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  Leo Santa Cruz Successfully Defends
His IBF Bantamweight Crown On CBS
 
By Carlos Cordoba
Photos: Marlene Marquez

Leo Santa Cruz (23-0-1, 13KOs) successfully defended his IBF Bantamweight Title by earning a unanimous decision victory against Mexico’s Alberto Guevara (16-1, 6KOs). The 12 round Bantamweight fight was aired live on CBS at 4:00pm EST. Golden Boy Promotions along with Showtime Sports hosted the early fight card at the Los Angeles Sports Arena in Los Angeles, CA.

Leo Santa Cruz, 24, kicked off the action by landing a couple of overhand right in the opening stanza. He also landed a short left hook to end the round. The same left hook that was so effective in his last victory against Victor Zaleta. Santa Cruz went on to land the aforementioned left hook as Guevara retreated in round three.
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  Cloutier’s Canada Corner
According To Ayrapetyan,
Lemieux Hits Harder Than Martinez
 
By Daniel Cloutier
MONTRÉAL ---- The Armenian boxer Alberto Ayrapetyan lost only twice by KO or TKO in his career. The first time was against the Argentinian Sergio Gabriel Martinez in 2005 in Spain, the second time Friday evening in the ring of the Bell Centre, against the young Montrealer David Lemieux (23 years old).

In 2005, Martinez (50-2-2), the actual WBC middleweight champion and fourth best fighter pound for pound in the world, stopped Ayrapetyan (20-4-0) in the 11th round of a WBC Latinos championship fight. Friday, Lemieux floored twice Ayrapetyan and stopped him after only 1.26 minute of action in the second round of a bout scheduled for 10. Click Here For Full Report

                                                                                                                         
  Amir Khan Dominates Carlos Molina Through 10  
Photos: Tom Casino - SHOWTIME

British superstar and former Unified Super Lightweight World Champion Amir “King” Khan punctuated a sensational day-night boxing marathon presented by Golden Boy Promotions and SHOWTIME Sports® by winning a dominant 10th round TKO over gallant but out-gunned Carlos Molina Saturday on SHOWTIME® from The Los Angeles Memorial Sports Arena. Click Here For More
                                                                                                                         

  Leo Santa Cruz Impresses In Boxing's
Return To Network Television
 
Photos: Tom Casino - SHOWTIME

Professional boxing returned to the CBS Television Network on Saturday afternoon for the first time in 15 years. In SHOWTIME Sports presentation of “SHOWTIME BOXING on CBS,’’ unbeaten Leo Santa Cruz capped a spectacular year by retaining his International Boxing Federation (IBF) World Bantamweight Championship with an exciting and closely contested 12-round unanimous decision win over previously unbeaten Alberto Guevara, live on CBS from the Los Angeles Memorial Sports Arena. Click Here For More
                                                                                                                         

  On This Day: Dec 16  
By "BC" Bob Witt
ON THIS DAY IN 2004, Lemoore, California:
Steve Forbes won an 8 round SD over Ricardo Barajas - Non Title.
Los Angeles, Ca:
Brian Viloria KO'd Angel Priolo in the 7th round - Non Title.
Librado Andrade TKO'd Thomas Reid in the 4th round - Non Title.
Hollywood, Florida:
Vic Darchinyan TKO'd Irene Pacheco in the 11th round - IBF Flyweight Title.
Juan Urango TKO'd Ubaldo Hernandez in the 2nd round - Vacant Latin American Light Welterweight Title.
2003, Levallois, France:
Mahar Monshipour TKO'd Jairo Tagliaferro in the 7th round WBA Super Bantamweight Title.
Valery Brudov TKO'd Daniel Rowsell in the 1st round - WBA Cruiserweight Title Eliminator.
2000, Sheffield, England:
Mbulelo Botile TKO'd Paul Ingle in the 12th round - IBF Featherweight Title.
Ingle underwent brain surgery after this bout, a career ending injury.
Mauricio Martinez TKO'd Esham Pickering in the 1st round WBO Bantamweight Title.
Joe Calzaghe TKO'd Richie Woodhall in the 10th round - WBO Super Middleweight Title.
Daniel Santos KO'd Neil Sinclair in the 2nd round - WBO Welterweight Title.
Acelino Freitas TKO'd Daniel Alicea in the 1st round - Non Title.

                                                                                                                         
  Donaire Stops Arce In 2  
Photo: Chris Farina - Top Tank

Nonito "The Filipino Flash" Donaire knocks out Jorge "Travieso" Arce in the 2nd round , Saturday, at Toyota Center from Houston, Texas.
                                                                                                                         

  Cloutier’s Canada Corner
Yvon Michel: "Lemieux Just Gave Us The
Best Performance On His Pro Boxing Career"
 
By Daniel Cloutier
MONTRÉAL - The promoter Yvon Michel is very impressed with David Lemieux’s 28th wins. A win obtained with less than five minutes of work.Friday evening in the ring of the Bell Centre, just before the fight Pascal-Kuziemski, Lemieux (28-2-0) stopped the Armenian Alberto Ayrapetyan (20-4-0) in less than two rounds. It is by far the worst Ayrapetyan's defeat. Before Friday, Ayrapetyan has been stopped only once, and it was in the 11th round. And who stopped him the first time? The actual WBC champion and fourth best fighter pound for pound in the world, the Argentinian Sergio Gabriel Martinez (50-2-2). Click Here For Full Report

                                                                                                                         
  Tomasz Adamek Media Workout Quotes  
Photo: Mike Gladysz

Tomasz Adamek: "I am a different fighter than I was in 2008. I've changed everything. Everyone can see. I don't stand straight in front of my opponent anymore and I move my head. I am stronger."

Roger Bloodworth: "If Cunningham thinks that he will able to do the same things he did against Adamek four years ago, he will have very unpleasant surprise. Adamek is a very different fighter right now; maybe even a completely different fighter altogether." Click Here For More

                                                                                                                         

  On This Day: Dec 15  
By "BC" Bob Witt
ON THIS DAY IN 2001, London, England:
Ricky Hatton TKO'd Justin Rowsell in the 2nd round - WBU Light Welterweight Title.
Berlin, Germany:
Dariusz Michaelczewski TKO'd Richard Hall in the 11th round - WBO Light Heavyweight Title.
Mashantucket, Connecticut:
Timmy Austin won a 12 round UD over Ratanachai Sor Vorapin - IBF Bantamweight Title.
Evander Holyfield and John Ruiz fought to a 12 round DRAW - WBA Heavyweight Title.
2000, Montreal, Canada:
Dave Hilton won a 12 round SD over Dingaan Thobela - WBC Super  Middleweight Title.
Sonora, Mexico:
Fernando Montiel TKO'd Isidro Garcia in the 7th round - WBO Flyweight Title.
1996, Chiangrai Province, Thailand:
Saman Sorjaturong won a 12 round UD over Manuel Jesus Herrera WBC Light Flyweight Title.
1995, MSG New York City:
Arturo Gatti won a 12 round UD over Tracy Harris Patterson - IBF Super Featherweight Title.
Oscar De La Hoya TKO'd Jesse James Leija in the 2nd round - WBO Lightweight Title.

                                                                                                                         
  Cloutier’s Canada Corner
Pascal Will Have X-Rays
 
By Daniel Cloutier
MONTRÉAL-Jean Pascal really hopes to be able to fight the WBC light heavyweight champion of the world, the southpaw Chad Dawson, in March or April, but he will know by Monday if it’s possible or not. He will go to a Montréal Hospital to take X-Rays or an MRI, to know the exact level of damage in his left shoulder.

Pascal (27-2-1), who was coming back in action after a long absence of 19 months Friday evening in the ring of Bell Centre, won by unanimous decision in 10 rounds against the former European champion, the Polish Aleksy Kuziemski (23-5-0). Pascal was unable to use his left arm after the fourth round. From the fifth to the tenth rounds, he was attacking strictly with his right hand, and always with power shots. Click Here For Full Report

                                                                                                                         
  Cloutier’s Canada Corner
Clear Win For Pascal
 
By Daniel Cloutier
MONTRÉAL - Jean Pascal, who just turned 30 years, successfully passed his test of resistance before his rematch with the WBC light heavyweight champion of the world, Chad Dawson, in March or April in Montréal or Québec City.

Pascal, who was fighting after 19 months of inaction, beat the Polish Aleksy Kuziemski by unanimous decision (100-88, 98-90 and 98-90) in 10 rounds Friday evening in front of 6,000 fans at Bell Centre.

The Montréaler was fighting for the first time since the loss of his WBC belt to the veteran Bernard Hopkins in Montréal (unanimous decision) in May 2011. Pascal was supposed to meet the IBF champion of the world, Tavoris Cloud, August 11th at Bell Centre, but the fight was cancelled in July, when he suffered a serious right hand injury in training (bone contusion). Pascal will face Dawson (31-2-0) this spring.
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  Cloutier’s Canada Corner
The Preliminary Bouts In Montréal:
Lemieux Inflicts Upon Ayrapetyan
The Worst Defeat Of His Career
 
By Daniel Cloutier
David Lemieux, who wants so much to get back his place in the Top 10 in the world and he made a step in that direction Friday evening in the ring of the Bell Centre. In the most important preliminary bout presented before the Pascal-Kuziemski bout, the young middleweight of Montréal, Lemieux won by TKO at 1.26 minute of the second round of a fight scheduled for 10, against the Armenian Alberto Ayrapetyan (20-4-0).

Lemieux floored twice his opponent in the first round, with great power shots to the head and the body. And he stopped him in the second, in causing another knockdown. At that moment Ayrapetyan's trainer threw the towel.
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  Donaire Needs To Whip Arce To Win Year-End Honor  
By Nat Gottlieb - Courtesy of HBO.com
If Nonito Donaire can beat Jorge Arce in impressive fashion on Dec. 15, “The Filipino Flash” could thrust himself into the frontrunner’s role for “Fighter of the Year.” But Arce, the Mexican warrior who has been known to ride to the ring on a horse, has said several times that this will be his last year in boxing, and dollars to pesos says there’s no way Arce wants to ride off into the sunset slumped over a saddle.

In an era when the top boxers in the sport fight just one or two times a year, Donaire will be making his fourth title defense of 2012. That alone should put him in the mix for this year’s top fighter. Of those in front of Donaire on the mythical “Pound for Pound” ladder, Floyd Mayweather has fought only once, Manny Pacquiao twice, Andre Ward once, and Sergio Martinez twice. “If he beats Arce, he will have successfully defended his title four times,” says Donaire’s manager, Cameron Dunkin, who has overseen the destinies of more than 20 world champions. “That should mean something.” Click Here For Full Report Via HBO.com

                                                                                                                         
  Weights From Houston, Texas - HBO  
Photo: Chris Farina - Top Rank

Nonito Donaire 121.5 vs. Jorge Arce 122
(WBO Super Bantamweight Championship)
Victor Terrazas 126.5 vs. Juan Ruiz 123.5
Daniel Sandoval 150.25 vs. Larry Smith 149.5
Jose Felix Jr. 133 vs. Meachor Major 132.75
Tremaine Williams 123.5 vs. Rafael Casias 122.25
Cedric Agnew 175.75 vs. Alfredo Contrereas 175
Alex Saucedo 146.6 vs. Eddie Cordova 147.5
Sukhrab Shidaev 150.5 vs. Jose Trevino 151
Saul Rodriguez 128.5 vs. Pablo Brates 128.5

Venue: Toyota Center, Houston Texas
Promoter: Top Rank

                                                                                                                         

  Weights From Los Angeles - SHOWTIME & CBS  
Photo: Marlene Marquez

Amir Khan 139.75 vs. Carlos Molina 139.75
Alfredo Angulo 154.5 vs. Jorge Silva 156
Deontay Wilder 223.5 vs. Kelvin Price 240

Leo Santa Cruz 117.75 vs. Alberto Guevara 117.5
(IBF bantamweight championship)
Joseph Diaz 122 vs. Vicente Alfaro 122.5

Venue: LA Sports Arena, Los Angeles, California

                                                                                                                         

  On This Day: Dec 14  
By "BC" Bob Witt
ON THIS DAY IN 2004, Solden, Tirol, Austria:
Corrie Sanders KO'd Alexei Varakin in the 2nd round - Non Title.
2002, Newcastle, Tyne and Wear, England:
Ricky Hatton KO'd Joe Hutchinson in the 4th round - WBU Light Welterweight Title.
Joe Calzaghe TKO'd Tocker Pudwill in the 2nd round - WBO Super Middleweight Title.
Atlantic City, New Jersey:
Chris Byrd won a 12 round UD over Evander Holyfield - Vacant IBF Heavyweight Title.
1996, Sheffield, England:
Johnny Nelson TKO'd Dennis Andries in the 7th round - Vacant British Cruiserweight Title.
Atlantic City, New Jersey:
Andrew Golota was DQ'd (for the 2nd time) this time in the 9th round, for repeated Low Blows in a rematch with Riddick Bowe.
Ray Mercer won a 10 round UD over Tim Witherspoon - Non Title.
Zab Judah TKO'd Jose Luis Torres in the 1st round - Non Title.
Joel Casamayor KO'd Roberto Sierra in the 1st round - Non Title.

                                                                                                                         
  Larry Merchant To Retire From HBO Commentary  
Larry Merchant will end his unprecedented 35-year run as a ringside boxing commentator for HBO Sports with the season finale of World Championship Boxing® this Saturday night (9:30 p.m. ET/PT) from Houston. Following the telecast, Merchant will be moving into another phase of his wide-ranging career.

"Starting in January, I will become a Tom Brokaw-like senior kibbitzer on major news and events in boxing," Merchant said, adding, "I was extraordinarily lucky to land with HBO when it was just a startup. I'm proud to be associated with so many talented people who made us into a groundbreaking network. I'm looking forward now to my new role and to new adventures in television, writing and the expanding media universe." Click Here For More

                                                                                                                         
  Cloutier’s Canada Corner
Marc Ramsay: "Pascal Is Now A Mature Boxer"
 
By Daniel Cloutier
MONTRÉAL ----Jean Pascal is now a mature fighter who has more weapons to face the best light heavyweight in the world. This is what Marc Ramsay is believing. Ramsay has been Pascal's trainer for many years. “From now on, you will see in action a Jean Pascal who is mature, who has more weapons than ever, weapons necessary to dominate the top fighters of his division,” said Ramsay Thursday afternoon at the restaurant 9-4-10 of the Bell Centre, where the GYM Group was holding the weigh in for the pro boxing show of Friday evening at Bell Centre. “Jean had a very long training camp, because the cancellation of his fight with Tavoris Cloud (scheduled for August 11th, cancelled in July, when Pascal got a serious injury in training). And during this long training camp, Jean learned to improve a lot of little things technically that will finally make the difference in a close fight. Its why I believe he is more mature now, why I believe he has more weapons to face the top fighters of his division.” Click Here For Full Report

                                                                                                                         
  Paul Mendez vs. Lester Gonzalez Headlines
Dec. 15 "Solo Boxeo Tectate" From Salinas, Ca.
 
Following the biggest win of his young career over DonYil Livingston in September, Delano, California's Paul "El Gallo Negro" Mendez hopes to keep his winning streak going on Saturday, December 15 when he meets Cuban veteran Lester "El Cubanito" Gonzalez for the vacant IBA Super Middleweight Championship in the main event of TeleFutura's "Solo Boxeo Tecate" at the Salinas Storm Housein Salinas, California.

In the co-main event, scheduled for six rounds in the junior welterweight division, Watsonville's Jonathan Garcia faces Mexican veteran Rodolfo Armenta.
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  World Title Tripleheader At
The Garden Jan. 19 On HBO
 
The Theater at Madison Square Garden will go from Season's Greetings to Season's Beatings when it hosts three world championship fights in January.

ORLANDO "Siri" SALIDO will defend his World Boxing Organization (WBO) featherweight title against undefeated No. 1 contender MIKEY GARCIA; undefeated World Boxing Association (WBA) / International Boxing Organization (IBO) middleweight champion GENNADY "GGG" GOLOVKIN will look to extend his reign into its third year against world-rated contender "King" GABRIEL ROSADO and two-time WBO junior lightweight champion ROMAN "Rocky" MARTINEZ will put it all on the line when he goes mano a mano with No. 1 contender JUAN CARLOS "Mini" BURGOS. All three fights will be televised live on HBO Boxing After Dark®, Saturday, January 19, beginning at 9:45 p.m. ET/PT. Click Here For More

                                                                                                                         
  Rigondeaux vs. Kratingdaenggym Canceled  
The World Boxing Association (WBA) super bantamweight championship fight between undefeated defending champion GUILLERMO “El Chacal” RIGONDEAUX and former world champion POONSAWAT KRATINGDAENGGYM has been canceled from this Saturday's card at the Toyota Center in Houston, Texas. Rigondeaux vs. Kratingdaenggym was scheduled to be televised live on HBO® as the co-main event to the NONITO DONAIRE vs. JORGE ARCE World Boxing Organization (WBO) junior featherweight title fight. Donaire vs. Arce will go on as scheduled, televised live on HBO, beginning at 9:30 p.m. ET/PT. The telecast will open with the exclusive replay of last week's Fight of the Year -- MANNY PACQUIAO vs. JUAN MANUEL MÁRQUEZ 4.

"The Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation notified us today that they would not issue a license to Poonsawat Kratingdaenggym," said Bob Arum, CEO of Top Rank®. "I feel very badly for both fighters who trained very hard. Top Rank's matchmakers are working with HBO to returning Guillermo back to the ring as soon as possible."

                                                                                                                         
  Khan vs. Molina & Santa Cruz vs.
Guevara Final Press Conference
 
Photos: Esther Lin - SHOWTIME

Golden Boy Promotions hosted the final press conference Wednesday for the unprecedented day-night boxing doubleheader that will take place this Saturday, Dec. 15, live on CBS Television Network (first fight 4:30 p.m. ET/1:30 p.m. PT), SHOWTIME EXTREME® (9:00 p.m. ET/PT, delayed on the West Coast) and SHOWTIME® (10:30 p.m. ET/PT, delayed on the West Coast) from The Los Angeles Memorial Sports Arena. Click Here For More
                                                                                                                         

  Pascal vs. Kuzimenski Press Conference Videos  
On Wednesday morning former Light Heavyweight champion Jean Pascal (26-2-1, 16 KO’s) and his opponent Aleksy Kuziemski (23-4, 7 KO’s) met the media in advance of their Light Heavyweight battle that will take place this Friday night at the Bell Centre in Montreal. The ten round main event plus a full seven fight undercard will be shown live all over the United States on WealthTV and www.wealthtv.com  beginning at 7 p.m. eastern. Click Here For More
                                                                                                                         
  Donaire vs. Arce Final Press Conference  
Photo: Chris Farina - Top Rank

Four-time world champion Nonito "The Filipino Flash" Donaire and five-time world champion Jorce "Travieso" Arce pose during the final press conference for their upcoming World Jr. Featherweight championship, Saturday, December 15 at Toyota Center from Houston, Texas. This exciting event is promoted by Top Rank in association with Zanfer Promotions and Tecate and televised live on HBO Championship Boxing®.
                                                                                                                         

  Rigondeaux vs. Kratingdaenggym Final Press Conference - This Bout Has Been Canceled  
Photo: Chris Farina - Top Rank

Poonsawat Kratingdaenggym of Thailand and WBA World Super Bantamweight champion Guillermo Rigondeaux pose during the final press conference for their upcoming title fight, Saturday, December 15 at Toyota Center from Houston, Texas. Rigondeaux defends his WBA World Super Bantamweight title against Kratingdaenggym. This exciting event is promoted by Top Rank in association with Zanfer Promotions and Tecate and televised live on HBO Championship Boxing®.
                                                                                                                         

  Abraham Full Of Confidence;
Bouadla Prepared To Give 100 Percent
 
Photos: Team Sauerland

The tension is building! Will Arthur Abraham (35-3, 27 KOs) be successful in his first defense of the WBO Crown against Mehdi Bouadla (26-4, 11 KOs)? If it is up to Promoter Kalle Sauerland, Abraham's super-middleweight reign will be just as successful as he was during his days at the middlewight. Back then, the prodigy of coach Ulli Wegner defended the IBF Belt on ten occasions before he took the step up to the higher weight class. "His victory over Stieglitz in August was just the beginning. I truly believe that Arthur is back at his best and has some glorious years ahead of him," Sauerland said during Wednesday's press conference in Nuremberg, Germany. Click Here For More
                                                                                                                         

  On This Day: Dec 13  
By "BC" Bob Witt
ON THIS DAY IN 2003, M.E.N. Arena, Manchester, England:
Ricky Hatton won a 12 round UD over Ben Tackie - WBU Light Welterweight Title.
Jeff Lacy TKO'd Donnell Wiggins in the 8th round - NABA, USBA Super Middleweight Title.
Atlantic City, New Jersey:
John Ruiz won a 12 round UD over Hasim Rahman WBA Heavyweight Title (Interim)
Cory Spinks won a 12 round MD over Ricardo Mayorga - WBC, WBA, & IBF Welterweight Titles.
Luis Perez won a 12 round UD over Felix Machado - IBF Super Flyweight Title.
Travis Sims KO'd Alejandro Garcia in the 5th round - WBA Light Middleweight Title.
Wayne Braithwaite TKO'd Luis Pineda in the 1st round - WBC Cruiserweight Title.
Bernard Hopkins won a 12 round UD over William Joppy - WBC, WBA, & IBF Middleweight Titles.
1997, Pompano Beach, Florida:
Johnny Tapia won a 12 round UD over Andy Agosto - WBO & IBF Super Flyweight Title.
Vince Phillips TKO'd Freddie Pendleton in the 10th round - IBF Light Welterweight Title.
Mauricio Pastrana TKO'd Manuel Herrera in the 3rd round - Vacant IBF Light Flyweight Title.

                                                                                                                         
  Cloutier’s Canada Corner
Jean Pascal: "From Now, You Will See In
Action A Jean Pascal Better Than Ever"
 
By Daniel Cloutier
MONTRÉAL - Jean Pascal will reach 30 years old this week-end, but don't tell him the best years of his career are behind him. He feels he is on fire. "Believe it or not, you will see in action a new Jean Pascal from now, a Jean Pascal better than ever," said the boxer from Montréal Wednesday morning at the Houston restaurant of Square-Victoria in Montréal downtown, where the GYM group was holding the final press conference of this Friday evening boxing show at Bell Centre. "If there are boxing fans or journalists who believes I am close to the retirement, they will get the surprise of their live. I will get back my WBC light heavyweight world title in 2013, and I will probably still fight when I will be 40 years old."
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  Amir Khan vs. Carlos Molina Workout Quotes  
Photos: Esther Lin - SHOWTIME

Golden Boy Promotions President Oscar De La Hoya, former Unified Super Lightweight Champion Amir “King” Khan, his opponent, unbeaten Carlos Molina and the four other pugilists fighting this Saturday, December 15, live on SHOWTIME® (10:30 p.m. ET/PT, delayed on the West Coast) at the Los Angeles Memorial Sports Arena participated in a media workout Tuesday at the jam-packed Ponce De Leon Boxing Gym in Montebello, Calif. Click Here For More
                                                                                                                         

  Steve Cunningham Media Workout  
Photos: phillyboxinghistory

Former two-time IBF cruiserweight champion Steve Cunningham, 25-4, 12 KOs, held an open workout for the media at the Rock Ministries Gym, in the Kensington Section of Philadelphia. Cunningham was putting the finishing touches on his training preparations for an upcoming bout with rival Tomasz Adamek, 47-2, 29 KOs. The pair staged a classic clash for the cruiserweight title back in 2008, but now have invaded the heavyweight division.

The two heavyweights meet in a 12-round bout for Adamek's IBF North American Heavyweight Title, Saturday, December 22nd, at the Sands Casino Resort in Bethlehem, PA. The fight will be shown live by NBC, a rarity for network TV these days. In fact, this will be the first boxing match on broadcast television in almost 20 years. The broadcast will begin at 4PM ET. Click Here For More

                                                                                                                         

  Ronny Rios vs. Rico Ramos Headlines
Jan. 11 ShoBox In Indio, Ca.
 
Since 2001, ShoBox: The New Generation has delivered boxing's top prospects and future world champions to fight fans' living rooms across the country. On Friday, January 11 that tradition continues at Fantasy Springs Resort Casino in Indio, Calif., when undefeated junior lightweight rising star Ronny Rios squares off against former World Champion Rico Ramos for the vacant NABF Featherweight Championship and Florida power-puncher Daquan Arnett takes on fellow unbeaten prospect Brandon Quarles. Also featured in a special attraction will be local hero Randy Caballero's return to the ring in front of his hometown fans for the first time since this past summer. Click Here For More
                                                                                                                         
  On This Day: Dec 12  
By "BC" Bob Witt
ON THIS DAY IN 2003, Homebush Bay, NSW, Australia:
Vic Darchinian KO'd Wandee Singwangcha in the 5th round - IBF Flyweight Title Eliminator.
Tucson, Arizona:
Fernando Vargas TKO'd Tony Marshall in the 7th round - Non Title.
Kermit Cintron TKO'd Hicklet Lau in the 9th round - Non Title.
Calvin Brock TKO'd David Vedder in the 8th round - Non Title.
1999, Miami, Florida:
Bernard Hopkins won a 12 round UD over Antwun Echols - IBF Middleweight Title.
Robbie Peden won a 10 round UD over Benito Rodriguez - Non Title.
1998, Frankfurt, Germany:
Dariusz Michaelczewski TKO'd Drake Thadzi in the 9th round - WBO Light Heavyweight Title.
Juan Carlos Gomez KO'd Rodney Gordon in the 2nd round - WBC Cruiserweight Title.
Atlantic City, New Jersey:
Fernando Vargas TKO'd Yory Boy Campas in the 8th round : IBF Light Middleweight Title.
Vernon Forrest TKO'd Ed Griffin in the 2nd round - NABF Welterweight Title.
Ivan Robinson Won a 10 round UD over Arturo Gatti - Non Title.

                                                                                                                         
  Cloutier’s Canada Corner
Kevin Bizier: "I Want To Fight The Best Welterweights In The World In 2013 & 2014"
 
By Daniel Cloutier
MONTRÉAL ---- NABA champion in the welterweight division, ranked 5th by the WBA, Kevin Bizier wants to compete now in the “major leagues” of the pro boxing. A 28 year old boxer from Québec City, Bizier (18-0-0) told his promoter, Yvon Michel, the boss of the GYM Group, that he hopes to fight the best welterweights in the world in 2013 and 2014.”I am ranked in the Top 10 of the world now, and my goal is to improve my situation each time I will fight,” said Bizier Tuesday afternoon after the public training session at the gym of the GYM Group. “I know that I will need to fight the best welterweights in the world to move up in the ratings, to be closer to a world championship fight, and it's exactly what I want to do. My promoter and my trainer (Marc Ramsay) knows it. When I will be ranked first contender, I will certainly challenge the champion, no matter if is name is Floyd Mayweather Jr., Andre Berto or Robert Guerrero.” Click Here For Full Report

                                                                                                                         
  Public Workout In Nuremberg:
Wegner Surprises Abraham
 
Photos: Udo Dreier

Arthur Abraham (35-3, 27 Kos) is in Nuremberg. The WBO Champion got to Franconia yesterday, after fighting his way from Berlin through the snow-ridden Germany. His opponent, Mehdi Bouadla (26-4, 11 KOs) flew out to Germany this morning. In the afternoon, the two fighters met for the first pre-fight appointment, the open workout session.

However, it was Ulli Wegner who was the cause for the biggest surprise of the day. Abraham's coach, who is normally known for being quite tough on his fighter, was full of praise for his prodigy. "I have to admit, that Arthur has been giving it a 100 percent during every single training session. I just hope that he will show up with the same attitude once he stands inside the ring with Mehdi Bouadla," said the 70-year-old. "As a coach you have to make sure that your prodigy keeps his feet firmly on the ground, but he definitely deserved it to be praised." Click Here For More

                                                                                                                         

  Leo Santa Cruz, Alberto Guevara
& Jo-Jo Diaz Workout Quotes
 
Photos: Esther Lin - SHOWTIME

Three of the fighters who’ll be fighting on CBS Television Network’s portion of an unprecedented boxing marathon on CBS and SHOWTIME® this Saturday, Dec. 15, at the Los Angeles Memorial Sports Arena participated in a media workout Monday at the Ponce De Leon Boxing Gym in Montebello, Calif.

The three – undefeated IBF Bantamweight World Champion Leo Santa Cruz (22-0-1, 13 KO’s), of Los Angeles, his challenger, unbeaten Alberto Guevara (16-0, 6 KO’s) of San Diego, Calif. and 2012 U.S. Olympian Joseph “Jo-Jo” Diaz, of South El Monte, Calif. – each worked out for approximately 30 minutes.
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  Jean Pascal To Battle Aleksy Kuziemski
Dec. 14 Live On WealthTV
 
Jean Pascal (26-2-1, 16 KOs), the proven World Boxing Council (WBC) Light Heavyweight champion from 2009 to 2011, is returning to the ring to battle former Olympian and two-time WBO world challenger Aleksy Kuziemski, live and exclusively on WealthTV Friday, December 14 at 7 PM EST from the Bell Centre in Montreal, Canada.
 
In 2010, Pascal had an impressive victory over the then undefeated Chad Dawson, giving Dawson his first professional loss. Pascal twice went the distance with the legendary Bernard Hopkins. In the first Pascal v. Hopkins fight, Pascal became the first man to put the future Hall of Famer on the canvas in more than fifteen years, yet Pascal was only able to secure a draw. In Pascal’s last outing, a WBC/IBO world unification fight against Hopkins back in May of 2011, Pascal took Hopkins the distance but came up short on points. Pascal plans to once again fight WBC Light Heavyweight Champion Chad Dawson on March, 23 2013 but before that fight can take place Pascal must get himself back in the various boxing associations’ rankings with an impressive performance against Kuziemski. Click Here For More

                                                                                                                         
  Santander Silgado vs. Denis Lebedev WBA Cruiserweight Championship Dec. 15 In Russia  
Undefeated contender Santander "Cha Cha" Silgado (23-0, 18 KOs) will become Havoc Boxing Promotions' first world title challenger when he takes on World Boxing Association (WBA) cruiserweight champion Denis Lebedev (24-1, 18 KOs) this Saturday night (December 15) in Russia. Team Silgado departed today for Moscow

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  On This Day: Dec 11  
By "BC" Bob Witt
ON THIS DAY IN 2004, London, England:
Ricky Hatton KO'd Ray Oliviera in the 10th Round - WBU Light Welterweight Title.
Taguig, Rizal, Philippines:
Manny Pacquiao TKO'd Fahsan 3K Battery in the 4th round - IBF Featherweight Eliminator.
Mandalay Bay, Las Vegas, Nevada:
Vitali Klitschko TKO'd Danny Williams in the 8th round - WBC Heavyweight Title.
Miguel Angel Cotto TKO'd Randall Bailey in the 6th round - WBO Light Welterweight Title.
1999, Liverpool, England:
Ricky Hatton KO'd Mark Winters in the 4th round - WBO Inter-Continental Light Welterweight Title.
Hamburg, Germany:
Vitali Klitschko TKO'd Obed Sullivan in the 9th round - WBO Heavyweight Title.
Juan Carlos Gomez KO'd Napolean Tagoe in the 9th round - WBC Cruiserweight Title.
Tunica, Mississippi:
Byron Mitchell and Bruno Girard fought to a 12 round Draw - WBA Super Middleweight Title.
Randall Bailey TKO'd Hector Lopez in the 9th round - WBO Light Welterweight Title.
1995, Tokyo, Japan:
Luisito Espinosa won a 12 round UD over Manuel Medina - WBC Featherweight Title.
1993, Dusseldorf, Germany:
Henry Maske won a 12 round UD over David Vedder - IBF Light Heavyweight Title.

                                                                                                                         
  Cloutier’s Canada Corner
Pascal Hungry Like A Starving Wolf
 
By Daniel Cloutier
MONTRÉAL - In front of several Montréal journalists Monday afternoon at the gym of the GYM Group, Jean Pascal has admitted he is hungry like a starving wolf! And it's very logical. The Montreal boxer, who will be 30 years old this weekend, has not fought for 19 months, and he did not score a win since more than two years.

At his last fight, May 21st 2011 at Bell Centre in Montréal, Pascal lost his WBC light heavyweight world title to Bernard Hopkins (52-6-2), who won this bout by unanimous decision. Pascal got his last win August 14th 2010 in Montréal, against Chad Dawson (31-2-0), a technical decision in the 11th round.
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  Arturo Gatti Elected To International Boxing Hall Of Fame  
For a generation of boxing fans, Arturo "Thunder" Gatti was an unforgettable hero of the boxing ring. His many extraordinary battles were some of the most exciting and treasured wars of modern boxing history, and his large and loyal fan base has always maintained that he was one of the sport's most valued performers. Today, the International Boxing Hall of Fame made it official by announcing that Gatti would be enshrined as a member of the IBHOF at their annual ceremony on June 7, 2013 in Canastota, NY.

Gatti, who compiled a 40-9, 31 KOs, record over his 16-year professional career, was elected in his first year of eligibility. Election to the Hall of Fame is the ultimate honor in the world of boxing. Click Here For More

                                                                                                                         
  Billy's Boxing Blog
Just Desserts
 

By William Trillo

As defined by Wikitionary.com

Just Deserts:

A punishment or reward that is considered to be what the recipient deserved.

It may appear that they're getting ahead, but they'll get their just deserts in the end.


With the culmination of the fourth installment of the Pacquiao vs. Marquez bouts, boxing has been treated to a four course meal fit for a King and with last Saturday nights show boxing fans will be licking their chops for more.

 

The appetizer was the May 2004 epic that saw Manny drop Juan Manuel three times in the first round only to have Marquez get up off the deck and fight valiantly for the next 11 rounds. On any other night Marquez might have done enough to win but the three knockdowns were too much to overcome and at the end of the night the judges scored the battle a draw. This offering just wet the palettes of boxing fans who wanted to be served up more tasty treats. Click Here For Full Blog
                                                                                                                         

  Bryant Jennings Finishes The Year With A Bang;
While Eric Hunter Looks To Make A Name On The National Stage, & Undercard Results From Philadelphia
 
By Tim Donaldson
Bryant Jennings burst on to the boxing scene last year when a last minute cancellation handed him the opportunity to headline the inaugural broadcast of NBC Sports Fight Night. Since that time, Jennings has had a whirlwind of year, climbing through the ranks and capturing the USBA Heavyweight Title. Jennings was once again put to the test in his defense of the title against Bowie Tupou. Once again, Jennings passed that test.

Bowie Tupou entered the ring looking like a warrior from an ancient civilization, a true Goliath if you will—not that Jennings is comparable to David. Jennings is a big man too, but Tupou is a beast. Tupou stood taller and outweighed Jennings by 27 pounds. For this reason, Jennings started the fight on the cautious side.
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Bryan Jennings TKO 5 Bowie Tupou Photo Gallery
Photos: "Sugar" Ray Bailey

 

Including:
Eric Hunter W UD 10 Jerry Belmontes
Jason Sosa TKO 2 Isaac Suarez
Angel Luis Ocasio TKO 2 Esteban Rodriguez
Hasan Young TKO 1 Josue Rivera
Anthony Burgin W UD 4 Kenneth Brown
Jesse Hart W UD 4 Steven Tyner
Todd Unthank-May W UD 4 Taneal Goyco
Joshua Arocho W UD 4 Alex Barbosa
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  On This Day: Dec 10  
By "BC" Bob Witt
ON THIS DAY IN 2004, Mashantucket, Connecticut:
Chad Dawson TKO'd Carl Daniels in the 7th round WBC Youth Middleweight Title.
2000, Memphis, Tennessee:
Antonio Margarito TKO'd Frankie Randall in the 4th round - Non Title.
1999, Montreal, Canada:
Glenn Catley TKO'd Eric Lucas in the 12th round - WBC Super Middleweight Title Eliminator.
1994, Monterey, Mexico:
Frankie Randall TKO'd Rodney Moore in the 7th round - WBA Light Welterweight Title
Felix Trinidad TKO'd Oba Carr in the 8th round - IBF Welterweight Title.
Ricardo Lopez TKO'd Yamil Caraballo in the 1st round - WBC Minimumweight Title.
Jorge Castro TKO'd John David Jackson in the 9th round - WBA Middleweight Title.
Julio Cesar Chavez TKO'd Tony Lopez in the 10th round - WBC Light Welterweight Title.
Los Angeles, California:
Oscar De La Hoya TKO'd John Avila in the 9th round - WBO Lightweight Title.

                                                                                                                         
  Pacquiao: "I Am Fine"  
Following his knockout loss to Juan Manuel Márquez, Fighter of the Decade MANNY ”Pacman” PACQUIAO made a precautionary visit to University Medical Center.

“Manny was given a CT scan and the results were negative,” said Michael Koncz, Pacquiao’s advisor. “We were in and out in just over an hour and Manny was in excellent spirits.”

Pacquiao returned to his penthouse suite in THEhotel for a family dinner followed by a viewing of his fourth fight against Marquez. As the DVD played, Pacquiao announced “Spoiler alert. I don’t think you are going to like how this ends!”
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  Kessler Destroys Magee To Win
WBA Super Middleweight Title
 
Photos: Photo Wende

Mikkel Kessler (46-2, 35 KOs) is the new WBA Super-Middleweight Champion following a spectacular third-round destruction of Brian Magee (36-5-1, 25 KOs). Fighting in front of a boisterous crowd of 10,127 fans at Jyske Bank BOXEN in Herning, the Viking Warrior sent his opponent down in the second round with a huge right to the solar plexus. Kessler followed it up and scored another knock-down -- only for the bell to save the champion. Kessler kept landing in the third, and when Magee went down from a body shot again, the referee waved the bout off. "It feels great to be champion again," Kessler said. "We planned to go to the body and it worked very well. I am back at the very top, I am ready for everybody out there at super-middleweight." Click Here For More
                                                                                                                         

  Jennings Retains USBA Title With KO Of Tupou  
Photos: Chris Toney
Bryant Jennings, 16-0, 7 KOs, retained his USBA heavyweight championship with a sudden 5th round TKO of Bowie Tupou at 1:37 of round five. Jennings won the fight before his hometown, North Philadelphia crowd. Tupou landed some heavy blows of his own but fell victim to a vicious right uppercut delivered by Jennings. Tupou crashed to the canvas but managed to climb to his feet. However referee Blair Talmadge stopped the contest as Tupou, 22-3, 16 KOs, got up.
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  Keandre Leatherwood & Alantez Fox Victorious  
Boxing 360 fighters, Keandre Leatherwood (12-1-1, 8 KOs) and Alantez Fox (8-0-1, 4 KOs), scored impressive victories on Saturday.

At the Benton Convention Center in Winston-Salem, North Carolina light-middleweight prospect, Keandre Leatherwood, battered around Marcus Primera (20-27-2, 13 KOs) for six rounds, hurting the journeyman several times before the final bell rang. The scorecards read 59-53 across the board all in favor of Leatherwood. Click here For More

                                                                                                                         
  Q&A With Abraham: "I Want To
Hold On To My Title For A While"
 
Arthur Abraham (35-3, 27 KOs) has entered the ring in Nuremberg, Germany on two previous occasions. However, the fight against Mehdi Bouadla (26-4, 11 KOs) will be something special. For the first time ever, the prodigy of Coach Ulli Wegner will make his way to the squared circle as the WBO Super-Middleweight World Champion. Hence, King Arthur is very excited about returning to Franconia.

Arthur Abraham, on August 25 you won an exciting fight against Robert Stieglitz and consequently took over as the reigning WBO Super-Middleweight World Champion. What has changed since then?

Arthur Abraham: I am just more relaxed than before. Of course, my finances have also changed since then. But that is about it. Understandably, I was very relieved once I had that belt around my waist. Click Here For More

                                                                                                                         
  Joe Hanks Improves To 21-0  
Undefeated heavyweight contender Joe "The Future" Hanks won a dominant six round decision over Maurenzo 'T. Diddy" Smith on Thursday night at the Orange County Fairgrounds in Costa Mesa, California.

Winning by scores of 60 -54 on all three judges scorecards, Hanks dominated Smith from the opening bell to improve his record to 21-0-0 with 14 stoppages while Houston's Smith moved to 11-4-0 (8KO's). Click Here For More

                                                                                                                         

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