Saturday, September 5, 2009
Panama City, Panama– Luis Concepcion KO 12 Omar Salado: Interim WBA 112 title: Concepcion (18-1, 13 KOs) dominated Salado (21-2-2, 12 KOs) throughout before finally stopping him at 0:39 of the finale. Daniel Ponce De Leon UD 12 Roineth Caballero: De Leon (37-2, 31 KOs) had an easy workout with Caballero (27-9-1, 19 KOs). Scores were 119-108 twice and 117-111.
OLYMPIC ALTERNATE MOVES INTO WBA TOP FIVE!
Austin Trout MD 11 Nilson Tapia New Mexico’s Trout (20-0, 13 KOs) had a tougher then expected outing against the inexperienced Tapia (11-2, 8 KOs). In the end the majority scores were 106.5-102.5, 106-102, and 105-105. UPDATE: Fight was scheduled for 11 rounds, this to avoid a possible draw. Blood was streaming out of Tapia’s mouth and nose four or five rounds. For the Panamanian judge to call it a draw, you know Austin whipped that ***!
KAMEDA BROS. FACE TWO STIFFS!
Tokyo, Japan– Koki Kameda KO 3 Humberto Pool: Kameda (21-0, 14 KOs) easily handled Humberto Pool (15-9-3, 9 KOs) in five rounds. This was Humberto’s sixth defeat in last seven bouts, thus this was just recording padding. Time was 2:29 #5.
Tomoki Kameda KO 3 Jesus Periban: The other Kameda (10-0, 9 KOs) knocked out a stiff in Jesus Periban (5-18-2, 3 KOs) at 2:00 of #3. Are there Japanese fight fans willing to pay to see such trash?
SECOND SATURDAY NIGHT TOKYO CARD
Tokyo, Japan– Akira Yaegashi UD 10 Junichiro Kaneda: Yaegashi (12-2, 7 KOs) easily defeated Kaneda (19-4-1, 12 KOs). Scores were 98-91 & 98-92 twice.
Friday, September 4, 2009
TEENAGE PINOY WINS WBO CROWN
Rama, Canada – Marvin Sonsona UD 12 Jose Lopez: WBO 115 lb. title. Although inexperienced, 19-year-old Sonsona (14-0, 12 KOs) beat the seasoned Lopez (39-8-2, 32 KOs) over the distance. Sonsona scored a knockdown in round four and Lopez was penalized two points for going below the belt in the eighth. Scores read 114-111, 115-110 & 116-109.
Steve Molitor KO 5 Feliciano Ledezma. Canada’s Molitor (30-1, 12 KOs) had an easy time with Azuaga (76-16-2, 64 KOs). Molitor put Azuaga on the canvas in round four and continued with an all out body assault in the fifth. Veteran Azuaga was finished at 1:50 of #5.
Salta, Argentina– Luis Abregu KO 4 Diego Gallardo: Abregu (28-0, 23 KOs) had a walk in the park here as he dispatched Diego Gallardo (17-4-1, 10 KOs) in four.
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