Behind The Results W/E 17 October 2011
October 14
Buenos Aires, Argentina
Feather: Celestino Caballero (35-4) W PTS 12 Jonathan Barros (33-2-1). Light Heavy: Roberto Bolonti (27-1) W TKO 4 Jose Hilton Dos Santos (31-15-1). Cruiser: Cesar Crenz (20-5) W TKO 5 Hugo Garay (34-7). Welter: Claudio Olmedo (23-3,1ND) W KO 6 Gabriel Calfin (8-5-3).
Caballero gains revenge for disputed decision lost to Barros in July. The WBA had ordered a return, and with this win the lanky Panamanian wins the WBA secondary title.
From the start Caballero used his huge advantages in height and reach and was able to score with his right throughout the fight. As early as the second a right sent Barros back into the ropes under pressure. Barros had a better third round as he got through with lefts, but was leaving himself open in his attempts to get inside the reach of Caballero. Again in the fourth and fifth rights from Caballero drove Barros to the ropes on rubber legs. “Yoni” Barros, 27, started the sixth well, but by the end of the round Caballero was in control again. Caballero seemed to take his foot off the pedal over the next three rounds, but again finds Barros an easy target for his rights, although Caballero was looking tired at the end of the tenth. The eleventh put the fight outside the reach of Barros. A right cross had Barros badly hurt and in deep trouble. He was staggering around the ring and deliberately spat out his mouthpiece. When the fight resumed Barros tried to fire back, but was again caught with a right and trapped on the ropes on shaky legs when he again spat out his mouthpiece and survived the round. Barros came forward throughout the last , but Caballero knew he had the fight won and took no chances, just poking out his left to break up the attacks of Barros. Scores 116-112, 116-111 and 118-111. “Pelenchin”, 35, is a former WBA/IBF super bantam champion. Barros was making his third defence of the WBA secondary title.
Easy night for “Hemlock” Bolonti. He is able to score heavily from the start, and floors Brazilian with a right cross in the first. Dos Santos survives, but is in trouble again at the third. In the fourth a three punch combination has Dos Santos defenceless and the referee stops the fight. Argentinian champion Bolonti, 32, somehow rated No 6 by the WBC, makes the fourth defence of his WBC Latino title. Dos Santos, 41, lost for the ninth time by KO/TKO.
Minor upset as 6’5” former Argentinian cruiser champion Crenz stops former WBA light heavy champion Garay. Crenz has big edge in height and reach and uses his jab to keep Garay on the outside. In the fifth a right cross from Crenz sends Garay tumbling to the canvas. Garay gets up, but a volley from Crenz brings the referees intervention. “El Ruso” Crenz, 31, had lost to Yoan Pablo Hernandez on points in 2010 and dropped his national title after a kayo loss to Rogelio Rossi, who challenges Marco Huck for the WBO title next weekend. In a non-title fight the heavier punching of Argentinian champion Olmedo, 25, decides this one. He gets through with good rights in the first, but Calfin is busier in the second. In the third a left hook to the body and a right to the chin and Calfin is out. “Little Panther” has won 22 of his 23 fights by KO/TKO. Southpaw Calfin had been unbeaten in seven going in.
Mendoza, Argentina
Light: Marcelino Lopez (22-0) W TKO 7 Fabian Marimon (15-4-1).
With both fighters being light punchers this was a skillful, but not enthralling fight. “Nino” Lopez, 25, finally broke through at the end of the sixth with a combination, finished off with a left to the body. Colombian Marimon, 30, survived but did not come out for the seventh. Lopez wins vacant WBC Latino title. Marimon had won his last six fights going in.
Obertraubling, Germany
Heavy: Alex Petkovic (41-4-4) W DIS 6 Cisse Salif (24-18-2). Heavy: Konstantin Airich (22-5-2) W KO 1 Varol Vekiloglu (18- 3-1). Light: Massimiliano Ballisai (15-0) W TKO 7 Ravil Mukhamadiarov (8-41).
Very controversial win for 31-year-old from Bosnia. A fat Petkovic takes the first three rounds. In the fourth a left right combination from Salif puts him down. Petkovic beats the count, but is floored again by the same two punches. On each occasion the referee stops the count to order Salif to go to the opposite corner. Petkovic spits his mouthpiece out to get a breather, and is not warned for it. From then on Petkovic goes down anytime he takes a body punch and the referee plays along. Twice Petkovic lands low blows but no action by the referee. In the fifth the Mali-born, US- based Salif is deducted two points for “alleged” low blows. In the sixth Salif floors Povetkin again with a legal punch. Petkovic gets up and walks back to his corner shaking his head and then the referee disqualifies Salif. The refereeing was a disgrace. Petkovic, 31, who lost to Johnny Nelson in a challenge for the WBO cruiser title in 2003, is unbeaten in his last ten. Salif, 40, lost to Henry Akinwande in 2006 and took David Tua to a split decision in 2005, but has now lost seven of his last eight fights.
Kazak-born “Sandman” Airich has an early night. In a farce, his first real attack sees Vekiloglu cover up taking punches on his gloves then in a seeming delayed reaction go down after the last three punches actually miss him. All over in 65 seconds. Airich, 32, was kayoed in just 74 seconds by Canadian giant Tye Fields in the Prizefighter tournament in May, but then won the Portuguese version of the competition in June. He also lost in seven rounds to Danny Williams in Spain in 2008. He lifts vacant IBF InterContinental title. German Vekiloglu had lost only one of his previous 19 going in, but after this quick blow-out may have to think of changing his “Relentless Lion” nickname. Turin lightweight Ballisai goes to nine wins by KO/TKO as he halts 37-year-old Russian.
Tokyo, Japan
Light Welter: Yuji Wauke (15-3-1) W PTS 10 Shinya Nagase (19-4-2). Light Heavy: Yuzo Kiyota (21-3-1) W KO 2 Rahman Ambodalle (14-7-1).
If at first you don’t succeed…… After 13 years as a pro, and in his second attempt, tall, 30-year-old southpaw Wauke wins national title. The critical moment came early as Wauke dropped Nagase with a right in the first round. Nagase, making his first defence, pressed, but the counter-punching Wauke stayed in charge and finished strongly to win the unanimous decision on scores of 99-92, 98-93 and 97-93. Easy for Kiyota, 28, as he floors modest Indonesian three times for an automatic stoppage. The former OPBF super middle has 19 wins by KO/TKO.
Wieliczka, Poland
Light Welter: Krzys Szot (15-1-1) W PTS 10 Beka Sadjaia (27-15-1). Cruiser: Krzys Glowacki (14-0) W TKO 6 Paata Berikashvili (11-12-1). Super Middle: Lukasz Wawrzyczek (12-1-1) W PTS 8 Laurent Ferra (7-5-2).
Former top amateur Szot, 33, bounces back from shock loss to Felix Lora, but is given a hard night by Georgian Sadjaia. The Georgian was the aggressor with Szot fighting on the counter. Szot takes the first two rounds, but a right in the third opens a cut on his right eyebrow. Sadjaia, 24, was on top in the fourth, but from the fifth Szot was scoring well, and he held off a late charge from the Georgian. Scores 97-94 twice and 96-94. Szot was Polish national champion every year from 2000 to 2006. He lost to Frankie Gavin when representing Poland against England in 2007. Southpaw Glowacki going forward from the first looking for a quick finish Georgian stays out of trouble until the third when he is floored. Glowacki scored another knockdown at the end of the fifth, and the normally durable Berikashvili retired in his corner at the end of the round. Wawrzyczek. Given an early shock as Frenchman Ferra has him in deep trouble in the first only for the bell to save the Pole. Ferra built an early lead, but was trying too hard to find that one finishing punch. Wawrzyczek tightens-up his defence, and is busier, sweeping the last two rounds to win a split decision. Scores 77-75 twice and 75-78.
Juncos, Puerto Rica
Light Welter: Mike Perez (15-0-1) W TKO 2 Tyrone Harris (24-9). Feather: Jayson Velez (17-0) W TKO 5 Jonathan Arias (16-7).
Puerto Rican prospect “The Artist” Perez floors experienced Harris three times in the second, mainly with body shots, at which point the referee stops the fight. The 21-year-old Perez, based in Newark, has nine wins by KO/TKO and has won 6 of his last 7 inside the distance. Southpaw Harris has lost 5 of his last 6 but to very good opposition. “La Maravilla” Velez, 23, drops Arias with a right at the end of the second, and again with a two punch combination at the start of the fifth, and the referee stops the fight. Now 13 wins by KO/TKO by Velez. Mexican Arias has lost 7 of his last 8 fights, but took Abner Mares the distance.
Bangkok, Thailand
Light Welter: Prawet Singwancha (44-3-2) W PTS 12 Kosuke Iwashita (13-11-2).
Thai Prawet, 34, retains WBC International title for fourth time as he takes every round against modest Japanese opposition. Prawet on top all they way scoring well with body shots against a game but outclassed opponent. Scores 120-108 from all three judges. Prawet drew with Jose Miguel Cotto, and lost to Jose Alfaro in shots at the WBA secondary lightweight title. That loss to Alfaro is his only defeat in his last 42 fights. Iwashita had won his last four.
Kissimmee, USA
Feather: Orlando Cruz (17-2-1) W KO 1 Mike Franco (19-1).
When I saw this fight on the schedule I felt it was a risky fight for Franco. So it proved. At the end of the first round a combination to the chin put Franco flat on the canvas out for the count. Southpaw Cruz, 30, had been inactive since being kayoed in three rounds by Daniel Ponce de Leon in February 2010, but was an experienced quality pro. Franco, 24, will have to start all over again.
Ontario, USA
Super Feather: Abraham Lopez (16-0) W KO 5 Gerardo Espinoza (28-12).
Californian “Chamaco” Lopez, 24, makes it twelve wins by KO/TKO. After a quiet start Lopez floors veteran Espinoza with a left hook at the end of the second and then puts Espinoza down again. Somehow the Mexican survives. In the fifth Lopez gets through with another left hook to the body to end the fight. Twelve wins by KO/TKO for 24-year-old Lopez. Espinoza, 30, who won 17 of his first 18 fights by KO/TKO, lost to Cruz Carbajal for the WBO bantam title in 2003, but this was his first fight since July 2006.
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso
Super Bantam: Alexis Boureima Kabore (16-0) W PTS 12 Sande Kizito (12-9-1). Light Heavy: Hany Atiyo (11-0) W TKO 5 Boniface Kabore (13-2).
Controversial decision sees “YoYo” Kabore win vacant ABU title. Local fighter Kabore makes a fast start to try to overwhelm Ugandan, but Kizito refuses to be blown away, and shows some nice skills. Kabore ahead at the end of the sixth, but Kizito,37, makes it close. Scores 120-110, 118-111 and a more accurate reflection of the fight 114-113. The only man to have beaten Kizito inside the distance is Vic Darchinyan in a fight for the Australian flyweight title back in 2001. Three of Kizito’s first four fights were against Darchinyan. The other two fights with the Armenian/Australian went the scheduled six rounds. Egyptian Atiyo ruins the night for the Burkina Faso fans. Kabore looks to be on the way to a quick win when he floors the 27-year-old Atiyo in the second. The Egyptian survives and puts Kabore down in the third. Atiyo well on top and opens a cut on the right eyebrow of Kabore, and the Doctor stops the fight in the fifth. Atiyo wins vacant ABU title.
October 15
Los Angeles, USA
Light Heavy: Chad Dawson (31-1) W TKO 2 Bernard Hopkins (52-6-2,1ND). Light: Antonio DeMarco (26-2-1) W TKO 11 Jorge Linares (31-2). Light Welter: Danny Garcia (22-0) W PTS 12 Kendall Holt (27-5). Light Middle: Freddie Hernandez (30-2,1ND) W PTS 10 Luis Collazo (31-5) . Welter: Paul Malignaggi (30-4) W PTS 10 Orlando Lora (28-2-1). Welter: Nick Casal (22-4-1) W TKO 3 Mike Anderson (11-0-1). Cruiser: Dewey Bozella (1-0) W PTS 4 Larry Hopkins (0-4).
First round not much action as Hopkins, 46, content to allow southpaw Dawson, 29, to come forward and then launch himself in to throw a flurry of light punches. Dawson showing irritation with the cautious approach of Hopkins, edges the first, throwing punches with more purpose and trying to corner Hopkins. Pattern same in the second. Hopkins almost wrestles Dawson to the floor and fight becomes untidy with holding and wrestling. Hopkins throws himself forward. Dawson ducks his right shoulder and then lifts Hopkins off the canvas, puts his left arm behind Hopkins right leg, and throws Hopkins off. Because he was off his feet, and his right leg had been pulled up Hopkins falls backwards under the bottom rope and injures his left shoulder. Referee says it is no foul, and Dawson declared the winner on a technical knockout. Total injustice in my view as Dawson did not push Hopkins off. He deliberately lifted Hopkins off his feet and then put his left arm behind the right knee of Hopkins making it a deliberate throw. This should have been a no decision or a technical draw. Subsequently the hospital diagnosed Hopkins with a separation of the acromioclavicular or AC joint of his left shoulder.
Mexican southpaw DeMarco, 25, wins vacant WBC title with a come from behind win over Venezuelan Linares. The speed skill and accuracy of “Golden Boy” Linares, 26, too much for DeMarco who makes the mistake of trying to box with the former WBC Feather and WBA super feather champ. DeMarco changes tactics in the sixth and gets much more aggressive, slicing open a cut on the nose of Linares and another cut over his right eye. Short success as Linares takes control again. By the eleventh DeMarco needs a kayo to win, but he looks the stronger of the two. He jumps on the bloodied Venezuelan throwing a series of hard punches and, although he tries to fight back, with the blood streaming down his face, Linares is overwhelmed and the referee jumps in to save him. Linares ahead on all scorecards at stoppage on scores of 98-92 twice and 99-91. DeMarco, a former WBC interim champion had lost to Edwin Valero for the full WBC title in 2010. The last fight for the ill-fated Valero. Linares, who claimed his broken nose caused by a butt, had beaten Rocky Juarez and Jesus Chavez since moving up to lightweight.
“Swift” Garcia, 23, puts himself in line for a world title shot with split verdict over former WBO champion Holt in a WBC/IBF eliminator. Holt, 30, edges the first couple of rounds, but is staggered by a heavy right in the third and from then Garcia takes control. Both have their moments, but Holt is hampered by a badly swollen left eye. Garcia is scoring the cleaner over the closing rounds. Scores 117-111 twice and 113-115. The latter was way out of line.
Big win for lanky 32-year-old Mexican Hernandez, who has an advantage in height and reach. However southpaw Collazo uses his experience to counter and work on the inside. A close fight sees Hernandez take the early rounds and Collazo even things up with a good body attack, making for a brutal close quarters scrap. The fight is really decided in the eighth when a body shot puts the former WBA welter champion down. Hernandez then finishes the stronger and sneaks by on scores of 96-93 from all three judges. The Queens fighter lost his WBA title back in 2006 to Ricky Hatton on a close decision and was also outpointed by Andre Berto for the WBC title in 2009. He showed he still has plenty of mileage in his career on this showing. Hernandez was having his first fight since being stopped in just 127 second in a challenge to Andre Berto for the WBC welter title in November.
Lora comes close to causing an upset as he has former undefeated IBF light welter champ Malignaggi in trouble with a right in the first. “The Magic Man” regroups and then has too much class for the 30-year-old Mexican. Lora has occasional success with his right, but suffers a cut over his left eye from the third, and Malignaggi is out boxing and outscoring him. Scores 100-90, 99-91 and 98-92. Malignaggi, a loser to Ricky Hatton and Amir Khan has said that he may go back down to light welter again.
“Hands of Gold” Casal still trying to get his career back on the rails after a brush with cocaine back in 2005. Continues his comeback as he floors previously unbeaten Anderson with a right in the first and keeps up the pressure. Another knockdown in the fifth sees Anderson regain his feet, but not his senses, and the referee stops the fight Casal, 25 has 17 wins by KO/TKO. Bozella, 52, has his first pro fights and beats selected victim Hopkins. Bozella rocked in the first but works well to the body after that. In the last a tiring Hopkins spits out his mouthpiece six times and is deducted a point . Scores 39-36, 38-36 and 38-37.
Buenos Aires, Argentina
Feather: Oscar Escandon (17-0) W TKO 7 Jesus Cuellar (17-0). Light Heavy: Pablo Farias (19-0) W PTS 6 Dario Gerez (7-19-3).
Impressive win for Colombian Escandon as his power and pressure prove too much for southpaw Cuellar. From the first round Escandon getting through with his right. After being shaken in the first Cuellar uses clever lateral movement to keep the aggressive Escandon out. Rounds two through to six were close, but the relentless attack of Escandon was paying off. An exhausted Cuellar was floored twice by rights in the seventh, and the referee stopped the fight. Escandon, 27, who represented Colombia at the 2004 Olympics, holds the WBO Latino bantam title and now adds this Latino feather title to his collection. He has eleven wins by KO/TKO, his last six fights ending that way. Argentinian champion Cuellar, who fought at both the 2005 and 2007 World Championships, is 24, and was making the fourth defence of his WBO Latino title. “Pokemon” Farias, 23, returns after almost seven months out and repeats a December victory as he wins every round against modest Gerez.
Montcy-Noitre-Dame, France
Light Heavy: Hakim Chioui (21-1-1) W TKO 3 Roman Vanicky (10-26-1).
The 24-year-old Chioui pads his record with another inside the distance win. Now 19 by KO/TKO. Czech Vanicky, 37, lost to Kevin Anderson in 2008.
Grenoble, France
Light Middle: Sebastien Madani (32-1) W TKO 5 Robison Omsarashvili (8-2-2 ). Light Middle: Michel Soro (17-0) W KO 6 Albert Starikov (16-17-1)
Former undefeated French champion “Coco” Madani, 30, extends his unbeaten run to 25. Georgian Omsarashvili seemed to be losing, but not in trouble when he retired at the start of the fifth. Soro, 21, makes ten wins by KO/TKO as he drops experienced loser Starikov twice.
Velten, Germany
Light Middle: Marco Schulze (31-6-1) W TKO 7 Omar Siala (17-13-2). Light Middle: Besar Nimani (8-0) W PTS 10 Erve Mbongo (13-1)
Late substitute Siala gives a dogged performance, but runs out of gas and does not come out for round seven. Schulze, 34, wins vacant Global Boxing Union “world” title. Strangely Siala lost to Ashley Theophane for the same body’s welter title in 2006. Nimani, 26, dominates and, as 18-year-old Mbongo tires, has him in danger of stoppage in the ninth and tenth, but Mbongo rallies to hear the final bell. Nimani wins vacant German International title. After losing his first fight Mbongo had won his next 13, eleven by KO/TKO.
Chetumal, Mexico
Bantam: Tomoki Kameda (21-0) W TKO 7 Jesus Ceja (15-13-1). Straw: Denver Cuello (29-4-6) W KO 1 Carlos Perez (12-3-3). Super Feather: Sergio Thompson (19-2) W KO 7 Azael Gonzalez (8-14).
The opposition was nothing much, but young Kameda again gave an impressive performance. He was too fast, too accurate and too powerful for Ceja. Mostly he settled for outboxing the Mexican, but to please the crowd he choose to go toe-to-toe in the later ropunds. Ceja was down briefly in the sixth, and in the seventh. With the Mexican’s face badly swollen, and Kameda scoring freely, the referee stopped the fight. “El Mexicanito”, 20, the youngest of the Kameda brothers, has 13 wins by KO/TKO. Ceja is 2-7 in his last nine fights. All over in 96 seconds as a shot to the body puts Perez down and he takes the full count. Filipino Cuello, 24, wins vacant WBC Silver Belt. He has lost only once, on disqualification, in his last 25 fights. “The Frog” Perez had won his last four, but was way out of his class. Local hope “Yeyo” Thompson revenged one his two losses with a seventh round kayo of Gonzalez. Thompson was ahead on two cards after the fifth, and finally brought the end in the seventh when an overhand right sent Gonzalez down for the count. Thompson has 17 wins by KO/TKO, and lifts the vacant WBC Fecarbox title. Gonzalez had won a majority verdict over Thompson in 2009. The only other loss for Thompson was a split decision against unbeaten Uzbek Alisher Rahimov.
Los Mochis, Mexico
Bantam: Hugo Ruiz (29-1) W TKO 4 Francisco Arce (31-8-3). Super Fly: Daniel Rosas (12-0-1) DREW 12 Jose Cabrera (20-3-1). Super Bantam: Heriberto Ruiz (48-11-2) W KO 4 Eden Marquez (21-8-2). Super Middle: Noe Gonzalez Alcoba (28-1) W KO 2 Paul Rodriguez (11-8-3).
Hugo “Little Twin” Ruiz, 25, again beats Arce. After two even rounds Ruiz puts Arce down heavily in the third. Arce still not recovered at the start of the fourth, and taking a beating when his corner enter the ring to have the fight stopped. Now 26 wins by KO/TKO for Ruiz who had beaten Arce on points in May in a wild fight that saw both fighters on the canvas twice. Second defence of the WBA interim title for Ruiz. Arce, the younger brother of Jorge Arce, had lost a split verdict to Cris Mijares for the NABF title in April last year. The only other fighter to beat him inside the distance was Giovanni Segura back in 2006. Rosas and Cabrera will have to do it all over again. Rosas looked to have the edge, but the scores were 117-111, 112-116 and 114-114 so the vacant WBO interim title remains vacant. Heriberto, elder brother of Hugo, makes it a family double as he flattens china-chinned Marquez in fourth. Heriberto, 34, lost to Rafael Marquez for the IBF bantam title in 2004 and has fought nine world champions. Seventh loss by KO/TKO for Marquez. Uruguayan Gonzalez puts Rodriguez away in the second. The 32-year-old, who lost on points to Felix Sturm for the WBA title in 2007, has 20 wins by KO/TKO. He has won his last 14, 13 by KO/TKO. Rodriguez no test as he has lost 6 of his last 7 fights.
Managua, Nicaragua
Super Fly: Darwin Zamora (18-6-1,1ND) W PTS 9 Carlos Rueda (16-5-2,2ND).
Southpaw Zamora looks a clear winner over Rueda, but has to settle for a majority verdict. The slicker boxing of Zamora gave him the early rounds. Rueda was coming on strong from the mid way point, but a right from Zamora put him down. Rueda survived and took the last round. Scores 87-85 ½ , 86-84 and 85-85. Zamora wins WBA Fedcaribe title. Rueda had lost to Cris Mijares for the IBF title in his last fight in May. The main event was to have featured former WBA interim strawweight champion Juan Palacios in a non-title fight, but he failed to make the weight by a mile. The same indiscipline cost him the interim title when he failed to make the weight for his defence against Armando Torres in August.
Panama City, Panama
Light: Evens Pierre (19-1) W TKO 5 Joel Cerrud (20-8-2). Super Feather: Rionet Caballero (31-10-1) W PTS 8 Aristides Perez (20-7-1).
“The Sun City Kid” Pierre floors Cerrud in third and stops him in fifth. Now 15 wins by KO/TKOI for 27-year-old Haitian. Four losses in a row for Panamanian. Both Caballero and Perez were on the floor in this battle. Caballero built a big early lead and although down in the seventh he was a clear winner. Caballero,27, lost to Chris John for the WBA feather title in 2008. Perez lost to Humberto Soto for the WBC title in 2009.
Lapu-Lapu City, Philippines
Super Bantam: Jesse Albaracin (15-3-3) W KO 5 Marvin Tampus (27-14-2). Fly: Johnriel Casimero (15-2) W TKO 2 Ti Yamagata Sentillas (11-8 ). Feather: Marvin Sonsona (15-1-1) W PTS 10 Carlos Jacobo (16-4-1).
“The Terminator” brings a lot of pain to brave Tampus. Southpaw Albaracin, 26, had the edge in power and speed as he broke down Tampus. In the third Tampus twice slipped to the canvas and was given counts. A barrage of punches in the fourth sent Tampus down through the ropes. He beat the count, but was floored twice in the fifth and counted out. Albaracin, who has 13 wins by KO/TKO retains his WBO Orient title. Some controversy over the win for former WBO interim light fly champion Casimero. A big right at the end of the first round puts Sentillas down and out. The loser’s corner claim it landed after the bell, but the referee rules otherwise, and Sentillas retires in his corner. Casimero has nine wins by KO/TKO. He won the interim title with a shock win over Colombian Cesar Canchilla in December 2009, but lost the title to Ramon Garcia in his first defence. He then lost to South African Moruti Mthalane for the IBF title in March this year, and this was his first fight since then. Good comeback win for former WBO super fly champion Sonsona. Filipino southpaw gets a fast start, and Jacobo does not really get into the fight until the third when he starts to attack the body. Sonsona, 21, scoring well, with counters and he floors Jacobo at the end of the eighth. The bell saves the Mexican. The ninth sees both fighters going toe-to-toe, and with the decision tied-up Sonsona boxes through the last. Scores 98-91 twice and 97-92. Sonsona lost his WBO title on the scales when he failed to make the weight for a defence against Alejandro Hernandez in 2009. In his next fight, in February 2010, he lost to Wilfredo Vazquez Jr for the WBO super bantam title. This was his first fight since then. Jacobo, 24, was unbeaten in his last 13 fights
Katowice, Poland
Light Middle: Damian Jonak (31-0-1) W PTS 10 Alex Bunema (31-9-2). Heavy: Artur Szpilka (8-0) W TKO 4 Owen Beck (29-9).
One-sided fight sees Jonak with too much skill, youth and fire for veteran from the Congo. Jonak,25, on top in every round as Bunema content to take a passive role, fighting off the ropes with a high guard. Bunema down briefly in the second but then uses his experience to last the distance. Scores 100-89 twice and 99-90 as Jonak wins vacant WBA International title, and makes his first defence of his WBC Baltic title-against a guy from the Congo! Bunema, 36, a long way down the road from the days when he beat Roman Karmazin and Vince Phillips. Szplika has little to beat in a over the hill Beck. With his hands low the Polish southpaw walks down Beck in the first scoring with occasional heavy lefts. Beck tries switching to southpaw, but the guard is irrelevant if you are not throwing punches. Beck does a bit better in the first half of the second, but a left cross shakes him badly and he is under pressure for the rest of the round. Back again shows in the first minute of the third, but again a heavy left knocks the fight out of him, and Szpilka getting through with both hands as he has Beck trapped on the ropes for the last 20 seconds of the round. Beck pulls himself out of the fight before the bell for the fourth. Southpaw Szpilka, 22, who lost to Tony Bellew as an amateur, has won six by KO/TKO. Beck, at 35, and with six inside the distance losses in a row, is just a shadow of the fighter who won his first 25 fights, and is said to be considering retirement..
Burgdorf, Switzerland
Light Welter: Gabor Veto (26-0) W KO 1 Mike Kizza (22-7).
Either Veto is very good, or his opposition is rubbish. The truth probably lies somewhere in between with a lean towards poor opposition. The 22-year-old made it 20 wins by KO/TKO as he flattened Ugandan Kizza in the first round. Vega wins vacant Global Union and German International titles. Kizza, 34, was having his first fight since January 2010. Three of his losses have been to Billy Dib (2 rounds), Alex Arthur (one round) and Joseph Agbeko (2 rounds).
Springfield, USA
Cruiser: BJ Flores (26-1-1) W PTS 10 Paul Jennette (11-4-1). Cruiser: Ryan Coyne (18-0,1ND) W TKO 1 James Crawford (40-14-2,3ND).
Flores, 32, continues to work off some rust as he outpoints oldie Jennette. Flores wins every round, but Jennette never in real trouble. Scores 100-90 from all three judges. Second fight for Flores since loss to Danny Green in November 2010, and he wins vacant WBC Continental Americas and WBA Fedlatin titles. Jennette, 42, was having only his second fight since taking Coyne to a close decision in March 2010. “The Irish Outlaw” Coyne, 29, wastes no time in disposing of 42-year-old Crawford. Disgraceful match as this was only the second fight in nearly six years for Crawford.
