Behind the Results, w/e January 16th 2011

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January 14

Key West, USA: Middle: Pete Manfredo Jr (37-6) W PTS 10 Daniel Edouard (23-4-2). Super Middle: Edwin Rodriguez (18-0) W PTS 10 Aaron Pryor Jr (15-3). Manfredo continues his successful middleweight campaign as he overcomes a slow start to win a clear unanimous verdict over Edouard.

The Haitian started better, but “The Pride of Providence” scored a knockdown with a hard right in the fourth and then took control of the fight. Had Edouard hurt again in seventh and bleeding from cut inside his mouth. Scores 98-91 twice and 97-92. Six wins in a row for Manfredo, 30, since his loss to Sakio Bika for the IBO super middle title in 2008. Now aiming for a title shot at middleweight, Manfredo has only lost to world rated opponents. Edouard, also 30, known as the “Haitian Sensation” has now lost two in a row, and was talking retirement.

“La Bomba” Rodriguez suffers a suspected torn rotator cuff in his left shoulder early in the fight and is taken the distance by the son of the great Aaron Pryor. Rodriguez, 25, was giving away height to the 32-year-old, 6’4” Pryor, who scored heavily in the middle rounds, but was deducted a points in the eighth for use of the elbow. Dominican-born Rodriguez battled on and won on points on scores of 98-91, 97-92 and 96-93.

Indio, USA: Light Middle: Erislandy Lara (15-0) W KO 1 Delray Raines (18-9-1,3ND). Welter: Frankie Gomez (8-0) W PTS 6 Jose Lugo (11-15-1). Super Middle: Bastie Samir (8-0) W TKO 1 Greg Hackett (2-5). Too easy for Cuban Lara. He measured the outclassed Raines and then put him down and out with an explosive right-left southpaw combination at the end of the first round. The 27-year-old southpaw has won his last four in the first round and needs better tests. The lanky Raines had lost in one round to Ron Hearns and in two to David Lemieux, but had gone the distance with Joe Greene. Future star Gomez,18, given some ring time by trial horse Lugo and wins every round. Scores 60-53 from all three officials. Mexican Lugo has won only one of his last 14 fights, but twelve of his opponents were unbeaten when he met them. Las Vegas-based Ghanaian Samir hurt Hackett early and flurried away until the referee stopped the fight which seemed premature. Six of the wins for 24-year-old Samir have come in the first round. It is the first time Hackett has lost by KO/TKO.

Donetsk, Ukraine: Feather: Oleg Yefimovych (19-2) W PTS 12 Phillipe Frenois (13-3-1). Light Welter: Volodymyr Kravets (24-0) W TKO 10 Bastien Laforge (12-2-1). Feather: Stas Merdov (32-7) W KO 2 Nikoloz Berkatsashvili (17-7). Cruiser: Iago Kiladze (16-0) W KO 1 Zoltan Czekus (14-5-1). Super Middle: Server Emurlayev (19-0) W KO 8 Anton Sjomkin (10-3). Super Middle: Artiom Redko (18-2-1) WPT 8 Ivan Maslov (6-7-1). Light: Andriy Kudryavtsev (35-8) W PTS 6 Rakhim Migaleyev (27-65-2). Former European champion Yefimovych, 29, gets some level of revenge with a unanimous points victory over French prospect Frenois. “The Doctor”, who kayoed Esham Pickering in a European title defence in 2009, lost his European title to a Frenchman in August. Yefimovych wins vacant WBA Inter-Continental title on scores of 117-111 twice and 119-109. Frenois, 25, suffers from a lack of punching power, and all of his losses have been on the road.

Kravets wins vacant WBA European title by halting game, but light punching, Frenchman Laforge. Kravets scored a knockdown in the first and had Laforge almost out again in the second. Laforge, 32, survived and got back in the fight. Southpaw, 29, Kravets lost a point in the seventh for use of his head, but forced the finish with another attack on the blooded Frenchman in the tenth. After a slow first round, tall Merdov, 34, is hurt at start of second but fires back to floor Georgian Berkatsashvili three times with body punches. Now 24 by TKO/KO for Merdov who wins WBA European title. Berkatsashvili was kayoed here by Derry Matthews and Choi Tseveenpurev. Ukraine-based Georgian Kiladze, 24, uses vicious body attack to put poor Hungarian Czekus down three times for quick win and collects vacant WBA International title., Czekus lost inside a round to Enzo Maccarinelli in March.

(Y)Emurlayev , 25, battered Estonian Sjomkin, 31, and handed out a beating until finishing the fight with a crushing combination in the eighth to retain his WBA European title. Redko makes hard work of winning a unanimous verdict over durable Maslov. The scores were 80-72, 80-73 and 79-73 which seemed harsh on Russian, whose every fight has gone the distance. Redko has won 14 of his last 15. Former European title challenger Kudriavtsev eases back with a routine points win over veteran loser Mingaleev. Scores 60-54 twice and 60-55. Kudriavtsev was stopped by John Murray in a European title fight in September. Mingaleev, from Uzbekistan, last won a fight in 2005 and has not won in his last 27.

Calgary, Canada: Light Welter: Steve Claggett (11-0-1) W TKO 3 Jose Julio Mendoza (7-1). Middle: Adam Trupish (8-0) W KO 2 Matt Palmer (2-3). Easy for hometown fighter Claggett,21, as he floors Mexican prelim fighter twice in second round and again with a body shot in third and fight stopped. Claggett wins meaningless WBC Youth Intercontinental title. Crushing kayo win for former top amateur Trupish. He floors novice Palmer twice in the first and twice in the second finishing with a big uppercut. Trupish, 31, is Canadian middleweight and super middle champion. As an amateur he competed in the 2004 and 2008 Olympics and was twice a World Championships quarter finalist.

Panama City, Panama: Super Bantam: Roinet Caballero (29-10-1) W TKO 3 Elvis Garcia (9-10-3). Super Bantam: Roberto Vasquez (28-4) W PTS 8 Luis Cuadradso (11-8). Bantam: Rafael Concepcion (15-5-1) W PTS 8 Alex Olea (9-5). Former WBA title challenger Caballero was one of three top Panamanians to score wins over Colombian opposition. “Mus” had no trouble before flooring and halting poor Garcia in the third. Caballero, 27, lost to Chris John for the WBA title in 2001 and now has 22 wins by KO/TKO. Late substitute Garcia lost for the seventh time in a row. Former WBA light fly and interim flyweight champion Vazquez bounced back from two losses in a row withy a wide points win over Cuadradso. Southpaw Vazquez scored a knockdown in the second on the way to a win on scores of 79-72, 79-73 and 78-73. Cuadradso, 30, is 3-7 in his last ten.

“El Torito” Concepcion won on scores of 80-71,79-72 and 78-73 over 33-year-old Olea. The former interim WBA super flyweight champion WBC/WBO bantam title challenger, had Olea on the floor in the fourth and out on his feet at the final bell. Concepcion was kayoed by Montiel min his challenge for the bantam titles and by Nonito Donaire in his interim title defence.

San Nicolas, Argentina: Cruiser: Rogelio Rossi (16-2) W KO 5 Cesar Crenz (18-5). Southpaw Rossi defends his South American title and wins the Argentinian title with a count out win over “El Ruso” Crenz. Rossi,29, is a slow starter and suffered a swelling on his right cheek from a Crenz, 31, attack in the first. In the second a body punch put Crenz down and from then on the body attack of Rossi took its toll. A body punch in the fifth hurt Crenz and saw the referee give him a standing count. Another right put him down and the referee ignored the towel coming in from the corner to count him out. Rossi has ten wins by KO/TKO and is unbeaten in his last 16 after losing two of his first three fights. These are tall cruisers, Rossi is 6’6 ½ “ and Crenz 6’5”.

Zlatibor, Serbia: Middle: Predrag Radosevic (22-0) W PTS 8 Mugurel Sebe(13-54-2). Cruiser: Jovo Pudar (24-3) W PTS 6 Yavor Marinchevc (5-22,1ND). Montenegrin Radosevic,26, given good workout by durable 35-year-old Romanian loser Sebe. Sebe has only lost five times by KO/TKO in his 54 defeats. Serbian Pudar,39, moves down to cruiser for routine points win over Bulgarian. Pudar took six years out after losing to Samuel Peter in 2004.Marinchev has failed to win any of his last 13 bouts.

Guadalajara, Mexico: Super Bantam: Rodolfo Hernandez (19-2-1,1ND) W PTS 10 Jose Roberto Gonzalez . Mexico City’s Gonzalez floors experienced Gonzalez in the fifth on his way to a unanimous decision. January 15 Juan Carlos Paz, Argentina: Feather: Jesus Cuellar (15-0) W TKO 2 Jose Saez (20-11-5). Fighting in front of his hometown fans southpaw Cuellar, 24, scored two knockdowns in the first and another early in the third. Saez, 35, beat the count, but was under pressure again when the referee stopped the fight. Now twelve by KO/TKO for Cuellar who retained his WBO Latino title.

Mexico City, Mexico: Super Fly: Oscar Ibarra (25-4) W PTS 12 Junichiro Sugita(16-5). Super Feather: Dante Jardon (15-1) W PTS 10 Rene Gonzalez (28-4-1). Great little fight as Ibarra just hangs on to win a close unanimous verdict over the taller Sugita. Ibarra, 25, had the better of the early rounds but was wild and inaccurate with his attacks. As he tired Sugita, 27, dominated with a big ninth and by sweeping the next two rounds, seemed to have done enough for at least a draw. Scores 115-113 twice and 116-113. Ibarra, rated No 3 by the WBC, retained his WBC Silver belt for the second time and has won his last eleven. Sugita is unrated.

Two surprises in the other top of the bill fight. Firstly that “Crazy” Jardon beat world rated Gonzalez and secondly that he did it by superior boxing. Known as a wild swinger, Jardon used a good left jab to box his way to a wide unanimous victory. It looked as though Nicaraguan Gonzalez, 25, had scored a knockdown in the fourth, but it was ruled a slip. In the end it made no difference as Jardon,25, won on scores of 98-92 twice and 99-91.Fourth defence of his WBC Youth title for Jardon. “Super Chirizo” Gonzalez, rated No 12 lightweight by the WBC, was looking to bounce back after losses to Urbano Antillon and Beto Gutierrez.

Paranque, Philippines: Feather: Michael Farenas (30-3-3,1ND) W PTS 10 Ariel Delgado (19-6-3 ). It was counter-puncher Farenas against the aggressive smaller man Delgado in the all-southpaw battle between two 26-year-olds. Both men suffered cuts and Delgado forced the action with some success in the early round, but the boxing skills of Farenas saw him control the middle and late rounds. Farenas has lost only one of his last 26 and Delgado had lost only one of his last 16 going in. Scores strange at 98-92, 97-93 and one of 95-95.

Cincinnati, USA: Super Feather: Adrien Broner (19-0) W TKO 1 John Revish (10-2-2). Mismatch does not last long. Broner,21, staggers poor Revish with a left hook early in the round. Floors him with another left hook and then showboats to the end of the round. Revish retires in his corner. Now 15 by KO/TKO for Broner, the last nine in a row, but this was a poor match. The colourful Broner was carried into the ring wearing a gladiators costume and Revish was nothing but a sacrifice.

Cebu City, Philippines: Super Bantam: Jason Egera (14-5 ) W PTS 10 Rolando Magbanua (19-2). Super Feather : James Bacon (15-2) W PTS 10 Jake Verano (20-14-3 ). Southpaw Egera just edges out aggressive Magbanua. Good exchanges in every round, but Egera, 27, just pulls away over the last two rounds to win a very narrow split verdict with scores of 96-94 twice and 94-96. Bacon, 20, boxes his way to unanimous verdict over experienced Verano. Bacon’s jab was the dominating punch and Verano lost a point for a butt in the seventh that saw Bacon cut over his right eye. The ALA Gym fighter won on scores of 98-93 from all three officials.