Behind The Results w/e 14 November 2011
November 8
Laval, France Welter: Luciano Abis (32-2-1 W KO 2 Stanislas Salmon (22-2-2). - “Bazooka” Abis 32 bounces back in style. The EU champion floored the local fighter in the first with a left hook. Later in the round Salmon was down again from another left hook and a right. When the second round started Abis put Salmon down again and the fight was stopped. The Italian retains his European Union title for the second time. Sardinian Abis has 15 wins by KO/TKO. In his last fight in July, Abis suffered a shock first round kayo loss to travelling loser Semjons Morosek. The only other defeat Abis has suffered was on points to Rafal Jackiewicz for the European title in 2009. French champion Salmon, 27, was unbeaten in his last 13 including a draw with Frank Haroche Horta in a national title defence in April.
November 9
Khon Kaen, Thailand Super Bantam: Sod Kokietgym (54-2-1) W TKO 5 Falazona Fidal. Straw: Pigmy Kokietgym (45-6-2) W KO 1 Hengky Elleuw.
Sod pads his record with another meaningless win. The 34-year-old southpaw, rated No1 by the WBO, makes it 28 fights without a loss. His two losses came against Daniel Ponce De Leon in WBO title fights. Indonesian Fidal, 32, is typical of his opposition, 2-8 in his last ten fights. Pigmy is rated No 2 by the WBA (position No 1 is vacant) and this travesty saw him kayo an Indonesian of interminable record in 30 seconds. One loss in his last 35 for Pygmy and that was to Kwanthai for the WBA secondary title last year.
November 10
Washington, USA Light Welter: Prenice Brewer (16-1-1) W PTS 8 Manny Taylor (14-1).
Close fight between two promising fighters. Taylor takes the first scoring with a hard uppercut at the end of the round “Greatness” Brewer, 23, takes next two rounds with his faster combination punches. Taylor has Brewer on the back foot over the 5th and 6th as Brewer tired. Brewer wins the 7th, again with some god combinations. Last round about even. Brewer takes split decision on scores of 78-74, 77-75 and 75-77. First fight for former National Golden Gloves champion Brewer since loss to Patrick Lopez in August 2010. Taylor, 20, who looked unlucky not to get a share of the points, was having his first eight rounds fight.
La Paz, Bolivia Welter: Franklin Mamani Jr (11-1-1) W PTS 12 Eduardo Flores (11-6-3). Feather: Jans Barrera (9-0) W KO 2 Nestor Diaz (4-3-4)
“Matador Junior”, 22, wins the World Boxing Commission Continental title with wide points victory over Ecuadorian Flores. This was mainly a close quarters battle and Mamani was always in control. Scores 119-112, 118-111 and 118-113. Mamani’s only loss was in France in June when he lost on points to Sebastien Madani. Flores, 25, has only one win in his last seven fights, but two of his recent losses were to Carlos Baldomir and unbeaten Diego Chaves. “El Terrible” Barrera wins vacant Fedebol title with kayo of Uruguayan Diaz. Seven wins by KO/TKO for 22-year-old Barrera.
November 11
El Paso, USA Light Middle: Austin Trout (24-0) W TKO 6 Frank LoPorto (15-5-2). Middle: Michael Oliveira (16-0) W DIS 8 Xavier Toliver (23-8). Super Feather: Jose Pedraza (5-0) W KO 4 John Wampash (1-5-1).
Easy defence of his WBA secondary title for southpaw Trout. He floors LoPorto in the first and it looks like an early night. However, LoPorto guts it out, only to take heavy punishment in the remaining rounds. Trout, 26, is too fast and too skilful for the awkward Aussie. As early as the third round his corner is asking LoPorto if he wants the fight stopped. He declines, and Trout continues to punish LoPorto in each round. In the sixth, with LoPorto trapped in a corner, and in trouble, the referee stops the fight, just as LoPorto’s own corner men climb into the ring. Second defence of his title for El Paso-born Trout, and 14 wins by KO/TKO. This stoppage snapped a streak of six decision wins in a row for Trout. First time that Australian LoPorto, 33, had failed to last the distance.
“The Brazilian Rocky” Oliveira, 21, stops late sub Toliver in confused ending. Toliver flies out of the blocks in the first, but Oliveira weathers the storm and than takes control of the fight. With a wide repertoire of punches and good movement Oliveira initially counters the aggressive Toliver, but as Toliver tires Oliveira is consistently scoring on a static opponent. In the fifth Toliver loses a point for use of the head. At the end of the seventh Toliver’s corner want to stop the fight, but Toliver wants to come out for the last. Both fighters tired and as the referee parted them from a clinch Toliver landed a punch on Oliveira. The referee disqualified Toliver for the illegal punch, only for the fight to be announced as a stoppage win for Oliveira, and then changed back to a disqualification. Toliver’s first fight since losing to Tony Mundine Jr in June. Hot prospect Pedraza makes it four wins by KO/TKO. As an amateur the 22-year-old Puerto Rican won a bronze medal at the 2007 Pan American Games, a silver medal at the 2009 World championships, and a gold at the 2010 Central American and Caribbean Games. One to watch.
Las Vegas, USA Light: Mercito Gesta (24-0-1) W PTS 10 Ricardo Dominguez (34-8-2). Super Feather: Diego Magdaleno (21-0) W PTS 10 Emmanuel Lucero (26-8-1). Middle: Matt Korobov (17-0) W KO 4 Latif Mundy (10-4,1ND). Super Bantam: Jesse Magdaleno (7-0) W TKO 1 Gil Garcia (5-2).
Another impressive win by Filipino “No Mercy” Gesta. The 24-year-old southpaw scores well over the first two rounds with his overhand right and hooks against the taller Mexican. In the third left-right combination sends Dominguez across the ring and down. The referee gives him a count despite Dominguez protestations that was a slip. Dominguez fights back for the rest of the round and has his best round in the fourth, but Filipino Gesta still scoring with solid hooks and uppercuts. The Mexican had another good round in the sixth using his jab to break up Gesta’s attacks. Gesta goes all out in the eighth and comes close to putting Dominguez down again. The Filipino takes the last two rounds with right uppercuts and combinations. Scores 99-91, 98-92 and 97-92. WBO No 5 Gesta had stopped 5 of his last 6 opponents, but Dominguez, 26, had gone the distance with Humberto Soto for the WBC title and Miguel Vazquez for the IBF title, and had taken Brandon Rios to a split decision in 2008.
Southpaw Magdaleno, rated No 6 by the WBC, wins one-sided points victory over Lucero. The speed and accuracy of Magdaleno’s punching and his work rate were just too much for the Mexican veteran. Magdaleno a bit more aggressive then usual at the start but then he settles down and gets more focused. Lucero is cut on the bridge of his nose by a straight left and then has to take a standing count in the seventh. Only Magdaleno’s lack of a real kayo punch lets Lucero last the distance. Lucero was unbeaten in his first 22 fights before losing inside the distance to Manny Pacquiao for the IBF super bantam title in 2003. He has slipped a long way since then. Russian southpaw Korobov, 28, kayos modest Mundy in four. The former double world amateur champion has ten wins by KO/TKO but five of his last six fights had gone the distance, so he needed to get back in the grove. Philadelphian Mundy, 28, is 2-4 in his last six fights. Jesse, the younger brother of Diego, again impresses as he floors Garcia twice and the referee stops it at the two minute mark. Five wins by KO/TKO for Jesse who just might be an even better fighter than his brother.
Rosario, Argentina Heavy: Irineu Beato Costa Jr (10-0) W TKO 8 Matias Vidono (10-1).
Brazilian Costa, 31, wins vacant WBC Latino title as hometown fighter Vidono unable to come out for round eight. Costa had the better technique and home fighter Vidono was just a little faster and more accurate, “although the words “technique” and “faster” are probably stretching it. Costa took the first four rounds by being just that little bit busier. Vidono made a huge effort to turn the fight around in the 5th and 6th, But the effort proved to be his undoing as he was exhausted before the end of the sixth. An amazing seventh round saw Costa fall to the canvas twice and Vidono, 35, three times, but from exhaustion, not from any punch. At the end of the round Vidono was only able to walk back to his corner with difficulty and at the bell for the eighth his corner threw in the towel. Now nine wins by KO/TKJO for Costa. Neither fighter had previously gone beyond five rounds, and it showed.
Newcastle, Australia Light Welter: Chad Bennett (27-4-3) W KO 6 Decho (33-15-2). Cruiser: Daniel Ammann (22-5-1) W TKO 2 Walter Pupu’a (12-14).
Easy night for “Hollywood” Bennett, 38, as he scores four knockdowns against Thai. Bennett put Decho down in the second with a body punch, but the Thai got up and fought back. Bennett finally finished it the sixth as he put Decho down three times with rights. Bennett wins vacant IBF Australasian title. He also holds the interim WBO Orient title and the WBFoundation title. Former Australian champ “The Doberman” Ammann, 28, floors Tonga Pupu’a three times for stoppage win. Southpaw Ammann lost his national title in two rounds to Brad Pitt in May. Pupu’a, 36, has won only one of his last twelve fights, and this is the third time he has lost to Ammann.
Malvern, Australia Light Heavy: Manny Vlamis (11-2) W TKO 10 Joel Casey (14-9-3).
Upset here as Vlamis, 29, stops WBA No 11 Casey to win the PABA title. Southpaw Casey boxes his way into a commanding lead against the slow starter Vlamis. Outworking his challenger with right jabs and straight lefts it looked Casey’s fight until the sixth. Then the stalking Vlamis caught-up with Casey and a left hook at the end of the round had Casey in deep trouble, but he was saved by the bell. Vlamis continued to hunt Casey down and had him hurt again at the end of the ninth. The closure came in the tenth as Casey was nailed with another left hook and hit the canvas hard. It did not look as he could get up, but somehow he did. Vlamis was scoring heavily and after a big right shook Casey the ringside Doctor ordered the fight stopped. Eight wins by KO/TKO for 29year-old Vlamis and he now has eight wins in a row. Casey, who was making the second defence of the PABA title he won by beating world rated Tim Bell in August last year, will now tumble down the ratings.
Coburg, Australia Middle: Pradeep Singh (18-3-1) W PTS 12 Zhang Yon (0-2).
Indian-born Singh wins something called the vacant WBC Asian Boxing Council Continental title with points victory over obscure Chinese boxer. Singh, 24, was unbeaten in his first 15 fights but is 4-3 in his last 7.
Deurne, Belgium Light Middle: Osie Bonsu Jackson (37-5) W PTS 8 Jimmy Colas (30-7). Light: Rudy Encarnacion (23-22-3) W TKO 8 Innocent Anyanwu (21-1-2).
Former European champion Jackson wins his third fight at light middle with a close victory over tough Frenchman Colas. Boxing in a more controlled manner than usual, Jackson picked his punches well, keeping the aggressive Colas, 31, on the outside, and scoring regularly with fast combinations. Colas was badly shaken at the end of the third by a left hook. He picked up points with his aggressive attacks, but Jackson deservedly won on scores of 78-75, 77-75 and 77-76. Ghanaian-born Jackson, 30, has won his last three as he tries to put the pieces of his career back together. Colas, a former French and EU champion has never been stopped, and always comes to fight.
Dominican-born Encarnacion springs a surprise with stoppage of Nigerian-born Anyanwu. Encarnacion floored in the first as he obeys referee’s order to stop boxing, but Anyanwu does not. Encarnacion bounces back and wins the rest of the round. Plenty of action as both fighters looking to dominate. Encarnacion gets revenge in the second as he floors Anyanwu with a right uppercut. Anyanwu getting back into the fight until a big right in the fifth again has him badly hurt, and the referee gives him a standing count. Encarnacion, 32, looks to be tiring, but in the seventh another right has Anyanwu in trouble and he only just survives the round. In the last a punch from Encarnacion has Anyanwu briefly touching down, but the referee stops the fight. Encarnacion had won only one of last seven going in so it was a much needed win. Another set-back for Anyanwu in his second fight since being kayoed by Antonio Joao Benito in May last year.
Turin, Italy Super Feather: Benoit Manno (8-1) W PTS 10 Luigi Mantegna (1-26).
Hometown fighter Manno wins vacant Italian title with unanimous points win over poor Mantegna. Manno, 29, with superior skills is pressing Mantegna from the start. Mantegna never gets into the fight and can’t match the skills or the pace set by Manno. In the ninth an uppercut to the body puts Mantegna down, but he survives to the final bell. Scores 100-89 twice and 99-90. Manno had outpointed Mantegna over six rounds in 2009. Mantegna, 35, proved his durability, but little else.
Pontedera, Italy Super Middle: Mouhamed Ali Ndiay (21-1) W TKO 12 Andrea Di Luisa (12-1). Welter: Gianluca Branco (45-3-1) W TKO 6 Janos Petrovics (19-45).
Senegal-born Ndiay, 32yo, fighting in his adopted hometown, wins vacant European Union title in all-out war with Di Luisa. Both fighters start fast with defence not a priority. The more accurate work of Di Luisa gives him an edge in the early rounds. Ndiay shows why he is known as The Power” as his strength starts to get him into the fight. The pace is fast and furious and both boxers tire quickly. Di Luisa is warned in the fourth for pushing Ndiay to the floor. A body shot from Ndiay puts Di Luisa down in the fifth, and when he gets up he grabs Ndiay to survive and gets his second warning. Di Luisa bounces back to take the sixth. Ndiay is lasting the pace better and floors Di Luisa again with a body shot at the end of the tenth. Somehow an exhausted Di Luisa, with a probable broken nose pouring blood, holds out to the bell. Ndiay scores another knockdown and although somehow Di Luisa gets up again, he is defenseless and the referee stops the fight. Ndiay’s only loss was on a split decision to Lolenga Mock for this same title in 2008, and this was his eighth win since then. Ndiay was a silver medalist in the African championships and kayoed Di Luisa for the Italian national championship in 2004. Di Luisa is a former undefeated Italian champion. As an amateur he was Italian champion in 2001 and 2003, twice won bronze medals at the World Military Games and lost to Darren Barker in the 2005 European championships.
Branco, 41, takes a few rounds to shake off the rust in his first fight since November 2010. Hungarian just looking to survive. Branco finally floors Petrovics at the end of the fifth. Another knockdown early in the sixth sees the referee stop the fight. Branco, who lost to Arturo Gatti for the vacant WBC light welter title in 2004, and for the WBA welter title to Miguel Cotto in 2006, was having his second fight since losing to Matthew Hatton for the vacant European title in March 2010.
St Paul, USA Super Middle: Matt Vanda (44-13) W KO 3 Harley Kilfian (9-8).
“The Predator” Vanda hits too hard for modest Kilfian. Despite the height and reach advantages and an early effort from Kilfian to exchange bombs it was never going to be a long fight. A right and a left hook finished Kilfian in the third. Vanda, 33, won his first 31 fights, but has found it tougher against better opposition, although he did take Julio Cesar Chavez Jr to a split verdict in their first fight. Kilfian has lost 6 of his last 7 by KO/TKO.
Urheilutalo, Finland Middle: Timo Laine (5-1) W PTS 10 Kai Kauramaki (18-18). Super Middle: Niko Jokinen (15-0) W TKO 4 Andrejus Cepuras (3-5).
In his first ten round fight Laine, 27, wins vacant Finnish title with majority verdict over 44-year-old “Ironman” Kauramaki. Scores 99-92, 97-94 and 95-95. Lanky prospect Jokinen remains unbeaten with a stoppage over Lithuanian Cepuras. Jokinen, 23, represented Finland at both the World Junior and World Senior championships
November 12
Las Vegas, USA Welter: Manny Pacquiao (54-3-2)WPTS 12 Juan Manuel Marquez (53-5-1). Light Welter: Tim Bradley (28-0,1ND) W TKO 8 Joel Casamayor (38-5-1). Super Feather: Juan Carlos Burgos (29-1) W PTS 10 Luis Cruz (19-1). Light Welter: Mike Alvarado (32-0) W TKO 10 Breidis Prescott (24-4). Welter: Dennis Laurente (41-4-5) W KO 7 Ayi Bruce (20-5). Super Fly: Fernando Lumacad (25-3-3) W PTS 8 Joseph Rios (10-6-2). Light Welter: Jose Benavidez (14-0) W PTS 6 Sam Santana (4-5-2).
This fight did not produce the fireworks that were expected, and also produced more questions than answers. For once Pacquiao put in a less than sterling performance, but walked away with a hotly disputed majority verdict. In a technical battle Pacquiao had the edge in speed, scored consistently with his right jab and was the busier fighter, but Marquez was scoring the harder punches, particularly some eye-catching uppercuts and combinations. It was the last four rounds which swung this fight Pacquiao’s way. Pacquiao made the better start and after four rounds the scorecards showed him in front by two points on two cards and level on the third. Marquez had the better of the middle rounds and after eight rounds one card still had Pacquiao in front by two points, but the other two had it level. What pitched it Pacquiao’s way was two judges giving three of the last four rounds to Pacquiao. Scores 116-112, 115-113 and 114-114.
Many felt that Marquez had been robbed. Part of that may have been disappointment at Pacquiao’s less than dominant performance, but many of the rounds were close and there was going to be controversy whichever way it went. Pacquiao is now 2-0-1 in his three bout series with Marquez (a split decision a draw and now a majority decision), but the stock of Marquez climbed a few more notches, and Pacquiao’s dropped a few. Pacquiao, 32, may have moved his fight with Floyd Mayweather closer with this display. When they met Mayweather floored Marquez and beat him by 9, 11 and 13 points on the judges cards. There is already talk of a fourth fight, and it would be a big draw than this. World title fight No 16 for 32-year-old Pacquiao, who was making his fourth defence of his WBO title, and No 13 for 38-year-old Marquez the current real WBA and WBO lightweight champion.
Bradley demolishes veteran Casamayor. It was not a pretty fight with the 40-year-old Cuban southpaw holding, slipping and sliding to avoid the attacks of Desert Storm”. Bradley, 28, was on top from the start pressurising Casamayor. As Bradley began to walk Casamayor down the Cuban lost a point in the fourth for holding. In the fifth a shot to the body floored Casamayor, but he saw out the round. Casamayor was down again in the sixth, but more from a push than a punch. The end was near, and after handing out more punishment in the seventh, Bradley floored Casamayor again in the eighth. Again Casamayor got up but as Bradley started handing out more pain the towel came flying in from the Cuban’s corner. Fourth defence of his WBO title by Bradley who is hoping to get the next shot at Pacquiao.
Puerto Rican hope Cruz has his world title ambitions dented by Burgos. Mexican Burgos, 23, got off to better start as after an even first round he hurt Cruz with hooks in both the second and third rounds. Cruz started to counter well from the fourth. The fight was evenly balanced but from the seventh Cruz was fighting with his right eye almost swollen shut. They battled it out down the stretch with Burgos catching the eye with his left hooks and doing enough to win the majority decision. Scores 98-92, 97-93 and 95-95. This was the third win for Burgos since losing to Hozumi Hasegawa for the vacant WBC feather title in November 2010, and he wins the NABO title in this higher division. Cruz was the top rated contender by the IBF, No 2 with the WBO and No 4 with the WBC, so this was a big set back for the 26-year-old “El Artesan”.
Last gasp effort by Alvarado saves his unbeaten record. Alvarado, 31, made a slow start and Colombian Prescott took the first two rounds with his better boxing. Alvarado had a better third, but in the fourth a right from Prescott opened a bad cut over Alvarado’s left eye. By the end of the round Alvarado also had a swelling under the same eye. By the end of the ninth Alvarado was in more trouble, bleeding from his nose and mouth and behind on all three cards-87-84 twice and 86-85. He needed a kayo to win, but Prescott had shown signs of tiring over the previous two rounds. Just before mid way in the tenth Alvarado nailed Prescott with a left-right-left combination and Prescott went down. He made it to his feet, but Alvarado unleashed another series of power punches (stats showed Alvarado scoring with 28 power punches in the round) and the referee stopped the fight. Prescott was rated No 6 by the WBA and Alvarado No 11, but now “Mile High” has put himself in the title picture. Prescott, 28, is 3-4 in his last seven fights, but his losses have been to Miguel Vazquez, Kevin Mitchell, Paul McCloskey and now Alvarado.
Filipino veteran Laurente, 34, rated No 9 by the WBC, made it 17 wins in a row as he finished off Ghana’s Bruce with a southpaw right in the seventh. The Filipino was always in command and just when it seemed that he was on his way to a comfortable points win he produced a stunning left to put Bruce down for the count. Philippines champion Laurente, a pro since 1994, now has 22 wins by KO/TKO. “Bruce Lee” Bruce has a win over Shamone Alvarez, but now has two back-to-back losses by KO/TKO, having been stopped by Gabriel Rosado in July. Lumacad started the evening well for the Philippines as he took a unanimous decision over Rios. Lumacad had Rios down in both the second and fifth rounds. Rios always bounced back but could not do enough to overcome the two 10-8 rounds. Scores 78-72, 77-74 and 77-73. “Trigger” Lumacad, 25, has lost on the road to tough opposition in Jorge Arce, Wandee Singwancha and Mexican Juan Jose Montes, but has won his last four. Texan Rios, 29, had been unbeaten in his last four going in. Red hot prospect Benavidez has nothing to beat in Santana, but still looks impressive. In the first round the 19-year-old former National Golden Gloves champion almost had Santana out scoring two knockdowns. Santana was down again in the second and a body punch put him down again in the fourth. The 26-year-old Puerto Rican showed guts to get to the last bell. Benavidez wins on scores of 60-50 from all three officials.
Viedma, Argentina Middle: Billi Godoy (24-0) W TKO 1 Luciano Silva (17-2).
A right cross from Godoy puts Brazilian Silva down. He gets up but is ready for the taking and a series of hooks dumps him down by the bottom rope and the fight is stopped without a count. The 25-year-old Argentinian champion retains the WBC Latino and wins the vacant WBO Latino title. He now has 13 wins by KO/TKO. Silva, 30, who turned pro in the USA, had been kayoed in two rounds by Elvin Perez for the WBC Latino light middle title in February.
Verviers, Belgium Bantam: Stephane Jamoye (22-3) W KO 4 Julio Buitrago (11-11,1ND). Super Middle: Dimtri Sartison (28-1) W PTS 8 Arturs Kuliauskis (7-12-2). Light Welter: Steve Jamoye (8-0) W PTS 6 Sergio Jose Olivas (12-4).
This show was billed as “The brothers of the Ring” as the two Jamoyes are twins. Stephane has an easy win over poor Nicaraguan Buitrago. Stephane boxed well behind his jab and found the wild swinging Buitrago an easy target. Southpaw Buitrago, 25, did some clowning early on, but by the third was looking for the exit door, and went down theatrically claiming a low blow. The referee was unimpressed and told Buitrago to fight on. In the fourth Buitrago suddenly stepped back claiming to have suffered a blow to his eye. Again the referee was not impressed and picked up the count and counted Buitrago out on his feet. Again Jamoye shows what a skilful little boxer he is. Buitrago without a win in his last seven fights.
Poor display by WBA No 1 Sartison. The Kazak-born fighter was coming back after almost 16 months out from a serious knee injury, and struggled against late sub Kuliauskis having to settle for a majority verdict. The 21-year-old southpaw took the first two rounds boxing on the outside and scoring well with both hands. Sartison, 31, finally got into the fight in the third and then dominated the action. Scores 79-77, 78-75 and 77-77. Six wins for Sartison since losing on a last round stoppage to Mikkel Kessler for the WBA title in 2008. Steve Jamoye had a more difficult task than Stephen as he needed all of his skill, a higher work rate, and quite a bit of determination to over come dangerous Nicaraguan Olivas. Steve won a wide unanimous decision, scores of 60-55 from all three judges, to keep his unbeaten record intact. Olivas, 33, returned to action this year after almost seven years out of the ring.
Villeurbanne, France Light Middle: Michel Soro (18-0) W TKO 6 Sergei Melis (18-7). Super Middle: Hakim Zoulikha (16-2) W PTS 8 Anouar Boumejjane (9-7).
Soro, 22, pleases hometown fans with stoppage of Estonian Melis. Soro wins all the way and in the sixth a left to the body puts Melis down. Two more knockdowns see the fight stopped. Eleven wins by KO/TKO for Soro. “The Baltic King” Melis, 29, is 5-7 in his last twelve fight, all the losses to good opposition. Zoulikha, 25, makes it 13 wins in a row with unanimous verdict over Boumejjane.
Gdynia, Poland Cruiser: Pawel Kolodziej (29-0) W TKO 2 Mauro Ordiales (26-9): Heavy: Andrzej Wawrzyk (24-0) W TKO 2 Nelson Dominguez (11-1-1). Welter: Rafal Jackiewicz (39-10-1) W PTS 6 Andre Deobald (4-2-2).
WBA No 2 Kolodziej had little to beat in Argentinian. In the first round Kolodziej only followed Ordiales round and threw a few jabs, and Ordiales did even less. In the second a punch/push sent Ordiales down. He did not seem hurt, and then actually started to throw a few punches. Suddenly a hard right over the top put Ordiales down heavily. He got up and took the eight count and was ready to fight on when the towel was thrown in. The 33-year-old Pole retains his WBA International title and has 17 wins by KO/TKO. Ordiales, 36 now has eight losses by KO/TKO. Wawrzyk at 6’5” tall towered over the stocky little Argentinian, and it looks like a man versus a chubby little boy. Dominguez had some success in the first round leaping in with left hooks to the body and overhand rights. In the last 20 seconds of the round Wawrzyk comes to life and hurts Dominguez with a right. Wawrzyk comes out looking to finish it in the second. As Dominguez turns away from a Wawrzyk attack he is floored with a right that landed on the side of his head. Dominguez started to walk back to his corner claiming a rabbit punch, but then decided to fight on. A thunderous right inside from Wawrzyk flattened Dominguez and no count needed. The Pole wins vacant WBA International title. He has 13 wins by KO/TKO, but this was a poor match. Former undefeated European champion and IBF title challenger Jackiewicz gets back into the winning column with unanimous decision over German novice, but does not impress, and Deobald gave him a tough fight. Jackiewicz was stopped in six rounds by Kell Brook in October.
Cleveland, USA Feather: Mark Davis (16-0) W PTS 10 Memo Sanchez (13-4-1).
Former top amateur Davis, 24, moves up to the ten round distance and wins vacant WBC USNBC title with unanimous verdict over Puerto Rican Sanchez. Davis won the US amateur championships in 2005 and 2006. Southpaw Sanchez, 24, is 2-4-1 in his last seven fights.
Kohtla-Jarve, Estonia Super Middle: Max Vlasov (22-1) W TKO 3 Roman Shkarupa (24-3-2). Cruiser: Alex Kotlobay (21-2-1) W TKO 7 Mantas Tarvydas (18-11). Russian Vlasov, 25 wins vacant WBC Baltic title as he outclasses Ukrainian Shkarupa, and has him in deep trouble when the towel comes flying in. Third win for Vlasov since losing to Isaac Chilamba in February. First loss inside the distance for Shkarupa who was unbeaten in his last 13 going in. Kotlobay makes successful second defence of his WBC Baltic title with stoppage of Lithuanian. Now 15 wins by KO/TKO and only one loss in his last 16 for Kotlobay, 31, but that loss was a one round blow out by Enzo Maccarinelli for the vacant European title in April 2010. Tarvydas has lost four of his last five, all by KO/TKO.
