (15-7-3). In front of his own fans “Ricky” Santillan, 24, retains national title with a stoppage. After a slow first round Montes, 34, shakes Santillan with a right, but a left hook from Santillan puts Montes down. His corner throws in the towel as referee counting. Ten wins by KO/TKO for Santillan. Second loss in a national title shot for Montes
Mexico City, Mexico: Light Welter: Antonio Pitalua (52-5-1) DREW 12 Cosme Rivera (32-14-3,1ND). Tough, exciting match between two experienced pros, with Rivera perhaps unlucky not to get more than a draw. Rivera takes the early rounds, Colombian-born Pitalua comes on strong in middle rounds, and Rivera, cut on his right eyelid early in the fight, survives Doctor’s examination, and stages the stronger finish. Scores 115-113 for Rivera, 115-114 for Pitalua and 114-114, so WBC Latino title remains vacant. Both fighters have had shots a world titles. Mexican Rivera,35, who had lost 3 of his last 4 fights, and had been inactive since May 2010, lost in three rounds against Zab Judah for the IBF/WBA/WBC welter titles in 2005. Pitalua, 41, lost to Artur Grigorian for the WBO light title in 2000 and to Edwin Valero for the WBC version in 2009.
Niksic, Montenegro: Super Middle: Nikola Sjekloca (22-0) W KO 3 Titusz Szabo (4-46). Serbian-born Sjekloca, 33, scores rare win inside the distance as he stops poor Hungarian Szabo in non-title fight. The WBC International champion beat Khoren Gevor in July. Szabo, 36, has won only one of his last 28 fights.
Phitsanulok, Thailand: Super Bantam: Thangthong (23-0) W KO 5 Francis Miyeyusho (30-10-2). An all-southpaw battle sees Tanzanian Miyeyusho, 31, giving a good account of himself, but IBF NO 7 Thangthong, 33, breaks through in fifth with a combination that puts Miyeyusho down for the count. Now 16 wins by KO/TKO for “Machine Gun” but constantly poor opposition. Miyeyusho was kayoed in two rounds by Isaac Ward for the Commonwealth title in 2007.
Woodland Hills, USA: Light: Ray Beltran (25-5) W KO 2 Darian Ford (11-21,2ND). Mexican Beltran, 30 scores scary kayo over late sub Ford. A thunderous left from Beltran puts Ford down. Ford’s head banged onto the canvas and he was out cold and required medical attention. Now 17 wins by KO/TKO for 30-year-old Beltran, who in his last four has beaten David Torres and Carlos Vinan, but lost to Ameth Diaz and Sharif Bogere. Seven losses in a row for 40-year-old Ford.
Hinckley, USA: Cruiser: Lateef Kayode (18-0) W PTS 10 Felix Cora Jr (22-6-2). Light Welter: Vincent Arroyo (12-1) W PTS 10 Hector Sanchez (19-2). Nigerian “Power” wins and retains NABA title, but not impressive. Kayode, 28, has good start leading off and scoring well with jabs and body shots. In the second a clash of heads sees southpaw Cora,31, cut, and Kayode has Texan hurt with a right in the third. Kayode then seems to go into reverse letting Cora lead whilst scoring with counters. Kayode comes back dominant in seventh and eighth, but Cora seems to hurt Kayode in the ninth as the Nigerian tires. Messy last round sees Kayode lose a point for low blows. Scores 98-92, 97-92 and 96-93. After 14 wins in a row by KO/TKO, the powerful, but limited, Nigerian, has found it tougher as the opposition has got better, and the WBA No 1 has had to go the distance to beat Nick Iannuzzi, Matt Godfrey and now Cora. “Bad News” Cora has lost three in a row now having been beaten by Enad Licina in Manchester and Pole Kolodziej.
Contrast in styles as better technical boxer Sanchez tried to use his 6” height and long arms to keep the aggressive, harder punching Arroyo on the end of his jab and Arroyo launching swarming attacks from both hands when inside. Sanchez scores well with jab in the first and opens a small cut on Arroyo. The Puerto Rican also took the second as a good right shook Arroyo. Next three rounds close but Arroyo has the edge as he gets inside and hurts Sanchez with hooks in both the six and seventh, and has Sanchez in deep trouble with left hook in the eighth. The inside work of Arroyo catching the eye, and he probably edged the last. Scores 98-92 twice (which seemed too large a gap) and 96-94. New Yorker Arroyo, 24, has become a popular TV performer with his all-action style, and, whilst this was a big win for him, he needs to be more active, as this was only his third fight in two years. His loss was to Mike Dallas in 2009, but since then he has snapped the unbeaten streaks of Jerry Bryant (13-0) and Willie Nelson (16-0-1). Sanchez had been inactive for almost 13 months.
Philadelphia, USA: Light Middle: Gabriel Rosado (18-5) W PTS 10 Keenan Collins (13-7-2,1ND ). Welter: Ron Cruz (14-0) W TKO 6 Chris Fernandez (19-14-1).Rosado makes it four wins in a row as he easily outboxes Collins. No knockdowns but Rosado, 25, always in command and wins on scores of 100-90 from all three judges to lift vacant State title. Last three loses for Rosado have been to world rated opponents, but he has wins over “Irish” James Moore, Kassim Ouma, Saul Roman and Ayi Bruce. Collins 34, has won only one of his last nine fights. Puerto Rican Cruz, 24, continues to look a hot prospect. Body attack sickens Fernandez who is floored in the fifth, and does not come out for sixth. Cruz has eleven wins by KO/TKO, the last seven in a row. Fernandez, 35, has lost 7 of his last 8.
Manzano, Italy: Heavy ; Paolo Vidoz (28-10) W PTS 6 Sandor Balogh (2-21-4,1ND). With exception of a few wild swing in the second, Hungarian Balogh aiming only to survive. Vidoz, 41, former European champion, tried for a finish in the fifth and sixth but Balogh stayed to the end. Next for Vidoz could be unbeaten German Edmund Gerber in Denmark. Balogh,30, has only been beaten inside the distance twice, but without a win in his last nine fights.
September 10
La Pampa, Argentina: Fly: Carlos Ruiz (10-0) W KO 7 Adrian Mendoza (13-2-1). Minor upset as “Bad Boy” Ruiz comes from behind to kayo Argentinian and South American champion Mendoza. The better boxing of Mendoza gave him an early lead against the aggressive Ruiz. However, from the end of the fifth Ruiz was on top. In the seventh Ruiz, 25, floored Mendoza, 24, with a combination, finishing with a right to the body. Mendoza beat the count, but was floored again with a left to the body and the referee ignored the towel being thrown in and completed the count. The only title on the line was the vacant WBO Latino title. Sixth win by KO/TKO for Ruiz (his other five were all in the first round) and the first time he had gone beyond six rounds. He had beaten Mendoza over four rounds back in 2008. Mendoza had been unbeaten in twelve fights since that 2008 loss.
Parramatta, Australia: Light: Ben Warburton (8-1-1) W TKO 2 Jayson Mac Gura (1-4-1,1ND). Cruiser: Brad Pitt (10-0) W KO 1 Fatu Tuimanono (9-12-1). “Benny the Jet” 23, wins NSW State title with easy stoppage of Filipino novice Mac Gura (real name Macapagal Gura). Five wins by KO/TKO for Warburton, the last four in a row. He is actually rated No 8 light welter by the ANBF. This was the longest fight on the show, with the others all ending in the first round. Australian cruiser champ Pitt, 29, toyed with soft chinned Fijian before flattening him at the end of the round. Eight wins by KO/TKO for Pitt, but eleven of the losses for Tuimanono have been inside the distance.
Moncton, Canada: Cruiser: Jason Douglas (10-4) W PTS 10 Frank White (7-5-2). Middle: Stuart McLellan (7-0-3) DREW 10 Julius Bunda (4-1-1). Douglas, 31 wins vacant Canadian Professional Boxing Council (CPBC) title with split verdict over White which was marked by some weird scoring. The win for Douglas was built around his solid jab and he scored well throughout with his right cross. He also put out a busier work rate that White could not match. Then came the scores of 96-94, 99-91 and 94-96. Three judges three totally opposite views! Douglas, who had beaten White over four rounds in February, is a former top amateur, (he won the gold medal at the 2002 Commonwealth Games where he beat Shane Cameron and Kertson Manswell and got a walk over against David Haye). However, Douglas has struggled as a pro, and in April lost to Ryan Henney for the more generally recognised CPBF version of the Canadian title. White had beaten and lost to Henney for the CPBF version.
The fight between McLellan and Bunda also came down to a matter of scoring. The two slugged away with little science, and in the last round Bunda came near to putting McLellan away. It went to the cards and Bunda was announced as the winner and new CPBC champion by unanimous decision. Confusion then ensued as a much later a check of the scorecards showed it was a draw and after hours of debate that result was verified, so the title is vacant again.
Polanco, Mexico: Feather; Edgar Riovalle (32-12-1) W TKO 3 Lizardo Moreno (38-11-2). Light Fly: Ganigan Lopez (19-4) W TKO 5 Josue Vega. Riovalle, 24, retains Mexican title as cut brings an end in third. Both exchanging heavy shots, but in the second a right opens a bad cut on the left eyelid of former national champion Moreno. In the third another right widens the cut and a Doctor’s examination stops the fight. Riovalle had kayoed Moreno in two rounds in 2010. In a non-title fight the WBC silver champ Lopez wears down Vega with punishing jabs and heavy hooks. Vega in trouble and not fighting back in fifth when his corner throw in the towel. Now 14 wins by KO/TKO for Lopez and six wins in a row.
Guadalajara, Mexico: Super Feather: Juan Carlos Salgado (24-1-1) W PTS 12 Argenis Mendez (18-2). Tough, exciting battle. Former WBC champion Salgado,26, goes in front as he hurts Mendez, 25, right at the start of the first. Rounds two to five also go to Salgado as he is busier and more accurate with his punching, and not letting Mendez settle. The Dominican loses a point in the sixth for use of his elbow, and Salgado edges the eighth. From then on, as Salgado tires, it is Mendez in command in eighth and ninth and hurting the Mexican with barrages of punches. Salgado steadies himself to share the tenth. In the eleventh Mendez leaving himself open in trying to claw back Salgado’s lead and paid the price when a left and right to the jaw unhinged him and it was Salgado handing out the punishment. In the last Mendez needed a kayo to win and he came near to success as he floored Salgado with a hook, but Salgado survived to win the vacant IBF title. Scores 114-112 twice and 115-112. After beating Cassius Baloyi in South Africa in January, Mendez was to have challenged Mzonke Fana for the title, but Fana relinquished the crown.
Zacatecas, Mexico: Super Bantam: Cris Mijares (43-6-2) W TKO 3 Jonathan Perez (19-6). Light: Edgar Puerta (16-4-1) W TKO 7 Ricardo Mijares (17-1). Light: Hector Velasquez (51-16-3,1ND) DREW 10 Luis Arceo (23-11-4). Poor crowd turns out to see IBF super fly champ Mijares in a non-title fight. Slow first round. Mijares steps up the pace in the second with Colombian Perez hurt, but complaining of a butt. Again in the third Perez complaining of a butt, then Mijares takes him to the ropes and puts him down with an uppercut, and Perez decides he has had enough. Perez is a heavy puncher with no chin. Mild upset as Puerta batters away at a reluctant Mijares who does not come out for the eighth. Eight wins in his last nine fights for Puerta, all by KO/TKO. Mijares is the younger brother of Cris, but has faced only very poor opposition. Veterans Velasquez and Arceo in a disappointing fight. Both in need of a win, but styles don’t really mix. Arceo might have had a slight edge, but majority draw seems fair and scores 95-95 twice and 97-93 to Velasquez. Four losses in a row for Velasquez going in, but two were in world title challenges. Arceo only one win in his last four going in.
Cebu City, Philippines: Fly: Milan Melindo (25-0) W TKO 10 Francisco Rosas (22-9-2). Light Welter: Rosbel Montoya (13-2-1) W PTS 10 Jason Pagara (27-2) . Super Bantam: Genesis Servania (15-0) W PTS 8 Gerson Guerrero (34-9,2ND). “The Method Man” Melindo finds Rosas an easy target, but the tough Mexican just keeps coming. A punch left Rosas with a broken nose in the third and the accurate and punishing jabs and rights from Melindo thud into the face of Rosas all night. Typically Rosas took the punishment and managed to dish out some of his own through swinging hooks. Finally in the interval between the tenth and eleventh the referee examined Rosas and stopped the fight. Rosas was nowhere near the contract weight at the first weigh-in being 5lbs over the flyweight limit. At a second attempt he was down to 113lbs, at which time it was decided that the fight would go ahead, but with Rosas,31, having to use 10ozs gloves instead of the standard 8ozs. The WBO No 5 Melindo, is 23, and with only eight wins by KO/TKO is not a noted puncher, which, together with the additional weight carried by Rosas, may explain why it took ten rounds to wear down the Mexican. Michael Aldeguer is looking to get Melindo into a final eliminator for a shot at Brian Viloria. Just 5’0” tall, Rosas has been in with good company having lost to Roman Gonzalez for the WBA straw title and WBA interim light fly titles and to Juan Carlos Reveco, also for the WBA interim title.
Prospect Pagara, rated No 8 by the WBO, was brought down to earth with a bump, as he had his current unbeaten streak broken at 15. He was taken to school by Mexican Montoya. “Little Wolf” managed to block the body attack which has brought Pagara so many victories. He then fed the young Filipino a diet of solid counter punches, uppercuts and hooks to pile up the points. Pagara was busier, but Montoya punched harder (11 wins by KO/TKO in his 13 victories) and with more accuracy. Scores 99-91, 97-93 and 96-94. Pagara, 23, but a pro since the age of 18, can come again if he learns the lessons from this fight. Montoya will get more respect at home for this fine away win. Servania, 20, yet another fine prospect from the Philippines, was just too young and too fast for veteran Guerrero. The experienced Mexican quickly went into defensive mode, and although he stole a round or two, Servania was in command. Scores 80-72, 79-73 and 78-74. Servania also turned pro at 20. Guerrero, now 34, and a pro for 16 years, is a former Mexican and NABF champion who has an early career stoppage win over Hugo Cazares and lost to Daniel Ponce de Leon for the WBO super bantam title in 2006.
Wroclaw. Poland: Heavy: Vitali Klitschko (43-2) W TKO 10 Tomasz Adamek (44-2). Cruiser: Mateusz Masternak (24-0) W KO 3 Carl Davis (15-4). Heavy: Andrzej Wawrzyk (22-0) W TKO 9 Devin Vargas (18-2). Cruiser: Ola Afolabi (18-2-3) W PTS 8 Lukasz Rusiewicz (9-11). Heavy: Jonathon Banks (27-1-1) W TKO 7 Ivica Bacurin (8-2-1). Welter: Sadam Ali (14-0) W TKO 5 Boris Berg (4-5-1). They came, they saw, they talked a great fight-and they went away beaten and chastened. The story of anyone who challenges the Klitschko’s. This time it was Vitali facing a “live” challenger in Adamek. The brave Pole was rocked at the end of the second and given a standing count in the sixth after being driven into the ropes.
As usual Klitschko used his height and reach to keep the fight where he wanted it and methodically broke Adamek down. In the eighth Klitschko went down, but it was a tumble in which he seemed to damage his ankle, but it did not interrupt the one-sided beating. Adamek tried to work his way inside, but never really succeeded. He shipped heavy rights in every round and showed a great chin, but was never in with a chance. After some more heavy rights in the tenth the referee stopped the fight to save Adamek. The story is in the 6’7½”, 243lbs and 80” reach of Klitschko and the 6’1½ ”, 216lbs and 75 “ reach of Adamek. That combined with a fighter with an established technique to use those advantages to the maximum effect have been too much for the challengers. Sixth defence of the WBC title in his second reign as champion for 40-year-old Vitali, and his 15th world title fight in all, and 40th win by KO/TKO. Adamek, 34, is a former WBC light heavy and IBF cruiser champion with 220lbs being the most he has weighed. He is capable of giving any heavyweight-except one of the Klitschko’s a good fight.
WBO No 7 Masternak hits too hard for Davis. The Pole had problems working out the side-on, forward leaning style of Davis, as well as the height and reach advantages that Davis enjoyed. However Davis looked vulnerable to rights over the top of his low left, which he constantly rested on his hip. The 24-year-old Pole finally found a way through and finished it in the third flooring Davis with a right, and, after Davis beat the count, putting him out with another right. Now 18 wins by KO/TKO and eleven wins that way in his last twelve fights. For Davis, 37, this was his first fight since beating Arthur Williams in December 2010 and only his second fight in over two years.
6’5” Wawrzyk remained unbeaten with a stoppage of American Devin Vargas. The 23-year-old Pole took a few rounds to get untracked, but then he handed out steady punishment to the 6’3” Vargas. A tubby Vargas was usually coming forward but only with wild swings and never a sustained attack. No knockdowns, but as the fight became one-sided the towel came flying in from Vargas’s corner in the ninth. Now 13 wins by KO/TKO for Wawrzyk, but he looked static at times and did not impress in this outing. Vargas 29, was an outstanding amateur, twice a National Golden Gloves champion and Captain of the US team at the 2004 Olympics.
Afolabi, 32, rated No 2 by the WBO, took a couple of rounds to figure out durable Pole Rusiewicz, and then boxed his way to a points win. Although having a modest record, Rusiewicz has a good chin, having taken Herbie Hide and Russian prospect Rakhim Chakhkiev the full route. His only loss inside the distance was due to a cut. Scores 80-72, 79-73 and 79-74. The loss on points to Marco Huck in 2009 for the WBO title is the only defeat suffered by Afolabi in his last 19 fights.
Banks wins but again fails to impress against inexperienced Croat. Banks starts fast, but when Bacurin does not fold the pace drops. Banks wins every round until an injury forces Bacurin out at the end of the fifth. Banks, who was stopped in eight rounds by Adamek for the IBF cruiser title in 2009, is unbeaten at heavyweight, but to find himself at No 5 with the WBC after only being able to draw with Jason Gavern in 2010 must surprise even him. First time that Bacurin has failed to last the distance. New Yorker “World Kid” Ali had nothing to beat, and from the second Berg just tried to stay the route without putting on too much effort. The German was being punished heavily and did not come out for the last round. Eighth win by KO/TKO for Ali, 22, but a question remains after John Revish had him in big trouble in the last round of their fight in May.
Atlantic City, USA: Super Feather: Yuriorkis Gamboa (21-0) W TEC DEC 8 Daniel Ponce de Leon (41-4). Super Feather: Luis Cruz (19-0) W TKO 6 Antonio Davis (28-7). Welter: Wale Omotoso (19-0) W TKO 5 Calvin Odom (15-11). Super Bantam: Jorge Diaz (16-1) W TKO 3 Rafael Lora (11-7). Light: Terry Crawford (15-0) W PTS 8 Angel Rios (9-7). The “Cuban Cyclone” was reduced to storm force at best as Gamboa, 29, fought a surprisingly subdued fight against Mexican Ponce de Leon. The fast and powerful combinations were all there, and Ponce de Leon was outclassed, but somehow a more subdued Gamboa was fighting with more caution and control, and looking the less for it. Southpaw Ponce de Leon, 31, a former WBO super bantam champion probably won the fifth, but for the rest of the fight he was coming forward into fast accurate punishment. In the eighth a clash of heads saw the Mexican emerge with a vertical cut over his left eye. The fight was stopped and went to the scorecards with Gamboa getting the decision on scores of 70-63 twice and 69-64. Although both fighters weighed 127lbs this was really a fight between two featherweights. Having been stripped off both the IBF and WBA featherweight titles, Gamboa now finds himself rated No 2 by the WBA and ignored by the other three bodies. Ponce de Leon, who lost a close decision to Adrien Broner in his last fight in March, was No 2 with the WBO going into the fight. Naturally Gamboa wants to fight Manny Pacquiao.
The heavy handed Cruz outclasses and outpunches Davis. Cruz is unusual for an orthodox fighter in that he often throws hard leading rights from an orthodox stance. His right uppercut is particularly deadly. It was this punch, together with his hand speed which saw the 25-year-old Puerto Rican look capable of taking the experience Davis out anytime he wanted. Davis was down twice in the early rounds before a right uppercut put him flat on his back with the handlers of Davis climbing into the ring even before the referee called on them to do so. ”El Artesano”, who beat Martin Honorio, looks a great prospect and this took his KO/TKO total to15. Davis,39, has had three world title shots, losing to Humberto Soto, Steve Luevano and Juan Guzman.
Nigerian Omotoso, 26, got a rude introduction to fighting in the USA as mediocre trial horse Odom floored him with a left hook in the opening round. Omotoso was badly hurt and only just survived the round. Having got over that scare the hard punching Nigerian began to break down Odom. He put Odom down with a right in the fourth and had Odom under pressure in the fifth when the referee stopped the fight. Omotoso, who turned pro in Australia, has 17 wins by KO/TKO, the last ten bouts have all ended that way. Odom has lost eleven of his fights by KO/TKO and has won only two of his last nine.
Having lost his unbeaten record against Teon Kennedy in March, Diaz needed a win and got one, although there was some controversy. Diaz punched too hard for substitute Lara, and scored a knockdown in the first. A right from Diaz in third saw Lora go down complaining of a rabbit punch. Lora was down for quite a time before Diaz was finally announced as the winner on a stoppage. The 23-year-old from New Jersey has ten wins by KO/TKO. Dominican Lora has lost his last seven. Hidden down the card prospect Terry Crawford gave a boxing lesson to Rios and won every round. Scores 80-72 twice and 80-71. Crawford, managed by Cameron Dunkin, was a top amateur who beat Danny Garcia and Diego Magdaleno and only just missed out on a spot for the US team for Beijing.
