Behind the Results, w/e 27th February 2011

February 24

San Bernardino, USA: Heavy: James Toney (73-6-3,2ND) W PTS 10 Damon Reed (45-15, 7ND). Feather: Jorge Luis Teron (25-2-1) W TKO 2 Jose Luis Soto Karass (21-16-1).After dipping his toe into the martial arts arena, and getting crushed, Toney returns to the ring with an easy win over veteran Reed. In a slow, boring fight, with very little action, an out of shape Toney plods to the decision on scores of 100-90 from all three officials. Now 42, Toney retains IBA title, but last time he fought in September 2009 he weighed 217lbs, this time he weighed 257lbs, which says it all. Reed, almost as old at 39, was halted in one round by Herbie Hide for the WBO title in 1998, and has never won a fight off the Missouri, Kansas and Indiana circuit.

New Yorker Teron forces retirement of Karass at the end of the second round. First fight on the West Coast for the 25-year-old from the Bronx, and second win since crushing loss to Brandon Rios in February 2010. Now 17 wins by KO/TKO. Only one win in his last 13 for Soto Karass, 32, the elder brother of Jesus Soto Karass.

Los Angeles, USA: Light Welter: Jesses Vargas (14-0) W PTS 8 Cris Favela (28-32-7). Light Middle: Bastie Samir (10-0) W TKO 3 Eddie Hunter (4-6-2). Late sub Favela gives a good showing as he pressurises young Vargas all the way. The Roger Mayweather trained Vargas, 21, a PAL gold medalist and National Golden Gloves silver, wins on accuracy and work rate, but Favela, 31, firing to the end. Scores 79-73, 78-74 and 77-75. Only one win in his last eight for Mexican Favela, but has only lost inside the distance once in his 67 fights. Ghanaian Samir has trouble for a couple of rounds with the slick Hunter, but then two big left hooks brought the referees intervention. All ten wins by KO/TKO for Cameron Dunkin managed Samir who represented Ghana at the 2008 Olympics.

February 25 San Diego, USA: Danny Garcia (20-0) W TKO 2 Jose Figueroa (7-9-3). Super Middle: Marco Antonio Periban (11-0) W TKO 1 Dion Savage (10-1). Two quick wins for favoured fighters. No knockdowns, but Garcia has Figueroa in trouble when referee stops it early in second round. Now 14 by KO/TKO for 'Swift', but Ashley Theophane gave 22-year-old Philadelphian Garcia a scare last February when he took him to a split decision. Puerto Rican Figueroa, 30, has now lost seven of his last eight. One right hand from Mexican prospect Periban and it is all over after just 33 seconds. A former top amateur, who won bronze medals in the Central American and Pan American championships, and competed in the 2007 World Championships, Periban, 26, has eight wins by KO/TKO. Savage, 24, was also a good class amateur competing in the US championships and National Golden Gloves finals, but was out of his class here.

Florencio Varela, Argentina: Light: Fernando David Saucedo (40-5-3) W KO 1 Sergio Ledesma (23-17-1). Two body shots from “El Vasco” to the out of condition Ledesma and it is all over in just 48 seconds. Saucedo, 30, a former undefeated Argentinian featherweight and South American lightweight champion, who lost on points to Chris John for the WBA feather title in December, had outpointed Ledesma twice in previous meetings.

Hyeres, France: Middle: Chris Canclaux (42-5) W PTS 8 Tads Jonkus (7-9-1). Having lost three of his previous four, a much needed win for former undefeated European Union and French champ. Canclaux, 34, built an early lead, but 24-year-old Lithuanian staged a strong finish. “Rocky” Canclaux well ahead and wins clear points victory. Jonkus lost to Anthony Fitzgerald and George Groves.

Jamestown, Guyana: Light Welter: Miguel Antoine (14-0) W PTS 10 Mark Austin (5-1-1). In the inaugural Commonwealth Zonal title fight “Hands of Stone” Antoine remained unbeaten with a wide points victory over game local novice Austin. The 23-year-old from Barbados almost ended the fight with a fierce attack in the first, but southpaw Austin survived. Antoine had the power, but Austin showed some nice boxing to stay the distance in losing on a unanimous verdict. Scores 99-92, 97-93 and 97-94.

Florence, Italy: Light Heavy: Sofiane Sebihi (18-2) W KO 11 Vigan Mustafa (15-3). Welter: Leonard Bundu (24-0-1) W PTS 6 Zoran Cvek (6-13-3). Minor upset as Swiss Sebihi, 31, gets off the floor in the first to kayo a tiring Mustafa and win the vacant IBF International title. Albanian Mustafa in front to half way mark then both fighters began to tire. Sebihi finds finish in the eleventh as he floors exhausted Mustafa twice. Southpaw, Bundu, 36, given a good fight by Croat Cvek but wins clear decision. The former undefeated European Union and Italian champion has gone nowhere with his career.

Dover, USA: Light Welter: Mike Stewart (46-7-3,1ND) DRAW 10 David Torres (21-2-2). Heavy: Amir Mansour (12-0) W KO 2 Alexis Mejias (11-7). Light Heavy: Mike Tiberi (16-1) W PTS 8 Eloy Suarez (11-10-1,1ND). Both fighters badly needed a win here and fought that way. It was close, both in points scored, and in the style of fighting, with both working inside and scoring with hooks and uppercuts. Both were rocked. Torres seemed to just do enough with a strong last round, but had to settle for a majority draw. Scores 95-95 twice and 96-94 for Torres. NABA title remains vacant. “No Joke” Stewart, 33, lost to Ricky Hatton for the WBU title in 2004 and to Sharmba Mitchell for the IBF light title in 2003. Torres, 32, had failed to register a win in his previous three fights. Another powerful display from Mansour. After an even first round the 38-year-old southpaw scores with two thunderous lefts and Puerto Rican Mejias out cold for quite a period. “Hardcore” Mansour is making up time after being released last year from eight years in jail. Mike, the latest member of the Tiberi fighting family, given a tough fight by 37-year-old Mexican. Tiberi picks up points with his better boxing and good jab, but Suarez makes it interesting with his constant pressure and strong hooking. Tiberi's jab sees him through to the decision on scores of 77-75 from all three officials. Nine wins in a row now for Tiberi.

Palm Bay, USA: Light Welter: Jesus Pabon (17-1) W TKO 1 Americo Santos (26-4-1). Puerto Rican southpaw Pabon , 30, wins vacant WBO Latino title as he measures a wild Santos with jabs and then floors Texan with a thunderous right, Santos beats the counts, slips to the floor, then another right puts Santos down and, although up at four, in no condition to fight on. Now eleven by KO/TKO for Pabon and seven wins since his upset loss to Luis Hernandez. First fight since October 2007 for Santos.

Tulsa, USA: Super Feather: Juan Carlos Burgos (26-1) W TKO 2 Frankie Archuleta (27-8-1). Super Middle: Isaac Chilemba (16-1-1) W PTS 10 Max Vlasov (19-1). Feather: Simpiwe Vetyeka (22-1) W KO 3 Roberto Leyva (27-13-1). Light Middle: Harry Joe Yorgey (23-1-1) W TKO 5 Don Castaneda (11-8,1ND). Super Bantam: Alex De Oliveira (16-1) W PTS 6 Robert DaLuz (13-32-3). Former WBC featherweight title challenger Burgos gets a slow start with Archuleta having some success in the first round. In second Mexican floors Archuleta with a left hook and then puts him down twice more to force stoppage. Burgos, 23, has won 19 by KO/TKO, but was well beaten on points by Hozumi Hasegawa for the vacant WBC title in November. Archuleta, 35, has been a pro since 1997, but it may be time to hang the gloves up. Big win for IBO champion 23-year-old Chilemba from Malawi. Also a gutsy win. He has to climb off the floor twice in the eighth round to take unanimous decision over previously unbeaten Russian in a non title fight. Chilamba outscores Russian in early rounds with superior work rate and good body punches, before going down twice from right hands. Comes back strongly at the end of the same eighth round as Russian exhausts himself looking for win, and takes last two rounds. Scores 96-92 twice and 95-94.

Vetyeka 30, shakes off rust quickly and finishes former IBF strawweight champion Leyva with a body shot in the third. First fight in 19 months for South African. His only loss was also to Hozumi Hasegawa, on a close points decision, this for the WBC bantamweight title in 2007. Southpaw Leyva is very much a spent force. He was IBF champion for 16 months back in 2001/2002. Up until losing the title he has a 23-0-1 record, but since then he is 4-13 and has lost seven of his last eight. Neither fighter made the weight, so this was a featherweight fight instead of a bantam as scheduled. Yorgey, 33, returns after 15 months with stoppage of Mexican Castaneda. Yorgey had scored a big win over Ronnie Hearns in March 2009, but was kayoed in three rounds by Alfredo Angulo for the interim WBO title in his last fight in November 2009. Highly-touted young Brazilian De Oliveira also returns with a win as he outpoints experienced DaLuz. First fight for De Oliveira since crushing one round kayo loss to Mexican Giovani Caro in December 2009.

Novi Sad, Serbia: Light: Dejan Zlaticanin (12-0) W PTS 12 Felix Lora (13-7-5). Super Middle: Nikola Sjekloca (19-0) W PTS 12 Roberto Santos (16-5-1). Montenegrin Zlaticanin, 26, scores a knockdown in first, but it was never going to be that easy against tough Dominican. Turns into a tough bout with Zlaticanin winning the unanimous decision and the vacant WBC Mediterranean title. Serbian-born, Montenegro-based Sjekloca, 32, retains WBC International title. Takes early rounds with his skill, slumps in the middle rounds, but the finishes strongly to win unanimous verdict over Spanish champion Santos.

Nitra, Slovakia: Light Heavy: Tomas Kovacs (19-0) W PTS 12 Hamza Wandera (12-2-2). Unbeaten Hungarian Kovacs given a scare as he just squeaks by Swedish-based Ugandan southpaw Wandera on a split decision. Kovacs, 33, wins vacant WBO European title. First fight in Europe for Wandera, and first time he has faced an opponent with a positive record. How he qualifies to fight for a “European” title only the WBO know.

February 26

Merida, Mexico: Light Fly: Gilberto Keb Baas (35-20-4) W TKO 8 Jose Aguirre (35-10-1). Fly: Wilbert Uicab (31-5-1,1ND) W PTS 12 Edwin Diaz (12-17). Light: Juan Pablo Sanchez (16-8,1ND) W PTS 10 Rodolf Lopez (24-5-1,2ND). Light: Juan Carlos Salgado (23-1-1) W PTS 10 Lupe Rosales (28-7). Keb Baas decisively wins this battle of veterans in front of his home crowd and retains his WBC title in his first defence. Keb Baas attacked Aguirre from the start and the only early round that the challenger took was the second. Keb Baas, 33, shook the 35-year-old Aguirre with hooks in the fourth and fifth at which point an idiot threw an object into the ring, which luckily missed everyone. From then on Keb Baas did very little missing as he pounded Aguirre over the next three rounds, and the challenger retired at the end of the eighth. Keb Baas or “Babe Luis V” won the WBC title with an upset victory over Omar Nino Romero.

“Jaguar” Aguirre, 35, is a former WBC strawweight champion. He retired in 2008 and had only one fight on his comeback before being gifted this title shot, which was his fifth unsuccessful try for a title at light flyweight. Aguirre announced his retirement after this loss. “Babe Luis V” gained revenge for the family as Aguirre beat his brother Juan Alfonso Keb Baas (Babe Luis IV) in a strawweight title defence in 2003. “Huracan” Uicab, 27, lived up to his name as he had his southpaw opponent on the back foot from the first round with a barrage of hooks and uppercuts. Diaz was able to use his height and reach advantages briefly in the fifth, but Uicab regained control in the sixth and from then on it was a matter of survival for the Panamanian. Scores 119-108, 119-109 and 116-111. Uicab, rated No 2 by the WBC, retained his Silver Belt , and is now unbeaten in his last twelve fights. Only one win in his last twelve for Diaz.

Sanchez springs a minor surprise as he outboxes former WBC featherweight champion Lopez. These two had fought a no decision in March last year when a clash of heads brought an early finish. This time Sanchez, with only one loss in his last eight fights, boxed his way to a unanimous points victory. Former WBA super featherweight champion Salgado, 26, boxed his way to victory over the aggressive Rosales. He had Rosales hurt in the fifth, and his more accurate punching saw him collect the decision on scores of 97-93 twice and 98-92. Salgado won the WBA title with a 73 second destruction of Jorge Linares, but lost the title to Takashi Uchiyama three months later. This was a return bout as when they met in June Rosales had to retire when he injured his right leg. Rosales is tough, but slipping for a fighter who won 26 of his first 27 fights.

Las Vegas, USA: Light: Brandon Rios (27-0-1) W TKO 10 Miguel Acosta (28-4-2). Super Feather: Robert Marroquin (19-0) W PTS 8 Gilberto Sanchez Leon (30-8-2). Rios wins secondary WBA title in impressive style as he crushes champion Acosta. Rios, 24, forcing action in early rounds, but Acosta staying out of trouble with clever in-and-out movement and accuracy. Rios rocked in third and Acosta on top in fourth. Rios closes distance in fifth and then in sixth changes whole course of the fight as he floors Acosta with a left hook and jab. Now fired-up, “Bam Bam “ scores another knockdown in eighth and batters Venezuelan to the floor in the tenth just as Acosta’s corner enter the ring to save their man. Now 20 wins by KO/TKO for Texas-born, Oxnard-based Rios who injured his hand during the fight. Good night for manager Cameron Dunkin. Acosta had won title with win over Namibian Paulus Moses in May 2010 and had a winning run of 19 bouts going in. Texan Marroquin, 21, in good leaning fight with experienced Sanchez Leon. Gives away height and reach, but remains unbeaten with higher work rate earning him a close unanimous verdict on scores of 77-75 twice and 78-74.

Queretaro, Mexico: Fly: Julio Cesar Miranda (35-5-1) W TKO 4 Arden Diale (14-6-3). Miranda, 30, has to climb off the floor to retain his WBO title against Filipino. Diale surprises Miranda with a right to put the champion down in the first. Miranda gets into his stride in second and scores knockdowns in third and fourth and referee stops the fight. Third defence for Miranda, but 22-year-old Diale has never faced a rated opponent and only gets title shot because he is WBO Orient champion.

Grand Island, USA: Light: Antonio DeMarco (25-2-1) W PTS 12 Reyes Sanchez (20-4-1). Light: Marvin Quintero (21-3) W TKO 3 Lowell Brownfield (11-7-1). Cruiser: Alejandro Berrio (32-5) W TKO 3 Antwun Echols (32-15-4).Cruiser: Brad Pitt (7-0) W PTS 6 Joshua Harris (7-4-1). Light Welter: Terry Crawford (13-0) W KO 1 Anthony Mora (15-7). In all-Mexican battle, southpaw DeMarco, 25, looks to be in for an early night as opens a cut over Sanchez's left eye early in the first round. Sanchez ignores cut and takes fight to DeMarco. However, Sanchez lacks power and DeMarco’s more accurate and powerful punches give him the edge over the busier Sanchez. Scores 117-111, 116-112, and 115-113. This was for the WBC Silver Belt held by Sanchez, and also an eliminator. DeMarco’s only loss in his last 19 fights was a stoppage by the late Edwin Valero for the WBC title last February. Sanchez, 25, had stopped Ali Chebah in seven rounds in 2008, but suffered a big set back when he was kayoed by Ric Dominguez in the Azteca tournament in 2009. Southpaw Quintero, 24, rebuilding after shock kayo loss to Daniel Attah in November has an easy night with Brownfield. Forces a standing count in third and then follow-up attack brings referees intervention.

Former IBF super middle champion Berrio, 34, halts sliding veteran Echols in third after hurting Echols with big right hand. Only three of the Colombian’s 37 fights have lasted the distance. Berrio lost his IBF title to Lucien Bute in 2007, but has put on weight since then. Only one win in his last 15 fights for 39-year-old Echols. A big drop for a guy who had three world title shots. Australian hope Pitt has to climb off the floor in the third round to retain his 100% record with a unanimous verdict over Harris. Scores 58-53 twice and 57-54. Another impressive display by Crawford who flattens Mora with a left hook after just 118 seconds. Now ten by KO/TKO for former top amateur 25-year-old Crawford. Mora has turned his career around-the wrong way! He won his first 15 fights and has lost his last seven, six by KO/TKO.

San Francisco de Macoris, Dominican Republic: Light Middle: Jean Carlos Prada (18-0-1) W T DEC 4 Jose Soto (23-7-2). Unbeaten Venezuelan Prada, 26, made the faster start and that proved decisive. A clash of heads in the fourth saw southpaw Prada badly cut and due to his better start he was in front on the cards and won on a technical decision. He wins the vacant WBA Fedebol title. Prada represented Venezuela at the 2004 Olympics and the 2005 World championships. Dominican Soto was having his first fight since October 2008.

Atlantic City, USA: Light Middle: Gabriel Rosado (16-5) W TKO 12 Jamaal Davis (12-8). God fight between two Philadelphians with contrasting styles as Rosado wants a war and Davis wants to box on the outside. Close contest until Davis starts to tire and Rosado on top. Shakes Davis with barrage of punches in last and with Davis not firing back the referee stops the fight. “King” Rosado, 25, now has nine wins by KO/TKO and showed his potential when only losing on a majority decision to Derek Ennis in July. This was for the interim NABA title, and only the second time Davis has failed to go the distance.

Guanajuanto, Mexico: Feather: Robinson Castellanos (10-9) W PTS 12 Chris Perez (19-1). Feather: Eduardo Lazcano (22-2) W PTS 12 Alejandro Barrera (21-6). This was not supposed to happen, as it was meant to be an easy fight for unbeaten “Huracan” Perez. He looked on his way to a win when he floored Castellanos with a right in the second. However from then on Castellanos, 28, was stronger, and he was the one putting on the pressure, with Perez reduced to holding to smother the constant attacks from Castellanos. Scores 118-113, 117-112 and 115-111 as Castellanos takes interim WBC Fecombox title from Perez. “Chucky" Lazcano retains WBC Mundo Hispano title with split decision in bloody battle with Barrera. Southpaw Lazcano has Barrera hurt in second and fifth, but Barrera has Lazcano bleeding heavily from the nose from the fourth, and badly cut on his right eyebrow in seventh. Scores reflect how hard this one was to score as one judge had Lazcano winning by 117-114 and another had Barrera winning 117-111. The third official gave it to Lazcano by 115-114.

General Santos City, Philippines: Fly: Arthur Villaneuva (19-0) W TKO 2 Ruben Santillanosa (9-25-2). Prospect Villaneuve makes it 18 by KO/TKO as he floors experienced Santillanosa twice in the first round and finishes him with a big left in the second.

February 27

Davao City, Philippines: Bantam: Glenn Porras (26-2) W PTS 12 Richard Pumicpic (9-4-1). “The Rock” Porras had to live up to his name in winning the vacant Filipino title against No 4 rated contender Pumicpic. The 25-year-old Porras was floored in the third, cut around both eyes and suffered a sprained wrist, but was easily the better boxer and won on scores of 116-111 twice and 117-111. Porras has won his last 13.