Saturday, October 1, 2011
SERGIO MARTINEZ PREVAILS ON HBO
Atlantic City, NJ – Sergio Martinez, (158 lbs) Oxnard, CA KO 11 Darren Barker, (159.5), London, United Kingdom. (WBC 160 lb. Diamond title) Martinez (48-2-2, 28 KOs) wears down Barker (23-1, 14 KOs) after eleven rounds to earn the knockout at 1:29 of the round. After being smothered by Barker for the first few rounds, the adjustments Martinez made paid off in the end.
KRONK GYM FIGHTER LACKS KRONK MENATALITY!
Andy Lee, (163), Detroit, MI UD 10 Brian Vera, (163), Austin, TX. Lee (27-1, 19 KOs) knocks down Vera (19-6, 12 KOs) in the final seconds of round two en route to a dominant points win. Cards read 99-90 twice & 98-91. This avenges Lee’s TKO 7 loss to Vera in March 2008. The original Kronk fighters, Thomas Hearns, Hilmer Kenty, Milton McCrory, those guys had a “knock him out or get knocked out” mentality. Lee only puts TV viewers to sleep.
FOX SPORTS FROM “SIN CITY”
Las Vegas, NV– Toshiaki Nishioka, (122), Kakogawa, Hyogo, Japan UD 12 Rafael Marquez, (121), Mexico City, Mx. (WBC 122 lb. title) Unknown champion Nishioka (39-4-3, 24 KOs) outlasts the legendary Marquez (40-7, 36 KOs) over 12 competitive rounds. Nishioka’s late surge earned him the points win by scores of 117-111, 115-113 & 116-112.
JUAN MA BEATS ON OLIVER LIKE A MULE!
Bayamon, Puerto Rico– Juan Manuel Lopez, (124), Caguas, Puerto Rico TKO 2 Mike Oliver, (125), Hartford, CT. Lopez’s (31-1, 28 KOs) advantage in power was painfully obvious over non-puncher Oliver (25-3, 8 KOs). Sending him to the canvas thrice, twice in round one. Time was 2:32 of round two.
Friday, September 30, 2011
SHOWTIME HAD A SHO BOX CARD FRIDAY NIGHT!
Santa Ynez, CA– Ajos Olusegun, (139), London, England UD 12 Ali Chebah, (140), Quebec, Canada. Olusegun (30-0, 14 KOs) was dominant after round four against a stubborn Chebah (35-2, 28 KOs), who was down twice in round three. Round four saw both men staggered, afterward it was all Olusegun. Scores read 120-106 & 119-107 twice.
Edwin “Ace” Ayala