By Eric Armit
Highlights:
-Manny
Pacquiao outclasses Adrien Broner to retain the secondary WBA title
-Demetrius
Andrade stops Artur Akavov in last round of a one-sided defence of WBO
middleweight title
-JT Doheny
halts Ryohei Takahashi in first defence of IBF super bantamweight title
-Marcus
Browne outpoints a bloodied Badou Jack to left the vacant WBA interim light
heavyweight title
-Nordine
Oubaali decisions Rau’shee Warren to win vacant WBC bantamweight title
-Pablo Cano
springs huge surprise with first round destruction of Jorge Linares
-Oscar Rivas
crashes the heavyweight picture with late stoppage of Bryant Jennings
-Jason Sosa,
Shakur Stevenson, Carlos Adames, and George Kambosos all gets wins
WORLD TITLE
SHOWS:
18 January
New York, NY,
USA: Middle: Demetrius Andrade (27-0) W TKO 12 Artur Akavov (19-3). Super
Bantam T J Doheny (21-0 W TKO 11 Ryohei Takahashi (16-4-1). Super Light: Pablo
Cano (32-7-1,1ND) W TKO 1Jorge Linares (45-5). Welter: Chris Algieri (23-3) W
PTS 10 Daniel Gonzalez (17-2-1).
Andrade vs.
Akavov
Andrade makes a successful first defence of his WBO title with a
controversial late stoppage of Russian Akavov. Andrade was way ahead on all
three cards but Akavov was in no trouble and strongly protested the stoppage.
Round 1
Comfortable first round for Andrade. He used his southpaw jab to
score at distance and found gaps to land some quick combinations. Akavov, also
a southpaw, tried to come forward but could not get past Andrade’s jab.
Score: 10-9
Andrade
Round 2
Akavov was much more aggressive in this round leaping in with
attacks and managing to land with some body punches. Andrade continued to
control the action with his reach advantage, superior hand speed and clever
movement and took the round.
Score: 10-9
Andrade Andrade 20-18
Round 3
Andrade used his jab to outscore Akavov but he was not pressing
his attacks and not working at full speed. The best punch of the round was a
left uppercut to the head from Akavov but it was Andrade’s round.
Score: 10-9
Andrade Andrade 30-27
Round 4
Andrade upped his pace in this one. He was following up behind his
jab moving inside and scoring with hooks. Akavov showed plenty of movement and
good footwork but Andrade launched a fierce attack before the bell and scored
with some hard lefts.
Score: 10-9
Andrade Andrade 40-36
Official
Scores: Judge Morgan 40-36 Andrade,
Judge Nace 39-37 Andrade, Judge Paolillo 40-36 Andrade
Round 5
A totally one-sided round as Andrade kept his jab in Akavov’s face
and threw right hooks to the body trying to bring Akavov’s high guard down.
Akavov just could not get past the jab and hardly landed a punch.
Score 10-9
Andrade Andrade 50-45
Round 6
For round six read round five. It was the same jab, jab and
occasional right hook to the body from Andrade whilst Akavov circled the ring
looking for an opening but never seeing one.
Score: 10-9
Andrade Andrade 60-54
Round 7
The pattern continued with Andrade stabbing out his jab and throwing
a few hooks to the body. With his crouching style and high guard Akavov was not
an easy target but with his degree of command it was disappointing that Andrade
was not applying more pressure and the fight was too one-sided to be
entertaining.
Score: 10-9 Andrade Andrade
70-63
Round 8
Andrade was still sticking to his jab and occasionally lefts to
the body but was finding Akavov an elusive target. Andrade did throw one
extended combination which was notable as the first he had thrown in the fight.
Akavov was looking crude and bereft of any idea of how to get into the fight.
Score: 10-9
Andrade Andrade
80-72
Official
Scores: Morgan 80-72 Andrade, Nace 79-73 Andrade, Paolillo 80-72 Andrade
Round 9
Finally Akavov started to do what he should have been doing from
round one. He was bundling his way past Andrade’s jab and firing hooks inside.
He landed a good left to the chin and later a strong left/right series which
also landed on Andrade’s head. He wasn’t hurting Andrade but he was hustling him
out of his comfort zone and with Andrade hardly throwing a punch it was
Akavov’s round.
Score: 10-9
Akavov Andrade
89-82
Round 10
A clash of heads early in this round saw Akavov suffer a bad cut
over his right eye. That spurred on Andrade and sent Akavov onto the back foot
again. Andrade pressed hard letting go with his punches. Akavov was trying to
protect the cut and not looking to get involved in any trading.
Score: Score
10-9 Andrade Andrade
99-91
Round 11
The cut was an ugly, wide wound. Andrade marched forward for the
whole round but after some early success he was having trouble landing his
punches on the elusive Russian and Akavov was never really in any danger.
Score: 10-9
Andrade Andrade
109-100
Round 12
The ending was controversial. After some early fire Andrade was again
just using his jab. Akavov was circling the ring trying to stay out of trouble.
With just over thirty seconds left a right from Andrade was blocked by Akavov
but the power saw him sliding along the ropes. He was not hurt or shaken by the
punch but suddenly the referee wrapped him in his arms and stopped the fight.
Akavov protested long and strong and rightly and Andrade looked surprise at the
ending.
Andrade retains his WBO title. He has previously held the WBO and
secondary WBA titles at super welterweight but having been stripped off the
first and vacated the second this is only the second time he has defended a
title. He did not sparkle here against a limited challenger. He was calling out
Gennady Golovkin but he will have to fight a lot better than he did in this
showing to stand any chance against Golovkin. Russian Akavov gave Billy Joe
Saunders a tough night in 2016 but there are no wins over any names on his
record. Although Akavov is Russian the competition for places in the National
team was so fierce that Akavov fought in Estonia winning the Estonian title and
competing for Estonia at the European and World Championships. He proved an
awkward opponent for Andrade but his limitations were exposed in this fight.
Doheny vs.
Takahashi
Doheny opens his account in the USA with a stoppage of brave but
very limited challenger Takahashi.
Round 1
Both fighters made a fast start with plenty of movement and quick
probing jabs. Doheny found the range for his southpaw lefts and landed some
right hooks and a straight right to the body hurt Takahashi. The challenger
connected late in the round with a right but it was Doheny’s round
Score: 10-9
Doheny
Round 2
A clash of heads early in the second saw both men. Doheny suffered
a vertical cut to the right of the bridge of his nose and Takahashi high on the
left of the bridge of his nose. Takahashi was careless with his attacks and
Doheny was able to counter him with some strong lefts and it was his round.
Score 10-9
Doheny Doheny
20-18
Round 3
Takahashi was untidy with his attacks and Doheny was making him
pay with countering lefts. Doheny landed a powerful hook to the body and
followed that with right to the head. Takahashi started to fall but grabbed
Doheny’s right arm with both hands. That left him without a guard and Doheny
landed three lefts as Takahashi tumbled back and down. He was up quickly and
survived but at the expense of a few more hefty thumps from Doheny.
Score: 10-8
Doheny Doheny
30-26
Round 4
Clear round for Doheny. He was finding gaps for his right jab and
lefts to the body and on the back foot he was stopping Takahashi in his tracks
with counters. Takahashi was resorting to wild leaping attacks with no
accuracy.
Score: 10-9
Doheny Doheny
40-35
Official
Scores: Judge Bruni 40-35 Doheny, Judge Perez 40-35 Doheny, Judge Taylor 40-35
Doheny
Round 5
Takahashi attacked at a furious pace throughout the three minute.
He was storming forward constantly switching guards and throwing punches. The
guard changes were only succeeding in leaving him unbalanced and apart from one
strong right he was swishing air. Doheny was coolly picking him off with sharp
counters and easily avoiding or blocking Takahashi’s punches.
Score 10-9
Doheny Doheny
50-44
Round 6
Takahashi did a little better in this one managing to get inside
and score with some hooks. Doheny was hardly wasting a punch constantly getting
through with his jab and long lefts and he attacked strongly driving Takahashi
back at the end of the round.
Score: 10-9
Doheny Doheny
60-53
Round 7
Classy boxing by Doheny in this round. He was slotting home jabs
and left hooks. Takahashi kept piling forward and Doheny was moving and countering
and then slipping inside to land a bunch of punches and getting out before
Takahashi could respond.
Score: Score
10-9 Doheny Doheny
70-62
Round 8
Concerned over the punishment Takahashi was taking the referee
asked the doctor’s to examine him before the start of the round but he was
given the OK to continue. Takahashi marched forward throwing punches and with
the volume he was throwing it was guaranteed some would get through. However
Doheny was landing the cleaner and harder punches and Takahashi’s face was
swelling from the punishment.
Score: 10-9
Doheny Doheny
80-71
Official
Scores: Bruni 80-71 Doheny, Perez 80-71
Doheny, Taylor 80-71 Doheny
Round 9
A close round with Doheny not as busy or as active and Takahashi
slowing but still swinging. Doheny sent Takahashi stumbling back with a left to
the head and again was more accurate but it was a close round.
Score: 10-9
Doheny Doheny
90-80
Round 10
Takahashi’s round. He was able to score with his straight right
throughout the round. He kept Doheny busy fending off his punches and despite a
strong finish from Doheny had just done enough to edge the round.
Score: 10-9
Takahashi Doheny
99-90
Round 11
Takahashi walked into trouble in this one. Doheny countered him
with a series of head punches. Takahashi tried to keep punching but the fire
had gone out of his work and as Doheny continued to connect with hard shots the
referee stepped in and stopped the fight.
The Australian-based Irishman was making the first defence of his
IBF title and will now be looking for a unification match with WBA champion
Daniel Roman. He has no mandatory challenger so that looks a fight that could
happen. Doheny, 32, has never fought in Ireland as a professional. He moved to
Australia after losses to John Joe Nevin cost him his chance to go to the 2008
Olympics. He worked as a scaffolder in Australia before deciding to turn pro
out there and work his way to a world title. Takahashi was a very modest
challenger. He was 10-10 as an amateur and lost a wide unanimous decision to
Andrew Moloney in Australia in 2016. He also dropped a decision to novice Yuki
Iriguchi in 2017. He owed his IBF rating to winning the IBF Pan Pacific title
and even after entering the IBF top 15 for that achievement he was still only
rated No 11 in the Japanese ratings. The IBF lifted him to No 10 without him
fighting and at the same time as the Japanese Commission dropped him to No 12!
He showed guts but very little else.
Cano vs. Linares
Cano destroys Linares with three knockdowns in the opening
round to spring a major upset. Just ten
seconds into the first round Cano threw a three punch combination. The first
two punches missed but the third, a downward chopping right, connected on the head
of Linares and he went back and down. Linares was up immediately and Cano
stormed forward throwing punches. Linares was on the back foot countering but
another right to the head saw Linares drop to one knee. Again he was up quickly
and Cano jumped on him forcing him back throwing rights. Linares was dropped
for the third time by another right. He had not looked badly shaken by the
first two knockdowns but this time it was obvious that he was hurt as he
climbed shakily to his feet as the count reached eight. Cano connected with two
heavy head punchers which staggered Linares and then with two more punches and
Linares stumbled back to the ropes on unsteady legs and the referee stepped in
and stopped the fight. When doing some notes for this report I noted that Cano
was 2-3 in his last five fights and looked to be on the slide! Instead the
29-year-old Mexican, a former WBA interim champion, has scored the best win of
his career and registered victory No 22 by KO/TKO. Linares was rated No 2 by
the WBC and No 4 with the WBO. With many of the top super lightweight tied up
in the WSSB Tournament Cano may have put himself in line for an early title
shot. As for Linares all five of his losses have come by way of KO/TKO. After his loss to Vasiliy Lomachenko in May he
had shown good form in stopping Abner Cotto (23-3) but here he looked
vulnerable with very little punch resistance. He has said he will drop back
down to lightweight but his time at the top might be over.
Algieri vs.
Gonzalez
Algieri only just scrapes past Gonzalez despite the scores making
it look a comfortable win. The former WBO super light champion made a good
enough start. He used slick movement and quick, accurate punches to build a
lead over Gonzalez but the younger fighter was making the rounds close. A clash
of heads in the fourth saw Algieri suffer a cut on his left cheek bone and that
seemed to make him more cautious and he was boxing mainly on the back foot
after that. Gradually Gonzalez took over the fight with Algieri boxing cleverly
but under pressure and tiring. Algieri seemed to have very little left over the
closing rounds but he held on and the judges decided that Algieri’s early work
was enough to earn the decision. Scores 98-92, 97-93 and 96-94 for Algieri. He
had just done enough to edge it but the scoring was loudly booed with the last tally
looking the more accurate. Algieri, 34, put in a magnificent effort when
climbing off the floor twice in the first round to lift the WBO super light
title from Ruslan Provodnikov. It was downhill from there against super tough
opposition as he lost his title to Manny Pacquiao and was beaten by Amir Khan
and Errol Spence. He took a couple of years out after the Spence loss before
returning with a win last November but the signs in this performance were not
promising. Gonzalez’s only other loss was a third round stoppage by Danny
O’Connor in 2017.
19 January
Las Vegas,
NV, USA: Welter: Manny Pacquiao (61-7-2) W PTS 12 Adrien Broner (33-4-1,1ND ).
Bantam: Nordine Oubaali (15-0) W PTS 12 Rau’shee Warren (16-3,1ND). Light
Heavy: Marcus Browne (23-0) W PTS 12 Badou Jack (22-2-3). Feather: Hugo Ruiz (39-4) W PTS 10 Alberto
Guevara (27-4). Light: George Kambosos (16-0) W PTS 8 Rey Perez (24-11).
Welter: Jonathan Steele (9-2-1) W PTS 8 Jayar Inson (18-2).
Pacquiao vs.
Broner
Pacquiao retains the secondary WBA title with comfortable
unanimous decision over a disappointing Broner in a fight without highlights
Round 1
Not a great deal of excitement in the first round. Pacquiao was
the one doing the attacking with Broner looking to counter but being just too
slow to block the lefts from Pacquiao which gave him the round.
Score: 10-9
Pacquiao
Round 2
Both were still probing looking for openings in the second. Broner
scored with a good counter right but again Pacquiao was quicker getting past
Broner’s jab and landing lefts inside.
Score 10-9
Pacquiao Pacquiao
20-18
Round 3
Clear round for Pacquiao. He was scoring with his jab and then
darting inside and landing with hooks from both hands. Broner was just pushing
out his jab and occasionally throwing single rights and being totally outworked
by Pacquiao.
Score: 10-9
Pacquiao Pacquiao
30-27
Round 4
Broner had given three rounds away-or rather Pacquiao had taking
them- because Broner was throwing so few punches. Pacquiao continued to take
the fight to Broner but this time Broner was letting his hands go more and had
success early and late in the round doing just enough to take it.
Score: 10-9 Broner Pacquiao
39-37
Official
Scores: Judge Cheatham 39-37 Pacquiao, Judge Moretti 39-37 Pacquiao, Judge
Feldman 39-37 Pacquiao
Round 5
Broner connected with a good right early in this round and threw a
few more punches and worked harder. Pacquiao was still landing with his right
jabs and quick hooks and just did enough to shade a close round.
Score: 10-9
Pacquiao Pacquiao
49-46
Round 6
Pacquiao continued to be the man coming forward. He was jabbing to
the body and then jumping with left hooks. A body punch had Broner backing up
and looking hurt. Broner scored with a left at the bell. Pacquiao’s round.
Score: 10-9
Pacquiao Pacquiao
59-55
Round 7
No doubt about it Pacquiao’s round. He was outboxing and
outscoring Broner early and then he really cut loose. He took Broner to the
ropes and landed a series of lefts to the head. Broner escaped by holding on to
Pacquiao and trying to force him down. Pacquiao then trapped Broner in a corner
and connected with a series of punches with Broner again escaping only to be
once more against the ropes and taking more punches at the bell.
Score 10-9
Pacquiao Pacquiao
69-64
Round 8
A close round. Pacquiao was coming forward but not attacking
quickly enough to get to Broner. Pacquiao did land a heavy right but Broner got
though with some straight rights and just did enough to take the points.
Score: 10-9
Broner Pacquiao
78-74
Official
Scores: Cheatham 77-75, Moretti 79-73, Feldman 77-75
Round 9
This round was progressing towards another close round to Pacquiao
as he was getting his punches off first and Broner was too slow with his
counters. Pacquiao then landed a left to the head that saw Broner stumbling
back and almost going down but he regained his balance staggering back to the
ropes where Pacquiao trapped him and unloaded a series of punches with Broner just
covering up.
Score 10-9
Pacquiao Pacquiao
88-83
Round 10
A close round without a great deal of success for either boxer.
Pacquiao continued to come forward but Broner was throwing a few more punches
and used good movement to skip away from Pacquiao’s attacks and just took the
round
Score: 10-9
Broner Pacquiao
97-93
Round 11
Another close round. The same pattern of Pacquiao coming forward
and Broner trying to counter with neither having a great deal of success. It
was close but Pacquiao’s jabs just gave him the edge.
Score: 10-9
Pacquiao Pacquiao
107-102
Round 12
Pacquiao fought the last round as if it was one he needed to win
and Broner as if it was one he could afford to lose and still win the fight. As
a result Pacquiao worked with his jab and moved inside with left hooks whereas
Broner circled the ring on his toes looking to avoid contact.
Score 10-9
Pacquiao Pacquiao
117-111
Official
scores: Cheatham 116-112, Moretti 117-111, Feldman 116-112 all for Pacquiao.
At forty the Filipino Wonder is still a quality fighter who was
just too quick and too busy for the passive Broner. There was some concern over
the report that Pacquiao had suffered a scratched cornea in his left eye but it
is not thought to be a career threatening injury. It is incredible to think
that Pacquiao won his first world title 20 years ago at flyweight. He is now 16-4-2 in world title fights (18-4-2 if you count
the WBA secondary title) and is still very much a man in demand. Naturally
there is speculation over a third fight with Floyd Mayweather Jr but many more
options are out there for Pacquiao with challengers lining up. No mention of a
fight with the real WBA welter champion Keith Thurman which is a pity as
whether it is Pacquiao or anyone else holding the secondary title does not make
him the real champion. Broner never looked like winning this one and his
reluctance to engage in any sustained exchanges killed any hope of an
entertaining fight. It strikes me that The Problem’s biggest problem is
himself. He has great skill but in this fight it was smoke and mirrors with
little real substance
Oubaali vs.
Warren
Frenchman Oubaali lifts the vacant WBC title with comprehensive
unanimous victory over Warren in a fight
between two highly skilled little fighters.
Round 1
A close open round saw Oubaali the aggressor coming in behind his
right jab and firing hooks to the body. Warren came to life over the second
half of the round with a series of hooks to just take the round
Score: 10-9
Warren
Round 2
Another close round. These are two very quick very clever boxers.
Oubaali was again taking the fight to Warren who was looking to counter with
his left. Oubaali was scoring with jabs
to head and body and despite a flurry of punches late in the round from Warren
it was Oubaali’s.
Score 10-9
Oubaali Tied
19-19
Round 3
Warren was on the front foot stabbing out his jab early in this
round but then Oubaali began to launch fierce attacks forcing Warren back and
scoring with right hooks. Warren rallied before the bell but it was a round for
Oubaali.
Score: 10-9
Oubaali Oubaali
29-28
Round 4
A better round for Warren. He was on the front foot for much of
the round piecing the Frenchman’s guard with jabs and when Oubaali did attack
Warren was skipping out of distance and connecting with sharp counters.
Score: 10-9
Warren Tied
38-38
Official
scores; Judge Lederman 39-37 Oubaali, Judge
Weisfeld 39-37 Oubaali and Judge Ocasio 39-37 Warren
Round 5
Warren made a confident start but Oubaali picked up the pace
springing to the attack and getting through with his right jab and left hooks.
Warren rallied late in the round as they both landed good punches but it was
Oubaali’s round.
Score: 10-9
Oubaali Oubaali 48-47
Round 6
A good round for Oubaali. He was getting through with his quick
attacks and Warren was finding it hard to land any punches due to the pressure
from Oubaali. That pressure led to some fierce exchanges and the Frenchman
landed the best punch so far in the shape of a left hook to the head that stung
Warren.
Score: 10-9
Oubaali Oubaali 58-56
Round 7
War broke out in this one. For much of the round Warren was
slotting home jabs and Oubaali scoring with his right hook. After another
fierce attack from Oubaali they just stood and traded punch after punch with
Oubaali getting the better of the wild exchanges rocking Warren with hooks from
both hands.
Score: 10-9
Oubaali Oubaali 68-65
Round 8
A closer round but another one for Oubaali. Warren came forward
early and had some success with fast rights but Oubaali took the round with
late attacks. He was hustling and harrying Warren forcing him to stand and
trade and catching Warren with right hooks.
Score: 10-9
Oubaali Oubaali
78-74
Official
scores: Judge Lederman 78-74 Oubaali, Judge Weisfeld 79-73 Oubaali and Judge
Ocasio 76-76
Round 9
Warren managed to put Oubaali on the back foot at the start of
this round and scored well with his jabs. From there Warren lost control of the
round as Oubaali stormed forward scoring with hooks and that led to some more
furious exchanges with Oubaali throwing more and landing more particularly with
his right hooks.
Score: 10-9
Oubaali Oubaali
88-83
Round 10
Another round for Oubaali but bit a bit closer. Warren knew he was
behind so he came forward throughout the round stabbing his jab and firing
lefts. Oubaali was again finding the target with his right hooks and he
outscored Warren in more furious exchanges.
Score: 10-9
Oubaali Oubaali
98-92
Round 11
Three minutes of pressure from Warren. He came forward throughout
the round throwing hooks. He cut down Oubaali’s space making it more difficult
for Oubaali to launch his attacks and he was also ducking under the rights that
had served Oubaali so well and outlanding Oubaali.
Score: 10-9
Warren Oubaali 107-102
Round 12
Oubaali simply outpunched Warren in the last. Warren kept padding
forward but it was Oubaali doing the scoring with his quick leaping attacks and
hooks from both hands.
Score: 10-9
Oubaali Oubaali 117-111
Official
scores: Judge Lederman 116-112, Judge
Weisfeld117-111and Judge Ocasio115-113 all for Oubaali.
Great win for 32-year-old Oubaali as he repeats a victory he scored
over Warren at the 2012 Olympics. He showed skill and attacking flair and
outworked Warren. He is of Moroccan descent and the thirteenth born of a family
of eighteen children. Warren, a former
World Champion and three-time Olympian as an amateur and a former WBA champion
as a pro, is a supremely gifted fighter but lacked the power to impress himself
in this fight and never really had an answer to the fierce attacks of Oubaali.
He has the skill to trouble any fighter in the division but that lack of power
is a handicap.
Browne vs.
Jack
Browne wins the vacant interim WBA title with wide unanimous
decision over a very bloodied Jack.
Round 1
Confident start from Browne. He used his longer reach to score
from distance and was connecting with long southpaw lefts. Jack was having
trouble getting past the jab of Browne and was being caught with counters as he
moved in.
Score: 10-9
Browne
Round 2
Jack had a little more success with his rights in this round but
again Browne was doing most of the scoring. He was showing his right jab to
Jack without looking to land but using it as a foil for darting straight lefts
and ended the round with a flurry of punches.
Score: 10-9
Browne Browne 20-18
Round 3
Jack tried to get inside more in this round and had some success
but he was still finding Browne’s jab a barrier and a distraction. Browne was
scoring with long lefts and it was a close round but Browne just took it.
Score: 10-9
Browne Browne 30-27
Round 4
A better round for Jack. He was able to trap Browne on the ropes
and score inside. Browne was not as accurate with his jab and was doing a lot
of holding. A close round but Jack shaded it.
Score: 10-9
Jack Browne 39-37
Official
Scores: Judge Cheek 39-37 Browne, Judge DeLuca 38-38, Judge Trella 40-36 Browne
Round 5
This was an untidy round. Browne was scoring with quick punches
and then falling inside and clinching to stop Jack working. He was warned twice
for holding but over the last minute he dominated the action scoring with a series
of punches from both hands.
Score: 10-9
Browne Browne 49-46
Round 6
Another round for Browne. He was piercing Jack’s guard with both
his right jab and straight lefts. Jack was coming up short with his punches at
distance and Browne was preventing him from working in close by clinching.
Score: 10-9
Browne Browne 59-55
Round 7
Brown was continuing to outbox Jack on the outside and hold
inside. As they both ducked forward there was a clash of heads and Jack turned
away pawing at his forehead above the bridge of his nose and there was blood
seeping from a long vertical gash. The referee had the doctor examine the cut
but Jack was allowed to continue. He tried to get inside but once again Browne
held him in a clinch. The referee had seen enough of that from Browne and he
indicated a point deduction for holding. Jack continued to drive forward but
was walking onto counters and still Browne was holding. Browne’s careless
headwork seemed to be the main cause of the cut.
Score:
10(-1)-9 Browne so a 9-9 round Browne
68-64
Round 8
The cut was severe enough to distract anyone and the blood was
dripping into Jacks right eye. Browne found Jack and easy target for his jabs
and straight rights and dominated the round.
Score: 10-9
Browne Browne
78-73
Official
Scores: Cheek 78-74, DeLuca 77-74, Trella 79-72 all for Browne
Round 9
The cut had drained the confidence out of Jack and Browne was able
to control the fight. He was finding gaps for his right jab and straight lefts.
Jack was not forcing the fight and was being picked off by Browne.
Score: 10-9
Browne Browne 88-82
Round 10
Knowing he must be way behind on the scores it is understandable
that Jack did not want to be pulled out of the fight as he would have lost on a
technical decision but with a wound that bad it should have been stopped. This
really was pointless now. Jack couldn’t score at distance and was not allowed
to work inside and Browne was able to stand off and land straight punches
through the guard of Jack.
Score: 10-9
Browne ` Browne 98-91
Round 11
Jack’s face was covered in blood from his hairline to below his
chin and he continued to standoff allowing Browne to score with punches from
range. The referee stopped the action and again and Jack was passed as fit to
continue by the doctor. Jack then began to pile forward throwing punches but it
was already Browne’s round.
Score: Score
10-9 Browne Browne 108-100
Round 12
The last round saw Browne continue to connect with jabs and lefts
from distance and clinch on the inside. Jack tried to stage a strong finish but
just could not find the target as Browne showboated to the bell.
Score: 10-9 Browne Browne 118-109
Official
Scores: Cheek 117-110. DeLuca 116-111, Trella 119-108
Browne wins the vacant WBA interim title. He becomes the fourth
member of the USA Team at the 2012 Olympics to win a version of a world title.
He was the first Olympian to emerge from a gym which was funded by the Theodore
Atlas Foundation which was set up by Teddy Atlas in memory of his father. The
real WBA champion is Dmitry Bivol and that would be a good fight if it could be
made but the WBA don’t have any rules on who the interim champion has to fight
so he has plenty of options. Jack had
relinquished the secondary WBA title in 2017 and then drew with Adonis
Stevenson for the WBC title in June last year. The injury he suffered in this
fight was horrendous and obvious had an effect on his performance but he was
never really in the fight before that so would probably have lost anyway. It will
be some time before that injury heals and he will be back.
Ruiz vs.
Guevara
This was supposed to be a fight for the interim WBA title but when
champion Jhack Tepora weighed-in at almost 6lbs over the limit that fight was
cancelled and instead Ruiz faced very late substitute in Alberto Guevara. Ruiz
almost made it an early night. In the opening round Guevara came forward
landing a hard right and Ruiz countered him with a right and left hook that
sent Guevara down. He was not badly hurt and so he beat the count and had no
real problems in making it to the bell. Obviously as such a short notice
substitute Guevara was not in top shape and wary of Ruiz’s power. He chose to
try to outbox Ruiz on the outside but Ruiz had height and reach over Guevara
plus the confidence of having trained hard for a twelve round fight. As the
fight progressed Guevara spent more time trying to avoid trouble than trying to
win the fight. Ruiz pressed but he was not really putting his punches together
and although winning the rounds never came near to having Guevara in any
trouble and had to settle for the wide unanimous decision. Scores 99-90 twice
and 100-89 for Ruiz. He is a former WBC super bantamweight champion and interim
WBA bantam title holder. After losing his interim WBA title to Julio Ceja and
his WBC title to Hozumi Hasegawa Ruiz took two years out before returning with
two wins late last year. He is No 10 with the WBA. Apart from being a last
minute substitute this was also Guevara’s first fight for nine months. His other
three losses have all been either in world title fights or against future
champions. He lost to Leo Santa Cruz and Shinsuke Yamanaka in title fights and
Emmanuel Rodriguez before the Puerto Rican won the IBF bantam title.
Kambosos vs.
Perez
Australian prospect Kambosos outboxes experienced Filipino Perez
for unanimous decision. From the outset Kambosos was too quick for Perez and
found the target continually with long rights and hooks. Perez had brief
success when he looked to have shaken Kambosos with a right in the second but
Kambosos had already done enough to take the round. Perez switched stances and
did a bit better but not enough to threaten the dominance of Kambosos. The
Australian continued to connect with his rights and both inside and at distance
his speed and accuracy saw him in control. Kambosos finished the fight with a
flourish landing heavily from both hands and took every round. Scores 80-72 on
the cards of the judges. Kambosos, 25, has been acting as Pacquiao’s sparring
partner for quite a while and has useful wins over Brandon Ogilvie and JR
Magboo. Perez came in on the back of impressive wins over Roberto Marroquin and
Christian Gonzalez but was outclassed by Kambosos.
Steele vs.
Inson
Pacquiao was the only Filipino to register a win on the card as
Inson lost an upset split decision against unfancied Steele. Southpaw Inson
hurt Steele with almost the first punches he threw in the fight but Steele
stayed in the fight and just before the bell he put Inson over. It took Inson a
couple of rounds to get into the fight after that early shock but then they
engaged in an entertaining contest with both scoring heavily. Inson began to
exert pressure in the fourth and fifth rounds feeling he had some catching up
to do. Steele was the one pressing over the sixth and seventh but Inson staged
a strong finish just coming up short. Scores 77-74 and 78-73 for Steele and
77-74 for Inson. Useful win for Texan Steele who was 1-2-1 in his last 4
fights. Philippines champion Inson’s only other loss was to unbeaten South
African Thulani Mbenge and he had won his last five fights
18 January
Verona, NY,
USA: Heavy: Oscar Rivas (26-0) W TKO 12 Bryant Jennings (24-3) . Feather:
Shakur Stevenson (10-0) W TKO 4 Jessie Cris Rosales (22-2-1). Super Welter:
Carlos Adames (16-0) W KO 3 Juan Ruiz (21-4,1ND). Super Feather: Jason Sosa (22-3-4)
W PTS 10 Moises Delgadillo (17-19-2). Super Feather: Robinson Conceicao (11-0)
W PTS 8 Hector Ambriz (12-9-2). Super Light: Fazliddin Gaibnazarov (7-0) W RTD
4 Ricardo Garcia (14-5-1). Middle: Vikas Krishan (1-0) W TKO 2 Steven Andrade
(3-4).
Jennings vs.
Rivas
Rivas scores late stoppage over Jennings to crash the heavyweight
party. Jennings was not looking to trade punches with the hard punching
Colombian and spent the first round circling the perimeter of the ring and
stabbing out his jab. Rivas was tracking Jennings but was not quick enough to
land any punches of note. Rivas had some success in the second round with left
hooks to the body with Jennings continuing to box on the retreat and using his
jab to score. The pattern was the same in the third and fourth . Rivas was
loading up on every punch whereas Jennings was stabbing out his jab picking up
points not looking for power but to break up the Colombian’s attacks. The pace
picked up in the fifth with Rivas throwing a bunch of head punches. Jennings
blocked most of them but Rivas connected with a hard body shot. Rivas did
better in the sixth using his jab more and firing straight rights. Jennings
continued to move and jab but his punches lacked any power. The first six
rounds had been a tactical battle with few highlights with Jennings too smart
to stand and trade and Rivas only firing in short bursts. More of the same in
the seventh. Jennings boxed well scoring with his jab and landing a couple of
long left hook as Rivas just padded after Jennings without managing to land
anything of note. Jennings had a good eighth. Working off the jab he was
standing his ground and firing combinations. By the end of the round he had
Rivas on the retreat for the first time in the fight. Jennings had an even
better ninth as he again stood his ground piercing the guard of Rivas with his
jab and banging home accurate combinations. Rivas was more aggressive in the
tenth. He chased down Jennings trapping him on the ropes and working to the
body. The eleventh was an even round.
Both fighters had some success Jennings with his jab and Rivas with a couple of heavy rights. Before
the start of the twelfth round I felt Jennings had outlanded Rivas but two
judges had Rivas in front, 106-103 and 105-104 and the other judge had Jennings
leading 106-103. That became academic as Rivas burst into action shaking
Jennings with a left hook and then driving him along the ropes under a barrage
of punches. He kept pounding Jennings until Jennings fell sideways to the
canvas. He made it his feet at eight but after the count Rivas forced Jennings
to the ropes and was landing some heavy head punches and the referee stopped
the fight. The 31-year-old Montreal-based Colombian was facing his first “name”
opponent and as Jennings was No 2 with the WBO this is a huge win for Rivas the
18th by KO/TKO. He retains the NABF belt and lifts the NABO and IBF
International titles held by Jennings. Jennings 34 had done a fine job of
rebuilding after consecutive losses to Wlad Klitschko and Luis Ortiz in 2015
but it may be more difficult to rebound again.
Stevenson vs.
Rosales
Another outstanding performance from Olympian Stevenson. He made a
confident start boxing on the back foot probing with his right jab and firing
flashing combinations. Filipino Rosales marched forward but found Stevenson an
elusive target. Stevenson was on the back foot for much of the second with
Rosales hunting in vain. Over the last minute Stevenson went on the offensive
and was raking Rosales to head and body with lightning series of punches. The
third was one-sided. Stevenson was forcing Rosales back connecting with strong
combinations and crunching hooks to the
body and Rosales had to soak up plenty of punishment. Stevenson ended it in the
third scoring with two straight lefts which sent Rosales to the canvas on his
back. He was up at eighth but after a close look at him the referee stopped the
fight. Now six wins by KO/TKO for the 21-year-old Stevenson who improves with
every fight. He has great poise and real power –a star in the making. Rosales
tried hard here but was outclassed. His only other loss was a third round kayo
against Jhonny Gonzalez.
Adames vs.
Ruiz
Power puncher Adames ends this one with a body punch in the third.
Two slow opening rounds saw both fighters really just probing with their
punches with neither landing anything heavy. Adames switched to southpaw in the
third and was whipping straight lefts through Ruiz’s defence. He backed Ruiz to
a corner and a vicious right hook to the body saw Ruiz drop to one knee in
agony and he was counted out. The 24-year-old Adames now has 13 wins by KO/TKO.
The Dominican prospect is already No 4 with the WBA after wins over Juan Carlos
Prada (31-2-1), former IBF super welter champion Carlos Molina and Alejandro Barrera
(29-4). Mexican-based Venezuelan Ruiz has now lost 4 of his last 5 fights but
all of the losses have been against unbeaten opposition.
Sosa vs.
Delgadillo
It looked in the first round as though Sosa might get this one over
early as he scored with thumping left hooks to the body of Delgadillo but a
stiff jab sent Sosa stumbling back and almost down. In the second they were
going toe-to-toe with both landing heavily and Sosa was cut on the bridge of
his nose. Delgadillo rounded off a combination with a left hook that sent Sosa
spinning away on wobbly legs and his gloves touched the canvas as he tried to
keep his balance. It counted as a knockdown and the referee gave Sosa a count
with the bell sounding as the count was completed. Neither fighter wanted to
take a backward step so the action was close in and brutal and even this early
both had suffered facial damage as though they had gone ten rounds. Sosa began
to outwork Delgadillo in the exchanges and used a focused body attack to slow
Delgadillo but both were shipping lots of punishment in a gruelling scrap which
was all about offence and not defence. In the seventh a right cross from Sosa
had Delgadillo badly hurt and he retreated to the ropes and went down on his
knees. As the count reached eight it looked as though he was not going to get
up and Sosa lifted his arms in triumph. Delgadillo was not finished and he did
make it to a vertical position at nine. Sosa tried to finish it and pounded Delgadillo
with punches but Delgadillo survived. They continued to knock lumps off each
other over the closing rounds with Sosa the stronger but Delgadillo making him
fight hard all the way to the final bell. Scores 97-91 twice and 96-92 for
Sosa. The former holder of the secondary WBA title at super feather won’t want
too many fights like this. He had a tough 2017 losing to Vasily Lomachenko for
the WBO title and dropping a questionable majority verdict to Yuriorkis Gamboa.
He started to rebuild with a win in August last year but this way a too tough
outing. Delgadillo was 2-6 in his last 8 fights but the losses had all been on
points in fights he was expected to lose.
Conceicao vs.
Ambriz
Brazilian Conceicao gets another points wins, his fifth in his
last six fights, as he outclasses Mexican Ambriz. Scores 80-72 for Conceicao on
all three cards. The 30-year-old Rio gold medal winner had great success as an
Elite level amateur scoring wins over Oscar Valdez, Claudio Marrero and Vasiliy
Lomachenko-briefly-as his 20-19 win over Lomachenko at the 2011 World Amateur
Championships was overturned after a protest and changed to a 19-18 win for
Lomachenko. He is being brought along slowly by Top Rank. Now five losses and a
draw in his last six fights for Ambriz.
Gaibnazarov
vs. Garcia
Gaibnazarov gets a win but without really impressing as Garcia
retires after the fourth round. Gaibnazarov was finding the target in the first
with his southpaw straight lefts with Garcia really just trying to stay out of
trouble and throwing few punches. Garcia was more aggressive in the second. He
was coming forward letting his punches go. He was not very accurate and there
was no power there. Gaibnazarov’s right jab was bruising up the left side of
Garcia’s face. Gaibnazarov landed a right to the head early in the second that
sent Garcia down sprawling on his knees but it did not look a heavy knockdown.
Garcia beat the count and saw out the round by clinching and moving.
Gaibnazarov chased Garcia in vain in the fourth without really being able to
land any telling punches so it was a surprise when Garcia retired in his
corner. Uzbek Gaibnazarov, a gold medal winner in Rio, now has four wins by
KO/TKO. He is small for his division with a short reach and has yet to really
settle as a pro. Dominican Garcia is 0-4-1 in his last 5 fights but two of
those losses and the draw were majority decisions.
Krishan vs.
Andrade
Top Ranks looks to be aiming to break into the Indian market in a
big way. They recently signed Vijender Singh and here they launched the pro
career of another top Indian boxer in Krishan who blew away Andrade within two
rounds. The Indian southpaw looked quick and powerful. Andrade-no relation to
Demetrius-was throwing lots of rights in the opener obviously having been told
that was the way to beat a southpaw. Unfortunately he was telegraphing them and
they lacked power. Krishan was finding the target with his left with lots more
power and drove Andrade around the ring until the bell. Krishan ended the fight
in the second landing some vicious left hooks to the body that dropped Andrade.
He made it to his feet but Krishan piled on the punches until the referee
waived the fight off. The 26-year-old “Indian Tank” had been talking about the
2020 Olympics but decided to turn pro instead. In the amateurs in 2010 he won a
gold medal at the Asian Youth Championships and the Asian Games and a bronze
medal at the World Youth Championships. He lifted a bronze medal at the 2011
World Championships but did not medal at the 2012 Olympics. In London he was
awarded the a 13-11 decision over Errol Spence but that was overturned on
appeal due to infractions of the rules by Krishan with Spence declared the
15-13 victor. His team protested the changed decision and took their protest
all the way to the Court of Arbitration for Sport but their appeal failed. He
did not medal at the 2016 Olympics but won another gold medal last year at the
Commonwealth Games. A university graduate and a policeman his career will be
avidly followed in India. Andrade has
lost his last four fights all against unbeaten opponents.
Bangkok,
Thailand: Super Welter: Teerachai (40-1) W PTS 12 Meshak Mwankemwa (17-6-2).
Easy night for Teerachai against an unschooled Mwankemwa. He was
able to score with jabs and straight rights jerking back the Tanzanian’s head time
after time. Mwankemwa had no power and poor footwork but he had plenty of guts.
He soaked up the punishment and kept trying to punch back. A big right from Teerachai
in the ninth saw Mwankemwa’s legs go in different directions and he pitched
down to the floor. He beat the count and saw out the round. As Teerachai
increased the pressure Mwankemwa twice lost his mouthpiece and when he
deliberately spit it out in the last he was deducted a point. It is to his credit
that despite taking a pounding for twelve rounds he was still there at the
bell. Scores 120-106 twice and 118-108 for Teerachai. Second win for Teerachai
since his kayo loss to Lucas Matthysse for the secondary WBA title in January
last year. “Smart Boy” Mwankemwa has now lost 4 of his last 5 fights with the
other three losses coming in Russia, Namibia and Hungary as an imported to lose
boxer.
19 January
Brampton, Canada:
Light: Josh O’Reilly (14-0) W PTS 10 Cam O’Connell (17-3-1). O’Reilly takes a big step up as he captures majority verdict over
fellow-Canadian O’Connell to win the vacant NABA title. Scores 98-92 and 96-94
for O’Reilly and 95-95. The 98-92 looked way out for such a close fight. The 28-year-old O’Reilly is hoping the NABA title
will get him a slot in the WBA top 15. Another setback for O’Connell after
losses to Tony Luis and Mathieu Germain.
Struer,
Denmark: Feather: Jesus Sanchez (10-1) W TKO 5 Dennis Ceylan (19-3-2) . Middle:
Abdul Khattab (16-2-1) W PTS 8 Oliver Flodin (4-1). Heavy: Kem Ljungquist (7-0)
W TKO 1 Boldizsar Czagler (2-1). Super Middle: Mateo Veron (28-21-3,2ND) W PTS
8 Lolenga Mock (42-16-1). Heavy: Albon Pervizaj (12-0) W TKO 1 Alain Banongo
(3-1).Super Welter: Mikkel Nielsen (7-0) W PTS 6 Angel Emilov (9-25).
Ceylan vs.
Sanchez
This turned out to be Ceylan’s last fight as he announced his
retirement after being bludgeoned to
defeat for the second time by the strong but crude Spaniard in a fight for the
vacant European Union title. Sanchez started this fight at a Usain Bolt-level
pace. He came out firing punches trying to blow Ceylan away. He rocked Ceylan
early but by the end of the round Ceylan was countering well. The second
brought back memories of the crushing defeat Ceylan suffered in their first
fight. He was being caught by long swinging punches and looked very shaky.
Ceylan boxed his way through the third and fourth connecting with some crisp
head punches but he looked vulnerable every time Sanchez let fly with his
looping punches. In the fifth Sanchez launched a wild attack forcing Ceylan to
the ropes and pounding away with both hands. Ceylan ducked so low his gloves
almost brushed the canvas and when he
straightened up he tottered along the ropes and went down. He struggled to get
to his feet almost falling again and although he did beat the count the referee
took a hard look at him and then waived the fight over. Ceylan protested but it
was a good stoppage. Spanish champion Sanchez
gets his ninth win in a row but only his third win by KO/TKO. Now he will be
looking to challenge fellow Spaniard Kiko Martinez for the European title. A
year ago Ceylan was European champion was unbeaten with a world title fight a
possibility. A disastrous 2018 saw him crushed in ten rounds by Josh Warrington
and then knocked out in two rounds by Sanchez
and now he has decided to retire.
Khattab vs.
Flodin
This was always going to be a tough ask for Swede Flodin against
the more skilled Khattab who had the added advantage of Mikkel Kessler working
in his corner. The young Palestinian-born Khattab made his usual bright start.
He boxed on the outside using quick and accurate jabs and strong rights to stop
the aggressive attacks of Flodin. He had built a useful lead by the end of
the fifth but the fight was entering a
critical stage as Khattab had previously faded badly over the late rounds in
other fights. Flodin pressed hard and started eating into Khattab’s lead but
Khattab had paced this fight better than some of the others and he fought hard
over the last three rounds and did enough to hold on to his advantage. Scores
77-75 twice and 79-73 all for Khattab. After suffering an inside the distance
loss to Armenian Torosyan in early 2017 Khattab put on a class display in
drawing with Ronny Mittag later in the year. He was inactive throughout 2018 so
this was his first fight for almost 15 months. Swedish “Wise Guy” Flodin, 22,
was moving up to eight rounds for the first time and the experience will have
been good for him even if the result was not. He is a former Nordic Youth
champion and Swedish Senior champion and represented Sweden at both the World
and European Youth Championships but lost out at the European and World
Qualifiers for Rio and turned pro.
Ljungquist
vs. Czagler
Poor match as Danish heavyweight hope Ljungquist beats late
substitute Czagler inside a round. The 6’6 ½” southpaw towered over the
overweight Czagler whose only tactics were to plough forward head down
swinging. Ljungquist dropped him with an uppercut and although Czagler beat the
count as he bulled forward again he was caught with a left hook and went down
with the referee immediately waiving off the fight. The 28-year-old Dane gets
his fifth win by KO/TKO. In the amateurs he was Danish champion and fought in
the WSB in the 2016/2017 series. He lost to Joe Joyce at the 2016 European
Olympics qualifier and then failed to make it through the World qualifier.
Hungarian Czagler had no hope here.
Veron vs.
Mock
This result brought about the second retirement announcement as
Mock decided to retire again after this loss. Veron used stick-and-move tactics
slipping in a couple of punches and then slipping away before Mock could catch
him. Mock pressed hard as he always does but at 46 he is not as quick as he
was. He is still strong and although Veron presented a difficult target the
DRC-born Dane did manage to land some hefty hits and did better late as Veron
began to slow but the Argentinian kept moving and slotting home punches and was
a deserving winner. Scores 78-74 for Veron on the three cards. The 29-year-old
Veron, a former Argentinian super welter champion had lost 3 of his last 4
fights and was 0-7 in fights outside of Argentina so this did not look a tough
test for Mock who was 11-1 in his last 12 fights losing a close decision to Turk
Avni Yildirim for the WBC International title in his last fight in September.
He has faced top level, opponents such as David Haye (who he had on the floor
before losing), Lucien Bute, Gabriel Campillo and Erik Skoglund and was a good
European Union champion.
Pervizaj vs.
Banongo
This one was a waste of ring time. Pervizaj just beat on the
vastly overweight Banongo banging away at the almost static Czech who only
prodded out the occasional jab. Pervizaj took Banongo to the ropes and
unleashed a series of punches that saw Banongo drop to his hands and knees. He
stumbled to his feet at eight and the referee stopped the fight. This is the
fifth first round win for the
23-year-old German of Albanian parentage. He was German Youth and Senior
champion. He turned pro when the German Board allotted the Rio Olympics spot to
a professional who was taking advantage of being able to fight at the Olympics
so Pervizaj did not even have a chance to qualify. Banongo just a novice and
way out of his depth.
Nielsen vs.
Emilov
Nielsen gets six rounds of useful work against Bulgarian Emilov.
Nielsen won every round but Emilov came to fight and refused to fold under
pressure. Nielsen picked up the pace over the second half of the fight but
Emilov refused to fold and lasted the distance. Scores 60-54 for Nielsen on all
three cards. Nielsen, 29, was Danish amateur champion in 2013,2014 and 2015 but
failed to get through the European qualifier for the Rio Olympics and turned
pro. Emilov has only failed to go the distance twice in his 25 losses.
Tokyo, Japan:
Super Bantam: Shingo Wake (26-5-2) W TKO 6 Takafumi Nakajima (29-12-1). Wake waits a long time to revenge a loss to Nakajima but does it
in style. It was a tough, close fight with Nakajima the aggressor but with Wake
boxing cleverly and countering. From the third round the accuracy of Wake’s
southpaw lefts put him on top but Nakajima tried to hustle Wake and turn the
fight his way. As he bustled forward in the sixth Wake landed a peach of a left
uppercut that put Nakajima down flat on his back. Nakajima managed to beat the
count but was badly shaken and Wake hammered home punch after punch until
Nakajima collapsed into the ropes and then to the canvas with the referee
immediately stopping the fight. Wake had lost to Nakajima back in 2012 then ran
off ten wins to land a fight with Jonathan Guzman for the vacant IBF super
bantam title in 2016. He lost that one but is on a run of six inside the
distance wins and is No 4 with the IBF but with the first two spots vacant he
is effectively the second guy in the ratings. Now three losses in a row for
Nakajima.
Seoul, South
Korea: Super Welter: Jung Kyoung Lee (7-2-1) W KO 7 Samuel Colomban (25-11-1). Lee wins the vacant OPBF title with kayo of experienced Colomban.
Lee established an early lead but Colomban was always dangerous with heavy counters.
This was Colomban’s fist fight for sixteen months and that began to tell. Lee
broke through in the seventh with a heavy combination that sent Colomban down
and he was unable to beat the count. Third win by KO/TKO for Lee who competed
in MMA fights before changing over to boxing in 2017. Boxing has been at a very
low ebb in South Korean for many years and the hope is that Lee can spark a
revival. Colomban was born in Cameroon but settled in Australia after competing
at the Commonwealth Games in Melbourne in 2006. He won the Australian super
welter title in his last fight in September 2017 after four time losing in
fights for the welterweight title. Reports from Australia indicated he suffered
a shoulder injury in this fight.
Fight of the
week (Significance): Manny Pacquiao
vs. Adrien Broner. Not a great fight but there will be a queue to face the
Filipino marvel
Fight of the
week (Entertainment): Jason Sosa and
Moises Delgadillo knocked lumps off each other for ten brutal rounds. Honourable
mention to Nordine Oubaali vs. Rau’shee Warren which by contrast was a
fast-paced contest of skills
Fighter of
the week: Has to be Pacquiao but Oubaali
deserves a mention and does Pablo Cano
Punch of the
week: The first left from Shakur
Stevenson which put Jessie Cris Rosales down was special as was the left
uppercut from Shingo Wake that floored Takafumi Nakajima it was a thing of
beauty.
Upset of the
week: Has to be Pablo Cano demolishing
Jorge Linares inside a round.
Prospect
watch: He has excellent amateur
credentials and it would be good to think that Indian Vikas Krishan might turn
out to be a star as that is a huge largely untapped market for boxing.
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