Bogere Wins Big at Sundance Square!

May 21st, Chisholm Trail Mural Parking Lot, Fort Worth, Texas: In what has become a a boxing tradition in downtown Fort Worth over the past six years Oscar De La Hoya’s “Fight Night at Sundance Square returned in prime fashion. Unbeaten Ugandan lightweight Sharif “Lion Warrior” Bogere finished Miami, Florida veteran Ilido Julio in four displaying the speed and power that broke down the seasoned veteran who complained of an injured shoulder referee Lawrence Cole to stop the bout. Bogere was awarded a fifth round RTD advancing to 16-0, 10Ko’s while Julio falls to 40-18-1, 35Ko’s.

With the win over the tested veteran Julio, Bogere an explosive exciting fighter that can box as well as punch showed he has what it takes moving a step closer to that big coveted title fight.

In the semi main event Laredo, Texas super featherweight Eddie Ramirez won a four round unanimous decision over Fort Worth, Texas Arthur Trevino. The fight started fast with both fighters picking their spots and Trevino landing a heavy hook and Ramirez a big right from underneath as the round closed. The see saw battle continued with the two Texan’s slugging it out and Ramirez landing the cleaner sharper shots earning a 40-36, 39-37 times two decision advancing to 5-2-1, 2Ko’s while Trevino evens out at 5-5-3, 2Ko’s.

In a battle of hometown super featherweights Steve Gutierrez was the busier fighter out pointing a game Jose Ortiz moving to 3-1-1, 1Ko with a 40-36, 39-37, 39-37 unanimous decision leaving Ortiz winless at 0-2.

Arlington, Texas middleweight Angel Sigala jabbed his way to a 40-36 times three shutout of Cedar Hill, Texas Brandon Wyatt who offer a little too little a little too late. Sigala moves to 3-2, 0Ko’s while Wyatt stays winless at 0-3-1.

Austin, Texas light middleweight Jawnta Wilson stopped Dallas, Texas Jerome Davis with an unanswered volley of punches in the third round forcing referee Robert Chapa who previously penalized Wilson a point for spitting out his mouth piece to stop the bout at 0:50 of the third giving Manson a third round TKO raising him to 2-1-2, 1Ko while dropping Davis to 2-4, 0Ko’s.

Fort Myers, Florida, featherweight Derrick Wilson squeaked out a evenly contested two way split decision over Dallas, Texas Samuel Sanchez with all three judges seeing it 39-37 two for Wilson and the other for Sanchez. Wilson advanced to 6-1-2, 2Ko’s while Sanchez falls to 4-3-1, 0Ko’s.

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Kim Over Diaz in One!!

May 21st, Laredo Energy Arena in Laredo, Texas: Korean lightweight Ji Hoon Kim won a IBF Lightweight Title Eliminator bout dropping Panama’s Ameth Diaz twice the second time with on second to go in the first round prompting referee Robert Gonzalez to call the bout giving Kim a first round TKO advancing him to 21-5, 18Ko’s while Diaz drops to 27-10, 19Ko’s

                                          

In other action Russian light welterweight Ruslan Provodnikov remained unbeaten winning the vacant NABA and WBO Intercontinental junior welterweight titles scoring a ninth round TKO of “The Drunken Master” Emanuel Augustus dropping him once in the fifth and twice in the ninth forcing referee Rafael Ramos to halt the bout at 1:50 of round nine. Provodnikov moves to 16-0, 11Ko’s while Augustus loses his third straight falling to 38-32-6 20Ko’s.

Super featherweight Orlando Gomez won a 38-38, 39-3,7 40-36 majority decision over previously unbeaten Jose “Chato” Martinez who had been away from the ring four years. Martinez dropped over 50 lbs to take the fight.

In an all out war of debuting light welterweights named Luna Ramsey Luna won a 40-35 39-36 39-36 unanimous decision over Rene Luna who hit the deck in round one.

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Khan Batters Malignaggi, Ortiz Shuts Out Campbell
as Danny Jacobs Continues to Roll!

By: Ethan Doutney
May 15th, The Theater at Madison Square Garden, New York, New York: In the long awaited WBA World Light Welterweight Title fight between Britain’s Amir “King” Khan and Brooklyn’s Paulie “Magic Man “ Malignaggi following seeks of trash talk and a near brawl at the weigh in Madison Square Garden was the venue of a semi and main event shut outs.

The Freddie Roach trained Khan was the bigger, stronger, sharper and surprisingly quicker fighter battering the usually cagey “Magic” man for 11 rounds.

                                   

In the opening round Khan seemed focused fighting behind a stiff jab tying Malignaggi up inside and using his superior strength inside leaving Malignaggi to banging away on his legs. In rounds two and three Khan repeatedly beat Malignaggi to the punch now scoring with straight rights.

In the fourth round Khan began to throw 1-2-1-2 repeatedly hitting the mark Malignaggi appeared confused and his face began to show the signs of punishment.
In the fifth the writing was on the wall. Khan’s shots were cleaner and Malignaggi was totally ineffective. That evident to the home town fans fights were breaking out in the crowd as the proud loyal Malignaggi fans and Amir Khans settled there differences.

The fight carried the same script through the middle rounds with each round getting progressively worse for the “Magic Man” who’s usual slick movement was missing.

                                     

In the ninth round Khan began to bang the body and sit on his punches more landing clean right hands even heavy leads. Malignaggi appeared totally off his game and it appeared only a matter of time that the end would come. Would it be his corner as in his fight with Ricky Hatton? Would Khan finally land the big one or would referee Steve Smoger finally see enough?

                                        

In the tenth Khan was sharp shooting almost at times looking to punish Malignaggi rather then end it, referee Smoger sensed the end and called in the ring side doctors. Referee Smoger would offer Malignaggi one more round but the “Magic Man” who survived the onslaught of Miguel Cotto wasn’t in the Garden tonight and referee Smoger called it after Khan began to bang away on Malignaggi against the ropes at 1:25 of round eleven.

                                           

The stoppage was good. Malignaggi hadn’t one a round and lacking the punch to change the tide there was no rabbit in the hat tonight. Most at ringside had it as I did a shutout. It’s not often in the Garden the semi and main events are shutouts.
Malignaggi gracious in defeat gave Khan all the credit he deserved “stating Khan was quicker and hungrier and a great fighter.

Khan said” I knew I was hurting him,” “I followed the plan.” Khan the declared he would like Marcos Maidana next and called for Timothy Bradley to take on Devon Alexander and the winners meet. He promised not to leave the light welterweight division until it was unified.

Khan showed he has the makings of a true champion. He has the solid amateur pedigree, he can box, he can punch and he has a great coach I guess it will take the Maidana fight to get a genuine assessment on his chin.

                                     

The semi main event not exactly the conventional changing of the guard but 23 year old “Viscious” Victor Ortiz added 38 year old Nate “The Galaxy Warrior” Campbell a former unified lightweight titleholder to his resume returning from his disheartening upset loss to Marcos Maidana last June. Ortiz had returned to stop Antonio Diaz and Hector Alatorre coming in but not he test most thought Campbell would prove.

                                        

Ortiz a southpaw was the quicker busier fighter scoring with the heavier shots keeping the elder statesman in trail. Ortiz known to carry power in both hands became the boxer keeping Campbell off balance and most times out of range. Campbell never could successfully cut off the ring and appeared to always be in front of Ortiz when the younger fighter began to fire. The judges scores were announced 100-89 times two and 99-90. Here at SBB we scored it a shutout.

I think the fight was good for Ortiz confidence, reminding him he can box while Campbell looked an old 38, a much older than 38 than Mosley.

Brooklyn middleweight Daniel “Golden Child” Jacobs floored Texas own Juan Astorga four times, that’s right four times (twice in the 1st round twice in the second) when the bout was finally stopped at 1:51 of the second round rewarding Jacobs the vacant NABF middleweight and WBO NABO middleweight titles. Jacobs remains unbeaten at 20-0, 17Ko’s while Astorga drops to 14-5-1, 9Ko’s.

New York heavyweight Tor Hamer stepped up in class losing a closely contested 57-56, 58-55 times two six round unanimous decision to Pensacola, Florida’s Kelvin “Price is Right” Price. Price was credited with a knockdown in the second round with many at ringside calling it a slip. Price keeps his zero at 7-0, 4Ko’s while Hamer suffered his first loss slipping to 11-1, 8Ko’s.

Light welterweight Brit Breidis “Khanqueror” Prescott the owner of Amir Khan’s dropped and stopped Vancouver, Washington’s Jason Davis twice before the fight was halted at 1:11 of round three, putting a halt to Prescott’s two fight skid while giving Davis his sixth straight, loss four inside the distance. Prescott gets back on the winning track at 22-2, 19Ko’s while Davis drops to 11-7-1, 3ko’s.

Jersey Middleweight Dennis “Momma’s Boy” Douglin remained undefeated flooring Trenton, New Jersey’s opponent Joshua “Poison” Onyango twice the second time ending it at 1:10 of round two. Douglin advances to 9-0, 5Ko’s while “Poison” falls to 13-19-1, 11Ko’s.

Ireland’s national amateur star super lightweight Jamie “The Nuisance” Kavanagh made his pro debut scoring a second round TKO of Tennessee’s William Ware. Kavanagh proved to be more than a “nuisance” flattening Ware twice before referee Sparkle Lee stopped the action at 1:39 of round two. Kavanagh now 1-0, 1Ko sends Ware home 1-3, 1Ko.

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Garcia Continues to Roll Bangs Out Fernandez in 7!

By: Bill Ethan
May 7th, The Arena, South Philadelphia: Welterweight Danny “Swift” Garcia remained unbeaten battering then demolishing Christopher “Kid Kayo” Fernandez.

Garcia the more skilled fighter landed big counter shots from both sides under and over cutting Fernandez over his right eye continuing to bang away on “The Kayo Kid” until 1:18 of the seventh round when referee Steve Smoger called the action after be prompted by Fernandez corner. Garcia builds to 17-0, 11Ko’s with Fernandez dropping to 18-10-1, 10Ko’s.

In the co-feature Philadelphia lightweight Karl “Dynamite” Dargan fresh from Big Bear California where he worked as a sparring partner for “Sugar” Shane Mosley with his trainer Nazim Richardson for the Mayweather bout recorded a fifth round Ko of Jorge Ruiz scoring with a big right uppercut stopping the action at 2:12 of round five. Dargan climbs to 8-0, 4Ko’s

Mike Dargan the older brother of Karl Dargan out of the ring since October 2005 battled even with San Leandro, California’s Jason Montgomery leaving Montgomery 1-0-1 while Dargan sits at 1-1-1.battled to a four round draw.

Undercard results:
Philadelphiasuper middleweight Latif Mundy Tko’ed Dover, New Jersey’s Todd Eriksson in five moving to 9-2, 4Ko’s dropping Erickson to 1-4-1,1Ko. Pennsylvania light heavyweight Charles Hayward advanced to 3-2,1Ko winning a 39-37, 40-36 times two unanimous decision over Morristown, New Jersey’s Andre Espeut who dips to 2-2, 1Ko, Jersey City, New Jersey’s “Prime Time” super featherweight Jose Ortiz battled Camden, New Jersey’s Jason Sosa to a 38-38,   37-39, 39-37 draw and Philadelphia light middleweight Julian Williams won his pro debut stopping Brockton, Massachusetts Antonio Chaves Fernandez in one leaving Fernandez winless in five.

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               Sylvester Keeps Title after Draw with Karmazin
              Steve “USS” Cunningham Stops Ross in Four
May 5th, Jahnsportforum, Neubrandenburg, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Germany: In a very closely contested battle of style Sebastian Sylvester held onto his IBF Middleweight title with a 111-117 , 118-111  114-114 even scorecard against Roman Karmazin.

Karmazin was the aggressor pressing the action out working Sylvester at times who landed the cleaner more effective shots. The brawl at ringside following the bout is only evidence that there should be a rematch.

In cruiserweight action Steve “USS” Cunningham and the winner of Season 4 of “The Contender” Canadian southpaw Troy Ross battled evenly until round four when Cunningham was floored by a Ross Counter left. Cunningham beat the count only to land a controversial right opening a severe cut over Ross right eye with the ringside doctor declaring Ross could not continue and with referee Bill Clancy ruling the cut was caused by a clean punch Cunningham regained the IBF Cruiserweight title he lost to Tomasz Adamek December 2008.

A replay of the punch showed the cut was caused by a thumb which would have had the bout declared a no contest, Ross could appeal the decision to the German Boxing Commission.  

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Klitschko Stops Sonowski in Ten Looks to Haye!!

By: Alfred Zimmerman                                                                                     May 29th Veltins Arena, Gelsenkirchen, Nordrhein-Westfalen, Germany: Heavyweight Champion Vitali Klitschko made the fourth defense of his WBC Title stopping Albert Sosnowski in ten with an overall uninspired performance.

Vitali Klitschko who did not appear in top condition remained behind a stearing left hand keeping the shorter Sonowski out of punching range for most of the bout until the fourth round when the Polish heavyweight landed some clean right hands in the fourth round.

In the fifth and sixth rounds Klitschko again used his height as an advantage. Then in rounds seven and eight “The Red Dragon” pressed the issue out working the champion who appeared to be tiring but in the ninth round Kilitschko closed hard pinning Sonowski on the ropes landing a heavy combination.
The champion seeing the challenger on unsteady legs to start the tenth sat down on his shots landing a big right cutting Sonowski over his left eye and another crashing him to the canvas at 2:20 of the tenth round causing referee Jay Naydey to immediately call it a night.

Sonowski was never able to close the distance reaching with his shots and leaving himself open for counters going to the champions head, Sonowski was never really in the fight. Klitschko immediately turned his attention to a David Haye or Ruslan Chagaev bout next.

In the semi main event Detroit, Michigan’s Johnathon Banks held on to his NABF Heavyweight Title battling even in what could easily be described as common street brawl with Kissimmee, Florida’s Jason “The Sensation” Gavern. Both figters were repeatedly watned for various fouls with Gavern being penalized a point in the seventh round when Gavern threw Banks to the canvas. When the smoke cleared the judges cards were read 113-113, 112-114 Gavern and 115-111 a draw allowing Banks to hold onto his title.

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Vasquez and Martinez Remain Unbeaten!

May 29th, Coliseo Ruben Rodriguez, Bayamon, Puerto Rico; Super bantamweight Wilfredo “Papito” Vasquez Jr. the son of Puerto Rican former world champion Wilfredo Vazquez advanced to 19-0-1, 16Ko’s defending the WBO super bantamweight title he won stopping then unbeaten highly touted Marvin Sonsona in February breaking down Hungary’s tough Zsolt “Mr. Left Hook” Bedak in ten.

Vasquez banged Bedak with viscious hooks and uppercuts to the body while picking his shots upstairs over nine finally cracking the rugged Bedak at 1:12 of the tenth round with a barrage of shots on the wilting Bedak convincing referee Jose Hiram Rivera to stop the action.

In the co-feature Puerto Rico’s Roman “Rocky” Martinez defended his WBO Jr. Lightweight Title stopping Nicaraguan Gonzalo “The Destroyer’ Munguia. Martinez began boxing well but slowly was drawn into a slugfest in the third round being matched punch for punch until rocking Munguia near the rounds end.

Martinez jumped Mungia at the opening sound of round four piling it on until flooring “The Destroyer” for the count with a right uppercut at 1:48 of round four when referee Roberto Ramirez Jr. made it official keeping Martinez unbeaten at 24-0-1, 15Ko’s while Munguia dips to 17-7-3, 13Ko’s.

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Andrade Returns to Quebec Stops Lucas in Eight!

By: Rich Neary
May 28th Pepsi Coliseum, Quebec City, Quebec, Canada: In his first bout back after being stopped in the fourth round of his rematch with IBF Champion Lucian Bute, La Habra, California super middleweight Librado Andrade put in another blue collar performance retiring Magog, Quebec’s Eric Lucas in the eighth round.  Ahead on the judges score cards going into the eighth Andrade traded with Lucas who suffered a severe cut over his left eye. It began to look like a bar room brawl when the bell rang to end the eighth and  despite being cleared by the ringside physician Lucas corner thought better of it and asked referee Michael Griffin to call it. Andrade climbs to 29-3, 22 while Lucas slips to 39-8-3, 15Ko’s.

                                

In the first co-feature Jacksonville, Florida middleweight Marcus Upshaw won a tightly contested split decision over Repentigny, Quebec’s southpaw Renan St Juste with Upshaw being credited with a fourth round knockdown of St Juste when referee Jean-Guy Brousseau determined that the ropes prevented the Canadian from hitting the deck resulting in a mandatory eight count. The judges scores were announced 95-94, 96-93 Upshaw, 95-94 St Juste giving Upshaw the split decision victory moving him to 13-4-1, 6Ko’s while Renan St Juste drops to 21-2-1, 14Ko’s.

The second co-feature saw Drummondville, Quebec’s super featherweight Benoit Gaudet pressure attack break down Ciudad Juarez, Chihuahua, Mexico’s Pipino Cuevas Jr. the son of former WBA Welterweight Pipino Cuevas. In the eight round the rugged Canadian opened up on Cuevas forcing him to take a knee Gaudet pounced on Cuevas following the eight count with barrage of unanswered shots prompting referee Jean-Guy Brousseau to put a halt to the action at 2:00 of round eight.

Undercard results: Lightweight Pier Olivier Cote now 12-0, 7Ko’s won a 40-36 times three unanimous decision over Hugo Armenta, 11-6, 7Ko’s.

Light middleweight Mikael Zewski moved to 4-0, 3Ko’s stopping John Hoffman, 11-25, 3Ko’s at 1:45 of round one.

Heavyweight Eric Martel Bahoeli now 4-0, 3Ko’s remained unbeaten pounding out Chad Thrun leaving him 0-2 when referee Jean-Guy Brousseau to stop it after one.

Super middleweight Francy Ntetu won a 40-35 times two, 39-36 unanimous decision over Ahmad Selemani moving to 4-0, 1Ko while Selemani remains winless at 0-2.

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Sebastian Andres Lujan Targets the Liver Stops Berrio in Five!

By: David Colon
May 28th, Estadio U.T.N., Santa Fe, Santa Fe, Argentina: In its continuing global coverage of the best of boxing Golden Boy’s “Next Generation Boxing” showcased Argentinian welterweight “Iron” Sebastian Andres Lujan and Columbian Jailer Berrío battling for the vacant WBC Latino welterweight title.

The first two rounds were even more of a feeling out process then in the third Lujan began to bury his left hook . It would be a left hook to the liver in the fourth that dropped Berrio for the first time in the fourth but the rugged Columbian made it upright and closed the round. In the fifth Lujan buried another hook dropping Berrio who would beat the count but fall prey to another left hook initiated combination forcing him to take a knee promting the referee to call it a night. Lujan rises to 33-5-2, 21Ko’s while the 22 year old Berrio falls to 19-7, 11Ko’s.

In the co-feature Argentine lightweight Marcelino “Nino” Lopez won the vacant WBC Latino lightweight title winning a close see saw 97-94, 96-94, 95-95 majority decision over “El Puma” Alberto Leopoldo Santillan. Santillan slips to 16-5, 5Kos while Lopez remains unbeaten at 18-0, 7Ko’s.

The undercard action saw cruiserweight Rogelio Omar Rossi stop Daniel Sanabria in four, cruiserweight Franco Raul Sanchez finish Jose Maria Rodriguez Olivera in one, lightweight Cristian Andres Gonzalez grab a split decision over Federico Jesus Benjamin, super bantamweight Diogenes Caunedo stop Ricardo David Ocampo in two, middleweight Julio Cesar Caceres stop Luis Alberto Ponce in one and light middleweight Jorge Caraballo finish Juan Alejo Orleacq in one.

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