Dawson Putting Some Hurt On Hopkins
Saturday, April 28, 2012
HOPKINS STINKS JOINT UP ON HBO
Atlantic City, NJ– Chad Dawson, (174.5 lbs), New Haven, CT MD 12 Bernard Hopkins, (173.5), Hockessin, DE. (WBC 175 lb title). A busier Dawson (30-1, 17 KOs) defeats the old Hopkins (52-6-2, 32 KOs) in this rematch. A Hopkins tackle in round eleven and Dawson’s bloodied eyes were the only action to make note of. Scores were 114-114 and 117-111 twice.
Seth Mitchell, (241.5), Brandywine, MD TKO 3 Chazz Witherspoon, (231.5), Paulsboro, NJ
Mitchell (29-0, 19 KOs) after being hurt by Witherspoon (30-3, 22 KOs) in the first round, unleashed hell. Finishing the tough in name only Witherspoon at 2:31.
“ACE” TAKES IT SOUTH OF THE BORDER!
Mexico City, Mexico – Jhonny Gonzalez, (124.4), Mexico City, MX UD 12 Elio Rojas, (125), Brooklyn, NY. (WBC 126 lb title). Gonzalez (52-7, 45 KOs) dropped Rojas (23-2, 14 KOs) in the tenth on his way to a 116-111, 116-112 and 117-111 victory.
Juan Salgado, (130), Mexico City, MX MD 12 Martin Honorio, (130), Mexico City, Mexico
(IBF 130 lb title) Salgado (25-1-1, 16 KOs) knocked Honorio (32-7-1, 16 KOs) down in rounds two and three, however the titleholder bled heavily from a cut eye caused by a headbutt midway through. A re-energized Honorio got back into the fight too late. Cards were 114-112 twice for Salgado and 113-113.
Pomona, CA– Roman Gonzalez, (107.4), Managua, Nicaragua TKO 4 Ramon Hirales, (107.8), La Paz, MX. (WBA 108 lb title). Gonzalez (32-0, 27 KOs) stops Hirales (16-4-1, 9 KOs) after the challenger was dropped twice in round four prompting referee Raul Caiz Jr. to immediately wave the fight off at 2:09.
TELEFUTURA AIRS FROM “HOLLY HOLM” COUNTRY!
Albuquerque, NM– Fernando Carcamo, (132.5), Sonora, Mexico TKO 2 Fidel Maldonado, (134), Albuquerque, NM. Underdog Carcamo (10-3, 7 KOs) all over the no longer unbeaten local Maldonado (13-1, 11 KOs) ending it at 1:10 of the second.
Friday, April 27, 2012
SHO BOX ON SHOWTIME
Miami, OK– Thomas Oosthuizen, (169), Gauteng, South Africa UD 10 Marcus Johnson, (169.5), Houston, TX. Oosthuizen (19-0-1, 13 KOs) knocked down Johnson (21-2, 14 KOs) in round eight, all the while schooling the game Johnson before getting the nod on all three cards, 98-91.
Luis Del Valle, (123), Bayamon, Puerto Rico UD 10 Christopher Martin, (123), Chula Vista, CA. Though Del Valle (16-0, 11 KOs) knocked down Martin (23-2-3, 6 KOs) midway in the fight no way should the cards have been so one-sided at 100-89, 98-91, and 97-92.
ESPN 2 EMANATED FROM TEX-ASS!
Austin, TX– Denis Grachev, (174), Simi Valley, CA TKO 8 Ismayl Sillakh, (175), San Diego, CA
Grachev (12-0-1, 8 KOs) scored an eighth round knockout against Sillakh (17-1, 14 KOs). Sillakh dropped Grachev in round three, but failed to capitalize. Grachev finally connected to the chin of Sillakh in the eighth with a right hand and finished him with a flurry of punches. Referee Rocky Burke waved it off at 2:18 as Sillakh sank to the canvas.
Javier Fortuna, (127.25), La Romana, Dominican Republic TKO 1 Yuandale Evans, (128), Cleveland, OH. Fortuna (19-0, 13 KOs) runs over Evans (16-1, 13 KOs) in just 2:02 of the opening round.
FRIDAY NIGHT FIGHTS IN ATLANTIC CITY
Atlantic City, NJ– Yusaf Mack, (174), Philadelphia, PA UD 12 Omar Sheika, (175), Paterson, NJ. Mack (30-4-2, 17 KOs) wins easy over a washed up Sheika (32-12, 21 KOs) by scores of 119-107 and 118-109 twice.
Derrick Webster, (165.5), Glassboro, NJ UD 8 Sabou Ballogou, (170), Paris, France. Webster (12-0, 7 KOs) survives two knockdowns and drops Ballogou (8-4, 3 KOs) on his way to a 77-72 verdict on all three cards.
BOXING IN THE HOMETOWN OF “THE BEATLES”
Liverpool, England– Tony Bellew, (174.75), Liverpool, England TKO 5 Danny McIntosh, (174.75), Norwich, England. Bellew (17-1, 11 KOs) takes out McIntosh (13-3, 7 KOs) 38 seconds into round five.
FIGHTS IN THE FORMER USSR COVERED AS WELL!
Kiev, Ukraine– Viktor Postol, (141), Kiev, Ukraine UD 10 Jose Lopez, (143), Torreon, Coahuila de Zaragoza, MX. Postol (18-0, 9 KOs) easily over Lopez (15-2-1, 9 KOs) by scores of 98-93 twice and 99-92.
Edwin “Ace” Ayala