Saturday, July 23, 2011
KHAN PUTS ON NEAR-PERFECT PERFORMANCE ON HBO
Las Vegas, NV– Amir Khan, (140 lbs), Bolton, Lancashire, United Kingdom KO 5 Zab Judah, (140), Las Vegas, NV. (WBA/IBF 140 lb titles) Khan (26-1, 18 KOs) dominates a non-existent Judah (41-7, 28 KOs) en-route to a stunning victory. Downed by a body shot he claimed was low, Judah made no attempt to get up. Time was 2:47.
FOX SPORTS HAS JUAN MA’S CONQUEROR BOXING STIFF
Ciudad Obregon, MX– Orlando Salido, (126), Ciudad Obregon, Sonora, Mexico TKO 11 Kenichi Yamaguchi, (126), Osaka, Japan (WBO 126 lb. title) To say Salido (36-11-2, 24 KOs) had his way with “challenger” Yamaguchi (17-2-2, 4 KOs) would be as much as an understatement as this was a mismatch. Time was 2:50.
TYSON FURY NOT LIKE THE FURY OF MIKE TYSON!
London, England– Tyson Fury, (255.5), Wilmslow, Cheshire, United Kingdom UD 12 Dereck Chisora, (261), Finchley, London, United Kingdom. Fury (15-0, 9 KOs) used combinations and his being 6’9 to keep Chisora (14-1, 10 KOs) at bay for practically the entire fight, though Chisora had his moments, they were few and far between. Neither fighter was hurt as the scores were 118-111 and 117-112 twice for Fury.
Friday, July 22, 2011
ESPN 2 CARD HAD ANDRE DIRRELL’S BROTHER IN ACTION
Cabazon, CA– Anthony Dirrell, (169.5), Flint, MI KO 2 Kevin Engel, (174), Saint Louis, MO. From the start, the outcome was obvious as Dirrell (23-0, 20 KOs) blasted out Engel (18-5, 14 KOs) with a pair of knockdowns in round two. The second of which left Engel writhing in pain on the canvas for the ten count, was the result of an actual low blow! Time was 1:44.
Edwin “Ace” Ayala