The Past Week in Action 30 August 2022

Miss any of this week’s action in the sport? Get caught up with “The Past Week in Action” by Eric Armit; with a review of all major cards in the boxing for the past week.

Highlights:

-Jose Pedraza and Richard Commey fight to an entertaining draw at super lightweight

-Unbeaten heavyweight Jared Anderson stops Miljan Rovcanin in two rounds as he moves up to main event status.

-In heavyweight bouts on the same Top Rank show Nigerian Efe Ajagba stops poor Josef Darmos in two rounds and Richard Torrez wipes out Marco Canedo in 44 seconds

 

World Title/Major Shows

 

August 27

 

Tulsa, OK, USA: Super Light: Jose Pedraza (29-4-1) DREW 10 Richard Commey (30-5). Heavy: Jared Anderson (12-0) W KO 2 Miljan Rovcanin (24-3). Heavy: Efe Ajagba (16-1) W TKO 2 Jozsef Darmos (14-5-3). Heavy: Richard Torrez (3-0) W TKO 1 Marco Canedo (4-3). Super Light: Delante Johnson (5-0) W TKO 5 Harry Gigliotti (8-4). Heavy: Jeremiah Milton (7-0) W KO 2 Nick Jones (9-4). Welter: Kelvin Davis (6-0) W PTS 6 Sebastian Chaves (5-5). Light: Abdullah Mason (4-0) W PTS 4 Angel Rebollar (6-0).

Pedraza vs. Commey

These two experienced battlers and former title holders fought their way to an entertaining draw. A decision which helps neither as they were looking to get a win to grab a seat at the super lightweight high table with three versions of the title vacant. Pedraza had been fighting at super light for some time but it was a different matter for Commey who had fought Vasyl Lomachenko at lightweight in December. Pedraza looked more comfortable and made the sharper start. Commey adjusted and looked to have shaken Pedraza with a right in the second and connected with the heavier punches over the third and fourth but Pedroza upped his pace an took  the fifth  with his more accurate punches. A clash of heads in the fifth saw Commey suffer a bad cut over his left eye apparently from a clash of heads but the referee indicated it was a punch. Commey battled through the ugly injury and looked to have outpunched Pedraza in the sixth but seemed to be slowing and Pedraza started a charge. For veterans these two racked up a fantastic punch count. The seventh could have gone either way although Pedraza could have taken it if he had worked harder. Pedraza was in the ascendancy and outfought Commey over the ninth and tenth but it wasn’t quite enough. Scores 97-93 Pedraza, 96-94 Commey and 95-95. They could go against each other again but it is more likely they will go their separate way towards a title fight.

Anderson vs. Rovcanin

Returning from an injury lay-off Anderson blasts out Rovcanin in two rounds. Anderson boxed comfortably with Rovcanin bouncing around prodding with jabs. Rovcanin landed a good right to the head but Anderson came though it and was outjabbing Rovcanin. Anderson continued to score with jabs and connected with a right to the head but Rovcanin then tested Anderson’s chin with a couple of rights. They swapped punches in the second with Anderson getting the better of the exchanges but again Rovcanin found the target with a right. Anderson landed a light right after the break call which dislodged Rovcanin’s mouthguard and earned Anderson a warning. Anderson sickened Rovcanin with jarring jabs and then exploded with a series of punches before a right to the head sent Rovcanin and Rovcanin was counted out. Twelve inside the distance wins in twelve fights for Anderson all achieved in a total of less than 26 rounds. His last three opponents, including Rovcanin, have had combined records of 63-3-4 but none have managed to test him. The most impressive part of this fight was Anderson’s jab. Serb Rovcanin’s only other inside the distance defeat was in three rounds against Agit Kabayel.

Ajagba vs. Darmos

Ajagba dismisses a smaller, fat and slow Darmos in two rounds. In the first Darmos barrelled forward trying to bob and weave under the jab of the taller Ajagba but the Nigerian was able to spear Darmos with jabs and slide away when Darmos tried to pin him against the ropes. Ajagba was content to box behind his jab looking for opening for heavier shots. Darmos was relying on wild swings and gradually Ajagba started to connect with right uppercuts. In the second Ajagba drove Darmos to the ropes and sent him down with a series of punches. After the count a number of cuffing punches saw Darmos drop again and the referee just waived the poor match off. First fight for Ajagba since his points loss to Frank Sanchez in October. Second successive inside the distance loss for Hungarian Darmos.

Torrez vs. Canedo

Southpaw Torrez pulverises Canedo in the first round. Torrez exploded from the start throwing punches. He forced Canedo into a corner with a left then put him down with a left and landed another when Canedo had one knee on the canvas with his other knee on its way there. The referee gave Torrez a warning then gave Canedo a count. When the action resumed Torrez battered Canedo with two hard lefts and a brutal right and Canedo went down face first on the floor and the referee dispensed with a count. All done in 44 seconds- 14 seconds quicker than in his last fight with his first fight actually going into the second round. No chance for Torrez to showcase any skills or learn anything from fights like this but on the other hand at 23 there is no need to rush the Tokyo silver medal winner.

Johnson vs. Gigliotti

Johnson batters a game Gigliotti to defeat in five rounds. Johnson was really loading upon his punches and staggered Gigliotti with a left hook and straight right in the opener. Johnson continued to land heavily in the second shaking Gigliotti with a right and had blood dripping heavily from Gigliotti’s nose. Gigliotti had some success in the third but an accurate uppercut put Johnson in charge again. By the fourth Gigliotti’s face was a mess from the nose bleed and a cut and as Johnson piled on the punishment the referee took a couple of looks at Gigliotti but let the fight continue. Twice in the fifth the fire from Johnson was so damaging that Gigliotti turned away trying to escape along the ropes and with Johnson still landing heavily the referee stopped the fight. Fourth win by KO/TKO for 24-year-old Johnson. He has impressive amateur credentials being World Youth Champion, twice US National Champion and a PanAmerican bronze medallist and Tokyo quarter-finalist losing to eventual gold medal winner Roniel Iglesias in those last  two  tournaments. First lost by KO/TKO for Gigliotti.

Milton vs. Jones

Tulsa’s Milton gets in some more ring time with second round kayo of Jones. In the first Milton’s better skills had him in charge as he kept Jones on the back foot with his jab. Jones was more aggressive in the second but was too often leaving himself open. Milton was getting the better of the exchanges and when Jones missed with a lunging right Milton landed a punch to the side of Jones’s head. It did not look to have connected with a great deal of force but Jones went face down on the ring floor and after starting the count the referee just waived it over. Fifth win by KO/TKO for Milton who chose boxing over football. He was a silver medallist at the US Trials for the Tokyo Olympics but with COVID-19 postponing the Games he turned pro instead. Now five losses by KO/TKO for Jones.

Davis vs. Chaves

Davis floors Chaves twice on the way to a comfortable points win. He floored Chaves in the second and fourth but could not finish the job. Scores 60-52 on all three cards for Davis another Elite level amateur. The 6’1” southpaw is the older brother of unbeaten Keyshawn Davis. Argentinian Chaves has lost four in a row.

Mason vs. Rebollar

Teenager Mason gets a first round knockdown again a feisty Rebollar. A right sent Rebollar off balance and he used a glove on the canvas to steady himself. Rebollar then took the fight to Mason from bell to bell but Mason had better skills and more accuracy and did enough to take the points for a well deserved unanimous decision on scores of 40-35 twice and 39-36. Useful learning fight for the former US Junior and Youth champion as he had won his first three fights early. Rebollar, 18, was also a pretty good amateur and can rebound from this loss.

 

August 24

 

General Santos City, Philippines: Super Fly: K J Cataraja (15-0) W KO 1 Ronel Dela Cruz (7-4-1). Minimum: Melvin Jerusalem (19-2) W TKO 2 Michael Camelion (11-18-3).  Super Fly: Vince Paras (17-2-1) W RTD 1 Jovanie Tagusi (6-6-2).

Cataraja vs. Dela Cruz

Cataraja drops Dela Cruz three times for first round stoppage. A left to the body sent Dela Cruz down for the first time and a right to the head caused the second, a left hook and a straight right sent Dela Cruz down for the third time and he was counted out. Sixth consecutive victory inside the distance for Cataraja. Only one win in his last five contests for Dela Cruz.

Jerusalem vs. Camelion

Former WBC title challenger Jerusalem blows away Camelion in two rounds. In the first Jerusalem was scoring with straight rights against southpaw Camelion and sent him flying into the ropes. They exchanged punches in the second then Jerusalem launched a fierce attack scoring with rights to the body. The referee stepped in a stopped the action and had the doctor examine a vertical cut on Camelion’s forehead and it was decided Camelion could not continue and Jerusalem was crowned the winner although it looked as though the cut may have been caused by a clash of heads. Jerusalem lost a controversial decision against Wanheng for the WBC minimum tile in 2017. He has won his last eight outings. Poor Camelion is a horrible 1-12-2 in his last 15 fights.

Paras vs. Tagusi

Paras gets a win as Tagusi retires after the first round. Paras controlled the action in the first with solid jabbing and landed a couple of left hooks to the body. In the interval Tagusi’s second began to remove Tagusi’s glove and wrapping indicating Tagusi could not continue. When the bell went for round two the referee called them to the centre of the ring and raised Paras’s hand. No indication of any reason for the retirement so presumably it was a hand injury. Local fighter Para suffered back-to back points defeats against Hiroto Kyoguchi for the IBF title and Jonathan Taconing for the WBC International belt. Four losses in a low for Tagusi.

 

August 25

 

Tirana, Albania: Welter: Florian Marku (12-0-1) W PTS 10 Miguel Parra (21-3-1). Welter: Borislav Velev (11-0) W TKO 1 Amarildo Vraja (7-1).

Marku climbs off the canvas and gets unanimous decision but not without some questionable refereeing. Parra made a busy start and they both had some success in the second. Marku began to dominate the exchanges late in the third. Parra was down in the fourth it looked like a push but the referee gave Parra a count. A clash of heads saw Marku cut over his left eye and Parra stepped up his attacks but a left from Marku opened a cut on the cheek of Parra which doused the fire and the referee deducted a point from Parra for pushing. Parra blazed again in the eighth flooring Marku with a heavy hook. Marku beat the count but as Parra tried to capitalise on the knockdown the referee came in and broke them giving Marku some recovery time. Parra drove forward again but the referee moved between them and stopped the round with the ten second buzzer sounding only after the referee had already stopped the action. Marku staged a strong finish with Parra fighting back hard but losing. It was a unanimous decision but no scores available. UK-based Albanian Marku drew a huge crowd here so they must be keen to ask him back. He was coming off a win over Chris Jenkins and this was a close, hard fight. Only one defeat in his last 13 bouts for Parra going in and that was against world rated Ruben Villa.

Velev vs. Vraja

Bulgarian puncher Velev put a damper on the night for the home fans as he stopped Vraja in the first round. Velez was hunting Vraja down and drove him into a corner and connected with two huge rights rendering Vraja out on his feet with the referee jumping in to stop the fight. All over and done within 40 seconds. Vraja should have known what was coming as Velev has won all eleven of his fights by KO/TKO nine in the first round.

 

.August 26

 

Oncativo, Argentina: Super Light: Maximiliano Segura (14-1) W KO 9 Axel Peralta (9-4-1).

Segura comes through a shaky start to beat Peralta in the ninth. After a cautious opening round Peralta dropped Segura with a right in the second. Segura recovered but was bleeding heavily from the nose in the third. Despite that Segura took over and bossed the fight breaking Peralta down with body shots. In the ninth a left put Peralta down and was counted out. It was a brutal knock out and Peralta needed medical treatment and was administered oxygen. First defence of the South American title and tenth victory by KO/TKO for Segura. Peralta was 6—1-1 going in.

 

Tokyo, Japan: Super Bantam: Yuki Takei (5-0) W TKO 5 Pete Apolinar (16-3).

Southpaw Takei demolishes Filipino Apolinario to win the OPBF title. He rocked Apolinario with a right hook in the first and floored him twice in the second once with a right hook and then a left hook.  Apolinar withstood the pressure in the third but was down again in the fourth from a right. Takei had Apolinar under fire in the fifth and the referee stopped the fight. Takei, a former K1 world champion, had taken less than five rounds for his first four wins so doubled his ring time here. One of the reasons he gave for switching to boxing was a leg injury that hampered his ability to deliver kicks. He will need to face tougher opponents before his potential can be determined. Apolinar was making the first defence of the title.

 

Belgrade, Serbia: Heavy: Murat Gassiev (28-1) W KO 1 Carlouse Welch (21-2-1). Light Heavy: Aslambek Idigov (22-0) W PTS 10 Abraham Buonarrigo (11-3). Cruiser: Marko Nikolic (29-2) W PTS 6 Micheal Obin(5-16).

Gassiev vs. Welch

Former IBF and WBA cruiserweight title holder Gassiev makes a rare and brief return to action as he puts Atlanta’s Welch down and out with a right hook after just 87 seconds. First fight for thirteen months and only the third fight in four years for Gassiev after losing his titles to Oleksandr Usyk in July 2018. Welch’s record so padded that even Chris Lovejoy would envy him and he hardly even tried to throw a punch here.

Idigov vs. Buonarrigo

This one was fought on a wet, slippery canvas but even the water could not wash away a distinct aroma around the final result. Initially Argentinian Buonarrigo attacked hard all the way fighting far above expectations and was declared the winner on a majority decision on scores of 98-91 and 96-95 for him and 95-95 and had his arm raised at the end of the fight. Then the supervisor found a “mistake” on the (referee’s) card (presumably a journalist’s error mixing referee and judges as the referee did not score the fight) and Idigov was declared the winner on scores of 95-94 twice with the third Serbian judge scoring it 98-91 for Buonarrigo! Idigov’s No 6 rating with both the IBF and WBO is protected but no one protected South American champion Buonarrigo.

Nikolic vs. Obin

Serbian Nikolic has no problems in winning every round against Swedish-based Ugandan Obin on scores of 60-54 from all three judges. After being very carefully matched to a 27-0 record. Nikolic has lost inside the distance in shots at both the WBC Silver International title and the full WBC International title in two of his last four fights. Fifteen defeats in a row for Obin

 

Stockton, CA, USA: Super Welter: Damian Sosa (20-1) W Ronald Cruz (18-1-1).

Mexican “Samurai” Sosa gets past a difficult looking test as he outpoints Californian Cruz. Sosa was quicker and used fast accurate jabs to put Cruz on the back foot. Cruz managed to score with some useful body punches but Sosa was in control thanks to his jab and straight rights. He kept the pressure on Cruz and upped his pace over the late rounds connecting with some impressive combinations and outfought Cruz in a stirring last round. Scores 97-93 twice and 98-92 for Sosa who gets his tenth win in a row having kayoed 22-2-1 Jesus Villaman in April.

 

August 27

 

Las Heras, Argentina: Heavy: Jorge Arias (12-3-2) W TKO 1 Jorge Olivera (28-15-1). Bantam: Miguel Canido (14-19) W TKO 3 Juan Carlos Reveco (41-5).

Arias vs. Olivera

Local heavyweight Arias wasted no time here as he floored and stopped Uruguayan Olivera in 98 seconds. In his last fight in June Arias fought a majority draw against 18-0-1 Patrick Korte in Germany. Olivera, 40, was out of the ring for almost six years before this fight.

Canido vs. Reveco

Bolivian journeyman Canido brings down the final curtain on the career of Reveco with a third round stoppage leading to Reveco. Reveco has had a great career winning the secondary WBA light flyweight and flyweight titles and had lost only 4 of his 45 fights.

 

El Alto, Bolivia: Super Bantam: Ramon Averanga (11-2) W PTS 10 Jose Velasquez (30-7-2).

Local fighter Averanga wins the WBO Latino title at the second attempt and gets revenge for a defeat by Velasquez. It was a close fight with Averanga getting the decision on scores of 96-94, 95-94 and a “home score” of 99-91. Chilean Velasquez had stopped Averanga in seven rounds in Santiago in July 2019 for the vacant WBO Latino title. Velasquez had lost on points against Murodjon Akhmadaliev for the IBF and WBA titles in November but may have found fighting in El Alto, the highest sited city in the world, a test of his stamina.

 

Hamburg, Germany: Heavy: Viktor Vykhryst (10-0) W PTS 8 Kevin Johnson (35-21-1).

On a small show Vykhryst eases his way to victory winning every round against oldie Johnson. Referee’s score 80-72 for the 6’5” Ukrainian in his first fight for almost eight months. Johnson, 42, just rolls on.

 

Monterrey, Mexico: Super Bantam: Alan Picasso (22-0-1 ) W TKO 6 Pablo Gomez (17-12-2).

Picasso continues his run of impressive wins as he stops Argentinian Gomez in the sixth. Picasso had beaten Gomez  down for five rounds before dropping him with a body punch in the sixth. Gomez’s corner threw in the towel but the referee ignored it only stopping the fight once Gomez made it to his feet. Eighteen wins in a row for Picasso who looks a good prospect. Gomez had won six of his last seven fights.

 

Bella Vista, Panama: Super Feather: Pablo Vicente (20-1,1ND) W PTS 10 Miguel Arevalo (19-3-1). Super Feather: Neri Romero (16-0) W TKO 8 Jorge Sanchez (19-6). Super Feather: Jaime Arboleda (19-2) W PTS 8 Jhonatan Arenas (19-2).

Vicente vs. Arevalo

Panamanian-based Cuban Vicente makes a successful defence of the WBA International title winning every round against Mexican Arevalo. Vincent, 5’10 ½” used his height, reach and faster hands to control this fight. He staggered Arevalo with a right in the third but paced himself before upping the pace from the seventh and almost putting Arevalo away in the tenth. All three cards read 100-90 for Vicente who is ranked WBC 8 and WBA 9. Arevalo had won 4 of his last 5 bouts.

Sanchez vs. Romero

Argentinian Romero proved too good for Panamanian Sanchez and stopped him in the eighth round to collect the vacant IBF Latin title. He put Sanchez down with a right to the head in the third and again with a left in the eighth. Sanchez made it to his feet but was trapped on the ropes under fire and the fight was stopped giving Romero his ninth inside the distance win. Fourth defeat in his last five fights for Sanchez.

Arboleda vs. Arenas

Arboleda cruises past fellow-Panamanian Arenas. He was scoring in each round with jabs and straight rights and from the second brought his right uppercut into play more. Arenas was never in the fight and lost a point for a butt with Arboleda winning on scores of 80-71, 79-72 and 78-73. He has won 9 of his last 10 fights but the loss was a big one as he was stopped in eleven rounds by Chris Colbert for the interim WBA super feather belt in December 2020. After losing his first fight Arenas had collected nineteen wins in a row but against carefully selected opponents.

 

Huarochiri, Peru: Super Bantam: Linda Lecca (15-4-2,1ND) W PTS ? Rosubel Escobar (1-1).David Zegarra (35-8) DREW Mario Mina (8-5-1).

Lecca vs. Escobar

Lecca “The Inca Princess”, a former WBA super fly title holder, outpointed Ecuadorian novice Escobar. Lecca entered the ring with a strapping having suffered a leg injury leading up to the fight and also injured her wrist. No scores or rounds given but from the reports Lecca a good winner. She lost in challenges for the WBA and WBO female titles in 2018 and was then inactive until last month when she returned with a win. She will now look to fight for a title at super bantam.

Zegarra vs. Mina

Again not a lot of information available on this Peru vs. Ecuador match except that it ended as a draw but no rounds or scores. Zegarra went 30-0 at the start of his career but had lost 5 of his last 6 bouts. Mina had lost both of his most recent fights.

 

Wroclaw, Poland: Feather: Kamil Laszczyk (30-0) W KO 2 Kevin Acevedo (21-4-3). Light Heavy: Pawel August 12-0) W TKO 3 Aro Schwartz (19-6-1). Welter: Michal Lesniak (16-1-1) W pts 8 Josef Zahradnik (14-7).

Laszczyk vs. Acevedo

Fighting in his home city Laszczyk knocks out Acevedo in two rounds. After outboxing Acevedo in the first Laszczyk landed a counter left hook that sent Acevedo down for the count. There are no real tests in the names of his opponents and at 31 it is time he took a risk. Argentinian champion Acevedo suffers his second loss by KO.TKO.

August vs. Schwartz

Polish-born Brit August obliterates German Schwartz. Southpaw August was rocked by a left hook in the first but recovered to win the round. He paid Schwartz back in the second flooring him with a left hook to the body. Schwartz survived that but August finished off a volley of punches with right to the head that put Schwartz down heavily and the referee immediately waived the fight over. First fight for August in the land of his birth and his sixth win by KO/TKO. Schwartz had won his last four fights but now has a stoppage loss on his record for the first time.

Lesniak vs. Zahradnik

Lesniak has to bounce back from a first round knockdown to outpoint Zahradnik. A right dropped Lesniak in the first but it was not a heavy knockdown. He recovered and outboxed Zahradnik the rest of the way to take the decision on scores of 78-73 twice and a closer 76-75 as he extends his unbeaten run to thirteen fights. All of Czech Zahradnik’s losses have come on points.

 

Bangkok, Thailand: Super Bantam: Chainoi Worawut (18-0-1 ) W PTS 10 Kevin Aseniero (10-4-1). Fly: Thananchai (13-1) W TKO 2 Brandon Alejandro (1-2). Bantam: Nawaphon (56-1-1) W KO 5 Kompayak (61-14-1).

Chainoi vs. Aseniero

Chainoi (Thattana Luang) retains the WBA Asia title with a points victory over Filipino Aseniero on scores of 98-92. 97-93 and 96-94. This was not an easy night for the Thai as Aseniero came to fight and rocked Chainoi a few times. A right and left to the head in the sixth had Chainoi dipping at the knees but he banged back to hurt Aseniero. In the end it was body punching and a higher work rate that won the fight for Chainoi but he was too easy to hit and his No 3 spot with the WBC flatters him at this time. Aseniero was 4-1-1 in his last six outings.

Thananchai vs. Alejandro

Thananchai stops Filipino Alexandro in two rounds. Thananchai put Alejandro down twice and the fight was stopped in the second round. Thananchai was defending the WBC Asia belt and is No 9 with the WBC having won his last twelve bouts.  Alejandro just a novice with Thananchai’s victims a mixture of no longer golden oldies and novices.

Nawaphon vs. Kompayak

Former WBC flyweight title challenger Nawaphon won this clash of super veterans with a fifth round stoppage of former WBC light fly title holder Kompayak. Nawaphon led all the way and had Kompayak in trouble in the fifth when the referee stopped the fight. Nawaphon has won his last 20 fights-almost all mismatches- with his only loss coming against Juan Hernandez for the WBC belt in 2017. Kompayak, 40, lost the WBC title to Adrian Hernandez in 2012 and is a modest 15-10-1 since then.

 

Pico Rivero, CA, USA: Heavy: Scott Alexander (17-5-2) W TKO 3 Jaime Solorio (12-5-2,1ND). Feather: Nathan Rodriguez (9-0) W TKO 1 Moises Flores (25-7-1,2ND).

Alexander vs. Solorio

Alexander gets back in the winners column with third round stoppage of Mexican Solorio. Alexander had a much longer reach and 6” in height over Solorio which allowed him to score heavily at distance and after three one-sided rounds the fight was stopped. Alexander had lost to Carlos Negron and Zhilei Zhang in consecutive fights so needed a win. Only the second fight in four years for Solorio.

Rodriguez vs. Flores

Rodriguez finally emerges into the light in his home town but for less than three minutes. Being under 18 he had been unable to fight in California so had done his boxing in Costa Rica and Mexico. He was 18 eleven days before this fight and was quickly in action-and out of it. He stopped experienced Moises Flores in 2:11 of the first round for his seventh victory by KO/TKO. Flores, 35, a former IBO and interim WBA title holder was stopped in one round by Guillermo Rigondeaux for the IBO and WBA titles in 2017 but it was established that the punch landed after the bell so it was ruled a No Decision. It has been downhill all the way for Flores who is now 0-8-1 in his last 9 fights.

 

Fight of the week (Significance): Jose Pedraza vs. Richard Commey two world class fighters looking to get in the super lightweight list with three titles vacant

Fight of the week (Entertainment): Pedraza vs. Commey a quality fight between two experienced battles who traded around 1,000 punches in the fight.

Fighter of the week: Joint Pedraza and Commey

Punch of the week: The brutal right from Brutal right Richard Torrez that finished Marco Canedo

Upset of the week: None

Prospect watch: Plenty to follow but I will let them develop.

 

Observations

Rosette. Nothing stood out.

Red Card: To the supervisor/judges of the Aslambek Idigov vs. Abraham Buonarrigo. Initially Buonarrigo was declared the winner by the three judges on a majority decision on scores of 98-91, 96-95 and 95-95 so none of the judges saw Idigov as the winner. Then it was announced there was an error in adding up the score cards and Idigov was pronounced the winner on scores of 95-94 twice and 98-91 (not many games you can play with 98-91 score so somehow that was not “corrected”). They had to find an error in two cards for Idigov to win so somehow they found one error in the 95-95 card, changing it to 95-94 for Idigov. And two in the 96-95 changing it to 95-94 for Idigov. They only controversy I saw was when a punch from Idigov unbalanced Buonarrigo and his right glove touched the floor but the referee did not stop the action or give Buonarrigo a count.

You get no favours on the road and there were a couple questionable rulings in the Florian Marku vs.  Miguel Parra fight.

Not sure if it is a modern record but when Nawaphon and Kompayak clashed in Bangkok at the week end they had already totalled 132 fights between them Nawaphon 55-1-1 and Kompayak 61-13-1