Behind The Results W/E May 31
May 27
Usti, Czech Republic
Lukas Konecny (47-3) W PTS 12 Hussein Bayram (34-4). Aggression does it for European champion as Konecny, 32, pleases his home town fans with a convincing win over Frenchman Bayram.
The Czech was going forward all of the time, and Bayram, despite good use of the jab, was not strong enough to keep him away. Konecny scoring well throughout with hooks from both hands. Champ tires in the last couple of rounds but wins wide unanimous verdict on scores of 119-109, 118-110 and 117-111. Second defence of the title for Konecny who won the crown by stopping Matthew Hall in September. Twelfth win in a row for Czech since losing to Segey Dzinziruk for the WBO title in 2008. Now he is in line for another fight with the Ukrainian. Bayram, 35, was having his third shot at winning a European title, having lost to Dzinziruk and Zaurbek Baysangurov in previous European title fights.
Dover, USA: Heavy: Frank Lawrence (15-2-2) W TKO 7 Jason Gavern (20-8-4). Heavy: Amir Mansour (14-0) W TKO 1 Ray Ochieng (23-14-3). Super Middle: Mike Tiberi (17-1) W PTS 8 Tim Hall (6-11). “Yah Yah” marches on. Lawrence floors Gavern with an uppercut in the first, but Gavern survives the round. Lawrence, 35, has Gavern hurt on occasions throughout the fight. In the seventh a right again hurts Gavern. It seems to land on his eye and he has trouble seeing after that. The fight is stopped at the end of the round on the advice of the Doctor. Lawrence, who has over wins over Lance Whitaker and Jason Estrada, wins vacant IBF Inter-Continental title. Gavern, 34, had both beaten Manuel Quezada and drawn with Johnathon Banks in 2010.
Another quick win for Mansour as he floors poor Kenyan four times for stoppage after just 105 seconds. Now seven wins in a row by KO/TKO for Mansour, 38,who is picking up his career after a long spell in jail. He wins vacant IBF American title. Tiberi pleases his local fans as he uses a concerted body attack against gutsy Hall. Tiberi always in control and wins unanimous decision on scores of 79-73 from all three judges to go to eleven wins in a row.
Reno, USA: Heavy: Tony Thompson (36-2) W TKO 3 Maurice Harris (24-15-2). Heavy: Chris Arreola (32-2) W TKO 7 Kendrick Releford (22-14-2). Light Middle: Javier Molina (7-0) W PTS 6 David Lopez (3-6). Light Middle: Ricardo Williams Jr (18-2,1ND) W PTS 6 Chris Gray (13-15). A
degree of revenge for “The Tiger” as 39-year-old southpaw Thompson floors Harris , 35, with a right hook in the second and twice more in the third for a stoppage win. The 6'5” Thompson was stopped in seven rounds by Wlad Klitschko for the IBF and WBO titles in July 2008, but has registered five wins since then, all inside the distance. He now goes on to meet Eddie Chambers in a IBF final eliminator. Harris had been ranked No 6 by the IBF after beating Nagy Aguilera in August. These two met in the “Thunderbox” tournament final in 2002 with Harris winning. Harris lost in one round to Henry Akinwande in 2001.
Arreola, having his second fight in 13 days, was stalking Texan Releford from the first. Arreola scores well with his jab and some brutal uppercuts. Releford was in survival mode. Arreola, 30, hurt Releford, 29, at the end of the fifth. In the sixth a left uppercut forced Releford to go down on one knee, and another brutal uppercut rocked him at the end of the round. Arreola kept the pressure on and forced the stoppage late in seventh. Now 28 by KO/TKO for WBC No 2 Arreola. First fight for eleven months for Releford, and only the third time he has been beaten inside the distance, but in his last fight he was beaten by Cuban Luis Ortiz, who was having only his third fight. Olympian Molina gets six good rounds against trier Lopez and wins unanimous decision on scores of 59-54 twice and 60-53. Molina, 121, was US amateur champion at the age of 17. He lost to Bradley Saunders at the World Championships and competed at the 2008 Olympics. Williams continues low-level rebuilding with unanimous verdict over 35-year-old Gray. Southpaw Williams won a silver medal at the 2000 Olympics, where he beat Ajose Olusegun, but had his career seriously interrupted by a three year sentence in 2005 for dealing cocaine This was his eighth win since returning to the ring. Gray, 35, has lost six of his last seven.
Pergamino, Argentina: Light: Hardy Paredes (14-9) W TKO 2 Daniel Dorrego (30-3-1) . Light: Oscar Pereyra (22-1) W PTS 8 Adrian Flamenco (12-11-3). Real shock for the home fans. Neither fighter seemed to know what a jab is, as they exchanged hooks from the first bell. “Metralleta” Dorrego was pressuring the Chilean when he was nailed on his way in and floored. He survived until the bell. They were again exchanging hooks in the second when a left hook put Dorrego down. He beat the count, but when another hook left him slumped against the bottom rope the referee stopped the fight without a count. Paredes, 29, was 2-7 in his last nine going in. Dorrego was making the third defence of his WBC Latino title and in November had kayoed unbeaten South African Jason Bedeman. Routine points win for “The Savage” Pereyra, 26. Flamenco manages to lose a point for fouling in the first round and is then floored in the third. Pereyra,in his first fight for eight months, takes unanimous decision on scores of 79 ½-75, 79 ½-73 and 79 ½ – 76. Nine wins in a row for Pereyra who kayoed Dorrego in one round in 2009. Only one win in his last ten for late sub Flamenco.
Levis, Canada: Bantam: Sebastien Gauthier (21-2) W PTS 8 Robert DaLuz (13-36-3). Easy for Gauthier against durable but limited DaLuz. Canadian has DaLuz hurt with some good combinations as he cuts loose over the last three rounds, but DaLuz lasts out. Scores 80-72 from all three officials as Gauthier, 29, takes every round. DaLuz only one win in his last 21 fights, but better than his record makes out.
Turriabla, Costa Rica: Super Feather: Bryan Vazquez (26-0) W KO 1 Michael Isaac Carrero (10-16-2). Welter: Elvin Perez (21-4-3) W KO 4 Gilbert Quiros (19-16-1).A left uppercut from prospect Vazquez and it is all over for Nicaraguan in 107 seconds. Now 14 by KO/TKO for 23-year-old Vazquez. Only one win in his last 14 for Carrero after long spell fighting in Europe. A thunderous right from Costa Rica based Nicaraguan Perez, 28, puts 40-year-old Quiros out in the fourth. Now ten wins by KO/TKO in his last 13 fights for Perez who stopped Quiros in six rounds a year ago. Fourth clean kayo loss in a row for soft-chinned Quiros.
Ciudad Victoria, Mexico: Fly: Julio Ceja (14-0) W KO 4 Victor Martinez . “Little Chicken” Ceja, 18, makes it twelve wins in a row by KO/TKO as he kayos late sub Martinez.
Panama City, Panama: Light Middle: Alfonso Mosquera (22-7) W TKO 3 Arsenio Terrazas (7-2). Super Bantam: Rafael Concepcion (16-5-1) W PTS 8 Luis Cuadrado (11-11). Feather: Roinet Caballero (30-10-1) W TKO 3 Santos Marimon (13-14-1). Both Mosquera and Terrazas had trouble making weight. “El Huracan” Mosquera, 29, in charge from the first bell with Terrazas showing guts to stand up to the punishment. Fight one-sided and the referee has seen enough and stops it late in the third. First defence of his WBC Latino title for Mosquera who lost to Joachim Alcine for the WBA title in 2007. Mexican Terrazas had weighed 165lbs for his last fight, so may have been weight-weakened.
Concepcion, 28, puts Cuadrado down in the first, but can't finish. Concepcion dominates and wins every round, but Colombian makes him fight. Scores 80-71 from all three officials. Second win for Panamanian since stoppage loss to Fernando Montiel for WBC/ WBO tittles last July. Only other losses to Nonito Donaire and Jorge Arce, and now Concepcion negotiating for shot at WBC feather champ Jhonny Gonzalez. Caballero, 27, generally on top against Colombian, but only really breaks through in third and southpaw Marimon retires. “ Mus”, who lost to Chris John in a challenge for the WBA feather title in 2008, has 21 wins by KO/TKO, but his own chin is suspect.
Massy, France: Cruiser: Chris Dettinger (15-1-1 ) W TKO 4 Krisztian Jaksi (9-17-5). Dettinger, 30, hurt in first round and struggles to survive. Recovers in the second and then gets on top and batters away at the Hungarian who retires at the end of the fourth. Jaksi lost to Terry Dunstan, David Dolan and also in one round to Enzo Maccarinelli, all in 2009.
Hermosillo, Mexico: Middle: Rogelio Medina (22-1) W KO 1 Joel Juarez (29-15-2). Super Fly: David Sanchez (18-2) W TKO 8 Charly Valenzuela(23-14-3). All over in 38 seconds. “Porky” Medina, 22, catches Juarez with a two-punch combination to the head and then an uppercut to the solar plexus puts Juarez down and he stays there. Now 19 by KO/ TKO for Medina who is ready for stiffer tests. Juarez, 32, is a former Mexican welter champ. Even fight for the first four rounds and then the body work of Sanchez starts to get to Valenzuela. “Tornado” Sanchez cuts Valenzuela on left eyelid in fifth and floors him in the eighth to bring the stoppage.
St Paul, USA; Middle: Caleb Truax (18-0) W PTS 10 Andy Kolle (23-3) . Light Middle: Said Ouali (28-3,1ND) W TKO 3 Dumont Welliver (18-24-1,1ND). Minnesota version of Groves-DeGale as the two best fighters in the State fought a fast-paced contests for local bragging rights. “Golden” Truax, 27, made the better start scoring well with body shots, but by the fourth round, “Kaos” Kolle, 29, had his southpaw jab working and was using his height advantage The middle rounds were fairly even and both fighters put in a strong finish. Truax wins on a split decision. Scores 97-93, 96-94 and 95-96. The only name on Truax's record was a faded Antwon Echols, who he beat in June last year. The only other losses for Kolle were to Andre Ward and Paul Williams.
“Prince” Said, 32 has an easy time with late sub Welliver. After a feel-out first round the Moroccan southpaw floors Welliver with a right in the second and has him rocking again at the end of the the round. When Welliver is floored again in the third, the referee stops the fight. Said, climbed off the floor to flatten Hector Saldivia in May last year and fought a no decision with Randall Bailey in December. He has lost only once in his last 15 fights stretching back to 2004, and that loss was to WBC No 3 Selcuk Aydin. Welliver is without a win in his last eight.
May 28
Mexicali, Mexico: Welter: Omar Chavez (26-0-1) W TKO 4 Genaro Trazancos (22-15-1). Super Bantam: Daniel Quevedo (13-11-2) W TKO 3 Jesus Navarro (21-5-1). Light Welter: Armando Robles (17-1-1) W TKO 8 Pablo Munguia (11-3). Feather: Alejandro Lopez (21-2) W PTS 8 Eduard Arcos (16-4). Young Chavez works well with his jab and scores freely with hooks and uppercuts on Trazancos, who fights back hard every time he is hurt. Chavez floors Trazancos in second and finally breaks him down and in the fourth the local Commissioner sounds the buzzer telling the referee to stop the fight. Now 18 wins by KO/TKO for 21-year-old Chavez, who is still a raw talent with much to learn, but 36-year-old Trazancos has lost nine of his last ten, eight by KO/TKO. Attempts were made to prevent the fight going aheaddue to Trazcanos form.
“Twin” Quevedo wins vacant Mexican title with repeat victory over Navarro. Quevedo hunting down Navarro from the first round. Catches up with him in third and floors him. Navarro beats the count, but the fight is stopped. Quevedo, who has an early career draw with Chris Martin, had decisioned Navarro in 2009. Southpaw “Chato” Robles withstands a fast start by Munguia, bides his time and scores well with counters to the body. “Gravedigger” Munguia tires and is taking heavy punishment when fight is stopped. The Salt Lake City based Robles, 33, has won his last 14, including a victory over Livingston Bramble. Prospect Lopez too strong for Arcos, but can't supply the finish and has to settle for points victory. Scores 79-72 twice and 78-72.
Parker, USA: Light John Molina (22-1) W TKO 3 Alejandro Rodriguez (12-3). Molina, 28, overpowers Mexican. Floors Rodriguez in the first and twice more in the third for stoppage. Fourth win by KO/TKO for “Gladiator” since loss to Martin Honorio in July 2009 as he wins vacant WBC USNBC title. Rodriguez had lost only one of his last nine, and that loss was to unbeaten Eloy Perez.
Bell City, Argentina: Super Middle: Ezequiel Maderna (14-0) W TKO 1 Martin Bruer (23-7). Strange ending. Both fighters just feeling each other out. “El Olympico” Maderna's reach giving Bruer problems. Maderna shakes Bruer with a right. Hurts him again with a two punch combination and in a delayed action from the combination Bruer goes down from a cuffing shot to the temple. Up at four, when the referee gets to five, a seemingly unhurt Bruer just walks back to his corner forcing the referee to stop the fight.
Bairnsdale, Australia: Super Feather: Will Tomlinson (17-0-1) W TKO 7 Bandung Patavikorngym (19-2). Light Heavy: Kariz Kariuki (24-9-2) W TKO 1 Dechapon Suwunnalirt (5-18). “Wild Will” Tomlinson, 24, makes successful second defence of his WBO Oriental title with stoppage of durable Thai. Now twelve by KO/TKO for outstanding prospect. Kenyan Kariuki floors poor Thai opponent twice for first round stoppage. The 33-year-old Kariuki has 18 wins by KO/TKO. He was runner-up to Garth Woods in the Australian “Contender” series, and beat Randy Griffin in December.
Georgetown, Guyana: Heavy: Kurt Bess (5-4) W TKO 8 Mitch Rogers (6-3). Bantam: Elton Dharry (7-5-1) W KO 7 Dexter Marques (8-1) . Super Middle: Lennox Allen (15-0-1) W PTS 12 Kwesi Jones (7-2). Bess comes from behind to stop Rogers in fight for Guyanan title. Rogers busier and in control, but Bess scores heavily in seventh and Rogers stopped in eighth. Bess, 31, who has won his last five, had beaten Rogers in a non-title four rounder in November. Dharry shows patience against Marques. Bides his time as Marques circles and moves to keep out of harms way. All of the hard work gets to Marques from fifth and he is trapped on the ropes in the seventh and put down for the count from a volley of punches.
Dharry wins WBC CABOFE title. Allen has too much class for novice Jones. The speed and accuracy of his southpaw punches puts Allen, 25, ahead, whilst Jones, who holds the Guyanese light heavy title, is just not busy enough. Jones tires badly from the tenth and it is a matter of survival over the last three rounds. Too Sharp wins every round in WBC CABOFE title fight. Jones had beaten Howard Eastman over four rounds in September.
Mexico City, Mexico: Fly: Oscar Blanquet(28-3-1) W TKO 1 Orlando Garcia (7-13). Super Feather: Gamaliel Diaz (32-9-2) W TKO 3 Roberto Tamayo (11-9-1). Salvador Sanchez II (23-4-3) W TKO 4 Lizardo de los Santos (16-10).Vicious body shot from Blanquet puts Garcia down in agony and it is all over in 82 seconds. Now 15 wins in a row for Blanquet, the last ten by KO/TKO. Also seventh defence of his WBC Continental Americas title. Eighteen of Garcia's 20 fights have ended by KO/TKO, but he has been on the losing side by KO/TKO in eleven of them. Diaz has real trouble with tough Tamayo for two rounds. A right to the jaw puts Tamayo down in the third, and although he gets up he is cornered and taking punishment when fight is stopped. Diaz,30, has eight wins in a row and this was his seventh defence of his WBC CABOFE title. Diaz lost to Jorge Linares for the WBC feather title in 2007 and to Humberto Soto for the WBC interim title at super feather. Sal II, the nephew of the great Salvador Sanchez, has too much class for de los Santos. Well on top when a shot to the liver puts de los Santos down in the fourth. He gets up, but during the mandatory count the Commissioner sounds the buzzer and the fight is stopped.
Mazatlan, Mexico: Light Fly: Pedro Guevara (14-0-1) DREW 12 Mario Rodriguez (10-6-4). Light: Jorge Linares (31-1) W TKO 7 Adrian Verdugo (18-5-1). Feather: Andres Gutierrez (18-0) WTKO 5 Genaro Camargo (37-10). Great little scrap sees the fight swinging one way and then the other with neither man managing to dominate. Rodriguez, managed by Erik Morales, doing the pressing, but Guevara, who was cut by a clash of heads in the ninth, countering well. Draw a fair result as home town fighter Guevara retains WBC Silver Belt for first time. Scores 116-112, 112-115 and 114-114. Rodriguez, 22, lost to Donnie Nietes in a challenge for the WBO straw title last August. Tougher fight than Venezuelan “Golden Boy” Linares was looking for. Hurts late sub Verdugo in the first, but second and third even with Linares, 25, suffering a small cut in the third. Slowly wears Verdugo down as sub tires. Linares landing heavily in seventh as referee stops the fight. Now 20 by KO/TKO for former WBC feather and WBA super feather champ. “Little Jaguar” Gutierrez, just 17, makes it 15 wins by KO/TKO as he halts experienced Camargo. Gutierrez was only 15 when he turned pro.
Managua, Nicaragua: Light: Rene Gonzalez (29-4-1,1ND) W PTS 8 Carlos Velasquez (16-11-1). Poor fight. “Super Chirizo” not so super. After Gonzalez floored Velasquez heavily in the first he became frustrated v with his inability tom finish the job and began to commit foul after foul with punches to the back of the head, low blows and hitting on the break. No excuse against a modest opponent and Gonzalez finally deducted a point whereas outside Nicaragua he would have bee thrown our. Gonzalez takes majority verdict on scores of 77-74, 76-75 and 76-76. Velasquez has won only two of his last eight, mainly campaigning in Europe, but he had a good win ion October beating Moises Solis.
Kiev, Ukraine: Middle: Max Bursak (22-0-1) W PTS 12 Carlos Jerez (31-14-3,1ND). Light Heavy: Alek Cherviak (10-2) W KO 1 Vitaliy Rusal (27-3) . Light Middle: Kostya Rovensky (16-0) W PTS 8 Mykola Koronev (2-9). Heavy: Alex Ustinov (23-0) W TKO 1 Guido Santana (11-4-2). Light Heavy: Viacheslav Uzelkov (24-1) W TKO 6 Ivan Maslov (7-9-1). Light Welter: Serhiy Fedchenko (28-1) W PTS 8 Artiom Ayvazidi (10-1). Bursak,26, eases back after inactivity winning every round against durable, but limited Argentinian. Ukrainian does all the pressing and scoring heavily at times but Jerez in survival mode and is there at the end. Scores 120-106 from all three officials. The WBO No 6 makes second defence of his WBO Inter-Continental title.
Cherviak does it again. Last December he outpointed the former EBU cruiser challenger in a major upset. Rusal wanted a return and this time a left hook from “non-puncher” Cherviak, sent Rusal, 30, crashing to the floor with his head thumping into the canvas, and it is all over in round one. Light-hitter Rovensky has no trouble with late substitute Koronev and wins unanimous verdict. The 6'7 ½ “ Ustinov, 34, feeds on much smaller (6'0”) inept Bolivian,flooring him three times for stoppage. Ustinov, the Minsk-based WBA European champion with 18 wins by KO/TKO, has beaten Mike Sprott, Monte Barrett and Paolo Vidoz. Former WBA title challenger Uzelkov struggles to find his rhythm against strong Russian and looks sloppy at times. Finally gets through with heavy punches in sixth and a left hook has Maslov hurt, but stoppage a bit premature. “Steel Power”, 32, lost to Beibut Shumenov for the WBA title in July last year. First time that Maslov has been stopped. Best fight of the night sees world rated Fedchenko given all he can handle against unbeaten Avyazidi. Fedchenko under pressure as Avyazidi takes the fight to him over the first four rounds. Fedchenko boxing well with good movement and excellent jabbing. Close bout all the way and “The Professor” Fedchenko wins unpopular split verdict on scores of 79-75, 78-75 and 75-77. This was a K2 promotion with Vital Klitschko in attendance. Fedchenko is rated No 4 by the WBO, his only loss was to Kaizer Mabuza in 2009, and he beat DeMarcus Corley in November.
Imus, Philippines: Fly: Froilan Saludar (12-0-1) W KO 2 Jack Amesa (20-17-2). Light: Anthony Marcial (18-1) W TKO 2 Chris Alag (8-20). Southpaw Saludar, 22, puts away experienced Indonesian with a body shot. Win number nine by KO/TKO for “Sniper”. Prospect Marcial, 24, returns after a year out with a fractured hand and halts Alag. Now 17 wins by KO/TKO for “Rocky”
but Alag has lost ten of his last eleven.
May 29
East London, South Africa: Feather: Matima Molefe (11-1) W KO 2 Simphiwe Tom (8-1). Super Feather: Godfrey Nzimande (21-3-3) W TKO 5 Thanduxolo Gatyeni/Dyani (10-1). Macbute Sinyabe (17-1) W TKO 1 Giovanni Andrade (61-13). Straw: Hekkie Budler (18-1) W TKO 4 Luyanda Nkwanka (5-6). Molefe looking for a quick finish from the first bell. In the second round a big right from Molefe puts Tom face down. Somehow he beats the count, but is in no condition to continue. Eight wins by KO/TKO for Molefe who wins vacant South African title. All of Tom's fights had been over four or six rounds. Experience tells in win for Nzimande. Novice Dyani comes out throwing wild punches in the first. Seems to have blown himself out and looks tired in the second. Then resorts to holding and loses a point in the fourth. He is totally exhausted as Nzimande opens up in the fifth and the referee stops the fight. Nzimande regains South African title. Total farce as Brazilian veteran goes down from nothing much punch. Is floored again and slams his hands into the canvas in ridiculous histrionics, then gets up and walks/ staggers back to his corner so the referee stops the “fight”. Macman, 24, has never yet had one of his fights go the distance. Andrade, 41 has not won a fight outside of Brazil since a couple of wins in Argentina in 1994. Former IBO light fly champion Budler, 23, moves back down to straw and beats up on poor novice until fight stopped in fourth.
