April 22
Uncasville, USA: Light Welter: Breidis Prescott (24-2) W PTS 10 Bayan Jargal (15-2-3). Middle: Demetrius Andrade (13-0) W KO 2 Omar Bell (8-2). Joe Hanks (16-0) W TKO 4 Terrell Nelson (8-11,2ND). Colombian Prescott, 27, at 5’11”, has height and reach advantages and is also too fast for Mongolian. Against a come forward brawler, Prescott controls the fight all the way with his lateral movement, work rate, jab and superior firepower.
No knockdowns, but Prescott , scoring repeatedly with crosses, hooks and body shots wins wide unanimous verdict on scores of 100-90, 99-90 and 99-91. Back in 2008 Prescott kayoed Amir Khan in 54 seconds, now Khan is WBA champion and Prescott is down at No 11 in their ratings. After beating Khan, Prescott lost important decisions to current IBF light champ Miguel Vazquez and to Kevin Mitchell. “The Mongolian Mongoose” Jargal had lost and drawn with Steve Usher Chambers coming in. His real last name is a Bayanjargal and he represented Mongolia at the 2003 and 2005 World championships.
“Boo Boo” Andrade, 23, has another easy task as he puts away Bell with a southpaw left to the body in the second, and Bell takes the count on one knee. The former World Amateur champion is being brought along slowly. Georgian-based Jamaican Bell had been inactive for 13 months. “The Future” Hanks (where do they get these nicknames?) hits too hard for Nelson. Floors him in the second and always dominates the exchanges until Nelson retires at the end of the fourth round. Now eleven wins by KO/TKO for 28-year-old Hanks, but Nelson without a win in his last ten fights, well he did win one, but tested positive for a banned substance, so that became a no decision.
Agnosine, Italy: Bantam: Rodrigo Bracco (13-3) W PTS 10 Pio Antonio Nettuno (7-2). Middle: Simone Rotolo (32-3) W PTS 6 Attila Kiss (10-59-3). Bracco, 31, makes successful first defence of his national title with unanimous verdict over Nettuno. In a fast-paced bout Bracco started slowly, but dominated the middle rounds as his lateral movement kept the aggressive Nettuno, 25, from scoring. A left knocked out Nettuno’s gum shield in the seventh, and a tiring challenger lost a point in the ninth for deliberately spitting out his gum shield. Bracco, who won the vacant title by stopping Nettuno in March last year, wins split decision on scores of 96-92, 95-93 and a surprising 94-94. Bracco was halted in three rounds by Jamie McDonnell in an EBU title challenge in July.
Former European title challenger Rotolo easily outpoints consistent loser Kiss. Rotolo, in his first fight since December 2008, takes three rounds to shake off the rust, and then pressures Kiss over the last three rounds. Kiss does what he is best known for-as little as possible but enough to survive. Rotolo wins every round. Rotolo lost a split verdict to current IBF champion Sebastian Sylvester for the European title in October 2007. Kiss has won only two of his last 16, but has gone the distance in all of those 16 fights.
Hamburg, USA: Light: Memo Sanchez (13-2-1) W PTS 8 Eddie Ramirez (6-7-1). Light Welter: Nick Casal (21-4-1,1ND) W TKO 3 Martin Tucker (7-9). “The Vampire” Sanchez, 23, has it easy against game Texan. Buffalo-based Puerto Rican floors Ramirez in second and has him rocking in the seventh, but has to settle for points win on scores of 80-71 twice and 79-72. Much needed win for Sanchez who had won only one of his last four. He collects vacant WBC Youth title. Ramirez, also 23, has now lost 5 of his last 6. Once promising Casal, 25, blows away modest Tucker. Casal floors Tucker late in the first then floors him again and forces the stoppage in the third. “Hands of Gold” was an outstanding amateur and won his first eleven fights by KO/TKO, seven in the first round, but one of those losses was changed to a no decision when Casal tested positive for cocaine, and he has never really gotten his career back on track. Fifth loss in a row for Tucker
Isidro Casanova, Argentina: Super Feather: Domingo Damigella (37-5) W PTS 12 Juciel Lima Nascimento (21-11-3).Easy third defence of his WBC (World Boxing Commission!) title for 43-year-old Damigella. Easily takes wide unanimous verdict over 33-year-old Brazilian. Scores 120-107, 120-111 and 119-109. Damigella lost to Steve Robinson for the WBO feather title in 1995 and, after a stoppage defeat by Phil Ndou, was inactive from June 2001 until April 2007. He has now won his last eight. Nascimento has lost 4 of his last 5.
Ratchaburi, Thailand: Super Bantam: Larry Canillas (15-3) T KO 9 Sukkasem (6-1). Straw: Ivan Soriano (9-1) W KO 2 Durong (3-3). The two Filipino imports did not read the scripts. “Bon Jovi” Canillas, 22, floored PABA champ Sukkasem early and then had to withstand a fierce series of attacks from the previously unbeaten Thai. It all became academic in the ninth when a right from Canillas put 23-year-old Sukkasem down again and although he beat the count the referee stepped in to save him. The warning was in the recent record of Canillas, the new PABA champion who now has 13 wins by KO/TKO and has won nine of his last ten that way. Soriano, 22, puts away novice Durong with na powerful right in the second
April 23
Los Angeles, USA: Bantam: Vic Darchinyan (36-3-1) W TEC DEC 5 Yonnhy Perez (20-2-1). Heavy: DaVarryl Williamson (27-6) W TKO 7 Mike Marrone (19-3). Light Welter: Omar Figueroa (11-0-1) W TKO 2 John Figueroa (7-10-3 ). With the main event between Abner Mares and Joseph Agbeko falling out because of an attack of sciatica suffered by Agbeko the Darchinyan-Perez moved to the top spot “The Raging Bull” southpaw Darchinyan was back to what he does best. His aggressive two-fisted attacks put Perez under pressure from the start. Scoring heavily with hurtful left hooks, Darchinyan, 35, had Perez looking shaken every time he landed. A short left uppercut floored Perez in the second, and the Colombian showed nothing with a clash of heads leaving him with a vertical gash over the right side of his left eye. All three officials had it 50-44 for Darchinyan. Now 27 wins by KO/TKO as the Armenian-born Australian-based Darchinyan, as he bounced back from a split decision loss to Abner Mares in December. First loss inside the distance for former IBF champion Perez, who suddenly looked a shot fighter.
A good crossroads fight at heavy saw Williamson batter Marrone to the canvas in the seventh for a win. Marrone made the busier start, but Williamson had a better second and floored Marrone with a two punch combination at end of the third. Marrone, 25, made it to his feet as the bell sounded, and bravely fought back in the fourth and fifth, but “Touch of Sleep” Williamson, 42, was always dangerous and after scoring heavily in the sixth in the seventh he floored Marrone with another combination, and the referee stopped the fight. Williamson’s fights rarely go the distance and he has 23 wins by KO/TKO. He had Wladimir Klitschko on the floor before losing to him in 2004. He also lost to Chris Byrd for the IBF title in 2005 and to Ray Austin in a WBC eliminator in his last fight in October 2009. After winning his first 18 fights, Marrone has now lost three of his last four.
“Panterita” Figueroa had little trouble with his namesake. The 21-year-old Texan hurt the other Figueroa, a 30-year-old Puerto Rican, in the first and floored him in the second at which point John Figueroa’s corner men climbed up onto the ring apron and the referee stopped the fight. Now nine by KO/TKO for Figueroa , but Puerto Rican Figueroa has now lost eight of his last nine although with his opponents in his last four fights having combined records of 58-0-1.
Miami, USA: Heavy: Luis Ortiz (8-0) W TKO 2 Bert Cooper (38-23,1ND). Predictable one-sided win for Cuban former amateur star Ortiz. “El Mercedes”, 32, finds the pudgy veteran Cooper and easy target and has him hurt with a left hook at the end of the first. Heavy punches floor Cooper twice in the second and although he gamely beats the count is not fighting back when the referee stops the fight. The 6’4” southpaw has six wins by KO/TKO but this was no real test. Cooper, 45, who had unsuccessful shots at the IBF, WBA and WBO world titles, was inactive from September 2002 through to June 2010. When he turned pro Cooper weighed 191lbs, for this fight he was 53lbs heavier.
Buenos Aires, Argentina: Super Feather: Vicente Martin Rodriguez (33-2-1) W DIS 6 Alejandro Gomez (11-21-4). A painful victory for interim Argentinian champ Rodriguez. Against a static and limited opponent Rodriguez scored repeatedly with his left jab right cross one-twos. Heads were constantly banging together as they worked inside and Rodriguez was scoring with hooks to the body. A right from Rodriguez knocked the gum shield out of the mouth of Gomez in the fifth. Having beaten Gomez, 33, twice before, he was well on the way to making it three when in one of the toe-to-toe exchanges at the start of the sixth round Gomez, for no apparent reason, suddenly bit a chunk out of the lobe of Rodriguez’s left ear. Rodriguez, 26, now unbeaten in his last 13.
Lille, France: Light: Karim Chakim (22-7) W PTS 8 Rudy Encarnacion (21-20-3). European Union super feather champ Chakim gives away the first round studying experienced Spanish-based Dominican Encarnacion, but then takes the remaining rounds for a unanimous points verdict to make it eleven wins in a row. Chakim, 35, who lost to Kevin Mitchell in 2005, is in line to face EBU champ Ermano Fegatelli. Encarnacion, 32, also lost to Mitchell but in 2009.
Texcoco, Mexico: Light: Fermin de los Santos (15-13-1) W TKO 6 Juan Pablo Sanchez (16-9,1ND ). Light Welter: Ramon Ayala (20-2-1) W PTS 10 Edgar Puerta (11-4-1).Super Feather: Salvador Sanchez (22-4-3) W PTS 8 Jose Lupe Carmona. After being shaken by a combination in the first Juan Pablo Sanchez uses his speed and skill to take the next two rounds. After that the strength of de los Santos dominates and Sanchez is under pressure in the fourth and fifth. After being floored in the sixth he is saved by the referee. de los Santos continues to turn his career around. He lost four of his first five fights, and also had a run of four consecutive losses later in his career. However, with this third successful defence of his CABOFE title, he has lost only one of his last nine. “Nino de Oro” Ayala wins unanimous decision over game Puerta. The 22-year-old prospect cuts and closes Puerta’s left eye as he dominates with his jab and strong right crosses. Salvador Sanchez, Sal II, 25, was lucky to just edge out Carmona taking the verdict on a split verdict on scores of 77-75, 77-76 and 75-77.
Atlantic City, USA: Cruiser: Garrett Wilson (10-5-1) W PTS 12 Omar Sheika (30-11). Welter: Ronald Cruz (12-0) W TKO 3 Manuel Guzman (7-11-2). Upset as former victim Wilson shows he learned the lessons from his stoppage loss to Sheika and this time won a wide unanimous verdict. Wilson’s jab was the dominant punch in the early rounds with Sheika cut and showing facial damage as early as the second round. Sheika was setting a fast pace hoping that Wilson would run out of gas, as he had in their fight in March 2010. Instead Wilson came through a rough patch and found his second wind. Sheika was soon cut over both eye and his face was showing more swelling. His body attack was straying low and the referee deducted a point for a low blow in the seventh. Sheika had a good tenth, scoring heavily at the end of the round, but Wilson took the eleventh and both men were hurt in the last. Wilson, 28, wins vacant USBA title, and an IBF rating, on scores of 118-109 twice and 119-108. Despite his modest record, Wilson had beaten prospect Aaron Williams in his last fight in November. Sheika, 34, has had four shots at various versions of the super middle world title and lost to former WBC light heavyweight champ Adrian Diaconu in October. Puerto Rican prospect Cruz and durable Guzman have two close rounds with Cruz, 24, having the edge. A furious attack from Cruz in the third has Guzman under pressure,and Guzman retires with an arm injury at the end of the round.
Thackerville, USA: Feather: Franky Leal (15-5-3) W PTS 10 Robert Marroquin (19-1). Middle: Matt Korobov (15-0) W PTS 6 Marcos Primera (20-25-2). Super Feather: Casey Ramos (13-0) W PTS 8 John Jackson (15-3-1). Cruiser: Cedric Agnew (15-0) W TKO 2 David Robinson (26-64-4). Big upset as unsung Leal takes the unbeaten tag from Texan Marroquin. The first two rounds go Marroquin’s way and he looks on the way to another win. Leal starts to get into the fight at the end of third and with a strong body attack has Marroquin on the back foot. Leal has a big round in the seventh, but the last three are close as both fighters realize the decision is there for the taking. Marroquin handicapped by cut from clash of heads in ninth and at the end his left eye almost shut by Leal’s punches. Hard fight to score as two officials see Leal win 98-92 and 96-94 and one sees Marroquin the winner by 97-93. Marroquin is young enough to come back and will have learnt a great deal from this fight. Leal, who lost to Celestino Caballero for the IBF/WBA super bantam titles in August 2009, had only one fight since August 2010.
Former double world amateur champion Korobov, 28, taken the distance by experienced 36-year-old Venezuelan but wins unanimous verdict. The “Wizard” Ramos wins eventful bout against Jackson. Ramos floors Jackson in the first with a punch after break had been called and Jackson is give time to recover. Ramos repeats sin in the second round and this time loses a point. The body attack of Ramos, 25, puts him in command and he floors Jackson again in the fourth. This time, as Jackson landed on the rope it parts, and there is a long delay whilst repairs are carried out. Jackson also loses a point for spiting out his gum shield. Jackson tried to turn the tide by switching to southpaw, but Ramos was scoring freely and won a very wide decision on scores of 79-70 from all three officials. Former top amateur Agnew, 24, wins a pointless return and makes it seven wins by KO/TKO as he halts 43-year-old Robinson. Agnew, from Chicago, had stopped Robinson in 81 seconds in January.
Pittsburg, USA: Super Feather: Monty Meza Clay (29-3) W PTS 8 Oscar Cuero (13-5). Switch-hitting Meza Clay,30, hurts Cuero in the first and builds a lead in the middle rounds. A strong finish by Cuero makes it a close fights but Meza Clay just about deserves split verdict on the basis of his work in the middle rounds. Scores of 78-74, 77-75 and 75-77. Meza Clay’s losses have been to top opposition in Edner Cherry, Jorge Solis and Fernando Beltran, and he halted Allen Litzau in August
Cargese, France: Light Welter: Willie Blain (23-1) W PTS 8 Albert Starikov (15-16-1). Routine points win for southpaw Blain over 37-year-old Estonian. Third win in row for former outstanding amateur “Small Leonard” Blain, 33, trying to get back into challengers slot after hand injury loss to Lamont Peterson for interim WBO title in April 2009.
April 24
Kanazawa, Japan: Bantam: Rolly Matsushita/Lunas (28-8-1) W KO 5 Rasmanudin(13-1-2). Former WBA title challenger Lunas, 27, kayoes young Indonesian.
April 25
Petchboon, Thailand: Light: Jose Ocampo (14-4-1) W TKO 6 Thai Tor Silchai (21-3). The successes for Filipinos in Thailand continues as young puncher Ocampo registers an upset as he halts Silachai in sixth to win WBO Orient title. Only one loss in his last 14 for Ocampo and nine wins by KO/TKO. Seventh title defence for Silachai who had won his last eleven, nine of those by KO/TKO and was rated No 2 by the WBO.
