Decarie captures NABO
By Dave Spencer, FightNews Canada

It was a day of chin-checks and gut-checks as a pair of fighters got up off the canvas to post victories at the Casino de Montreal Saturday afternoon. Antonin Decarie (19-0 5KO) dusted himself off and got up off the canvas in the fifth round after scoring a knockdown of his own the round previous and went on to post a 117-110, 116-111, 115-112 victory over previously undefeated Brian Camechis (17-1 8KO) while cruiserweight Troy Ross (17-1 12KO) posted a 77-74, 78-74, 76-75 victory despite being down in the third against opponent Kendrick Releford (15-12-2 6KO). The Decarie knockdown that was a result of a perfect counter left hand was somehow ruled a slip by referee Jean Guy Brosseau but certainly had its desired effect as the new NABO welterweight champion was forced to hang on and clench for the remainder of the round. “They only told me after the fight that the ref didn’t count it as a knockdown,” said Decarie after the fight. “I went down, got right up and kept fighting, just like in the old days.” For Commonwealth champion Ross, it was a matter of going toe-to-toe with the wrong opponent. Releford who usually campaigns at heavyweight has gone the distance with many of the sport’s top prospects certainly made sure his punches had the desired effect in the third as Ross tried to backtrack but went tumbling down to the canvas instead. The Toronto fighter was able to regroup though, using his ring movement and superior boxing skills to comeback and win on the scorecards.

In other action, Henry Arjona (17-11 11KO) who has made a habit of coming to Canada and giving trouble to the hometown fighter was stopped for just the second time in his career by Dierry Jean (13-0 9KO) at 1:09 of the sixth round. Arjona who was fighting for the sixth time and can boast a knockdown of Steve Molitor and a victory over Benoit Gaudet was no match for Jean who campaigns at lightweight. Other winners on the day included David Lemieux who saw the fourth round for the first time but remained perfect by scoring his seventh knockout in as many tries over Rodney Green (6-5-1 2KO), Benyamine Besmi (7-0 3KO) riding a first round knockdown to a 40-35 decision over Orlando Perez (4-1-1 2KO) and lightweight Tony Luis of Cornwall Ontario dominating in his pro debut scoring a 40-34, 40-33, 40-33 victory over David Agguire (1-2 1KO).

Friday May 2, 2008

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Shot of the day!

Canadian Middleweight prospect Albert Onolunose scored the biggest win of his career last Wednesday when the Calgary fighter scored an 8 round unanimous decision over Eddie Sanchez on the ESPN card in Richmond, BC. In an entertaining battle, Onolunose dropped Sanchez in round 1 for a flash knockdown only to be badly hurt himself in round 8 and saved by the bell. The judges gave the decision to the Canuck by scores of 78-73, 77-74, and 78-73.
(Photo: Gil Gatchalian, FightNews Canada)

Saturday May 3, 2008

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Julio Edges Smith!
River Rock Puts Together an A+ Show
written by Lev Jackson, FightNews Canada
2008-05-01

The stage was set for West Coast Promotions at the River Rock casino for this weeks ESPN: Wednesday Night Fights. Every fighter on the card showed up to entertain. The night consisted of six bouts, three of which were televised. The main event pitted knockout artist Joel Julio taking Ishe Smith of the Contender. In what was a very exciting and back and forth fight, Julio edged out the victory in the score cards.

The night was kicked off with the televised co-feature. The eight round bout was in the middleweight division and it saw Calgary’s Albert Onolonose take on tough Mexican Eddie Sanchez. The first round started slow but the paced picked up after Onolonose scored a flash knockdown in the late stages of the round. For the next few rounds Onolonose would outbox and outwork the game Sanchez, forcing him to fight him in close and give up his obvious height and reach advantage. In the later rounds Sanchez started using his jab to keep Onolonose at bay, and start to box more. The bout turned into a slugfest in the last round, and in the last ten seconds Sanchez hurt Onolonose badly with a flurry that sent his foe flying into the ropes only to be saved by the bell. The judges’ scores would read 78-73, 77-74, and 78-73 all for the winner Albert Onolonose. With the victory Onolonose improves to 15-0 with 5 coming early. Sanchez, for his efforts falls to 16-7-2 with 9 KOs.

In the only televised swing bout of the evening local fan favorite Kevin “The Boss” Reynolds faced the very tough Victor Barragan. Reynolds throughout the fight did his best to control the ring. Throughout the fight Barragan would have strong moments where he would have Reynolds in the corner or on the ropes wailing on the Vancouver native. In the end it would be Reynolds’ boxing and counter punching skills that would prevail over the game effort of Barragan. The judges’ scorecards all had Reynolds winning the fight 58-56. With the victory, Reynolds improves to 8-1 with 5KOs, and Barragan falls to 8-4 with 2KO’s. “I tip my hat off to him” stated Reynolds after the fight, “We will be down in Vegas with Jesse Reid longer next time; we will be getting a lot of high caliber sparring for our next fight. Reynolds who is the #1 ranked Canadian cruiserweight told Fightnews that he feels that he needs two more fights and he will be ready for a Canadian title shot by the end of the year.

Then came time for the main event. The bout featured Joel Julio, and Ishe Smith. For the first few rounds it was Julio being the aggressor and Smith backing up and countering. After the midway point of the fight Ishe would start to put pressure on as well as counter the heavy handed Julio. Down the stretch it was Smith pressing the fight. But it was Julio’s work in the early going that would be the undoing for Smith. The Judges’ has the fight 96-94 twice and 97-93. “Ishe started a little bit late, and gave up rounds he shouldn’t have” trainer Roger Mayweather told Fightnews. “Down the stretch we dominated but it was the early rounds that cost us” he continued. “We are just going to go back to the drawing board and see what we want to do”. With the victory Julio improves his record to 33-1 with 30KOs, and the loss for Ishe slips him to 19-3 with 9KOs.

In the post television bouts the crowd got to see heavyweight Jaime Walton destroy local trainer Mark Friedman inside the first frame. Walton unloaded everything he has on the super sized Friedman until referee Dale Walters had seen enough and halted the action. With the victory Walton improves to 1-0-1 with 1KO.

Junior Moar of Vancouver dismantled Burnaby’s James Dearmin through six rounds to earn a UD victory. Moar was cut badly over the right eye due to a clash of heads. The cut seemed to fuel Moar as we went on to dominate Dearmin. The final scores tallied 59-54 twice as well as 59-53. With the win Moar improves his record to 4-2 with 2KO’s and Dearmin falls to 1-2-1.

In the last bout of the evening North Vancouver’s Noriko Kariya, the younger sister of famed NHL star Paul Kariya, out boxed and out classed Jessica Mohs over 5 rounds to earn herself her ninth victory of her career. The victory boosts Noriko’s record to 9-2-1 with 2KOs.

West Coast Promotions once again did a stellar job with yet another successful show. The promotion has been going nowhere but up, and with talk of a outdoor summer show, the sky is the limit for the Vancouver based promoters.

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Johnson decision Darby

Canadian journeyman Darren Darby made another trip south of the border to the familiar surroundings of Washington State to face off against local product Dashon Johnson in a rematch. In March, Darby was able to score a unanimous decision over Johnson. On Friday night at the Quinault Resort & Casino in Ocean Shores, Washington, Johnson was able to best the Canuck by way of a 4 round majority decision. Scores of the bout were 39-37 twice for the 20 yr old Johnson while the third judge saw it an even fight at 38-38. The win gives Johnson his first pro victory after 3 bout, moving his mark to 1-1-1 while Darby, fighting out of Vancouver, dips to 3-7-2.

Sunday April 27, 2008

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St-Juste scores TKO victory!
By Dave Spencer, FightNews Canada

Hard hitting middleweight Renan St-Juste made his homecoming to Repentigny a successful one as the lefthander scored a TKO victory at :55 seconds of the eighth round over Elkeana Ali Saunders (8-3-1 4KO) of Bahamas. Saunders proved to be resilient in the early going, able to absorb the hard left hands from St-Juste and able to come back in the 5th and pressure the hometown fighter. But St-Juste quickly regrouped and worked behind a solid jab and started to mount a solid body attack that was lacking in the early going. That attack soon paid dividends as Saunders was reeling away from a recharged St-Juste in the 7th. The eighth once again saw Saunders retreating and as soon as he was touched, the Bahamian quickly jumped down to one knee for a count from referee Jean Guy Brosseau. Eight wasn’t enough though as Saunders made his way to his corner where he was ill and the fight was called. St-Juste moves to 17-1-1 with the victory.

Friday April 25, 2008

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Undercard results
By Dave Spencer, FightNews Canada

Undercard action from Repentigny Quebec featured Benoit Gaudet (16-1 7KO) scoring an impressive 3rd round knockout versus Pedro Javier Torres (38—22-9 9KO). A right hand uppercut put the Argentine fighter down and out at 2:03.

Bantamweight Sebastien Gauthier (13-1 9KO) battled his way against a much bigger Alvaro Muro (4-8) of Mexico. The left hand was the key in the early going for Gauthier who walked away with a 60-54, 60-54, 59-55 decision.

Lightweight Pier-Olivier Cote was impressive once again as the Montreal prospect moved to 2-0 with a 40-36, 40-36, 39-37 win over Damian Tinker (3-3 1KO) of Nassau Bahamas.

Friday April 25, 2008

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Cook earns draw in Kazakhstan
Canadian heavyweight Arthur "The Bear" Cook saw action for the second time in 2 month and again overseas as the Winnipeg heavyweight took on Kanat Altaev in Chimkent, Kazakhstan in a 6 round contest. The bout went the distance with the judges unable to decide upon a winner. The draw moves the 29 year old Cook to 13-3-2 with 4 KO's while Altaev remains undefeated at 1-0-1.

Wednesday April 23, 2008

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Orr too much for Taylor
Canuck wows them in Beantown with impressive performance
By Shane Hennigan, FightNews.com

Victoria, BC Middleweight Donald "Donnie Boy" Orr (12-0, 5 KO's) pitched a near perfect shutout in decisioning twenty nine fight veteran, Clarence Taylor (12-15-2, 6 KO's) Saturday night at The Roxy in Boston, Massachusetts. Though Orr suffered a serious cut over his left eye in the first round, as a result of an accidental clash of heads, the 2000 Canadian Olympian was unaffected, and dominated the action throughout the eight round affair.

Taylor, a slick veteran didn't make it easy for Orr, as the Delaware native tried to either remain elusive, or bully his way inside - typically head first.

"Donald did a great job with an awkward fighter, " Cappiello (the promoter of the event) stated. "Taylor was very slick, and very defensive minded, but Donald took every opening he left available. I thought he fought very well tonight, and he will develop a great following here in Boston."

Though Orr is a Canadian native, his strong Irish ancestry brought out the Boston Irish in droves, with chants of "Ole, Ole, Ole," bellowing throughout the venue nearly every time Orr threw one of his many combinations. Judges at ringside tallied the bout 79-73, and 80-72 twice.

Wednesday April 9, 2008

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Barajas over Mavros

Fernando Barajas (4-1) won a close four round majority decision over Vancouver's Andy Mavros (4-1) Saturday night at the Emerald Queen Casino in Tacoma, WA. The middleweights were evenly matched, with Barajas taking the early rounds using a right cross against the southpaw Mavros. Mavros found his jab in the third, and worked off it to take the momentum. Two judges awarded Barajas the bout by scores of 40-36 and 39-37. One judge and Fightnews.com scored the bout even at 38-38.

Wednesday April 9, 2008

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Sargent stops Goosehead!

One time Heavyweight prospect John Sargent took on Canadian journeyman Ritchie Goosehead last night at the Northern Lights Casino, Walker, Minnesota in a 6 round contest. For the 43 year old Sargent, it marked his first bout in nearly 4 years following on openning round Ko defeat to Courage Tshabalala and for Goosehead, 39, his first since April 2006, a stoppage defeat to Shane Biever. The end result had "Hogman" Sargent posting the victory with a 5th round knockout. The win moves Sargent to 28-5 with 17 KO's while Edmonton's Goosehead slips to 7-21-1 with 3 of the wins coming by knockout.

Sunday April 13, 2008

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Demers best Vanda!
By Dave Spencer, FightNews Canada

IBF International Middleweight champ Sebastien Demers pounded out a 12 round unanimous decision over Matt Vanda moments ago at the Montreal Casino in Montreal, Quebec. Scores of the bout was 120-108 on all three judges cards. Demers (23-1, 9 KO's) worked behind a punishing jab that not only kept Vanda at bay but continually snapped his head back with authority over the course of the contest. For Demers, it marked his 3rd consecutive victory following his unsuccessful bid for the IBF Middleweight crown. Vanda, for his efforts, slips to 37-6.

Saturday April 5, 2008

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Molitor defeats Beltran!
By Shawn McWilliams, FightNews Canada

IBF Jr. Featherweight King Steve Molitor notched another successful title defense moments ago with a lopsided 12 round unanimous decision over IBF #1 mandatory challenger Fernando Beltran Jr. at the Casino Rama in Orillia, Ontario. Scores of the bout were 120-107 (twice) and 119-108. The battle between the 2 southpaws was fought on even terms over the first 6 rounds. Beltran applied plenty of pressure right from the opening round but appeared to fade in the second half of the bout. Molitor, in turn, came on strong, rocking Beltran with solid combinations but never hurting his Mexician challenger. Drama in round 9 with Molitor getting cut on the left eyelid, the same cut from his previous bout and Beltran getting a point deducted for a low blow. The cut however, never played a factor. Rounds 10, 11, and 12 were BIG Molitor rounds as he punished Beltran with flush shots in hopes of knocking out a fighter who has yet to be stopped. Molitor, his 3rd straight title bout to go 12 rounds, improves to 27-0 with 10 KO's while Beltran slips to 30-3-1 with 18 KO victories.

Saturday April 5, 2008

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Golovkin tames Cobra

Unbeaten and highly regarded middleweight prospect Gennady Golovkin (11-0, 9 KOs) won a eight round unanimous decision over awkward veteran Ian Gardner (20-4, 8 KOs) at the sold out Burg-Wächter Castello in Düsseldorf, Germany. Scores were 78-73, 78-73, 77-74. Golovkin was an Olympic silver medalist, defeating Andre Dirrell along the way. The bout was Gardner's first in 15 months and his first trip back to Germany following his valiant effort against Arthur Abraham which took place in February 2005.

Saturday April 5, 2008

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Results from Casino Rama
By Shawn McWilliams, FightNews Canada

Scott Paul (2-1, 1 KO) dominated Josue Sosas (0-1) over 4 rounds to earn a unanimous decision victory. Paul displayed some nice footwork throughout the contest and seemed to find a permanent home for his straight right hands, that to the chin of Sosas. Sosas was game but outclassed. Scores of the bout were 40-36 and 40-35.

Phil Boudreault (2-0, 0 KO's) tested the chin of Eduardo Calderon (4-6, 0 KO's) put was unable to drop him at any point in their 4 round light middleweight bout. Boudreault switched between orthodox and southpaw, landing to both the head and body while Calderon was content to counter punch. Scores of the bout were all the same, 40-36 for the Canuck.

Grzegorz Kielsa (5-0, 3 KO's) pretty much had his way with Kenny Lemos (9-6-1, 6 KO's) in their heavyweight contest. Kielsa pounded the fleshy midsection of the overweight American over the course of 3 rounds until the Canadian southpaw landed an uppercut followed by a hook to the body that prompted the referee to jump in and stop it with 14 seconds remaining in the round. Lemos didn't look too hurt and protested the stoppage to no avail.

Saturday April 5, 2008

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Results from Montreal
By Dave Spencer, FightNews Canada

Canadian Super Middleweight champ Adonis Stevenson (11-0, 8 KO's) was just too much for Dhafir Smith (20-17-6, 4 KO's), stopping the American at the 40 second mark of round 5 to claim the WBC Continental Americas Super Middleweight title. Stevenson scored 2 knockdowns in round 4 and another 2 in the fatal fifth before the referee had seen enough.

Walid Smichet (18-4-3, 14KO's) got back into the win column, stopping a very game Chris Archer (9-3, 5 KO's) in round 8. No knockdowns in this one which is due largely to the steel chinned Archer who absorbed many right hands flush to the jaw without tasting the canvas. Time of the stoppage was 2:11.

Former Canadian heavyweight champ Patrice L'Heureux (22-4-1, 12 KO's) posted a 6 round unanimous decision over trailhorse Ken Murphy (22-23-2, 16 KO's). A typical L'Heureux fight, plenty of mauling and brawling on route to the victory by scores of 60-54 and 59-55 (twice).

Benyamine Besmi (7-0, 4 KO's) found himself on the canvas 40 seconds into his bout with Gundrick King (4-2, 4 KO's) but was able to recover to stop King at the 3 minute mark of the second round.

Manolis Plaitis (11-0, 7 KO's) knocked out Francisco Rios Gil (11-7, 8 KO's) at the 2:59 mark of round 3. Gill, who seemed to complain about every punch that Plaitis threw, found himself on the canvas twice in round 3, both from hard right hands to the midsection.

Saturday April 5, 2008

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Sharpe decisions Gomez!
Sutherland ends Boucher dream!
written by Shawn McWilliams, FightNews Canada
2008-04-02

Floriano stops Springer
Rocky Floriano proved to be too much, too soon for fellow Toronto fighter Michael Springer in their 6 round bout. After an overhand right Springer took a well deserved standing 8 mid way through the first round. In the latter half of round 2, Springer found himself down from another sneaky overhand right, this time in the neutral corner and was visibly shaken for the duration of the round. The third much like the previous 2 rounds, showed Floriano stalking and while, at times, wildly landing effective shots forcing Springer to take the decision to take 2 knees for additional standing 8 counts. Shortly afterwards, the referee stop the bout with Springer on the receipient end of a flurry of unanswered punches.

Brosch, Hanna battle to draw!
In what can only be described as unjust, Tebor Brosch and Codey Hanna fought to one sided draw. Taking only one round off, Brosch employed an aggressive, up and down attack that saw Hanna bloodied and seemed to have Brosch on his way to an easy decision. But it was not to be as the judges scored the bout 58-56 Brosch and twice 57-57.

Sutherland stops Boucher in 9th!
Reports were that co headline boxer Donovan Boucher had diagnosed with a touch of the flu going into Tuesday nights Championship bout at Toronto's Royal York Hotel. While that very well may have been the case, Father Time also had his hands firmly on the chest as well for the once time highly touted Canadian boxer. From the onset of the fight, Sutherland dictated the pace and hit Boucher with hard accurate body punches that sapped his strength and slowed his punches in return. While Boucher did show tremendous heart and determination in the fight, it was clear that the outcome would be inevidable. A great deal of the fight had Sutherland pushing Boucher back onto the ropes then attacking him with unanswered shots most of which landed to Boucher’s body.

In round 3, Sutherland let go a combination in the middle of the ring finishing with a left hook just above the belt of Boucher, driving him to the matt. Boucher was able to beat the count and continue on. Round 4 was no doubt Boucher’s best round, landing one of the hardest shots of the fight, a left hook to Sutherlands chin. While the champ was in no immediate danger, it certainly got his attention. The round ended with an apparent unintentional low blow by Boucher that hurt Sutherland. By round 6 is was clear that Boucher was boxing only on heart and determination, not willing to give in all the while Sutherland aggressively moving forward chipping away at Bouchers continually weakening defense. The end came at 2:59 of the 9th round with the referee stepping in to stop the bout after watching Boucher get bullied onto the ropes, not responding to Sutherlands steadily mounting attack.

Is this the end for Donovan Boucher, it would seem so. While he did give every thing that he had, it was clear to most if not all in attendance that one of Canada's greatest and most noteable ring warriors time had now come.

Sharpe decisions Gomez for WBA strap.
The main event was a spirited and much closer bout than originally anticipated. Larry "Razor" Sharpe looked focused and determined as he entered the ring, ready to fight and claim the vacant WBA Fedecentro Light Middleweight title. His opponent Jose Joaquin Rose Gomez looked equally as focused.

The first round saw Sharpe looking effective. using his range and lateral movement to outbox his shorter , more aggressive opponent. The second round played out pretty much the same but the forecast of what was to come became evident. Gomez was beginning to have success at landing hooks to the body followed by hooks upstairs and, in turn, he began to effectively closing the distance between himself and Razor. Sharpe, at this point, was still landing the harder, cleaner shots.

Round 3 had Gomez bring Sharpe into his kind of a figh, a phone booth. Both men began trading punches at very close range with Gomez beginning to take control. Sharpe ,fighting at this range, could not generate any real power and most of his arsenal, uppercuts aside, was ineffective. Round 4 had Gomez clearly outboxing and outworking Sharpe on the inside. Punching in volume, Gomez's punch count would doubledthat of Sharpe's. Sharpe would have the best round of the fight in round 5. While a cut did appear over his eye, Sharpe managed to hurt Gomez with a hard left uppercut, he quickly followed it up with a handful of accurate punches, only to be caught between shots and momentarily hurt himself. Gomez made an attempt to capitalize on this moment and unloaded on Sharpe with a hard flurry of punches to the body and finishing upstairs. It was at this point that Gomez himself got caught and was temporarily stunned again! Sharpe began to come on to in hopes of finishing off Gomez but the sound of the bell ended the most spirited round of the fight .

Rounds 6, 7, and 8 saw Gomez returning to his sucessful fight plan, fighting on the inside effectively, simply outworking the Canadian. .In Round 9 Gomez upped his punch output, again outworking Sharpe by throwing dozens of punches, landing at a decent connect ratio. He pressured Sharpe throughout the entire 3 minutes of the round. It would cost him in the end. It became apparent at the start of the 10th round that Gomez and his all out attack had depleted his energy supply. He looked both weary and punched out. Sharpe, one of the most intelligent fighters in the game, recognized this right away. With plenty left in his tank, he was able to create some distance between himslef and Gomez, and began landing nice clean punches to easily win the round. Round 11 would also be put in the Sharpe colume as well. Still, it was a close fight heading into the 12th and final round. Close until the last 10 seconds of the bout Gomez dipped into his reserves in a last ditched effort to pull this one out. Sharpe wouldn't give him the chance. At approximately 2:55 mark with Gomez leaning back on the ropes, Sharpe landed a crushing left hand that sent Gomez crashing down. Guts and heart enabled him to return to an upright position to hear the 8 count. No followup. No time. The final bell sounded and the fight is over.

The scorecards were read with Sharpe getting the nod on each; 117-110, 116-112, and a very odd 109-108. The fight looked a lot closer than the judges cards showed. With the well deserved win, Sharpe becomes the new WBA Fedecentro Light Middleweight Champion.

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Ro Defeats Williams, Again
Unbeaten female Super Featherweight star Kara Ro from Sudbury, ON who sports a 15-0 (7 KOs) record, won a four round unanimous decision over Lakeysha Williams, 9-12-3, (1 KO). Ro previously beat Williams by unanimous decision in February. This was the second win in a comeback from almost 18 months of inactivity.
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McCarter decisions Mrdjenovich
Henney and Badea winners on undercard
written by Adam Trupish, FightNews Canada
2008-03-31
A night of tuff decisions for Edmontonians and Edmonton fighters alike. Friday night saw a few fighters end up on the wrong side of close decisions. WBA Lightweight champ Layla McCarter defending her title, winning the rubber match in the trilogy between hometown fighter and World champ Jelena Mrdjenovich. McCarter won the early rounds by picking her punches and accuratly landing them to give Mrdjenovich both a bloody lip and nose. Mrdjenovich felt the urgency in the later rounds, hurting McCarter on three separate occasions, but ultimately fell short on the scorecards in losing a split decision. Fans belted out the boo's in support for their fighter afterwards to which . McCarter responded to the fans "I'll give her a rematch, but this time in Vegas. I've fought her in Edmonton three times now".

Canadian Cruiserweight champ Ryan Henney defeated late fill in Alvero Enriquez of Mexico. Henneys 6th round knockdown solidified his win in posting an 8 round unamanious decision.

Local heavyweight banger Sheldon Hinton lost a spoiler decision to Moncton's Dean Storey. Fans yearned for more action as both big men opted to clinch and hug for most of the bout. Hinton who was low blowed thrice in the contest later said, "I'll never fight out of shape again".

Former Commonwealth and Canadian champ Tony Badea made a successful comeback with a second round stoppage of Justin Berger. Berger was dropped twice in the second, before the referee had seen enough, waving it off at 1:15 of the round.

American Nicole Woods handed local Ayana Pelletier the first defeat of her career in way of a four round majority decision.

Debuting heavyweights opened up action at the Shaw Conference Center. Edmonton's MMA slugger Nick Penner used a first round knockdown to cruise to a 4 round unanimous decision over Ontario's Matt White.
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B-Ware wins it in 128 seconds!

Canadian Heavyweight prospect Bermane "B-Ware" Stiverne needed only 128 seconds to drop an overmatched Jimmy Haynes 3 times on route to a 1st round stoppage victory moments ago in St. Louis, Missouri. The Laval, Quebec boxer improves his pro ledger to 14-1 with all 14 wins coming by knockout. Haynes slips to 18-15-2 with 8 wins by knockout. The bout is part of the undercard of an IBF Light Middleweight championship with Cory Spinks defending against Verno Phillips later on tonight.

Thursday March 27, 2008

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Post KO's Cobb

Mississauga, Ontario's Mike "PrimeTime" Post won his second bout in a little less than a month and scored his first knockout in 17 months with a 4th round KO of Anthony Cobb last night at the National Guard Armory in South Bend, Indiana. Time of the KO, 22 seconds of round 4. The victory, his second following the Danforth defeat, improves PrimeTime's mark to 15-1-1 with 12 wins coming by knockout. For Cincinnati, Ohio's Anthony Cobb, a 39 veteran of 43 bouts, the losses keep mounting. His record drops to 4-36-3, his last victory coming 8 years ago!

Sunday March 23, 2008

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Gunn draws with Phelps!
Cut costs Gunn
former WBO title challenger lucky in draw
By Dave Baggs, Fightnews Canada

Former WBO Cruiserweight title challenger Bobby Gunn looked at his trip to Fountain Hills, Arizona as an easy one, thinking that he would quickly dispose of his limited experienced opponent and quickly move on to bigger and better things. Those plans nearly got derailed with a headbut. A clash of heads 30 seconds in the opening round cut the Canuck over the left eye, a cut that would require 40 stiches at the end of the night. The cut motivated Phelps as he took the first 3 rounds. "The cut really bothered me." Gunn told FightNews Canada immediately following the fight. " I couldn't see, I couldn't find him. He punched then he ran. It took me a while before I could effective mount any sort of offense. The night was a disaster from the start" Gunn came around following the 3rd round, taking rounds 4 through 6. The bout, originally scheduled for 10 rounds, was changed to a 6 round bout earlier in the day, much to the dismay of Gunn. With the cut and the loss of the early round, all Gunn could do is wait for a decision that either way would blemish his record and reputation, a loss being the worse case senario. When the judges cards were announced, the final verdict would be a draw; one judge seeing the bout 56-54 Gunn, the second 56-54 Phelps, while the third would have it even at 57-57. While not a loss, the result will no doubt make it difficult for Gunn (18-3-1, 15 KO's) to find the his way back to another world title opportunity. For Phelps, the draw comes as his most impressive result in his 15 pro bouts, his ledger now sits at 11-3-1, 6 wins coming by knockout.

Sunday March 23, 2008

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Naugler gets past Ramadan - Defends Canadian Title

Jason “Notorious” Naugler W10 Abdullah “Kabaka” Ramadan Canadian Professional Boxing Federation Light Heavyweight Title Fight

The intimidating Ramadan stated that he was there to knock Naugler out and take the belt earlier in the week and Naugler appeared to laugh it off. But he had no intentions of allowing that to happen in his initial title defense and obviously used it as inspiration when the bell rang. Ramadan showed a surprisingly stiff left jab early in the bout and was having some success in the early rounds. Naugler began to apply more pressure as the bout wore on and it proved to have the desired effect on the muscular challenger as Naugler was able to close the gap between them and land his array of hooks and combinations. Make no mistake about it, this was a very close fight but Naugler was able to wear Ramadan down enough to win the fight in the later rounds.

Round 1: There was not much feeling out as Naugler came out with both hands at the bell. He threw his customary left hook to the body regularly and made a statement to Ramadan that he was in with a tough customer. Ramadan landed several impressive body shots of his own though. Naugler landed a pretty left/right combination to the head of the challenger near the end of the round. Close round.

Round 2: Shortly into the round they exchanged left hooks. Naugler scored with a double left hook to the body of the chiseled Ugandan native who countered with a looping right hand to the head. Ramadan showed off a decent jab and double jab through the middle part of the round. Naugler landed a solid right to the head with 25 seconds remaining which was answered by the challenger who scored with a right hand to the head. Naugler scored with a right uppercut just before the bell. Ramadan’s round.

Round 3: Ramadan began by landing two right hands to the head. Naugler scored with his obligatory left hook to the body. Ramadan continued to put his jab on display as he was keeping Naugler at the end of it nicely. He scored with a right hand to the head which drew a gasp from the partisan Naugler crowd but the champion merely shrugged it off and motioned the challenger to come forward. Ramadan obliged and scored with a right uppercut at close quarters and then a nice stiff jab. Naugler continued to land a couple more left hooks to the body before scoreing with a nice right to the head/left to the body combo. Naugler seemed to find his range more to his liking late in this round as he connected with a strong right cross to the jaw followed by another pulverizing left hook to the body. Ramadan landed a stiff right uppercut at the bell. Ramadan’s round.

Round 4: Naugler came out fast and fired shots with both hands. He appeared to be closing the distance and was able to slip Ramadan’s jab while landing a high percentage of body shots. The challenger was equal to the task though as he scored on a few hooks to the body of his own. Ramadan scored on a series of left/right combinations to the head from in close, but this was now turning into a fight inside of a phone booth, and that is where Naugler lives. This was the champion’s space and the fight was being fought at his pace. Ramadan had no choice but to fire body shots as he had no space to jab Naugler. Ramadan was able to score with a looping right to the ear late in the round. This was another close round.

Round 5: Ramadan stung Naugler with a nice left/right to the head shortly into the round which seemed to awaken the champ who returned to his pressure inside the booth workplan. Not many jabs thrown or landed in this round as there simply was not enough space between them for either one to fire a jab. It was infighting whether you like it or not and it produced a cut on Naugler’s head from an unintentional butt. Naugler clearly liked the close quarters and landed a solid double left to the head while Ramadan shot back with a left/right/left combination just before the bell. Naugler’s round.

Round 6: Naugler immediately got Ramadan into fighting at close range again and enticed him to stay there the whole round. Naugler landed several nice right and left hooks to the body of the challenger who appeared to be slowing down noticeably. Naugler hurt Ramadan with a left/right combination to the head and fired some vicious body combinations with his head buried in Ramadan’s chest. Naugler’s round.

Round 7: Naugler scored with an early combination to the head and body and continually pressed forward. He landed a solid left hook to the head which rocked Ramadan halfway through the round. The pace had slowed now as a toothpick separated the fighters until late in the round when Ramadan scored with a double jab for the first time in quite a while. Naugler answered with another stiff left to the head of the challenger and the closed the round with a good exchange of hooks to the body and head just before the bell sounded. Naugler’s round

Round 8: Just when it seemed that Ramadan was fading he rallied in the face of the champion as they had a solid exchange of hooks before the Toronto fighter began to find the room to land a series of left/right combinations. Naugler forced him back into the phone booth and landed a scorching left/right to the head of Ramadan who was now starting to make believers of some of the fans. Even though the fight was at close quarters, he was able to score with a sneaky right hand inside and the occasional left hook to the body. They were so close up against the ropes near the end of the round that Ramadan almost fell through. Ramadan’s round.

Round 9: The round began where the previous round ended…at close quarters. Naugler was staying busy throwing hooks in clusters and scored with a strong left/right combination to the head of Ramadan who was trying to find the room to throw his shots. But the champ stayed inside of his reach negating the challenger’s attempt to distance himself to fire off power punches. He did manage to get off a strong left hook while cornered. Naugler was now leaning on his man trying to keep him cornered while throwing punches in bunches. Ramadan was cautioned for using his shoulder a little too much just before Naugler scored with a left to the head followed by a stiff left/right combination to the head of his foe. Naugler’s round.

Round 10: Naugler landed solid double left hooks to the body to start the round before they exchanged right hands to the head. Ramadan scored with a left hook to the body while Naugler countered with a solid left hook to the head. Ramadan answered with a good right to the head before the last minute of the fight returned to the phone booth where Naugler landed a solid left/right combination to the head of the game Ramadan. Naugler’s round.

Andrew Singh Kooner TKO8 Jayson “Too Sweet” Hayward Canadian Professional Boxing Federation Bantamweight Title Fight

Kooner, coming off a sensational TKO of Gavin Reid in his previous effort across the pond in London, England, showed off his punching power as he lit up Jayson Hayward in an old-fashioned beatdown to claim the belt. It must be said that the classy Hayward fought with as much courage and determination as possible but Kooner simply had too many weapons at his disposal. He dropped the St. John’s fighter to the canvas on six occasions. Hayward took a standing eight each time but clearly was a beaten man in the 8th round.

Round 1: After a brief feeling out process, they exchanged left hooks. Hayward threw some left/right combinations to the head and body, while Kooner concentrated solely on the body. Kooner landed a pair of solid shots to the body with both hands. Hayward countered with a good right/left combination to the head before Kooner finished the round with a strong left and right to the head of Hayward. Kooner’s round.

Round 2: Kooner went after the body and forced Hayward to keep his elbows tucked in to ward off the powerful attack being inflicted on him by the Mississauga fighter. Kooner scored with a solid left hook to the body. So naturally, just when Hayward tried to protect his body, Kooner nailed him with a good left and right to the head. Hayward landed a short right hand at close range but Kooner answered with another right to the head and a beautiful left/right combination to the body. Hayward let a four-punch combination fly before Kooner settled in on his body beating. Hayward scored with a right hand lead to the head before Kooner closed out the scoring in this round with a steady stream of body shots. Kooner’s round.

Round 3: Kooner dropped Hayward, for the first time, shortly after the bell sounded with a gorgeous right hand which caught the Newfoundland native squarely on the jaw. Hayward bravely fought back and they had a good exchange of lefts and rights before Hayward was dropped again with a lethal right hook to the body. Kooner leaped to the attack and thundered in more body shots with both hands and pummeled Hayward against the ropes at the bell. Kooner’s round.

Round 4: Kooner went right back to work with stinging hooks to Hayward’s body. Hayward shot back two quick right hands to the head but Kooner pressed on unfazed. Kooner started to show some nifty footwork and scored again with a right hook to the body. A caution was issued to Kooner from referee Hubert Earle for a low blow but he continued his bruising assault on the body. He thundered in another left/right combination to the body and a double hook. Hayward was fighting back but his blows did not have the same steam as Kooner’s. Kooner’s round.

Round 5: Hayward valiantly became the aggressor in this round. He scored with a right hand lead to the Kooner’s head and with a left/right combination as well. Meanwhile, Kooner was still bombing away at the body. Hayward countered nicely with a strong left hook to the head and another solid combination to jaw. Kooner, for the first time in the bout, started to retreat as Hayward stalked him firing rights and lefts. Kooner went back to the body and hurt Hayward with a strong right hook. Hayward continued forward and scored a solid left to the head just before the bell. Hayward’s round.

Round 6: Kooner came out blasting and floored Hayward with a right hand again right on the button. After the 8 count, Kooner started to tee off and forced Hayward to take a knee along the ropes. Hayward mustered up the will to continue and fired shots at Kooner and landed with both hands but Kooner carefully waded through and dropped his opponent again with a right hook to the body. It’s been quite some time since I’ve seen a fighter inflict such damage to the body. Kooner’s round.

Round 7: Hayward scored with a stinging left to the head of Kooner and a good jab but Kooner did more damage with a right hand lead to the head which staggered the blonde Newfoundlander. Kooner applied more pressure and scored with a right hook and a sneaky right uppercut. He then flattened Hayward with a serious left hook. This time Hayward just barely beat the count and Earle gave him a long look before allowing the bout to continue but Hayward wanted more. They battled along the ropes when Hayward went down again but it was due to a slip. Kooner battered him with more tremendous body shots and right hands to the head at the bell. Kooner’s round.

Round 8: Kooner came out with the intention of finishing the fight right here. He rocked Hayward with a right uppercut but Hayward stayed on his feet, for the moment, and scored with a left/right combination and a right/left combination to Kooner’s head. Hayward landed a solid straight right hand to Kooner’s head but Kooner answered with two strong right hands to the head. The second of which really hurt Hayward along the ropes. Kooner moved in for the kill and ended the bout with a solid left hand to the head of Hayward.

David “The Quebec Kid” Whittom TKO3 Darrell “Pee Wee” Flint Cruiserweight Division – Six Rounds

This bout was a late addition to the card as a replacement for the Cave fight. Whittom looked in fantastic shape and weighed in at a solid 192 pounds. Flint should be credited for taking on such a good fighter on such short notice. However, Whittom clearly showed why he is one of the toughest fighters in Canada as he made short work of the former Canadian Middleweight champion with a precise and skillful demonstration.

Round 1: Whittom started quickly and pushed a steady stream of jabs in the face of Flint. Flint took some time to find the range but was able to land a good left hook to the body. They exchanged left hands to the head before Whittom continued to apply the jab which he regularly used to pile up the points. He caught Flint coming in with a solid left/right combination to the head. Flint fired back with another left hook to the body of Whittom who answered with a strong right cross to the head at the bell. Whittom’s round.

Round 2: Whittom scored with a short right hand to the head and peppered Flint with a series of jabs which found their mark. He scored again with several right hands to the head before Flint landed a double hook to the head and body. Flint scored with a jab of his own before Whittom landed several more jabs and another right hand at the bell. Whittom’s round.

Round 3: The jabfest continued and Whittom artfully scored at will. Flint landed a right/left combination which was countered by a solid right which bounced off Flint’s head. Flint landed a good right to the head when Whittom scored a strong left to the body. Whittom connected with a great combination to the body and finished with a left to the head. He rocked Flint with a right cross right on the button and jabbed away. Flint kept trying to get inside but could not get past Whittom’s jab which was landing each time. Whittom nailed Flint with a strong right hook just before the bell sounded and Flint could not continue after the bell.

Jonah Arbuckle W4 Juan Sanchez Super Middleweight Division – Four Rounds

This was a rematch as Sanchez is the fighter who gave Arbuckle his only defeat. Arbuckle was clearly determined to avenge that loss and gave a solid effort throughout the four rounds to earn a majority decision.

Round 1: After the brief feeling out, Sanchez landed a good left hook which was quickly countered by a double left hook to the body and head of Sanchez. Arbuckle showed a good counter left hand and floored his foe with a left/right combination to the head. Sanchez was able to weather the storm for the remainder of the round but Arbuckle scored again with a solid left/right/left combination at the bell. Arbuckle’s round.

Round 2: Arbuckle tried to stay close to his man firing counter left hands. He scored with a nice right/left combination to the head when he caught Sanchez in the corner. Sanchez landed a left/right combination and tried to work his jab but Arbuckle loaded up a big right hand late in the round. Arbuckle’s round.

Round 3: Sanchez knew he had to get busy as he scored with a left hook. Arbuckle fought back and landed several solid left/right body shots. Sanchez tried to work off his jab but Arbuckle deftly avoided them and showed some good defense. He stung Sanchez with a stiff jab as Sanchez tried to pressure him and measured with his left hand. Late in the round, there was a good exchange which was punctuated by a sneaky counter right hook by Arbuckle who followed up with a double left hand to the head. Arbuckle’s round.

Round 4: Arbuckle came out jabbing and Sanchez finally caught him along the ropes and scored with a solid right hand which opened a cut over Arbuckle’s left eye. Sanchez continued to press forward while Arbuckle tried to fend him off with his jab. Sanchez, energized by the cut, scored with another right hand lead and a right to the body. The action went back and forth until Sanchez rocked his man with a solid left hook to the head just before the bell. Sanchez’ round.

Jordan Clarke TKO1 Kevin “The Phoenix” Neverson Light Middleweight Division – 4 Rounds

The undefeated son of Chris Clarke made short work of Neverson who was never able to mount a serious challenge as Clarke showed great footwork and punching authority in this short bout.

Round 1: Clarke started fast and scored with a strong left/right/left combination to the head and body of Neverson. Neverson tried to press the action but was unable to catch up to the southpaw from Halifax. Halfway through the round, Clarke floored the fighter from Barbados with a sweet left to the chin. Neverson got up but the fire was gone and Clarke immediately went to the body and dropped him with a powerful left which he was unable to recover from and the fight was stopped at 2:25.

Steve “The Kid” Cannell W4 Tim “All The Tools” Watts Super Bantamweight Division – Four Rounds

Cannell came looking for his first win as a pro and pounded out a unanimous decision over the game Watts who came all the way from Winnipeg for his pro debut.

Round 1: Cannell immediately began to work off his jab. He scored with a couple jabs before catching Watts along the ropes and dropping him with a straight right hand to the jaw. He poured on the pressure after the 8 count and rocked Watts with lefts and rights at the sound of the bell. Cannell’s round.

Round 2: Cannell came out firing left hooks and straight right hands looking to end the fight but Watts countered with a good right hand to the head. Cannell landed a solid left/right combination and then nailed him with a beautiful three-punch combination. Near the end of the round, Cannell scored with three straight right hands. Cannell’s round.

Round 3: Watts came out firing and scored with a strong right to the head. Both fighters exchanged right hands before Cannell ripped Watts with a left/right combination. Cannell was able to put together some serious combinations which bounced off the face of Watts. Cannell landed a solid right uppercut and staggered Watts with a left hook to the jaw. Cannell was looking to land a knockout punch and moved in for the kill when the bell sounded. Cannell’s round.

Round 4: Cannell came out and worked the jab. Watts was pursuing and Cannell was catching him with a nicely timed jab. He doubled up on it and continued to hold Watts at bay. Near the end of the round, Watts finally caught Cannell with a right to the head but Cannell answered with a left/right body combination before the bell sounded. Cannell’s round.

Canada Loyal Promotions proved to be a classy group by recognizing and calling into the ring some of the great Nova Scotia boxers from yesteryear such as former Canadian Welterweight Champion, Ricky Anderson; former Canadian Welterweight Champion, Chris Clarke; former Canadian Middleweight Champion, Dave Downey; former Canadian Lightweight Champion, Jerry Fraser; former Canadian Super Middleweight Champion, Laurie Grosse; former Canadian Featherweight Champion, Lawrence Hafey and former Canadian Lightweight Champion, Barry Sponagle.

Questions or Comments, contact Cecil Wright.

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Onolunose, Ring winners in Cowtown

With plenty of last minute changes to the card, the Bowmont promoted card at the Bowness Sports Plex went on as scheduled, a 4 bout event featuring undefeated middleweight prospect Albert Onolunose and cruiserweight Nick Ring. Onolunose was originally scheduled to face off against Claudio Ortiz but come fightnite, he was staring across the ring at Surrey, BC Cruiserweight James Dearmin. Dearmin, who had turned pro last December, entered the ring with just 2 professional bouts under his belt and experience-wise, looked upon as a step down from "El Toro" Ortiz. Dearmin, 171lbs, did manage to last the full 6 rounds however the judges gave the lopsided decision victory to Onolunose, 170lbs, by scores of 59-55 (twice) and 60-54. The Punisher raises his mark to 14-0 with 5 wins coming by knockout while Dearmin suffers his first defeat, slipping to 1-1-1. Calgary's Nick Ring was scheduled to face 2-time Canadian Middleweight champion Darrell Flint in what was expected to be the toughest challenge of his pro career thus far. Another opponent change saw Flint replaced by Winnipeg's Kombo Mohamed, a one time Canadian Middleweight title challenger. Regardless of the change, Ring blew away Mohamed in 144 seconds for his first victory by knockout. The Calgary Cruiserweight improves to 3-0 while Mohamed, who suffers his first defeat by knockout, slips to 4-3-1. Halilfax welterweight Ted Reno improved his pro mark to 2-1-2 with a 6 round split decision over Dale Philips. Scores of the bout were 59-55 (twice) for Reno while one judges saw the bout 58-56 in favor of Philips (1-2, 1 KO). The final bout of the card had two super middleweights making their pro debut with Dustin Sutley, of Calgary, needing only 147 seconds to defeat Dylan Ferguson, also fighting out of Calgary.

Saturday March 15, 2008

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Clampitt Retains Crown

By "Irish" Patrick Kelley /Photos: Emily Harney, FightNews.com

Jimmy Burchrield's Classic Entertainment and Sports put on another exciting night of professional boxing Friday night at the Twin River Events Center, in Lincoln, Rhode Island. The "Rumble at the River" event drew a packed house, resulting in standing room only seats being needed to accommodate the throng of boxing fans in attendance! The eight-bout event, featuring hometown heroes Peter Manfredo Jr, and Jamie Clampitt, was filled with action throughout, and there was not a fan in the place...with a seat or standing...that did not leave the venue content that they got their fill of boxing excitement!

Canada's Jamie "The Hurricane" Clampitt (19-4-1, 7 KO's) retained her IWBF crown with a majority decision victory over New York's Belinda Laracuente (23-22-3, 9 KO's). The all ten round affair consisted of back and forth action throughout, ultimately resulting in a close, decision victory for the hometown hero, Clampitt. Judges at ringside scored the bout 97-93, 97-93, and 95-95.

Laracuente definitely had her moments in the bout, landing some tremendous combinations against the durable Clampitt, however "The Hurricane" dished out her own storm, as well. Clampitt simply managed to be a little busier, land more combinations, and more clean and effective punches, thus resulting in her leaving with the IWBF belt still secured around her waist. In her last three bouts alone, Clampitt has defeated the likes of Laracuente, Jane Couch, and Mia St. John.

Saturday March 15, 2008

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Two Canadian fighters travelled across the border to the Silver Reef Casino in Ferndale, Washington and both returned to the comforts of Canadian soil with a victory to declare.

Vancouver, BC's Jason Saunders (1-0, 1 KO) was very impressive in his pro debut with a TKO over Napoleon Matthews (1-1, 1 KO) at 2:49 of round three in a scheduled four round super featherweight bout. Matthews, a big puncher, landed early with a left hook on the chin of Saunders, but the Canadian didn't flinch. From then on, Saunders stalked Matthews around the ring throwing hard jabs, hooks, and upper cuts which would have put a lesser man on the mat. The carnage was finally halted near the end of the 3rd round and Saunders had his win

Fellow Canadian Darren Darby (3-6-1, 2 KOs) weathered a first round storm from debuting Dashon Johnson. Johnson seemed to throw everything he had in round one cutting Darby above his left eye. Darby settled down and by round three he was walking Johnson around the ring. The turning point came via a left hook to the liver which forced Johnson to take a knee. The tallies were 39-36, 39-36 and 38-37 for Darby.

Monday March 10, 2008

1500 boxing fans braved one of the worst winter storms in recent history to attend the Stele Promoted boxing event at the Hamilton Conference Center in Hamilton, Ontario. The city's first boxing event in 5 years failed to disappoint those who attended. In the main event, heavyweight Samir Seif, fighting out of Hamilton, moved his record to 2-0 by dispatching Akron, Ohio's Robert Jarvis (3-2, 2 KO's) in the opening round of their scheduled 4 rounder. Seif simply marched straight through Jarvis, winging shots from the fences until one landed. Crude but effective. Make it two straight KO victories for the hard hitting Seif, both coming before the end of the opening frame.

Marianne "Nightmair" Millar made her pro debut a successful one while fighting in front of her hometown family and friends, taking a 4 round unanimous decision over Atlanta, Georgia's Nicole Woods (2-2) in a Light Middleweight matchup. For each of the 4 rounds, Millar advanced forward while a pretty slick Woods slipped and slid her way around the ring throwing little in return.

The 4 round Lightweight matchup between Hamilton's Harrison King-McBain and Halifax's Aaron Kinch didn't disappoint, most in attendance picked it as the fight of the night. King-McBain suffered and cut over his right eye and severe swelling over his left. Kinch came out like a man on a mission attacking King-McBain's body. The second round was more of same but King-McBain found some openings and threw some vicious hooks and uppercuts as Kinch advanced. The Hamilton fighter completely took over in the third as Kinch tired, dropping him with a huge left uppercut. Kinch beat the count and continued to advance while McBain, looking for finish the bout early, continued to pummel Kinch with power shots. There could have been a second knockdown in this round but the referee ruled a slip. Kinch's arm got twisted around 2 of the ropes inwhich he had a hard time getting himself free. To his credit he did manage to untangle himself (he was favoring the arm afterward) and sucked-it-up and battled back. Kinch slowed more in the 4th and final frame and King-McBain pushed forward and threw exclusively power shots winning a well deserved unanimous decision. With the win, McBain improves his mark to 2-0 while for his game effort, Kinch slips to 3-4-1.

Hamilton Light Middleweight Justin Fountain returned to his winning ways while ruining the pro debut of Toronto's John LaPere, stopping LaPere in the 2nd round of their 4 round welterweight bout. LaPere was knocked down and punished into submission in the second round. Fountain improves to 3-1 and gets his first victory by knockout.

In the opening bout of the evening, Les Haley (Moncton, New Brunswick) and Chris Aucoin (Brantford, Ontario) battled to a 4 round majority draw. Aucoin moved to 1-0-1 while Haley starts his career off at 0-0-1. Aucoin came out fast and strong landing hard body shots in the first round. Haley found his legs in the second and start landing right hands while Aucion bored in. Haley hurt Aucion on at least 3 occasions with right hands as he came in. Over the course of the 4 rounds, Haley failed to utilise his height advantage and his jab was non existent. On the opposite side of the (Au)coin, Aucoin was aggressive but effective.

Sunday March 9, 2008

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Menzer over Tsagouris

Canadian female champion Sandy Tsagouris came up short on the scorecards in Krefeld, Germany in her bid to win the vacant WBC title as well as the WIBF World title. The scores after 10 rounds were 97-93 (x2) and 96-94, all for the winner  Ina Menzer of Germany. The promoter was Universum.
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Lontchi retains NABA!
By Dave Spencer, Fightnews Canada

Undefeated super-bantamweight Olivier Lontchi (16-0-1 6KO) retained his NABA championship Saturday with a 117-109, 118-108, 118-108 decision over Roberto Lopez (26-17-1 11KO) at the Casino de Montreal Saturday afternoon. Lontchi’s hard shots had the speedy Lopez hanging on and holding for much of the contest, causing the Mexican born fighter to lose two points from referee Jean Guy Brosseau.

In the afternoon’s co-feature, welterweight Phil LoGreco moved to a perfect 15-0 with a 78-74, 77-75 76-76 majority decision over Noel Cortez (17-14 12KO) in a fight that was as hard to score as it was to watch. Judges were only able to reach a consensus on two of the eight rounds in which neither fighter managed to dominate work-wise. When LoGreco threw, he generally landed, but nothing seemed instinctual for the third year pro.

In other action on the afternoon, super-lightweight prospect Dierry Jean scored his eighth knockout at 2:38 of the fifth round in moving to 12 wins in defeating Christian Chavez (15-10 -1 9KO) of Mexico. Welterweight Benyamine Besmi wasted little time in moving his record to a perfect 6-0 with his third career knockout against an overmatched Mario Andrade (4-9-1). Official time was 1:43 of the first round with Besmi scoring two knockdowns before referee Marlon Wright called the contest. In the afternoon’s only other contest, Jean Francois Leduc scored a majority decision over Carl Cockerham.

Saturday March 8, 2008