Saturday, February 26, 2011
SHOWTIME MAIN BRINGS TITLE CHANGE
Las Vegas, NV– Brandon Rios (134.5 lbs), Oxnard, CA TKO 10 Miguel Acosta (134.5 lbs), Caracas, Venezuela. (WBA 135 lb. title) Rios (27-0-1, 19 KOs) dethrones ex-champ Acosta (28-4-2, 22 KOs) in devastating fashion. Rios floored Acosta in round six with a left hook and again in round eight and finished him in round ten with a furious barrage in the corner. But all that occurred after Acosta had hurt Rios on a number of occasions. Official time was 1:14.
Grand Island, NE– Antonio DeMarco (134.6), Tijuana, Baja California, Mexico UD 12 Reyes Sanchez, (134.6), Mexico City, Distrito Federal, Mexico. DeMarco (25-2-1, 18 KOs) decisions Sanchez (20-4-1, 11 KOs). Sanchez, cut over the left eye by a DeMarco straight left in round one was never bothered by it. Sanchez had control over the second half of the fight, while DeMarco had his moments throughout. Scores were 116-112, 117-111 and 115-113.
Robert Marroquin (126.5), Dallas, TX UD 8 Gilberto Sanchez Leon (127), Mexicali, Baja California, Mexico. Marroquin (19-0, 14 KOs) defeats Leon (30-9-3, 10 KOs). Scores were 78-74 and 77-75 twice.
BELT ONCE BELONGED TO MICHAEL CARBAJAL & HUMBERTO GONZALEZ AT STAKE
Merida, Mexico– Gilberto Keb Baas (107.75), Merida, Mexico TKO 9 Jose Antonio Aguirre (107.75 lbs), Cardenas, Tabasco, Mexico. (WBC 108 lb. title) Baas (35-20-4, 22 KOs) beats Aguirre (35-10-1, 21 KOs) into submission. Baas was in control the entire fight and after nine had Aguirre was in no condition to continue.
WBO FLY TITLE UP FOR GRABS
Queretaro, Mexico – Julio Cesar Miranda, (112 lbs), Tampico, Tamaulipas, Mexico TKO 4 Arden Diale, (111.5 lbs), Digos, Davao del Sur, Philippines
(WBO 112 lb. title) Miranda (35-5-1, 28 KOs) wins decisively over run of the mill type Diale (14-6-3, 3 KOs). Diale scored a surprise knock down in round one with a right hand, but Miranda floored Diale in both rounds three and four. The second marked the end. Time of the stoppage was 1:29.
WASN’T PEDRO HOLLERING ABOUT THIS BALLY’S CARD?
Atlantic City, NJ– Gabriel Rosado (154), Philadelphia, PA TKO 12 Jamaal Davis (154), Philadelphia, PA. Rosado (16-5, 9 KOs) scores a TKO over Davis (12-8, 6 KOs). After Rosado staggered Davis, he threw punches in bunches and it was over at 1:01 of the finale.
HOBO DROPS BIG FAVORITE IN PHILIPPINES
General Santos City, Philippines– Rommel Asenjo, Pigkawayan, Cotabato, Philippines UD 8 Jhong Ponteras, Philippines. Both Asenjo (20-2, 11 KOs) and Ponteras (6-5-1, 2 KOs) tasted the canvas in this one and Ansejo was deducted a point for hitting after the bell ending Round two. All cards read 75-74.
Lorenzo Villanueva, Midsayap, Cotabato, Philippines TKO 2 Ruben Santillanosa, Upi, Maguindanao, Philippines. Villanueva (19-0, 18 KOs) demolishes “opponent” Santillanosa (19-25-2, 5 KOs) in less than two heats.
Ernie Sanchez, General Santos City, Cotabato del Sur, Philippines MD 6 Rey Juntilla, Matalam, Cotabato, Philippines
Sanchez (7-0, 1 KO) squeaks by Juntilla (12-1, 6 KOs). Scores were unavailable.
Friday, February 25, 2011
ESPN 2 CARD PROMOTED BY TONY HOLDEN
Tulsa, OK– Juan Carlos Burgos (128), Tijuana, Baja California, Mexico TKO 2 Frankie Archuleta (124), Albuquerque, NM. Burgos (26-1, 19 KOs) destroyed and embarrassed Archuleta (27-8-1, 14 KOs). After being floored three times round two Archuleta’s night was stopped by referee Gerald Ritter. Time was 2:33.
Isaac Chilemba (171), Johannesburg, Gauteng, South Africa UD 10 Maxim Vlasov (170), Samara, Russia. Chilemba (17-1-1, 8 KOs) comes back from a pair of knock downs to defeat Vlasov (19-1, 10 KOs) unanimous decision. Dropped twice in round eight, Chelemba hurt Vlasov at the end of the round. Scores were 95-94 and 96-92 twice.
Edwin “Ace” Ayala