From Boxingherald.com
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Former two time world title challenger Sebastian Lujan (30-5-2, 20 KO’s) won a unanimous decision victory over former two time lightweight champion Jose Luis Castillo (56-9-1, 48 KO’s) in a welterweight fight at the Sycuan Resort & Casino in El Cajon, California. Prior to the bout, Castillo said that if he lost he would retire from boxing.
Lujan was in control from the opening bell, throwing over 1,200 punches throughout the course of the fight and outworking Castillo to win a unanimous decision. Official scores were 99-91 and 98-92 (twice). Boxingherald.com scored the fight in favor of Lujan 99-92.
Lujan has now won 5 of his last 6 fights since losing by decision to Sergiy Dzinziruk in an attempt at a junior middleweight title. Prior to that bout, he gained fame for a losing effort against Antonio Margarito in a title fight, where he was stopped in the 10th round due to one of his ears being grotesquely cut open and hanging off his head due to a Margarito punch.
Jose Luis Castillo’s career has been marred with problems since he lost the lightweight title to Diego Corrales in an all time great action fight in 2005. Since then, he defeated Corrales in a rematch that was a non-title fight due to Castillo’s inability to make weight at the day before weigh-in. The rubber match was then cancelled due to Castillo once again coming in overweight. He then struggled to a split decision win over Herman Ngoudjo and was KO’d in four rounds in a junior welterweight championship fight against Ricky Hatton. A scheduled junior welterweight title eliminator against Tim Bradley was canceled earlier this year due to weight issues once again.
Wednesday, July 30, 2008
Saturday, July 26, 2008
Margarito stops Cotto in 11th, takes crown
By GREG BEACHAM, AP Sports Writer
LAS VEGAS - Antonio Margarito stopped Miguel Cotto in the 11th round Saturday night, blemishing Cotto's unbeaten record and claiming the WBA 147-pound title with one last incredible barrage of punches.
Margarito, the Mexican star so often ducked by the division's best fighters in recent years, dropped the Puerto Rican champion twice in the 11th round to win his third title belt.
Saturday, July 12, 2008
Haye Gunning Down Klitschko
From Setanta Sports
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David Haye predicted that he would knock Wladimir Klitschko out in three rounds if he fought in the same manner against him as he did in his eleventh round stoppage victory over Tony Thompson.
Klitschko was unimpressive in his victory over the American opponent and Haye was damning in his criticism of the Ukrainian champion.
"I'm happy that he won the fight," Haye told Setanta. "All he had to do was get the win and he did that.
"Tony Thompson came and gave a pretty dismal effort. Klitschko after 50 fights does not have a defence. All he did was hold, he keeps a pawing jab, he doesn't put any meat on his jab and hopes to land that one backhand.
"You can't teach an old dog new tricks, he's being doing the same every year. everytime he's been in the ring with someone fresh, someone fast and someone with heart he's been knocked out. I'm that guy.
"If he fights me the same way he fought that guy tonight he'll get knocked out in three rounds.
"I love guys who stand long with me. My ideal opponent is Wladimir Klitschko. He fights in a similar manner to Alexander Gurov did. Everyone said it was a dangerous fight because he was tall and fights in a similar style to me. He was 6ft 6. What happened? In 45 seconds with my first punch I knocked him spark out.
"I will do the same to Klitschko, he has got the perfect style for me. I just want to get in that ring as soon as possible.
"I don't want him to have anymore fights before he fights me because I dont want anyone else to do what I'm going to do to him."
Haye disagreed with Steve Bunce that Klitschko's next opponent Alexander Povetkin could beat Klitschko before he does.
"Klitschko doesn't allow people like Povetkin, little short plodding guys who walk forward [to dominate him]," Haye added.
"He'll keep pawing with that long jab and Povtkin doesnt close distances quickly as I do, but I just want to get in there.
"I know everything he does before he does it. The same patterns I saw in Enzo Maccarinelli, I see in Klitschko, I'll do the same thing and knock him out.
"I can't stress how much his style will gel with mine to see a violent early knockout.
"My whole plan is to be faster at heavyweight than I was at cruiserweight.
"It felt like Enzo was fighting in slow motion and he's a good cruiserweight.
"It's going to be like a scene from the Matrix."
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David Haye predicted that he would knock Wladimir Klitschko out in three rounds if he fought in the same manner against him as he did in his eleventh round stoppage victory over Tony Thompson.
Klitschko was unimpressive in his victory over the American opponent and Haye was damning in his criticism of the Ukrainian champion.
"I'm happy that he won the fight," Haye told Setanta. "All he had to do was get the win and he did that.
"Tony Thompson came and gave a pretty dismal effort. Klitschko after 50 fights does not have a defence. All he did was hold, he keeps a pawing jab, he doesn't put any meat on his jab and hopes to land that one backhand.
"You can't teach an old dog new tricks, he's being doing the same every year. everytime he's been in the ring with someone fresh, someone fast and someone with heart he's been knocked out. I'm that guy.
"If he fights me the same way he fought that guy tonight he'll get knocked out in three rounds.
"I love guys who stand long with me. My ideal opponent is Wladimir Klitschko. He fights in a similar manner to Alexander Gurov did. Everyone said it was a dangerous fight because he was tall and fights in a similar style to me. He was 6ft 6. What happened? In 45 seconds with my first punch I knocked him spark out.
"I will do the same to Klitschko, he has got the perfect style for me. I just want to get in that ring as soon as possible.
"I don't want him to have anymore fights before he fights me because I dont want anyone else to do what I'm going to do to him."
Haye disagreed with Steve Bunce that Klitschko's next opponent Alexander Povetkin could beat Klitschko before he does.
"Klitschko doesn't allow people like Povetkin, little short plodding guys who walk forward [to dominate him]," Haye added.
"He'll keep pawing with that long jab and Povtkin doesnt close distances quickly as I do, but I just want to get in there.
"I know everything he does before he does it. The same patterns I saw in Enzo Maccarinelli, I see in Klitschko, I'll do the same thing and knock him out.
"I can't stress how much his style will gel with mine to see a violent early knockout.
"My whole plan is to be faster at heavyweight than I was at cruiserweight.
"It felt like Enzo was fighting in slow motion and he's a good cruiserweight.
"It's going to be like a scene from the Matrix."
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