October 19
Newcastle, Australia: Light Middle: Tony Mundine Jr (42-4) W PTS 12 Rigoberto Alvarez (27-3). After revenging a shock loss to Garth Wood, Mundine, 36, gets himself back into the picture with a win over Mexican Alvarez. Mundine takes the first round scoring well with his right. Alvarez took the second with his body attack. Mundine took the next three and opened a cut above the Mexican’s left eye in the fourth. Alvarez got back into the fight, but as he tired in the late rounds it was Mundine who tied up the fight with a strong finish. Scores 117-111 twice and 114-113.
Mundine wins interim WBA light middle title Mundine had come down from super middle where he held the WBA secondary title. He also holds a win over current IBF middle champ Daniel Geale. “El Espanol” Alvarez, 33, lost to Austin Trout for the WBA secondary title in February. His other losses have been to Marco Antonio Rubio and William Gare, but he has a win over Nobuhiro Ishida who destroyed James Kirkland.
Panama City, Panama: Middle: Jorge Navarro (9-0) W PTS 11 Jaime Barboza (17-6).Panama-based Venezuelan Navarro, 26, dominates all the way, but Costa Rican Barboza shows durability. Navarro wins vacant interim WBA Fedlatin title with unanimous decision. Scores 108-102 ½, 107 ½ -105 and 108 ½ -105 ½. Barboza, 33, lost to Brian Magee for the vacant WBA interim super middle title in July.
October 20
Montreal, Canada: Light Welter: Dierry Jean (20-0) WPTS 10 Francisco Lorenzo (37-11,1ND). Light Heavy: Eleider Alvarez (6-0) W TKO 6 Mike Walchuk (9-5). Light: Manolis Plaitis (17-1-1) W PTS 6 Arvydas Trizno (9-14-2). “Doughy Style” Jean easily handles Dominican veteran. Floors Lorenzo in first and again in ninth. Lorenzo, once briefly WBC interim super feather champion, was just too small, and took a lot of punishment being caught with uppercuts coming in. Scores 100-88, 99-89 and 98-90. First fight in almost a year for Jean due to a fractured jaw. Lorenzo, 39 has seen better days, but he kept his record of never failing to finish a fight. He gave Erik Morales a tough test in December with one judge scoring the bout to Morales by only one point.
Colombian Alvarez was just too big for Walchuk. He hurt Walchuk with a right in the first. A right put Walchuk down again in the fifth. It was all Alvarez in the sixth, and Walchuk retired at the end of the round with a hand injury. Alvarez, 27, was South American champion as an amateur, and competed at both the 2007 World Championships and the 2008 Olympics where he lost to Tony Jeffries. Walchuk, 32, has lost 4 of his last 5 fights. Second win for former undefeated Canadian champion Plaitis since returning from a year out of the ring following his shock kayo loss to Alfredo Chavez. Simply has too much class for the very limited Lithuanian who lost to Junior Witter in September. Now 3-8 in his last eleven for Trizno.
October 21
Bangkok, Thailand: Fly: Pongsaklek (83-3-1) W PTS 12 Edgar Sosa (43-7). Light Fly: Noknoi (34-4) W PTS 6 Rocky Manufoe. Light Fly: Kompayak (43-3) W TKO 3 Agus Situmorang. A master class from two of the most talented title men in boxing. From the first bell these two are rarely out of punching range and the referee is almost redundant as they continually exchange two-fisted combinations. Pongsaklek brilliant upper body movement, just swaying back from Sosa’s attacks and being in range to counter are a big factor. Although a southpaw 34-year-old Pongsaklek often leads with straight rights and shakes Sosa with this punch on occasions. Sosa, 32, pressing forward most of the time with hooks and uppercuts, but Pongsaklek banging back with fast, hard and accurate counters. At the end of the eighth Pongsaklek well in front on all three cards. Needing a stoppage to win Sosa goes up a gear. A clash of heads in the ninth sees the referee deduct a point from Pongsaklek, which actually looked to be a butt from Sosa. As Pongsaklek tires Sosa pressing hard as he knows he needs a kayo to win. Former WBC light fly champ Sosa takes two of the last three rounds, but comes up short. Scores 117-110 twice and 116-112, with the latter score being the more accurate, but both fighters showed why the will deserve a place in Boxing’s Hall Of Fame.
Noknoi, 24, rated No 1 by the WBC, marks time with a points win over poor Indonesian who has now lost his last ten fights. Similarly with Kompayak who makes it 28 wins by KO/TKO and 20 wins in a row. He is rated No 3 by the WBC. Indonesian full record unknown.
Comodoro Rivadavia, Argentina: Welter: Hector Saldivia (40-2) W PTS 10 Carlos Jerez (32-15-3,1ND). Saldivia far from his best and not in top condition. Wins the early rounds and has Jerez bleeding heavily from the nose in sixth. Saldivia, 27, tires badly and loses the last two rounds clearly. He is on the canvas in ninth and tenth, but the first ruled a slip and the second due to a clash of heads. Saldivia wins on scores of 98-94, 99-96 and 98-95, but Jerez, 32, who took Saul Alvarez the distance, will want a return match.
Brisbane, Australia: Heavy: Alex Leapai (24-3-3) W TKO 4 Evgeny Orlov (13-10-1). Untidy fight but great finish. Neither fight is quick on his feet, and the 6' 9” tall Russian carries a lot of his 316lbs around his waist. He loses a point in the second for pushing Leapai’s head down. In the fourth a crunching right uppercut to the chin sees Orlov go down in stages ending up flat on his back Referee gets to about 6 on the count when Orlov’s corner men climb into the ring. Samoan “Lionheart” Leapai, 32, has lost only one of his last 23 fights has beaten Travis Walker, Owen Beck, Darnell Wilson and Peter Okello. Only the second time Orlov has lost by KO/TKO. He lost to French champion Tony Gregory in the heavyweight Prizefighter in May.
Aulnay-sous-Bois, France: Middle: Mehdi Bouadla (24-4) W PTS 12 Samir Dos Santos Barbosa (28-8-3). Cruiser: Chris Dettinger (16-1-1) W PTS 6 Gnenege Ble (7-6-1). Middle: Julien Marie Sainte (31-2) W TKO 4 Andrejs Loginvos (7-10-1). In front of his home fans an emotional Bouadla, 29, wins vacant WBA International title with unanimous verdict over game, but limited, Brazilian champion. The accurate, hard punching from Bouadla keeps him in front all the way. Brazilian cut over his right eye in the fourth but goes the distance. Scores 117-111 twice and 117-112. An inside the distance loss to Mikkel Kessler is the only defeat in his last 13 fights for a tearful Bouadla, who dedicated his win to his grandmother who died this past week. Dos Santos, 31, lost on points to IBF champion Daniel Geale in 2009. Dettinger has a scare as he has to settle for a majority decision against previous victim Ble. This a warm up for former French champion Dettinger’s shot at regaining the national title. Scores of 59-56, 58-56 and 57-57. French champion Sainte looks jaded as he has trouble early with tall Latvian. Finally gets into gear and finish the fight with a body shot in the fourth. Now 22 wins by KO/TKO for 28-year-old Brigadier.
Frankfurt, Germany: Heavy: Francesco Pianeta (24-0) W PTS 8 Robert Hawkins (23-19). Light Heavy: Robin Krasniqi (36-2) W TKO 4 Abdel Derghal (14-11-1). Italian Pianeta too big and too young for veteran Hawkins. Fighting for his new promoter Pianeta is in charge all the way. The 6’5” southpaw was scoring freely to head and body and only the survival tactics of Hawkins keep him in the fight. Hawkins, 41, down twice, but in both cases the referee decided they were from low blows, so no count. All three officials have it 80-72. First fight in sixth months for Pianeta who has draw with Albert Sosnowski and has beaten Matt Skelton and Scott Grammer. Nine losses in a row for Hawkins but all to good opposition. Krasniqi wins vacant WBO version of the European title but has nothing to beat. Krasniqi took the first two rounds, floored Derghal in the third and again in the fourth and the referee stopped the fight. The 24-year-old Krasniqi (changed his ring name from Haxhi to Robin) in unbeaten in his last 35 fights, but has been very protected. Second shot at this title for Algerian-born Derghal.
Livorno, Italy: Light Middle: Jean Michel Hamilcaro (15-4-2) W TKO 9 Lenny Bottai (15-1). Upset sees Frenchman Hamilcaro, overpower hometown fighter Bottai. Hamilcaro took the first round, but the Italian scored well in the second. However the constant pressure from Hamilcaro had 34-year-old Bottai on the back foot and took rounds 3 and 4. Bottai had a better fifth, but that was the last round he won. Hamilcaro was on top in the seventh and eighth and Bottai began to fade. A volley of punched in the ninth saw Bottai not fighting back and the referee stops the fight. Hamilcaro now unbeaten in his last ten fights wins IBF International title.
Mashantucket, USA: Light Heavy: Edwin Rodriguez (20-0) W PTS 10 Will Rosinsky (14-1). Light Welter: Gabriel Bracero (18-0) W PTS 10 Dan Sostre (11-5-1). Super Middle: Dyah Davis (20-2-1) W PTS 6 Darnell Boone (19-17-3). Super Middle: Badou Jack (8-0) W TKO 5 Eddie Caminero (7-6). Light Welter: Danny O’Connor (16-1) W PTS 6 Bryan Abraham (5-8-2). Another win, but a controversial one, for WBC No 6 Rodriguez, 26, who already has wins over James McGirt Jr and Aaron Pryor Jr. The aggression comes from New Yorker Rosinsky who roughs up Dominican Rodriguez on the inside, and scores well with hooks. Rodriguez the harder puncher, but Rosinsky busier. Rosinsky, also 26, builds an early lead, but Rodriguez is strong in seventh and although seeming to be tiring, he rocks Rosinsky with a big right at the end of the eighth. Both fight hard over the last two rounds with Rosinsky seeming to do enough to win. Then came the scores. 100-90 for Rodriguez from all three judges! Big step in class for Rosinsky. Both guys were former armature champs, Rodriguez won both the US and National Golden Gloves titles and Rosinsky was US champion.
Puerto Rican Bracero wins vacant NABF title with wide unanimous verdict over fellow Puerto Rican Sostre. Bracero just had too much of everything for modest prelim fighter Sostre and continually gets his punches off first. However, Bracero, who holds a win over Danny O’Connor, is not a hard puncher, so this was always a good bet to go the distance. Scores 100-90 twice and 99-91. Bracero lost seven years of his career to jail time. As usual Boone puts up a good fight, but comes up short on the decision. Davis, 30, was made to fight all the way but took the unanimous verdict on scores of 59-55, 59-56 and 58-56. Davis has lost only one of his last 13, and includes in his list of victims Ghana’s Osumanu Adama who is currently rated No 4 by the IBF (Effectively No 2 as the first two slots are vacant. Against unbeaten fighters Boone has beaten Adonis Stevenson and Willie Monroe Jr. and drawn with Lennox Allen.
Former top amateur Jack is a class above late sub Caminero. Wins every round and then closes out by flooring Caminero with a body punch in fifth. Caminero beats the count, but the fight is stopped. Jack “The Ripper” is 27; he has a Gambian father and Swedish mother, and represented Gambia at the 2008 Olympics. O’Connor, another former top amateur was able to score freely against modest Abraham. O’Connor scores knock down in first and has no problems until the fifth when Abraham scores a knockdown. Both knockdowns were questionable. O’Connor wins on scores of 60-54, 59-55 and 58-54.
Tlalnepantla, Mexico: Feather: Rodolfo Hernandez (23-2-1,1ND) W TKO 1 Juan Espinosa. Quick win for Hernandez. A two punch combination, the last a hook to the body, put Espinosa down. He got up but the fight was rightly stopped. “Fofo” Hernandez, 25, has 21 wins by KO/TKO.
Pharr, USA: Light: Fidel Maldonado Jr (11-0) W PTS 8 Eric Cruz (12-7-3). Tougher than expected fight for unbeaten southpaw Maldonado. After flooring Puerto Rican Cruz right at the start of the first round, it is then an even match, with that knockdown being the divider. Scores 76-75 twice and 77-74. Maldonado, 20, wins WBC Youth silver title from Cruz. All of Puerto Rican Cruz’s wins have been by KO/TKO.
October 22
Ludwigsburg, Germany: Cruiser: Marco Huck (34-1) W KO 6 Rogelio Rossi (17-3-1). Middle: Dominik Britsch (26-0) W PTS 12 Billy Lyell (24-10). Heavy: Kubrat Pulev (14-0) W PTS 12 Travis Walker (38-7-1). Cruiser: Enad Licina (20-3) W PTS 8 Hari Miles (6-4). Middle: Marcos Nader (13-0) W PTS 8 Lorenzo Cosseddu (27-7-5). Huck, 26, retains WBO title for eighth time, but Rossi a very limited challenger. Very curious tactics from Huck as he just backs up and allows the slow paced and crude Rossi to come forward behind a weak, pawing jab and hardly throws any punches in return. I doubt if Huck threw more than ten punches in each of the first two rounds. You would have thought he was fighting a cruiserweight version of Manny Pacquiao. However the punches that did get through showed just how slow and vulnerable Rossi was. By the second round the Serbian born Huck has the 6’3” tall Rossi’s bleeding from the nose. In the third a low blow from Rossi angers Huck who for the first time looks serious and puts Rossi down at the end of the round. Rossi, had been penalised a point for low blows during the round. Huck steps up the pace in the fourth. He finally floors the Argentinian with a punch on the neck/ back of the head which the Argentinian corner claim landed well after the bell. Huck has a two point deduction. Rossi is given time to recover. They exchange hard punches in the fifth but Huck’s power prevails and Rossi is floored twice, the last time by a body shot. A heavy right from Huck at the start of the sixth sees Rossi down and out cold. Some concern as he is down for sometime and receives medical attention and goes to the hospital as a precaution. The Argentinians are sure to protest the after the bell punch. Huck has won 14 in a row since losing to Steve Cunningham in 2007. Rossi, the Argentinian and South American champion, had been unbeaten in his last 17 fights.
Britsch, 24, retains his IBF Inter-Continental title after twelve hard rounds against Lyell. Even fight in the early rounds but from the fifth Britsch has trouble with a swelling under his right eye. This was a case of the harder and more accurate punching from Britsch and the busier style of Lyell often outworking the German. The majority decision went to Britsch on scores 117-111, 116-113 and114-114. The lack of real power from Britsch may count against him when he moves up to stronger opposition. Lyell’s high point was a win over John Duddy, and from there he went on to lose to Sebastian Sylvester for the IBF title.
Toughest fight so far for “The Cobra” Pulev. The unbeaten 6’4 ½” Bulgarian always in front, but Walker makes him fight hard in the early rounds. A punch from Walker opens a bad cut on Pulev’s nose in the sixth, and later the 30-year-old Bulgarian is cut around the eyes. However, Pulev sticks to his boxing, and Walker so exhausted that he only just makes it to the final bell. Pulev wins a deserved unanimous decision. Scores 119-109, 118-109 and 117-111. Pulev wins vacant IBF International title and already holds wins over Dominic Guinn and Derric Rossy. “Freight Train” Walker, 32, looked better than he did when losing to Chris Arreola and Ruslan Chagaev. Serbian Licina wins a mark-time eight rounder as he takes unanimous verdict over British southpaw novice Miles. Scores 79-73, 79-76 and 78-74. Licina is looking for another title shot after losing to Steve Cunningham for the IBF title in February. Austrian Nader, 21, continued his successful war against Italians as he took a unanimous verdict over veteran Cosseddu. His fourth Italian victim in a row.
New York, USA: Bantam: Nonito Donaire (27-1) W PTS 12 Omar Narvaez (35-1-2). Feather: Miguel Angel Garcia (27-0) W TKO 4 Juan Carlos Martinez (19-13-1). An easy night for Donaire. The aggressor from start to finish. Donaire just could not nail down the Argentinian. Southpaw Narvaez, 36, used his vast experience to stay out of trouble. He was blocking or using lateral movement to offset the attacks of Donaire. Unfortunately he was doing very little scoring himself and Donaire, 28, was allowed to fight on the front foot and dictate the pace of the fight, winning every round. Scores 120-108 from all three officials. Donaire retains WBC/WBO titles but is talking about moving up to super bantam. This was supposed to showcase Donaire, but the negative tactics of Narvaez gave him little chance to shine. Narvaez, the WBO super fly champion, still has some good fights for him at his own weight.
Garcia punches too hard for Martinez. Garcia edges a quiet first round. Is on top in the second but a punch from Martinez brings a swelling under the left eye of Garcia. “Mikey” gets down to business in the third. A combination early in the round shakes Martinez and a straight right puts him down. Martinez survives the round but is badly hurt. In the fourth he is floored twice by rights and is in trouble again when the fight is stopped. Garcia makes third defence of his NABF title and goes to23 wins by KO/TKO.
Panama City, Panama: Light Welter: Alberto Mosquera (16-0-2) DREW 12 Brunet Zamora (21-0-2). Light: Richard Abril (17-2-1) W PTS 12 Miguel Acosta (29-5-2). Feather: Nick Walters (19-0) W TKO 6 Irving Berry (21-3). Bantam: Liborio Solis (12-3-1) W PTS 11 Rafael Concepcion (16-6-1). Light Welter: Johan Perez (14-0-1,1ND) W TKO 4 Kenny Galarza (15-2). Super Bantam: Nehomar Cermeno (20-4-1) DRAW 8 Yoandris Salinas (13-0-1). Edwin Diaz (14-17) W PTS 8 Carlos Velarde (20-2-1). Welter: Thomas Dulorme (13-0) W PTS 9 Charlie Navarro (20-5). The WBA secondary title remains vacant after southpaw Mosquera, 24, and Zamora fought a draw. Panamanian “Machine Gun” Mosquera took the early rounds as he forced the pace and concentrated on the body of the Cuban born Italian. Despite being the older fighter at 36, it was Zamora who lasted the pace better. He almost had Mosquera out in the eleventh and won the last. Scores 114-114 twice and 117-111 for Mosquera. Amir Khan is the “Super Champion” which is why the secondary title was up for grabs. Zamora was rated No 2 and Mosquera No 5 by the WBA.
Tall Cuban Abril springs a surprise as his power proves too much for Venezuelan Acosta and Abril wins the vacant interim WBA title. Once again very strange scoring at 117-108, 115-111 and 113-112. Abril scores knockdowns in the fourth and twice in the tenth, but former WBA secondary champion Acosta, 33, makes it to the final bell. Abril losses have been to Henry Lundy and Breidis Prescott. Acosta lost his secondary title to Brandon Rios in February. Big win for “Axe Man” Walters. The 25-year-old Jamaican goes to the body from the start and Berry unable to match him. Berry falls out of the ring in the second, and may have damaged his back. As Berry tiring Walkers scoring heavily and Berry allowed to take too much punishment before his corner throw in the towel. Walters, rated No 4 by the WBA, retains his WBA Fedlatin title, and makes it 16 wins by KO/TKO. Panamanian Berry, rated No 11 by the WBA, had lost only one of his last 18, and that was to Jonathan Barros for the WBA secondary title in December.
Venezuelan Perez shows impressive power as he beats highly touted Puerto Rican Galarza. Galarza had a good first round, but then Perez took over. A body attack weakens Galarza and a left hook in the fourth puts him down, and the fight is stopped. Eleven wins by KO/TKO for Perez, 28, who wins WBA Fedlatin title. He fought a draw with Mosquera in June. Galarza, 26, needs to regroup. His only other loss was to Brad Solomon.
Solis retains WBA Fedlatin title with wide unanimous verdict over Concepcion. Scores 108-101 twice and 109-100. Cuban Salinas, 26, shows his potential as in only his 13th fight he holds former WBA interim champion Cermeno to a draw. Salinas was Cuban National champion in 2006 and 2007. Venezuelan Cermeno, 31, had lost four of his last five but only lost on a split decision in each of two fights with WBA champion Anselmo Moreno in 2010. Journeyman southpaw Diaz, 30, exposed the padded record of Mexican Velarde as he won a unanimous decision and the vacant Fedcaribe title. Scores 76-73 twice and 77-72. Puerto Rican prospect Dulorme showcases his exceptional skills in winning a wide points victory over Venezuelan Navarro. The 21-year-old boxed beautifully with his hand speed and footwork taking the early rounds. Navarro got home with a good body shot in the fourth, and from then on Dulorme dominated from the outside. Scores 89-81 twice and 90-80. Dulorme retains NABA title. Navarro lost a close decision to Vyacheslav Senchenko for the WBA title in 2010.
Liege, Belgium: Cruiser: Geoffrey Battelo (24-2) W TKO 4 Tony Ingelrest (10-2). Battelo, 32, retains Belgium title as 37-year-old Ingelrest is rescued near the end of the fourth. First fight for Battelo since October 2010, and he now has 20 wins by KO/TKO. His losses have been to Marco Huck and Lubos Suda. Ingelrest coming off a stoppage loss to Nuri Seferi for WBO European title in September.
Mississauga, Canada: Super Feather: Logan McGuinness (16-0-1) W TKO 11 Benoit Gaudet (24-3). The skillful Gaudet gets a fast start with 24-year-old McGuinness unable to match him for speed and skill and Gaudet in and out before McGuinness can counter. Additional trouble for McGuinness as he suffers a cut over the left eye in the second. However, as Gaudet tired, the fight changed, and McGuinness began to eat into Gaudet’s lead. Just as it seemed that McGuinness would run out of time he floored Gaudet with a left hook in the eleventh. Gaudet got up but was finished and the fight stopped. McGuinness wins vacant NABA title having moved down from lightweight where he holds the same title. Gaudet, 31, had won his last four after giving a good showing when losing to Humberto Soto for the WBC title in 2009.
Ciudad Del Carmen, Mexico: Super Feather: Eduardo Lazcano (23-2) W PTS 10 Heli Quiroz (10-5). Tough, bloody fight sees southpaw Lazcano, 26, take the majority verdict. Both fighters throwing bombs from the start and adopting a policy that attack is the best form of defence. By the sixth round late substitute “Taliban” Quiroz is cut on his right eyebrow and “Chuky” Lazcano has nose damage. In the eighth the left cheek of Quiroz is rapidly swelling, but in the ninth he puts Lazcano down with a left hook. Both stage a big finish, but Lazcano gets the verdict, and the vacant WBC Latino title. Lazcano’s losses have been against world rated Miguel Beltran and Neri Sanguilan.
Iztacalco, Mexico: Super Feather: Juan Antonio Rodriguez (19-3) W TKO 3 Charly Valdez (14-10-1). Southpaw Rodriguez makes it 18 wins by KO/TKO. Dominates the first two rounds with his right jab and heavy lefts. In the third a straight left puts Valdez down and the fight is stopped. Only one loss in his last 16 fights for Rodriguez. Valdez had won 6 of his last 7, but the step in class was too much for him.
Guasave, Mexico: Straw: Mario Rodriguez (12-6-4) W TKO 1 Karluis Diaz (16-3). Light Fly: Pedro Guevara (15-0-1) W TKO 7 Jorle Estrada (13-6).A shot to the jaw followed by a left hook to the body from Rodriguez finishes this one. The referee stopped the count and called in the Doctor as it was apparent that Colombian Diaz needed medical attention. “Little Dragon” Rodriguez, who lost on points to Donnie Nietes for the WBO title in 2010, was not expected to win this, but he collects the NABF title. Guevara always in command against Colombian. He dominates with jab against defensive minded Estrada. A three punch combination in the seventh has Estrada all at sea and the referee stops the fight. Guevara, who already holds the WBC silver title, now adds the NABA crown. Guevara has fought both of the other fights on the joint main event, beating Rodriguez and drawing with Diaz.
Cherkasy, Ukraine: Heavy: Alex Ustinov (25-0) W PTS 12 Denis Bakhtov (33-7). Middle: Max Bursak (23-0-1) W TKO 3 Abdul Matazimov (13-7). The physical advantages of 34-year-old Ustinov prove too much for game Bakhtov. Ustinov has problems early as Bakhtov uses his speed to get through. As the fight goes on Bakhtov spends more and more time fighting off the ropes and with one eye almost shut, and against an opponent 6’7 ½” tall, with a reach advantage, he never really gets into the fight. Scores 119-110, 118-110 and 117-111. Ustinov, rated No 4 by the WBC, retains WBA European title. He adds Bakhtov to a list of victims that includes Mike Sprott, Monte Barrett and Paolo Vidoz. "Tiger” Bursak bounces Uzbek Matazimov on the canvas four times before the fight is stopped in the third. Bursak, who holds a win over Brian Vera, has eight wins by KO/TKO.
Atlantic City, USA: Light Welter: Ray Serrano (17-0) W PTS 10 Angel Rios (9-8). Heavy: Vinny Maddalone (34-7,1ND) W TKO 1 Mike Sheppard (20-13-1). Heavy: Chazz Witherspoon (29-2) W KO 3 Ty Cobb (14-3). Welter: Doel Carrasquillo (16-18-1) W TKO 5 Shamone Alvarez (21-4). “Tito” Serrano, 22, marches on but Puerto Rican Rios, who had lost his last five fights, again goes the distance. Mostly fought on the inside there were few highlights as Serrano dominated the exchanges with nothing of real substance coming back from Rios. Scores 100-90, 99-91 and 98-92. Maddalone, 37, hardly breaks sweat as body punches finish Sheppard after just 82 seconds. Now 25 wins by KO/TKO for Queens fighter. Vinny is still hoping for a title fight, but when he steps up he loses, with Evander Holyfield, Tomasz Adamek, Jean Marc Mormeck all having beaten him. East night also for Witherspoon who floored Cobb three times in the second and flattened him in the third. Like Maddalone “The Gentleman” is too good for fighters such as Cobb, but has been beaten by Chris Arreola and Tony Thompson.
Looks like the end of the line for former prospect Alvarez. Up against trial horse Carrasquillo he is floored right at the start of the first, and never gets into the fight. Floored again in the third, he is put on the canvas in the fifth and it is all over. After winning his first 19 fights, a loss to Joshua Clottey and defeats in two IBF eliminators signaled the beginning of a downward slide. You could argue for his other four losses being to good opposition, but 38-year-old Carrasquillo had been 3-11 in his last 14 fights.
October 24
Tokyo, Japan: Akira Yaegashi (15-2) W TKO 10 Pornsawan (23-4-1). Yaegashi, 28, wins WBA title as he batters defending champion Pornsawan to defeat in the tenth. In theory this was a big step up in class for the Japanese champion, but he just had too much aggression, and hit too hard for the Thai. The 31-year-old Pornsawan was making the first defence of his title. He won the title by beating Muhammad Rachman in what was his fifth title shot. The only other fighter to have beaten Pornsawan inside the distance was Edgar Sosa.
East London, South Africa: Luzuko Siyo (10-0) W TKO 1 Sebelomzi Zimela (10-8). If you checked your program to see who was fighting you probably missed all of the fight as it finished within 40 seconds. Right at the start a body punch from defending champion Siyo had Zimela down. He got up to take the standing count and then a left hook put him down again, and the referee stopped the fight. First defence of South African title for Siyo.
Midsayap, Philippines: Super Bantam: Ronnie Apilado (16-1) W TKO 1 Rex Granada (9-9-1). Fly: Edrin Dapudong (25-4) W PTS 10 Jon Ricablanca (4-30-2). Apilado, 22, puts former top amateur Granada away with a two punch combination. A Sunday School student, Apilado has ten wins by KO/TKO, and has won his last eleven fights. Former WBA title challenger Dapudong eases back with a wide unanimous verdict over consistent loser Ricablanca. Dapudong crashed the world ratings with a first round kayo of Mexican Jesus Jimenez, but a points loss to Wilbert Uicab and a stoppage by WBA champ Hernan Marquez in July have seen him drop out of the ratings.
