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Leo Santa Cruz Successfully Defends
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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 |
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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.
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Amir Khan Dominates Carlos Molina Through 10 |
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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.
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Leo Santa Cruz Impresses In Boxing's
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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.
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On This Day: Dec 16 |
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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.
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Donaire Stops Arce In 2 |
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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.
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Cloutier’s Canada Corner
Yvon Michel: "Lemieux Just Gave Us The
Best Performance On His Pro Boxing Career" |
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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).
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Tomasz Adamek Media Workout Quotes |
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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."
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On This Day: Dec 15 |
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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.
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Cloutier’s Canada Corner
Pascal Will Have X-Rays |
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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.
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Cloutier’s Canada Corner
Clear Win For Pascal |
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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 |
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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 |
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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.”
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Weights From Houston, Texas - HBO |
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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
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Weights From Los Angeles - SHOWTIME & CBS |
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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
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On This Day: Dec 14 |
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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.
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Larry Merchant To Retire From HBO Commentary |
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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."
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Cloutier’s Canada Corner
Marc Ramsay: "Pascal Is Now A Mature Boxer" |
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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.”
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Paul Mendez vs. Lester Gonzalez Headlines
Dec. 15 "Solo Boxeo Tectate" From Salinas, Ca. |
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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 |
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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.
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Rigondeaux vs. Kratingdaenggym Canceled |
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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."
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Khan vs. Molina & Santa Cruz vs.
Guevara Final Press Conference |
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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.
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Pascal vs. Kuzimenski Press Conference
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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.
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Donaire vs. Arce Final Press Conference |
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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®.
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Rigondeaux vs. Kratingdaenggym Final Press Conference -
This Bout Has Been Canceled |
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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®.
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Abraham Full Of Confidence;
Bouadla Prepared To Give 100 Percent |
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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.
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On This Day: Dec 13 |
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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.
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Cloutier’s Canada Corner
Jean Pascal: "From Now, You Will See In
Action A Jean Pascal Better Than Ever" |
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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 |
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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.
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Steve Cunningham Media Workout |
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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.
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Ronny Rios vs. Rico Ramos Headlines
Jan. 11 ShoBox In Indio, Ca. |
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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.
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On This Day: Dec 12 |
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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.
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Cloutier’s Canada Corner
Kevin Bizier: "I Want To Fight The Best Welterweights In The
World In 2013 & 2014" |
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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.”
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Public Workout In Nuremberg:
Wegner Surprises Abraham |
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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."
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Leo Santa Cruz, Alberto Guevara
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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 |
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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.
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Santander Silgado vs. Denis Lebedev WBA Cruiserweight
Championship Dec. 15 In Russia |
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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
Boxing clothing line giant Havoc Boxing is internationally known
for creating and marketing its flashy, colorful trunks, robes
and corner jackets, showcased by high-profile boxers such as
unbeaten WBA Super and World Boxing Council (WBC) light
welterweight champion Danny Garcia, newly crowned WBC
lightweight title-holder Adrien Broner, and two-time World
Champion Andre Berto, as well as past U.S. Olympians, Demetrius
Andrade and Sadam Ali.
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On This Day: Dec 11 |
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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.
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Cloutier’s Canada Corner
Pascal Hungry Like A Starving Wolf |
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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 |
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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.
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Billy's Boxing Blog
Just Desserts |
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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
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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.
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Bryant Jennings Finishes The Year With A Bang;
While Eric Hunter Looks To Make A
Name On The National Stage, & Undercard Results From
Philadelphia |
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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 |
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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 |
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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.
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Pacquiao: "I Am Fine" |
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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 |
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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."
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Jennings Retains USBA Title With KO Of Tupou |
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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 |
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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.
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Q&A With Abraham: "I Want To
Hold On To My Title For A While" |
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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.
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Joe Hanks Improves To 21-0 |
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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).
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