Bradley Storms Peterson and Darchinyan Rages!

By: Nick Cowles
December 12th, Agua Caliente Casino, Rancho Mirage California: In a battle of unbeatens the always condition light welterweight Timothy “Desert Storm” Bradley jumped Lamont “Havoc” Peterson using some good movement and a zeroed in right hand flooring Peterson in the third round enroute to a lop sided unanimous decision defending his WBO junior welterweight title.

The seventeen foot ring had the action start fast with Bradley off to a good start then causing Peterson a little “Havoc” with a looping right hand that wouldn’t miss dropping the undefeated fighter 27-0, 13Ko’s. Peterson rallied back when Bradley stayed inside at at times appeared Peterson could turn it around.

Bradley, 25-0, 11Ko’s would have none of it sticking and moving, stepping in picking his shots, switching southpaw, constantly turning Peterson keeping him off balance unabled to sustain an attack like he was stuck in a “Desert Storm.” Bradley dominated but it wouldn’t be fair not to give Peterson his due as he kept coming firing with both hands but Bradley’s slippery defense would not be penetrated. After twelve the judges agreed it was unanimous for Bradley 120-107, 119-108, 118-110.

This win should get Bradley the big fight he wants but I wouldn’t count on it malignaggi’s looking for Marquez and a rematch with Hatton. Pacquiao and Mayweather are all tied up. Mosley has Berto maybe Bradley can get Khan.

In the semi main event WBC and WBA junior bantamweight titleholder Vic “The Raging Bull” Darchinyan, 33-2-1, 27Ko’s took apart WBC interim super flyweight champion Mexico’s Tomas Rojas, 32-12-, 22Ko’s. The action was heavy in the opener with Darchinyan cracking Rojas with a three punch volley to close round one.

The second round started with more trading until Darchinyan backed rojas to the ropes catching him with two looping left hands the latter catching Rojas ducking in right on the button flooring Rojas for the count at 2:54 of round two.

The Armenian “Bull” is in full rage looking forward to a rematch with his nemesis “The Filipino Flash” IBF junior bantamweight titleholder Nonito Donaire who stopped him cold in five July.

On the undercard: Australia’s ightweight Lenny Zappavigna, 22-0. 15Ko’s banged around Pacoima, California,’s Sergio Macias,14-18, 6Ko’s for six rounds earning a 60-54 shutout unanimous decision.

Mexico City’s welterweight Freddy “El Riel” Hernandez,27-1, 18Ko’s took on Octavio “El Águila” Narvaez, 7-9-1, 4Ko’s head first winning a 80-72, 78-74, 78-74 eight round unanimous decision.

Lightweight Daniel “Travieso” Hernandez, 9-0, 5Ko’s obliterated Mexico’s Aaron “Omar” Dominguez, 10-5, 6Ko’s stopping him at the 2:15 mark of the opening round of their scheduled six rounder.

The second coming of the great Salvador Sanchez saw his nephew a featherweight carrying the same name Salvador Sanchez, 18-3-2, 8Ko’s win a majority decision over Las Vegas veteran Rodrigo Aranda, 8-12-2, 2Ko’s over six by the scores of 57-57, 60-54, 59-55.

Heavyweight Lateef Kayode, 9-0, 8Ko’s scored a technical knockout of Billy “The Kid” Willis, 11-19-1, 9Ko’s in the second round of their scheduled six rounder.

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Bradley vs Lamont Peterson / Darchinyan vs Tomas Rojas

December 12th Showtime Championship Boxing presents an superb world championship boxing doubleheader featuring undefeated WBO junior welterweight champion Timothy "Desert Storm" Bradley, 24-0, 11Ko’s versus Lamont Peterson, 27-0, 13Ko’s as the main event and in a battle of southpaws when Austrailia’s knockout artist super flyweight Vic "Raging Bull" Darchinyan, 32-2-1, 26Ko’s takes Mexico’s on Tomas “Gusano” Rojas, 32-11-1, 22Ko’s.

Bradley made his last defense on August 1st against Nate Campbell in a fight was originally called a third round until the result was overruled by the California State Athletic Commission and declared a no contest.

“Desert Storm” won the WBC title with a split decision over Junior Witter, May 10, 2008 then won a twelve round unanimous decision over Kendall Holt to add the WBO light welterweight belt to his collection last April in Montreal.

Peterson, 27-0, 13Ko’s a boxer puncher won the interim WBO light welterweight title beating then undefeated Willy Blain, 20-0-0 in Bayamon, Puerto Rico also last April.

Darchinyan is coming in looking to get back on the winning track after losing a twelve round unanimous decision to IBF bantamweight champion Joseph King Kong Agbeko in July.

Rojas comes in off a twelve round unanimous decision over previously undefeated Evans Mbamba in his first defense of the interim WBC super flyweight title he won three months earlier stopping Everado Morales this past July.

Tale of the Tape
Timothy Bradley .........NAME......... Lamont Peterson
Palm Springs, CA .........HOMETOWN......... Washington, D.C.
26 .............AGE............ 25
66 IN. .........HEIGHT......... 69 IN.
140 LB. .........WEIGHT......... 140 LB.
69 IN. .........REACH......... 74 IN.
24-0, 11 KOs ........RECORD........ 27-0, 13 KOs

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