The Past Week In Action 8 December 2015

December 4

Montreal, Canada: Super Middle: Schiller Hyppolite (18-1) W TKO 4 Cedric Bellais (18-7-3). Light: Jesus Singwancha (21-9) W PTS 8 Michael Gadbois 14-1-3). Super Welter: Steven Butler (13-0-1) W TKO 1 Teemu Tuominen (10-2). Heavy: Simon Kean (2-0) W KO 1 Alex Nicholson (1-1). Super Light: Ayaz Hussain (8-0) W RTD 4 Daniel Attah (28-21-1).
Hyppolite vs. Bellais
Hyppolite halts French opponent in four rounds. The Haitian-born Canadian put Bellais down in the first with a right hook. Bellais did a bit better in the second and third but in the fourth Hyppolite jumped out quickly and landed a series of hard punches and with Bellais just covering up and not fighting back the fight is stopped. The 29-year-old “Batman” makes it 13 wins in a row and a total of 12 wins by KO/TKO. He is rated No 8 by the WBC. Southpaw Bellais, 27, from French Polynesia, has had to travel a couple of thousand miles from his South Pacific base to France for two unsuccessful shots at the French title and is 2-2-1 in his last 5 fights.
Singwancha vs. Gadbois
Gadbois loses his unbeaten tag in unfortunate circumstances. It all started well for the Canadian when he floored Singwancha with a hard southpaw left in the first round. However he injured his left elbow in landing the punch and had that handicap the rest of the way. Singwancha was able to get into the fight in the second round although Gadbois had the better of the action but by the end of the fourth the Canadian was leaking blood from his nose and Singwancha continued to press having a good fifth. The sixth went to Gadbois as he landed a hard right which tumbled Singwancha into the ropes but Singwancha finished strongly over the last two rounds as the pain from the elbow limited the work of Gadbois, Scores 76-75 twice and 77-74 for Singwancha. The 35-year-old “Black Tiger” from the DRC has been based in Canada but gets the ring name from his sponsor as he was based in Thailand at the start of his career. His statistics don’t look impressive but he was 2-7 in his first 9 fights so is now 19-2 in his last 21. “The One” Gadbois, 29, drew with Steven Wilcox for the WBC International Silver title in April but his career has not really taken off. He now faces an operation and a long lay-off.
Butler vs. Tuominen
Butler blows away visiting Finn inside a round. “Bang Bang” lived up to that nickname here. He put Tuominen down early with a right. Tuominen made it to his feet but was floored again. Another right put him down for the third time and an automatic stoppage. The 20-year-old Canadian hope has 11 wins by KO/TKO. He was out to impress after being lucky to get a draw against Jaime Herrera in June. Tuominen, 32, was halted in five rounds in his last fight in Mexico in March.
Kean vs. Nicholson
Kean gets his second quick win as a pro. A left followed by a thunderous right put novice Nicholson down and out. The 26-year-old 6’5” (196cm) former top amateur won his first fight in 119 seconds. As an amateur he was twice Canadian champion , won a bronze medal at the Pan American Championships and was a quarter-finalist at the 2012 Olympics. Floridian Nicholson had a brief spell at MMA and was giving away 55lbs so was no sort of test for Kean.
Hussain vs. Attah
Hussain gets win over faded veteran Attah. The young Canadian had Attah on the floor in the second and fourth rounds and Attah retired at the end of the round. Now 6 wins by KO/TKO for the 24-year-old former Canadian amateur champion from Montreal. His brother Mian, also a former Canadian champion, is still unbeaten as a pro. Nigerian-born Attah, now 36, challenged Acelino Freitas for the WBA/WBO super feather titles in 2002 but is now 2-14 in his last 16 fights

Malvinas Argentinas, Argentine: Cruiser: Cristian Medina (12-1-3) DREW 10 Patricio Pitto (9-2-3). Middle: Juan R Juarez (16-0) W PTS 6 Abel Adriel (17-12-3).
Medina vs. Pitto
Medina retains interim WBC Latino title with split draw against Pitto. These two knew each other well having fought a majority draw in May. Again it was a close fight with Medina making the better start and building a good lead over the first four rounds. Pitto was rolling from the fifth and although Medina battled back to edge the sixth it swung back Pitto’s way as he swept the last four rounds shaking Medina with a left in the last. It was close but Medina seemed to have done enough in those early rounds to just be in front but had to settle for a draw. Scores 96-94 for Medina, 96-94 for Pitto and 95-95. The 26-year-old “Maravilla” Medina lost his first pro fight so is now unbeaten in 15. Pitto, 31, is now 5-0-2 in his last 7 fights. Both of his losses have been majority decisions. Pitto is No 1 with the FAB and Medina No 2.
Juarez vs. Adriel
Juarez stays unbeaten with a unanimous verdict over Adriel. Juarez in the end needed a strong finish to clinch this one. He used his superior reach to edge in front over the first three rounds but then fell away with Adriel coming on strong to take the next two rounds to put the outcome in doubt. Juarez did what he had to do and clearly won the last and the decision. Scores 59-56 ½, 59-57 ½ and 58 ½ to 57. This was also a return fight with the 27-year-old “Bean” Juarez having won on a split decision when they met in July. Adriel had won 4 of his last 5 fights with the loss of course being to Juarez.

Adelia Maria, Argentina: Light: Javier Clavero (16-1) W PTS 12 Sergio Gil (17-7-2). Ezequiel Fernandez (25-1) W PTS 6 Roberto Ogas (5-3-1,1ND). Feather: Fabian Orozco (26-4-3) DREW 6 Guillermo Soloppi (19-8-1, ND).
Clavero vs. Gil
Hometown fighter Clavero won the South American title with a split decision over champion Gil. The fight swung backwards and forwards with Gil doing just enough to take the first round only for Clavero to then dominate the fight over the next six rounds. Gil rallied and the fight was even after eleven rounds and roared on by his supporters Clavero won the last to take the decision by a thin margin. Scores a totally ridiculous 120-112! and 117 ½-116 ½ for Clavero and 117 ½-116 ½ for Gil. Now 14 wins in a row for the 22-year-old new South American champion Clavero, the FAB No 7 super feather. Gil, 24, the FAB No 5 light was making the first defence of his title but falls to 4 losses in his last 5 fights.
Fernandez vs. Ogas
Just a Christmas money outing for Argentinian super feather champ Fernandez. He had some difficult moments due to his lack of punching power and the southpaw stance of Ogas but scraped by with all three judges scoring the fight 59-58 for Fernandez. The 25-year-old “Pac Man” has won his last 8 fights but has only 3 wins by KO/TKO. Those were the same scores when Ogas lost to Clavero in his last fight in May.
Orozco vs. Soloppi
Orozco was another favoured fighter who had problems. The former Argentinian super bantam champion was easing his way to a points victory but then fell away badly over the last two rounds and was lucky to escape with a draw. Scores 59-58 for Soloppi and 58 ½ -58 ½ twice for the majority draw. The 30-year-old FAB No 2 is 6-1-1 in his last 8 fights. Soloppi is 1-4-1 in his last 6.

Edmonton, Canada: Light: Cam O’Connell (10-0-1) W PTS 8 Cecilio Santos (28-28-6).
O’Connell gets through good learning fight with wide unanimous decision over veteran Santos. Both worked their jabs well over the first two rounds with O’Connell’s jab bringing blood from the Mexican’s nose in the second and Santos repaying him in kind in the third but O’Connell got the worst of the deal as his nose leaked blood heavily over the next five rounds. It was an untidy match at times with Santos getting a warning for hitting on the break and O’Connell for punches to the back of the Mexican’s head. O’Connell was just that bit too quick for Santos and won a deserved decision. Scores 80-72 twice and 79-73 all for O’Connell. The 26-year-old from Red Deer has won his last 8 fights. Santos, 37, is 1-8-2 in his last 11 a big fall from when he had three world title fights in the space of 14 months back in 2007/2008. He lost to Fernando Montiel for the WBO super fly and drew with Dmitry Kirilov for the IBF title in the same division and then lost to Anselmo Moreno for the WBA bantam title.

Herlev, Denmark: Light Heavy: Lolenga Mock (32-14-1) W PTS 10 Alessandro Sinacore (11-1). Super Middle: Andreas Lynggaard (2-0) W PTS 8 Charles Adamu (24-8).
Mock vs. Sinacore
Mock returns to the ring with a majority verdict over previously unbeaten Italian. In his first fight for just over two years the DRC-born Danish boxer fought a controlled fight in a contest which started slowly and never really produced any fireworks. Mock seemed to have Sinacore hurt on a couple of occasions but Sinacore moved inside and held until the danger passed. Southpaw Sinacore boxed well on the outside and many rounds were close but Mock deserved the decision. Scores 97-93 and 96-94 for Mock and 95-95. The 43-year-old Mock turned pro back in 1991 and mixed in some quality company. He had David Haye on the floor before being stopped by Haye in 4 rounds in 2003 and also fought and went the distance against Mario Veit, Lucien Bute, and Gabriel Campillo and won the EU title three times. His last fight had been a points loss to Erik Skoglund in October 2013. First fight outside Italy for Sinacore and first ten round fight. Now Mock wants the winner of Patrick Nielsen and Rudy Markussen.
Lynggaard vs. Adamu
Only one fight behind him but 22-year-old Dane Lynggaard proves too fast for the plodding Adamu and gets the unanimous decision. Scores 78-74 twice and 78-73. Ghanaian Adamu, 38, has only lost once inside the distance and that was against George Groves.
The show was promoted by Hall of Fame promoter Mogens Palle re-launching his career at the age of 81 and former IBO and IBC champion “Super” Brian Nielsen!

Bangkok, Thailand: Super Bantam: Nop (14-0) W PTS 12 Wassin Methur.
Nop keeps his PABA title with lop-sided win over brave Methur. Nop must have been exhausted from hitting Methur hard for round after round only to have Methur coming back for more every time. Nop was slamming home vicious uppercuts hooks and right crosses and staggered Methur in every round but Methur just kept marching forward and landed some choice punches of his own in every round. Time and again it looked as though Methur could not possibly take any more punishment but he seemed to thrive on it. On some occasions when punches from Nop would send Methur staggering back a few steps he would actually trot forward for more. A short left hook put him down in the seventh but he was up immediately and walked back into the fray. Nop switched easily from orthodox to southpaw and showed very fast hands but just could not dent the tough Methur. Scores 120-107 from all three judges. Fifth defence of his PABA title for Nop. No information on Methur but he was tough.

Bangkok, Thailand: Kwanpichit (33-1-2) W TKO 8 Julias Kisarawa (21-3 Super Feather: Chonlatarn (57-2) W KO 4 Natthapol (0-1)
Kwanpichit vs. Kisarawa
No real problems for Kwanpichit here as he tracks down limited Tanzanian Kisarawa and then floors him with rights in both the seventh and eighth rounds before the fight is stopped. Kwanpichit, 34, suffered his only loss on points against Zou Shiming in November and this is his seventh win in a row by KO/TKO since then. He retained his WBO Oriental title. The Onesongchaigym fighter has been in 12 WBO Oriental title fights but never made it to a world title shot but he is No 5 with the WBO so there is still hope. Kisarawa’s figures very misleading as his opposition has been very poor. He had won his last seven fights but his opponents only totalled 15 wins between them.
Chonlatarn vs. Natthapol
Chonlatarn gets win but poor does not even begin to describe the match-making. The first two rounds were no more than a sparring session as Chonlatarn hardly raised himself to walking pace and just pushed his punches home. In the third he began to go to work scoring with combinations and forcing Natthapol to the ropes and banging in hooks and uppercuts. In the fourth he went for the finish. Again he was letting fly with combinations one of which with Natthapol on the ropes consisted of a dozen punches to head and body. Natthapol escaped briefly but a series of uppercuts through the middle saw him drop to his knees and the referee stopped the fight. The former WBO feather title challenger hardly broke sweat. How they can let a guy with a 58-2 record fight a guy with no traceable record just defies all logic.

Los Angeles, CA, USA: Light: Christian Gonzalez (12-0) W TKO 2 Alejandro Ochoa (7-11-2). Young Gonzalez just too quick and punches too hard for Ochoa. Gonzalez was handing out punishment in the first and opened a gash on the nose of Ochoa. Ochoa was trying to come forward in the second but Gonzalez nailed him with two uppercuts that sent Ochoa staggering back across the ring. A couple of head shots saw him fall into the ropes but he righted himself only to duck into another right which put him down. He was up at six but after the eight count was still wobbly and Gonzalez took him to the ropes and unloaded with both hands until the referee stopped the fight. Now 11 wins by KO/TKO for the 20-year-old Californian prospect. Mexican Ochoa, 26, had won 4 of his last 5 fights including a victory over unbeaten Kevin Rivers but Gonzalez just blew him away.

December 5

New York, NY, USA: Middle: Daniel Jacobs (31-1) W TKO 1 Peter Quillin (32-1-1) Feather: Jesus Cuellar (28-1) W PTS 12 Jonathan Oquendo (26-5). Welter: Chris Algieri (21-2) W PTS 10 Erick Bone (16-3).Light Heavy: Joe Smith (20-1) W PTS 10 Will Rosinsky (19-2). Light Heavy: Marcus Browne (17-0) W TKO 4 Francisco Sierra (27-10-1). Super Welter: Yuri Foreman (33-2,1ND) W PTS 8 Lenwood Dozier (9-10-1). Cruiser: Luis Garcia (13-0) W TKO 1 Willie Williams (14-11-2).
Jacobs vs. Quillin
Jacobs defends his secondary WBA title with controversial early stoppage of Quillin. At the start both fighters prodded out jabs but were short. Both also tried rights but neither landed. Quillin was coming forward with Jacobs on the back foot looking for openings. Suddenly Jacobs came forward and threw a jab masking an overhand right that thudded into the head of Quillin who staggered back a couple of steps. Jacobs jumped on him immediately and took him to the ropes and threw a series of punches to head and body. Quillin managed to escape from the ropes only to be driven back and again be under attack from a storm of punches. Quillin pushed his way off the ropes but Jacobs was sensing blood with Quillin on shaky legs and he took Quillin to the ropes for the third time and landed a flurry of shots ending with two fierce punches to the head that sent Quillin sliding along the ropes. It looked as though Quillin was going to end up on the floor and anticipating that the referee went to restrain Jacobs. However Quillin managed to stay on his feet and when the surprised referee realised that he stepped over to Quillin, took a good look at him and decided he was unsteady on his legs and wrapped his arms around Quillin and stopped the fight. It was probably the right decision as Quillin’s legs were unsteady but as it was a title fight and as he had not actually been down you might expect he would have been given an eight count but there was no eight count in the rules. So “Miracle Man” Jacobs, 28, makes the third defence of his WBA title and gets win No 28 by KO/TKO. The “Miracle Man” tag is well deserved as he recovered from a rare bone cancer to continue his career. “Kid Chocolate” Quillin, 32, is a former WBO champion who made three defences before relinquishing the title in September last year. Despite being out of the ring for a year he challenged new champion Andy Lee for the WBO title in April but failed to make the weight and it went ahead as a non-title fight and ended as a draw.
Cuellar vs. Oquendo
Cuellar makes a successful second defence of his interim WBA title with unanimous decision. Cuellar wins his bouts with a fierce work rate that smothers his opponents in punches and makes it difficult for them to stick with their own game plan. This is what happened here. Unfortunately the South American’s southpaw swarming style rarely makes for exciting fights and Oquendo just could not gets his jab working effectively. He scored with some good counters as Cuellar stormed forward and landed some good right crosses but too often he was being driven back as Cuellar launched quick multi-punch combinations. Cuellar was credited with a knockdown in the fourth but it was really a case of legs getting entangled and the Puerto Rican suffered a cut over his left eye in a clash of heads in the fifth. Oquendo had a good seventh round but Cuellar banged back in the eighth hurting Oquendo with a left. Cuellar just set too high a work rate for Oquendo. It was an untidy fight at times as their style did not fit well together but there was no doubt about the winner with the CompuBox stats showing Cuellar throwing 994 punches and landing with 237 and Oquendo’s figures being 639 thrown and just 167 landed. Scores 116-112 twice and 120-107. The 28-year-old Argentinian suffered his only loss back in 2011when he was floored and stopped in seven rounds by Oscar Escandon but he has won 11 straight since then including victories over Rico Ramos, Juan Manuel Lopez and Vic Darchinyan. Oquendo, 32, had seemed to be fading after losses to Wilfredo Vazquez and Abner Mares but got this title shot after an upset victory over Jhonny Gonzalez in September.
Algieri vs. Bone
Algieri keeps his career alive with decision over Bone in entertaining fight. Algieri was coming forward making the pace from the outset with Bone boxing well on the retreat. Both were able to find openings to scores and with neither being a big puncher they were able to trade punches with plenty of enthusiasm but little power. The first half of the contest could have seen either fighter in the lead as all of the rounds were close with Algieri busier but the counter punching from Bone probably gave him the edge. Both had their moments over the second half of the bout but Algieri upped his work rate and Bone was doing less distance work as a brawl had developed. They banged heads in the sixth with the doctor taking a look at a swelling by the left eye of Algieri but the fight continued. In the eighth Bone went back to his boxing moving more and scoring with sharp jabs. Near the end of the round Algieri landed a straight right to the chest of Bone who was sent back and down but their legs were also tangled so it was a controversial knockdown. He was not badly shaken and was up quickly and took the mandatory count with the bell going before Algieri could go to work again. That knockdown effectively gave Algieri a winning lead and he fought hard taking an exciting ninth with toe-to-toe action for all three minutes leaving Bone needing a last round kayo which was never on the cards and Algieri took the deserved decision. Scores 97-92 twice and 95-94 all for Algieri. Back-to-back losses to Manny Pacquiao and Amir Khan meant Algieri had to win this one and he did. Ecuadorian Bone was coming off a fifth round loss against Shawn Porter in March when he came in at just 24 hours notice and his performance here was good enough to ensure he gets some good matches in the future.
Rosinsky vs. Smith
A battle of two New Yorkers saw Smith take the unanimous decision. This was a close action clash with Smith looking to use his advantage of a longer reach and Rosinsky wanting to fight inside. There was very little between them in any round with Smith well known for his busy style probably edging rounds on that basis to deserve the decision. Rosinsky was cut over the left eye in the third round and survived a doctor’s examination in the seventh and the blood from the cut bothered him over the later rounds as he just came up short. Scores a too wide 98-92, 97-93 and 96-94 all for Smith. The 26-year-old Smith goes ten rounds for the first time and extends his winning streak to 14. Rosinsky, 30, a full-time fireman, Was US National champion in 2005, won bronze at the NGG’s and represented the USA at the World Cup and World Championships. His other losses have been to Edwin Rodriguez and Kelly Pavlik and he was inactive for over two year before returning with three wins in 2015.
Browne vs. Sierra
Browne continues to win and continues to impress. The Olympian effectively decided the outcome when within the first minute of the fight he landed a hard right which opened a cut over the left eye of Sierra. The way the blood ran down Sierra’s face and onto his chest made it obvious that it would not be possible for him to box ten rounds with that injury. Browne continued to keep Sierra under heavy fire and countered Sierra’s attempts to lunge inside. With blood from the cut seeping into his left eye and a growing lump by his right eye from Browne’s attentions Sierra was in a sorry state. He showed guts to try to take the fight to Brown but the talented southpaw was scoring both with long rights to the body and hooks on the inside. At the bell to start the fourth round the referee asked the doctor to examine Sierra’s injuries and he ordered the fight stopped over the protests of Sierra. The 25-year-ol from Staten Island has 13 wins by KO/TKO and already has wins over Aaron Pryor, Cornelius White and Gabriel Campillo and is rated WBA 10/WBC 14/IBF 14(13). Mexican Sierra, 27, is 3-7 in his last 10 fights but some tough opposition in those fights including Thomas Oosthuizen, George Groves, Marco Periban and Badou Jack.
Foreman vs. Dozier
Foreman returned to action for the first time in two years and just squeezed past Dozier. Foreman took a couple of rounds to get into his stride and although Foreman had superior skills Dozier hung in all there all way and made Foreman fight hard to get the decision so a good tough test to come back to. Scores 77-75 for Foreman from all three judges. The 35-year-old Belarus-born former holder of the secondary WBA super welter title Suffered losses to Miguel Cotto, which cost him his title, and Pawel Wolak. He then won four fights with the last being in November 2013 so some rust to shed. Dozier is 2-7 in his last 9 fights but gave Foreman some good work
Garcia vs. Williams
Garcia returns to the ring for a brief appearance. Just 30 seconds into the fight a left hook from Garcia put Williams down in a heap. Williams made it to his feet but Garcia pounded on him some more and the referee stopped the fight. All over in 63seconds. Due to various contract problems the 27-year-old Cuban “El Leon” was having his first fight since December 2011 and only his second fight since November 2010. He has 10 wins by KO/TKO. Williams came in as a very late choice and is 2-9-1 in his last 12 fights.

Wilhelmsburg, Germany; Super Welter: Jack Culcay (21-1) W PTS 12 Dennis Hogan (22-1-1). Heavy: Adrian Granat (10-0) W KO 1 Michael Sprott (42-25). Heavy: Kubrat Pulev (22-1) W KO 1 Maurice Harris (26-21-3). Light Heavy: Enrico Koelling (20-1) W PTS 8 Serhiy Demchenko (15-9-1). Heavy: Dereck Chisora (23-5) W TKO 5 Peter Erdos (9-9-4).Super Middle: Goekalp Oezekler (20-1-1) W KO 1 Bosko Misic (6-4).
Culcay vs. Hogan
“Golden Jack” retains the interim WBA title with points verdict over Hogan. In one of his best performances for quite a while the champion was too quick for his Irish challenger. Hogan had slight edges in height and reach but Culcay was quick enough to nullify those. The champion was darting in landing quick combinations and was out again before Hogan could counter. Culcay clearly took the first three rounds. Hogan stuck to his task well and did enough good work with his strong jab and right crosses to overcome a slow start and be competitive over the middle rounds particularly in the fourth and the seventh but the spectacular work was coming from Culcay. He was throwing fast combinations to head and body and on occasion drove Hogan to the ropes with left hooks and rights flush to the Irishman’s chin which had his head snapping back. Culcay was most impressive when he stood in the pocket ducking and bobbing avoiding Hogan’s punches and scoring with hooks and rights. Hogan never stopped pressing using his superior strength and a jolting jab and with Culcay boxing on the back foot and often just looking for an opening for his counters whilst Hogan was working consistently he was never completely out of the fight. His failure to attack the body was a tactical error and when Culcay did let his punches go his hand speed and variety of punches were just too much for Hogan. Scores 119-109 which seemed harsh on Hogan, 117-111 and 116-112. The 30-year-old Ecuadorian-born Culcay was making the first defence of his interim title and was calling for a fight with Erislandy Lara the holder of the secondary WBA title but the Cuban would be a totally different challenge than Hogan presented. Former undefeated Australian champion Hogan, 30, had an early draw in his career but had gone on to post 20 wins in a row and with his aggressive style is sure of some more big fights.
Granat vs. Sprott
Swedish giant Granat blows away veteran Sprott inside a round. Sprott came out trying to take the fight to Granat but was nailed with a big right. He went down but managed to beat the count only for another right to send him down and out. The 24-year-old 6’7 ½” (202cm) Granat was Swedish amateur champion in 2012. He has 9 wins by KO/TKO against the usual suspects Danny Williams, Konstantin Airich etc. so is still untested. Sprott, 40, just 6’1 ½” (187cm) was literally in over his head. He has 15 losses by KO/TKO and it is now three losses in a row inside the distance following defeats against Anthony Joshua and Carlos Takam.
Pulev vs. Harris
Pulev saves the crowd from punishment by knocking out a very reluctant Harris inside the first round. This was farcical as Pulev walked Harris around the ring a couple of times with Harris hiding behind a high guard and never getting his back off the ropes and just trying a few tentative jabs. With Harris on the ropes Pulev landed a right cross to the head and a right to the body. Harris threw a couple of punches trying to get off the ropes but Pulev forced him back and then landed a thumping long right to the body. Harris went down in agony and never moved whilst the referee wasted time counting him out, The big Bulgarian gets his second win since losing on a fifth round kayo against Wlad Klitschko for the titles in November. Now 12 wins by KO/TKO for Pulev. He is rated WBC 5/IBF 14/WBA 15 but his name has not yet come up the dance cards for Tyson Fury or Deontay Wilder. Harris, 39, gets his 14th loss by KO/TKO and is 1-6-2 in his last 9 fights. All anyone got out of this was paid.
Koelling vs. Demchenko
Koelling wins but again fails to really impress. Over the first few rounds Demchenko boxed on the back foot and used his jab to frustrate the German’s attempts to get close and score. Eventually Koelling solved the problem and won the late rounds to get the decision but a draw would have been a fairer result. With his loss to Mirco Ricci and his close fights with some lower level opposition the 25-year-old German hope just does not yet convince that he can live up to the promise he showed as a World Youth silver medallist, a 2012 Olympian and two years in the WSB but he is still young. Ukrainian Demchenko, 36, had a good chin but is now 1-5-1 in his last 7 fights.
Chisora vs. Erdos
Now under new promotional ties Chisora gives solid performance in outpointing Erdos. Chisora kept on the front foot and Erdos was happy to stand and trade. Chisora was scoring well with his jab with Erdos dangerous with overhand rights. It was a slow-paced fight with Chisora’s edge in power evident and he rocked the Hungarian with thumping shots in every round. Erdos took the punishment and scored with some hefty punches of his own. In the fifth a right uppercut from Chisora knocked Erdos back into the ropes and his gumshield came out. Erdos tried to fight his way out of trouble but Chisora landed a thudding right that saw Erdos staggering back across the ring to the ropes and the referee stopped the fight. The 31-year-old former WBC title challenger had lost inside the distance in big domestic fights against David Haye and Tyson Fury and had moved down the pecking order of British heavyweights so has switched promoters to Sauerland to try to revive his career. Erdos gave it a go but the 39-year-old Hungarian did not have the strength or technical skills to threaten Chisora. He is now 1-5-1 in his last 7 fights.
Oezekler vs. Misic
This one was over quickly as “Sultan” Oezekler put away Misic in just 47 seconds. A right floored Misic and although it looked as if he could get up he chose to take the full count whilst resting on his knees. The 33-year-old German Oezekler moves to 9 wins by KO/TKO. He was knocked out in seven rounds by Rafael Bejaran in 2011 but since then has 10 wins and a draw with Istvan Szili (17-0). B&H-born Misic, 24, has lost 4 by KO/TKO.
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Carshalton, England: Super Light: Ruben Nieto (17-1) W DISQ 10 Lenny Daws (30-4-2) . Fly: Andrew Selby (3-0) W PTS 6 Everth Briceno (35-25-2). Heavy: Hughie Fury (18-0) W TKO 1 Larry Olubamiwo (11-19).
Nieto vs. Daws
Nieto wins the vacant European title in controversial circumstances as Daws is disqualified for a deliberate butt. It was a pity such a blood and thunder fight should end that way. Theses two parked their defence at home and just banged away at each other in a wild brawl. They got down to business straight away with Daws trying to use his longer reach to fight on the outside but with Nieto finding gaps and finishing the round strongly. Both looked vulnerable as they exchanged punches in the second with the referee already working hard to control the action as heads banged and both did some holding but Nieto finished the round strongly. Daws landed a nice right/left in the third but his nose was now bleeding heavily and would continue to do so. As Nieto came forward he threw a right over the top of Daw’s left and the local fighter went down. He was up quickly and held and scrambled to last the remaining time but was now cut over his left eye. The fourth, fifth and sixth were a frantic brawl with Daws not making full use of his better skills but still scoring with hard punches and opening a cut over the left eye of Nieto and with Daws getting a severe warning for being careless with his head in the sixth. The seventh was full of action and filled with incident. Again they were fighting inside and Nieto landed a very low punch. Daws backed away indicating he had been hit low. There was total confusion as the referee signalled a time-out and then proceeded to give Daws a standing count! Later in the round Nieto landed another low blow and this time the referee deducted a point from the Spaniard. Despite his face being a mask of blood Daws had his best round so far in the eighth scoring with good left hooks and Nieto was looking very tired. Daws also took the ninth as he was able to stay off the ropes and box but as heads banged together again he was now also cut over the right eye. After a good start by Nieto and the knockdown Daws’s work over these middle rounds had probably given him a small edge but in the ninth as he lunged forward his head banged into Nieto’s face opening a gash on the Spaniard’s forehead. The referee asked the doctor examine to examine the cut and then it was confusing over whether he was going to let the result go to the scorecards or disqualify Daws but he decided on the disqualification and Nieto was champion. Naturally Daws’s management have lodged a protest with the EBU over the decision so we await the outcome of that. Nieto, 32, a former Spanish and EU champion suffered his only loss in October last year when he climbed off the floor twice in losing to Michele Di Riocco for the EBU title. He lost by just one point on two of the card and by two on the other so he deserved a shot at the vacant title. Daws, 36, lost a controversial decision to Di Riocco for the vacant title in 2013 and was promised a return but Di Riocco vacated the title so his two former victims fought for the title. Daws will be hoping to get another shot mandated but that is up to the EBU.
Selby vs. Briceno
Selby again showcases his outstanding skills with decision over experienced veteran Briceno. The young Welsh boxer was just too quick in hand, feet and upper body movement for Briceno to block the punches and land a clean shot of his own. Switching effortlessly from orthodox to southpaw Selby was landing jabs, hooks and uppercuts in bunches. The only time Briceno had any success was on the ropes but even there it was limited success as Selby would cover up and slide away leaving a frustrated Briceno punching air, The Nicaraguan showed his frustration over the last two rounds throwing his arms wide and inviting Selby to stop and fight but Selby just went on his way outclassing Briceno and getting in six rounds of work for the first time. Referee’s score 60-54. The brilliant young former amateur star, the brother of IBF champion Lee, is going for speed rather than sitting down on his punches but he is an outstanding prospect. Briceno, 37, went the distance with Fernando Montiel and Omar Narvaez in WBO super fly title fights but is well on his way down the slope now with 7 losses in a row, but they have all been on points and mostly against good level opposition.
Fury vs. Olubamiwo
This was awful. A complete farce. Fury came out tracking Olubamiwo along the ropes and as soon as he started throwing punches Olubamiwo turned his back and as Fury landed a couple of punches Olubamiwo went down hanging over the lower ropes half way out of the ring. Olubamiwo took the eight count and tried to throw a couple of weak punches and once again as Fury started to land a punch Olubamiwo bent right over and turned his back. Fury’s last punch landed almost in the middle of Olubamiwo back and he complained of a kidney punch but was making no effort to get up. Frustration for 21-year-old Fury after a proposed fight on the Fury vs. Klitschko fight fell through but this was a waste of his time and not good TV. Olubamiwo came in as a very late call and often goes the distance but has won only one of his last 19 fights and that was on a disqualification.

Tecate, Mexico: Light Flyweight: Moises Fuentes (23-2-1) W PTS 1 2 Francisco Rodriguez (17-4-1). Bantam: Jose Cayetano (18-4-0) W TKO 7 Felipe Orucuta (31-4).
Fuentes vs. Rodriguez
Fuentes wins this battle of former world champions with split decision over Rodriguez.
It was Rodriguez who got the better start in the first rocking Fuentes back onto the ropes with long raking rights and lefts and then landing two more head punches just before the bell. Fuentes had height and reach on his side and he then began to make more use of those advantages rather than standing and trading with Rodriguez. He was happy boxing on the back foot and firing home uppercuts inside and Rodriguez had to soak up some punishment as he came forward. In the third Fuentes looked to taking over as he speared Rodriguez with left jabs and straight rights. With about 40 seconds left Rodriguez landed a huge right cross which sent Fuentes spinning into the ropes but he bounced back and had Rodriguez on the ropes by the end of the round. The way the advantage swung was making it hard to score the rounds. Fuentes occasionally resorted to boxing working on the outside and using his jab. Rodriguez never did he was piling forward launching punches. When they landed they gave Rodriguez the edge but when they missed Fuentes was stepping in with short crisp hooks and uppercuts. As long as the action stayed in mid ring Fuentes was having the better of the exchanges but when Rodriguez took him to the ropes and battered at the body then that was a good round for Rodriguez. Fuentes was much the more accurate of the two and the busier and it was those factors together with a storming finish which captured the last two rounds for him which made the difference in a close fight. Scores 116-112 twice for Fuentes and 116-112 for Rodriguez. Fuentes, 30, a former undefeated WBO minimum champion, moved up and fought Donnie Nietes for the WBO light fly title in Nietes home territory of Cebu City in March 2013. He then relinquished the minimumweight title and won the interim WBO light fly title only to be knocked out by Nietes for the full title in Manila in May last year. He has won four fights since then. Rodriguez came in overweight for what was to be a WBO eliminator. He is a former undefeated IBF and WBO minimum champion. He relinquishing both titles in October last year and lost to Nietes in July in a challenge for the WBO light fly title. Fuentes was No 2 and Rodriguez No 6 with the WBO but Nietes still sits at the top of the heap.
Orucuta vs. Cayetano
This was a snake vs. Mongoose fight. Orucuta was the better boxer with the longer reach and faster hands. Cayetano was the one waiting to bite with a big overhand right. For two rounds Orucuta was banging his jab through the guard of Cayetano landing left hooks to the body and right crosses that snapped Cayetano’s head back. Cayetano was just waiting to catch the quicker Orucuta with his right ignoring jabs or hooks and hanging everything on that right. Orucuta was bossing the fight but in the second the snake caught the mongoose with an overhand right and Orucuta’s legs went haywire. Cayetano tried to land another big punch but Orucuta clung on and then slid to the floor. It was ruled a slip but it gave Orucuta a chance to recover and he had Cayetano on the ropes again at the end of the round. Orucuta also bossed all but two seconds of the third. Cayetano was bobbing and weaving with both hands on his thighs and Orucuta had trapped him in a corner and banged home two huge right crosses. He was about move in again when a right from Cayetano sent him tumbling towards the floor. He put down his hands to stop himself going over. The referee tolled the eight count as Orucuta walked back to his corner and sat down. In the fourth Orucuta was again trying to use his hand speed to score whilst evading that big right. In the last minute Cayetano struck again and Orucuta was sent staggering back having to hold and dodge the bombs but for the last 20 seconds of the round Orucuta had Cayetano trapped in a corner and unloaded heavy shots from both hands. In the fifth Orucuta was scoring with so many good punches that Cayetano was forced to start protecting himself but he finished the round strongly. In the sixth whilst again on the ropes and under pressure Cayetano landed a thundering right and Orucuta was again badly shaken. He survived the onslaught but was rocked with another right at the end of the round. In his corner as Orucuta stood up to go out for the next round his second the great Ignacio Beristan told Orucuta that he was not going to let him continue and curiously as he stood there the referee gave him a standing count and then waived the fight off. Cayetano, 28, badly needed the win as he was coming off two straight losses to Enrique Bernache and Leo Santa Cruz. On the basis of power punches landed Cayetano was streets behind but Orucuta could not take Cayetano’s power punches and could not hurt Cayetano with his own. Orucuta had the skill and the speed and could have won this with a more cautious approach but hey-this is macho land. He lost twice against Omar Narvaez in challenges for the WBO title the first on a split decision and then second on a majority decision and a case could be made to say he won them both.

Los Mochis, Mexico: Super Bantam: Alberto Guevara (23-2) W PTS 10 Arturo Santos Reyes (18-6). Super Feather: Jhonny Gonzalez (59-10) W PTS 12 Hurricane Futa (20-6-1).
Guevara vs. Reyes
Guevara gets his fourth win in a row as he outpoints Santos in a tough, close fight. Santos went all out in this one throwing everything at Guevara in the early rounds. Guevara was countering well enough to make the fight close. He started to eat into the points gap over the middle rounds but Santos was pressing him and closing him down leading to Guevara doing quite a bit of holding. It looked as though the fight had slipped away from him when he lost a point in the eighth for careless use of his head. Guevara needed a big finish and he put out a great effort to take both of the last two rounds but still looked fortunate to get the decision. Scores 96-93 and 96-94 for Guevara and 97-92 for Santos. Guevara, the brother of Pedro, has lost in title fights against Leo Santa Cruz for the IBF bantam title and Shinsuke Yamanaka for the WBC title. He took a year out after losing to Yamanaka in November 2013 and this is fifth win against good quality opposition since his return. Santos 29 was a top amateur winning silver medals at the World Junior Championships and the Central American and Caribbean Games but lost to the eventual silver medallist at the 2008 Olympics Of his 6 losses four have come against world champions/ex-champions in Fernando Montiel, a split decision, Hozumi Hanagata, Simpiwe Vetyeka and Abner Mares but adding those last two losses to this one gives him three defeats in a row.
Gonzalez vs. Futa
Gonzalez rebounds from disappointing loss to Jonathan Oquendo with unanimous decision over gutsy Japanese fighter Futa. The visitor took an aggressive approach from the start taking the fight to Gonzalez and being willing to walk through punches to get inside. Gonzalez boxed with skill countering Futa on the way in and outpunching him inside. Despite the punishment Futa just kept boring in too often he was head first and dangerous with his head. Gonzalez suffered some bruises and bumps that way and the referee deducted a point from Futa. Gonzalez had problems with Futa’s style but was a clear winning. Scores 119-111 twice and 119-112. Gonzalez, 34, wins the WBC International Silver title and will be hoping to work his way to another title shot. Futa, 28, is now 2-3 in his last 5 fights. He keeps his record of never losing by KO/TKO but is not even in the JBC top 15 so carefully selected to get Gonzalez a win.

Windhoek, Namibia: Super Bantam: Paulus Ambunda (24-1) W PTS 12 Jason Cooper (14-2-1). Welter: Sacky Shikukutu (21-3-1) W PTS 12 Bethuel Ushona (34-4-1). Bantam: Immanuel Naidjala (22-2-1) W PTS 12 Nasibu Ramadhani (19-8-1). Light Heavy: Wilberforce Shihepo (23-8) W KO 2 Alic Gogoda. Welter: Jatoorora Tjingaveta (19-4) W TKO 3 Tommy Hango (12-11). Feather: Abmerk Shindjuu (17-6-2) W TKO 5 Robert Kachizawa (5-2).
Ambunda vs. Cooper
Ambunda retains his IBO title with unanimous decision over gutsy Australian. Ambunda dominated this one on his superior accuracy although Cooper never stopped throwing punches but too often missed the target. Ambunda bossed things with his jab constantly forcing Cooper onto the back foot but Cooper had a good fourth. Ambunda had Cooper in trouble on occasion but lacked the power to keep Cooper out and even when he had the challenger in trouble could not close things out. Cooper plugged away to the end with Ambunda choosing to showboat over the last two rounds. Scores 120-108, 117-111 and 115-113. “The Rock” ,35, a former WBO bantam champion was making the second defence of his IBO title and gets his fourth win since losing his WBO title to Tomoki Kameda. “Nugget” Cooper, a former Australian super bantam champion had won his last six fights.
Shikukutu vs. Ushona
Shikukutu wins battle for the IBO All-African title and local bragging rights with split decision over world rated Ushona. Over the first half of the fight southpaw Shikukutu took the lead with all-out aggression which had Ushona on the back foot. In the sixth a clash of heads opened a cut over the right eye of Ushona and despite it being an on-going problem Ushona got his act together and used his better skills to eat into Shikukutu’s lead and by the end it was a close decision. Scores 116-111 and 114-113 for Shikukutu and 115-113 for Ushona. “Snake” Shikukutu lost on points to Frankie Gavin for the CBC title last year, his only loss in his last 9 fights. Ushona, 33, could be is slowing as he is now 2-2 in his last 4 fights having been stopped by Dario Pucheta in October
Naidjala vs. Ramadhani
Naidjala wins the vacant WBO International title. The speed and skill of the local fighter was just too much for brave Tanzanian Ramadhani. After a slow start Ramadhani was pressing the fight scoring with some good uppercuts but having to eat right hooks from Naidjala. From the fourth it was Ramadhani under pressure as Naidjala was scoring with quick combinations. In the tenth a Naidjala left hook put Ramadhani down and when he got up he was in deep trouble but the bell came to his rescue. The Tanzanian showed his fighting spirit by fighting back hard in the eleventh and having Naidjala with his back to the ropes under furious attacks to the final bell. Scores 116-109 twice and 117-110 all for Naidjala. Southpaw Ramadhani, 23, was 3-3 in his last 6 fights with the losses all against good quality opposition in England.
Shihepo vs. Gogoda
Shihepo gets an easy win as he knocks out Malawi’s Gogoda in two rounds. “Black Mamba”
Shihepo, 32, was 2-2 in his last 4 fights with a creditable showing in losing to Arthur Abraham for the WBO Inter-Continental title in 2013 and a split verdict against Johnny Muller in March last year. No information anywhere on Gogoda.
Tjingaveta vs. Hango
Tjingaveta Halts Hango in three rounds to go to 6 wins in a row. The 33-year-old “Sting” gets his fifth win by KO/TKO and his second victory over Hango. Eight losses in a row for Hango.
Shindjuu vs. Kachizawa
“Dam” Shindjuu gives away a bit of weight but halts Malawi’s Kachizawa. Shindjuu had Kachizawa down twice in the fifth before the end. Seven wins by KO/TKO for former CBC title challenger Shindjuu. First traceable fight since 2013 for Kachizawa.

Hamilton, New Zealand: Heavy: Joseph Parker (17-0) W TKO 1 Daniel Martz (14-3-1). Welter: Jeff Horn (13-0-1) W PTS 10 Ahmed El Mousaoui (22-2-1). Heavy: Izuagbe Ugonoh (15-0) W TKO 1 Vicente Sandez (15-6).
Parker vs. Martz
This was a mismatch from the moment it was announced and that’s how it turned out. Martz prodded out a couple of jabs but Parker was able to walk through them. He backed Martz to the ropes and landed a right to the body and a left/right to the head and already Martz was looking rocky. He again tried a couple of jabs but Parker came forward, missed with a combination and then landed a left/right that pushed Martz to one side. Martz tried to walk forward and Parker landed a huge right to the side of Martz’s head. He went face down on the canvas. Using the ropes for leverage got up but already he was shaking his head and made no attempt to lift his gloves and the fight was over. Parker, 23, now has 15 wins inside the distance and was defending his WBO Orient title. Martz was 6’7 ½” (193cm) and that is all he had going for him with his record built on boxing’s version of the backwoods. A poor match.
Horn vs. El Mousaoui
Horn gets his best win so far as he takes unanimous decision over Frenchman El Mousaoui. The tall French fighter had both height and reach over Horn but the Australian was faster, and more mobile. Horn was pressing the fight from the start. El Mousaoui was doing well when he was able to keep Horn on the end of his jab and catch the Australian with right crosses and hooked counters as he tried to come inside. However he did not have the power to keep Horn out and constantly found himself on the back foot or with his back to the ropes. Another difference was the range of movement employed by Horn to vary his line of attack and open up other angles. By comparison El Mousaoui looked stiff and static and body shots from Horn gradually made him even slower. El Mousaoui’s face was marked up from the attention of Horn’s fists but Horn was cut over his left eye in the ninth as the Frenchman fought spiritedly at the end. It was an impressive display of timing and skill from Horn against a fighter who is European Union champion and was 12-0-1 in his last 13 fights. The 27-year-old Brisbane “Hornet” retained his WBO Orient and IBF Inter-Continental titles. He scored an impressive win over Viktor Plotnykov (32-2) in August. He is rated WBO 7/WBA 11/IBF 12(10) and is ready for bigger fights. El Mousaoui, 25, was having his first fight since getting a split verdict over Junior Witter in April. He is a talented boxer but the lack of power will limit how far he can go, El Mousaoui hails from Saint-Denise in Paris and in a nice gesture Horn presented him with a French flag as a show of solidarity with the people of Paris after the recent terrorist attacks.
Ugonoh vs. Sandez
If anything this was even worse match than Parker-Martz. The Mexican was blubbery and small and Ugonoh paced after him just thrusting out his Jab Sandez tried one right but was way out of distance. Ugonoh went forward and threw a right cross which dumped the dumpy Mexican on his ample backside against the ropes he reluctantly got up but when asked to take a step forward instead staggered slightly and the farce was over. The 29-year-old 6’5” (196cm) Pole retains the interim WBA Oceania and WBO African titles and has 12 wins by KO/TKO.”Bufalo” Sandez was stopped in three rounds in his last fight in September by Charles Martin and now has five losses by KO/TKO.

Spreitenbach, Switzerland: Heavy: Arnold Gjergjaj (28-0) W Marino Goles (20-4).
Yet another Gjergjaj win but this one also was a farce. It took longer for the referee to give the fighters his instruction than it took for Gjergjaj to end things. After just 45 seconds a hook from Gjergjaj put Croatian Goles down and before the referee had even finished the count the towel came flying in. Now 21 wins by KO/TKO for the Kosovo “Cobra” but with “fights” like this those figures are meaningless. Goles35, won his first 16 fights-also meaningless-and is 4-5 in his last 9 fights with 4 wins in the Balkans and each of his last three losses have all ended in the first round.

Kiev, Ukraine: Feather: Oleg Yefimovych (27-2) W PTS 12 Ruddy Encarnacion (35-24-4). Fly: Artem Dalakian (12-0) W TKO 1 Robert Kanalas (11-6). Super Bantam: Olek Yegorov (15-1-1) W TKO 2 Gabor Molnar (17-9). Feather: Stas Merdov (35-8) W PTS 6 Dzemil Cosovic (3-7-3).
Yefimovych vs. Encarnacion
Yefimovych regains the European title with unanimous decision over Encarnacion. Both of these fighters had lots of experience and in the case of Encarnacion a lot of experience of fighting in the other guys backyard. He had waited a long time for his shot at the title and will feel he did not do himself justice as Yefimovych was the clear winner. Although Encarnacion had height and reach over Yefimovych it was the local fighter who made best use of his jab being just that much quicker to the punch. Encarnacion was doing most of the pressing and scored well throughout with his left hook but Yefimovych was getting his punches off at distance and then holding whenever Encarnacion got inside and was lucky to avoid a deduction for his holding. He was also able to catch the incoming fighter with sharp counters. Yefimovych built a lead over the first two rounds. but from the third Encarnacion was getting home with rights over the left jab of Yefimovych and evening things up. Yefimovych had a good seventh round hurting Encarnacion with left hooks and a big moment in the fight came in the eighth. As the round started Yefimovych’s corner could be seen trying to wipe away excess water from the ring floor and as Yefimovych turned Encarnacion on the ropes Encarnacion stepped back into the remaining water and his feet slipped. Yefimovych leapt in throwing punches as Encarnacion tried to right himself but to his anger the referee gave him a standing count even though it was clearly a slip. From that point Encarnacion seemed to lose some of his fire and Yefimovych hurt Encarnacion with a thumping right cross in the tenth and staged a strong finish to take the decision. Scores 118-109 which seemed way out and much more representative scores of 117-110 and 117-111. “Doctor” Yefimovych, 34, was a good European champion making four defences before losing it to Sofiane Takoucht in 2010 on a split decision. After that he scored 6 wins but was inactive for 15 months before returning to action in November last year. Dominican-born “Black Wolf” Encarnacion, 36, had suffered many losses on the road but had built a run of 12 wins and a draw in his last 13 fights to earn the title fight. He lost clearly here but is talented enough to rebuild.
Dalakian vs. Kanalas
This one was a no contest. Dalakian piled into Kanalas from the bell and just past the minute mark dropped the Hungarian with a right to the body. Kanalas got up but was soon down again from a series of punches. He was shaking his head but got up only for a left/right combination to put him down on the exact same spot. He again got up shaking his head but when a right to the body put him down for the fourth time the fight was stopped. Azeri-born Dalakian now has 8 wins by KO/TKO and retains his WBA Continental title. Kanalas was fighting, and losing, for the Hungarian light flyweight title in August which shows what a poor match this was. He is 2-5 in his last 7 fights with four of those by KO/TKO.
Yegorov vs. Molnar
Yegorov retains his UBO title with stoppage of Molnar. Yegorov came out throwing punches and Molnar was forced onto the back foot. Yegorov never relaxed the pressure for a second and although Molnar managed to land a few counters Yegorov was hunting him down punching hard to the body and head and Molnar spent the last minute of the round desperately sliding around the ring trying to escape the constant pressure. In the second Yegorov again had Molnar with his back to the ropes and landed a series of rights and Molnar went down. He was up quickly and when the action resumed Yegorov again pressurised Molnar to the ropes and landed a left to the body and clipped Molnar with a right to the chin In a delayed action Molnar took a couple of steps along the ropes and then went down on his hands and knees. The referee started the count but then abandoned it and stopped the fight. The 27-year-old Yegorov now has 8 wins by KO/TKO. His loss was a wide unanimous decision against Brit Gavin McDonnell in March for the vacant EBU title. Hungarian Molnar, 22, now has eight losses by KO/TKO. He is the Hungarian flyweight champion but has to take on bigger men to be active.
Merdov vs. Cosovic
Merdov continues his comeback with a comfortable points win over Serb. The former WBA title challenger boxed his way to victory without losing a round as he tried to shed the rust from a long period of inactivity.Young Cosovic did not have the experience to get inside the much longer reach of Merdov and was not able extend the local veteran. Scores 60-55 twice and 60-54. The 39-year-old tall, 5’11” (180cm), Ukrainian lost on points against Chris John for the WBA title in November 2011 and then fought again in May 2012 but did not return to the ring again until July this year. He will need tougher opposition before we find out how the long rest has affected him. Cosovic, 20, is 0-6-2 in his last 8 fights.

London, England: Heavy: Dominic Akinlade (5-0-1) W PTS 10 Ali Adams (14-5-1). Super Light: Ben Day (8-0-1) W TKO 1 Ryan Taylor (10-6-1). Welter: Johnny Garton (16-1-1) W PTS 6 Casey Blair (3-5). Welter: Tyler Goodjohn (12-4) W PTS 6 Ivo Gogosevic (12-13-2).
Akinlade vs. Adams
Minor upset as Akinlade takes decision over more experienced Adams and also wins the vacant Southern Area title. Akinlade got the best possible start when he floored Adams in the first round and landed heavily in the second. This was Adams first fight for a year and it was the third round before he really showed in the fight and although Akinlade was continuing to do the cleaner work Adams fought his way back into contention. He was trying to catch up against the three point lead Akinlade garnered from those opening rounds but his efforts suffered a blow in the eighth. With both fighters tiring Adams was deducted a point for hitting on the break and despite a fierce finish from him Akinlade hit back strongly in the last to take the verdict. Referee’s score 96-93. Good performance by 35-year-old Akinlade who was in his first ten round fight. He scored a couple of wins in 2013 but was then inactive for 18 months before registering a couple of wins this year. Adam, 34, has had very little activity over the past few years. Part of that is his fault as the Iraqi-born fighter was banned for two years for testing positive for a banned substance after his loss to Audley Harrison in 2012. He returned with a win in November last year and this was his first fight since then.
Day vs. Taylor
Day wins the vacant Southern Area title with first round stoppage of Taylor. Veteran Day showed good upper body movement ducking Taylor’s punches but staying inside where he could land his own. A wicked left hook floored Taylor and although badly hurt he beat the count. Day jumped on him. Trapped him on the ropes and scored with some scorching body punches with the referee coming in the save Taylor. The 37-year-old Day gets his second first round win in a row in what looked on paper to be a good test. Taylor, 27, gets all the threes. Third loss in a row, and third loss in challenges for the vacant Southern Area title.
Garton vs. Blair
Just a keep busy fight for Southern Area champion “The Pexican” as he eases his way to the decision without losing a round. Referee’s score 60-55. Garton’s only loss was last year on cuts in a Prizefighter Tournament against the now British and CBC champion Sam Eggington. He has 5 wins and a draw since that loss. Pexican? Well I guess he comes from Peckham and fights like a Mexican. Now 5 losses in a row for Blair.
Goodjohn vs. Gogosevic
Another routine outing as former English champion Goodjohn decisions Croatian. First fight for 24-year-old “Tornado” Goodjohn since losing to John Wayne Hibbert for the WBC International title in January. Gogosevic is 2-7-1 in his last 10 fights.

Edinburgh, Scotland: Super Middle: David Brophy (15-0-1) W PTS 10 Tobias Webb (16-4-1). Cruiser: Stephen Simmons (13-1) W TKO 5 Imantas Avidities (4-14-1).
Brophy vs. Webb
Brophy gets decision over Webb in great little fight. Brophy was hunting Webb down in the first and scoring well but Webb banged back in the second and that set the scene for the rest of the fight as they battled away in every round exchanging hard punches with neither really gaining total control. Webb had a good seventh as he hurt Brophy with a body punch. Brophy recovered and Webb seemed to tire over the last two rounds from the fast pace of the fight. Referee’s score 97-93. Scot Brophy, 27, makes it 11 wins in a row. He deserved the decision but it was closer than the scores indicate. Welshman Webb is 2-3 in his last 5 fights but the other two losses were to very tough opposition in Callum Smith and Liam Cameron and he fought a great fight here.
Simmons vs. Avidities
Local fighter Simmons wears down and halts Avidities. The Scot kept Lithuanian Avidities on the back foot with his accurate attacks. He was showing the benefits from working with former WBC title challenger Gary Jacobs moving well to keep the punches coming at Avidities from different angles. The pressure told in the fifth and with Avidities taking punishment the referee stopped the fight. The 31-year-old Simmons is a former Scottish amateur champion who won a number of major tournaments. He competed at the 2007 and 2009 World Championships and won a bronze medal at the Commonwealth Games. Six losses in a row for Avidities who somehow tips the scales at less than 200lbs despite his 6’8 ½” (205cm) height.

Walsall, England: Super Light: Joe Hughes (14-1) W PTS 10 Anthony Upton (11-1).
Hughes overcomes a slow start to retain his English title with unanimous verdict over Upton. Southpaw Upton had his jab working from the start and built himself a lead. However he lacked the power to keep the harder puncher out and Hughes began to get through with some stinging shots. Hughes was credited with a knockdown at the end of the sixth which may have been partly a slip. He kept up the pressure and floored Upton with no dispute in the seventh. Those two knockdowns left Upton with a lot of catching up to do and despite a spirited finish Hughes was the clear winner. Scores 97-91, 97-93 and 96-93. First defence of his title for 25-year-old Hughes and ninth win in a row. Upton, 23. who had Ricky Hatton in his corner, was in his first ten round bout and is young enough to put this behind him and rebuild.

Fresno, CA, USA: Super Light: Jose Carlos Ramirez (16-0) W PTS 8 Johnny Garcia (19-4-1). Light: Andy Vences (13-0) W KO 2 Manuel Rojas (12-3). Feather: Guy Robb (17-1) W PTS 8 Juan Ruiz (24-20).
Ramirez vs. Garcia
Ramirez gets off the floor to continue his winning run. The former Olympian was in control in the first round only to be caught with a straight right and put down for the first time as a pro. Ramirez got up and took over again enough for two judges to make it 10-9 instead of 10-8 round. Ramirez handed out plenty of punishment but Garcia never gave up and fought hard to the end. Scores 79-73 twice and 77-74 all for Ramirez. The lanky 23-year-old was US amateur champion in 2010/2011 and 2012 and competed at the 2012 Olympics but did not medal and lost to Vasyl Lomachenko at the 2011 World Championships. Garcia, 33, had a six-bout winning run but has since fallen off and is now 0-3-1 in his last 4.
Vences vs. Rojas
Vences takes out Texan in two rounds. After a first round featuring very little action Vences floored Ramos with a left hook in the second. Rojas made it to his feet but another left hook put him down and out. “The Shark” makes it 10 wins by KO/TKO and 8 in a row that way. Vences just failed to get to the US Olympic Trials losing out at the Last Chance Qualifiers. Rojas, 22, loses inside the distance for the first time. He had taken Casey Ramos the distance and had won his last three fights including a victory over Chris Singleton (15-2) in August..
Robb vs. Ruiz
Robb makes it ten wins in a row as he gets wide unanimous decision over Ruiz. The Californian lacked the punch to finish it early but took the verdict on scores of 80-72 twice and 79-73. His only loss was to still unbeaten Joel Diaz in 2012 in a fight that saw both boxers on the canvas. Ruiz, 36, has lost 15 of his last 16 fights with 14 of the losses being on points and the other on disqualification.

Kissimmee, FL, USA: Light Heavy: Alex Brand (25-1) W PTS 10 Medzhid Bektemirov (16-1). Feather: Rafael Rivera (21-0-2, 1ND) W PTS 10 Wilfredo Vazquez Jr (24-6-1).
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Brand vs. Bektemirov
Brand gets off the floor to beat Russian puncher Bektemirov. A right to the head put Brand down in the first but he was not badly shaken and saw out the round comfortably. Bektemirov spent the rest of the fight trying to land that punch again but Brand was too smart to fall for that. The experienced Colombian was able to box on the back foot firing counters through the defence of Bektemirov. The Houston-based Russian landed enough to be competitive early but as the fight progressed Bektemirov got frustrated and tired and Brand looked to have piled up enough points to win clearly but had to settle for a split verdict. Scores 98-91 twice for Brand and a strange 96-94 for Bektemirov. Brand, 36, was an outstanding member of the Colombian National amateur team and did not turn pro until he was 32. His only loss is a split decision to current WBC super middle champion Badou Jack in 2012 and he has won 8 on the bounce since then. He was to have fought both Saul Alvarez and Andre Ward but both fights fell through. First ten round fight for Bektemirov and Brand was a big step up from the 28-year-old Russian’s previous opposition.
Rivera vs. Vazquez
Biggest win so far for Rivera and a huge blow to Vazquez. Rivera edged the first two rounds and made a good start to the third rocking Vazquez early with a hard combination. Vazquez banged back and put Rivera down with a left hook. Rivera was up quickly and was able to survive the round. That put the fight level and Vazquez was on a roll and took the fourth and fifth. In the sixth Rivera once again rocked Vazquez this time with a left hook of his own and form that point he was the one getting a boost and was forcing the pace and building a winning lead. Vazquez needed a big finish but instead Rivera had Vazquez hurt for a third time just before the last bell. Rivera looked a clear winner but the decision was split with yet more strange scoring at 96-93 and 95-94 for Rivera and a 98-91 for Vazquez. The Tijuana fighter was in his first ten round bout and his record is full of poor opponents of whom 11 had never won a fight and only 3 had positive records but now he has a big scalp on his belt and will be looking to capitalise on that win. The 31-year-old former WBO super bantam champion Vazquez is now 2-5 in his last 7 fights. The other losses were against high level opposition such as Nonito Donaire and Fernando Vargas but this is a much more serious setback. However he is determined to go back to the gym and return to winning ways,

Saarbrucken, Germany: Super Middle: Juergen Doberstein (20-2-1) W PTS 12 Ruben E Acosta (31-13-5). Super Middle: Roamer Angulo (17-0) W TKO 4 Mating Kindle (7-4). Middle: Rafael Bejaran (20-2) W TKO 2 Peter Orlik (13-13-1).
Doberstein vs. Acosta
Doberstein wins the vacant WBA Inter-Continental title with unanimous decision over experienced Argentinian. Doberstein had a big reach advantage and used that to fight mainly on the outside. Acosta did better work inside but the reach, speed and youth of the Kazak-born Doberstein were just too much for him. Scores 119-109, 117-111 and 116-112. The 26-year-old Doberstein has lost only one of his last 17 fights but that was a disappointing close points defeat against Cagri Ermis in February, This is his third win since then . South American champion Acosta, 37, lost to Robert Stieglitz for the WBO title in 2010. He had won 3 of his last 4 fights in domestic action going into this one.
Angulo vs. Kindle
Angulo continues to be successful on his travels as he halts German-based” Zulu King” Kindle in four rounds. The 31-year-old Colombian has 15 wins by KO/TKO but low level opposition. He has fought in the Dominican Republic, Colombia, Argentina, Germany, Turkey and the USA
Bejaran vs. Orlik
Bejaran wins the BDB version of the German International title as he demolishes poor Orlik inside two rounds. Bejaran came out firing and had Orlik down early. The Hungarian managed to last the round but more knockdowns in the second saw the fight stopped. The 33-year-old German-based Dominican, a former WBO Europe champion, has won 8 of his last 9 fights with the loss being to Ante Bilic (26-2) in a fight in 2012 which cost him his WBO title. This is his fifth win in a row. Orlik. 21, gets his fifth loss by KO/TKO. He had won 5 of his last 6 fights but against very low level opposition.

Lecce, Italy: Middle: Alessandro Goddi (23-1-1) W TEC DEC 9 Andrea Manco (12-2-1). Super Light: Samuele Esposito (21-3) W TKO 6 Zoltan Horvath (2-38). Super Middle: Andrea Di Luisa (18-3) W TKO 2 Gabor Zsalek (10-35-2).
Goddi vs. Manco
Goddi retains the WBC International title with technical decision over Manco. The fight provided plenty of excitement due to the differing styles. The challenger Manco was attacking from the start coming forward and working inside. Goddi, the better boxer with advantages in reach, speed and accuracy found himself continually under pressure For four rounds this pressure was giving Manco the lead. In the fifth a clash of heads saw Manco suffer a bad cut on his left eyebrow and the referee deducted a point from Goddi. That left the champion with plenty of work to do. He got back into the fight by taking the sixth and had Manco rocking with a fierce attack at the end of the eighth. Manco now also had a cut on his right eyebrow and in the ninth a series of punches from Goddi forced Manco to go down on one knee. He got up and was again taking some heavy punches when the referee saw that Manco’s cut had worsened and the fight was stopped and decided on the scores cards. Scores 86-84 and 85-84 to Goddi and 85-85. Sardinian Goddi, 28, was making the first defence of his WBC International Silver title and is 12-0-1 in his last 13 fights. Manco had lost to Massimiliano Buccheri for the vacant Italian title in May but had rebounded with two wins and this was close enough to deserve a return. Another good quality WBC International/ International Silver title fight.
Esposito vs. Horvath
Esposito halts Hungarian oldie in the last round. Routine win for “The Wall” and his twelfth win by KO/TKO. The 30-year-old former Italian champion is 19-2 in his last 21 fights but the losses have both been against Spanish fighters Ruben Nieto and Sandor Martin in important contests for the EU title. Horvath, 40, has only two wins and one of those was when Brit Daniel McShane suffered a dislocated hip in their fight. On the plus side he has only failed to go the distance five times.
Di Luisa vs. Zsalek
Di Luisa returns to the ring for the first time since his loss to Lucien Bute in August with a quick win. A peach of a right uppercut put Hungarian Zsalek down and out for the count in the second round. The 33-year-old former Italian and EU champion has lost inside the distance in tough EU title fight to Mouhammed Ali Ndiaye and Christopher Rebrasse and this is his first re-building step. All you need to know about Zsalek is that this is loss No 24 by KO/TKO.

Hamein, Germany: Super Middle: Christian Pawlak (27-8-1) W TKO 4 Toni Thes (9-6). Super Welter: Omar Siala (24-18-3) W TKO 1 Mirza Ganic (3-21). Cruiser: Enad Licina (27-4) W TKO 2 Josip Jalusic (10-41-1).
Pawlak vs. Magno
Pawlak wins the WBU title-German version-with stoppage of late replacement Thes. After an even first round Pawlak started to get through with heavy head punches and Thes only just survived until the fourth. In that round Pawlak put Thes down with a combination of head/body punches. Thes made it to the vertical but after a second knockdown the referee stopped the fight. Now 17 wins by KO/TKO for the 36-year-old Berlin-based Pole. In April he was stopped in one round by a fighter with an 2-18 record but has won his last 6 fights 5 by KO/TKO. German Thes had won his last 5 fights but this is now his third loss by KO/TKO.
Siala vs. Ganic
Easy night for German Siala. He fellow-countryman Ganic had already been down twice and when Siala landed the punch that put him down for the third time the fight was stopped. Siala still has more losses inside the distance than wins 11 vs. 12. His last fight was October last year when he was stopped in two rounds by Chris Eubank Jr. Now 20 losses by KO/TKO for Ganic.
Licina vs. Jalusic
Licina continues his rebuilding programme with early stoppage of reliable loser Jalusic. By the end of the first three minutes Jalusic had already been on the floor and was bleeding heavily from his nose. More heavy punches from Licina in the second saw the referee stop the massacre. Former IBF cruiser and European title challenger Licina- he lost on points to Steve Cunningham in 2011for IBF and to Alex Alekseev for the EBU in 2012- was inactive from September 2013 but has returned this year with two wins. The 36-year-old German-based Serb was once a useful fighter so there will be work for him. The 42-year-old Jalusic will always have work as long as boxing needs loser. You don’t get more reliable than 29

Atlantic City, NJ, USA: Welter: Thomas Lamanna (19-1) W PTS 8 Ariel Vasquez (12-12-2,1ND). Lamanna gets his third win in a row as he outpoints Vasquez. Lamanna was much the taller fighter (6’2” 188cm x 5’7” 170cm) so was working his jab early and scoring from the outside. Southpaw Vasquez kept moving to vary his angles and avoid the jab and Lamanna responded with body punches trying to slow Vasquez. Unfortunately some of Lamanna’s body shots were going low and after a warning in the second when Lamanna strayed low again in the fourth the referee deducted a point. Lamanna got the point back in the fifth by hurting Vasquez with a right to take the round. The body work began to tell on Vasquez and Lamanna also took the sixth and even with Vasquez fighting back hard had the better of the last two rounds. Scores 79-72 twice and 78-73. Lamanna, 24, had a 16 bout winning streak broken in March when he was halted by world rated Antoine Douglas but he is rebounding well. Nicaraguan Vasquez, 28, slips to 1-8-2 in his last 11 fights.

Quilmes, Argentina: Welter: Adrian Veron (15-1) W PTS 10 Segundo Senteno (8-6-1).
Veron wins the vacant interim WBO Latino title with points victory over modest opponent Senteno. Considered a big puncher “Chucky” Veron was favoured to win this one inside the distance. It was good news and very bad news for Veron in the first round. He comfortable won it to put that one in his pocket but also injured his right hand, a big handicap for a southpaw. He tried to continue to use the hand as he took the second and third rounds but by the fourth the pain was too much and from then he practically boxed one-handed. Despite the handicap he was able to constantly find the target with left jabs, hooks and uppercuts and Senteno lacked the skills to take advantage of Veron’s misfortune and was well beaten. Scores 100-90 twice and 99-91 for Veron. The 26-year-old from Buenos Aires was returning after suffering his first loss being knocked out in three rounds by Cristian Romero (15-7-1) in August which cost him the full WBO Latino title. Senteno, 32, is 2-6-1 in his last 9 fights.

Limoges, France: Heavy: Cyril Leonet (10-8-2) W PTS 10 Lucian Bot (16-3-2). Super Welter: Dieudonne Belinga (13-6-1) W RTD 5 Julien Leguiset (6-6-2).
Leonet vs. Bot
Local fighter Leonet wins the vacant IBF Mediterranean title with unanimous verdict over British-based Romanian Bot. The current French champion took the verdict on the back of his superior accuracy over the twelve rounds. Leonet, 32, has won his last 4 fights and this was his best result so far. Bot, 32, was 14-0-1 in his first 14 fights but is a less impressive 2-3-1 in his last 6.
Belinga vs. Leguiset
Belinga made it a winning double for local fighters as he won the vacant French title. Southpaw Belinga handed out enough punishment for Leguiset to retire after the end of the fifth round. He landed left hooks to the body that put Leguiset down in the third and at the end of the fourth. The 29-year-old Belinga was coming off successive losses on majority decisions on the road and took Jack Culcay the full twelve rounds in a WBA Inter-Continental title fight in 2013. Leguiset, 30, is now 2-6-2 in his last 10 fights and he still not managed to go past the sixth round in any fight.

Fontenay-sous-Bois, France: Bantam: Nordine Oubaali (8-0) W TKO 1 Gagi Edisherashvili (13-4).
Oubaali continues to score quick wins as the former amateur star is too good for travelling losers such as Edisherashvili. The quick, hard-punching southpaw has now won his last four fights inside a round and is showing the talent he had as amateur where he was French champion, World Championships bronze medallist, beat Rau’shee Warren and Amnat Ruenroeng and took Zou Shiming to a 3-3 score at the 2012 Olympics only to lose on the judges vote. Georgian Edisherashvili, 20, now has three visits to France and three losses.