Salido defeats Lopez in 8th round TKO
(From AP)
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SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP)—Challenger Orlando Salido upset Juan Manuel Lopez on Saturday, stopping the WBO featherweight champion with a technical knockout in the eighth round.
Referee Roberto Ramirez ended the fight with 1:39 left in the round. Salido also knocked down Lopez at the end of the fifth.
Judges Lisa Giampa, Thomas Miller and Jose Torres all had the fight even at 66-66 when Ramirez stopped the bout.
The 27-year-old Lopez was defending his title before a home crowd at the Ruben Rodriguez Coliseum in Bayamon.
Salido improved to 35-11-2 (23 KOs). Lopez fell to 30-1 (27 KOs).
Next up for the 30-year-old Salido will most likely be a unification bout against Yuriorkis Gamboa, the WBA and IBF champion. Salido lost a unanimous decision to Gamboa in September.
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Ortiz upsets Berto for title in unanimous decision
(From AP)
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LEDYARD, Conn. (AP)—Victor Ortiz got some advice from Manny Pacquiao before his title fight against unbeaten Andre Berto.
“Manny told me to stick to my game plan,” Ortiz said.
Ortiz listened to boxing’s biggest star and the result was three knockdowns in an upset victory over Berto in a World Boxing Council welterweight title fight Saturday night.
Ortiz (29-2-2) won a unanimous decision despite having a point taken away for hitting behind the head. The three judges scored it 114-112, 114-111 and 115-110.
“That wasn’t me in there tonight,” Berto said, adding that he hurt his right thumb in the second round at the MGM Grand at the Foxwoods Resort Casino.
Berto had made five successful title defenses since he took the WBC welterweight crown in June 2008, when he knocked out Miguel Rodriguez in the seventh round.
Berto (27-1) was nearly knocked out in the first round against Ortiz, who came out firing combinations from the bell, stunning the champion with a right hand followed by a left hook that put him on the canvas.
With Berto clearly dazed, Ortiz tried to finish his rival off. He produced another knockdown, but Berto made it out of the round.
“I noticed he was vulnerable on the inside,” Ortiz said. “Part of my game plan was to smother his shots and overwhelm him.”
Ortiz appeared to be in command in Round 2, when out of nowhere, Berto connected with a short right hand that sent Ortiz backpedaling. He didn’t go down, but took a brief count from referee Michael Ortega.
The brisk pace continued in Round 3 with Ortiz continuing to apply the pressure. The 24-year-old Ortiz continued to stalk Berto in Round 4. Berto kept waving at his opponent to keep coming forward, and Ortiz was happy to oblige.
“I wasn’t surprised the way he tore into me,” Berto said. “I knew he would come out the way he did.”
The 27-year-old Berto turned it around in the sixth round and knocked Ortiz down with a right hand. But just seconds before the round ended, Ortiz flattened Berto with a left hook. Berto got up with no trouble just before the bell sounded.
“That was a beauty of a right hand he hit me with and it was a heck of a round,” Ortiz said. “I’d vote it the round of the year.”
After three uneventful rounds, Berto landed a good right to begin Round 10. Ortiz, who had been warned earlier about hitting in the back of the head, had a point taken away by Ortega. That seemed to motivate him, and he finished the round with a solid combination.
The crowd gave both fighters a standing ovation when the bout ended.
“I would rather have won than just be in an exciting fight,” a dejected Berto said.
Ortiz now has a six-fight winning streak. He hasn’t lost since June 2009, when he was knocked out in the sixth round by Marcus Maidana.
“I think this is where I’m going to stay now at 147 pounds,” Ortiz said. “I’m the king here. “I’m the king of the welterweights.”
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Khan keeps WBA light welterweight title on points
(From AP)
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MANCHESTER, England (AP)—Amir Khan retained his WBA light welterweight title on points after Paul McCloskey was stopped by the referee in the sixth round because of a nasty cut over his left eye on Saturday.
Referee Luiz Pabon deemed the cut to have come from an accidental clash of heads, and summoned ringside doctor Phil Sahu, who believed McCloskey couldn’t continue with blood seeping into his eye and impairing his vision.
McCloskey disagreed but Pabon sent the fight to scorecards, and the Irish challenger and his team were livid.
All three judges had Khan leading 60-54 halfway through the scheduled 12-round bout, and the Englishman improved to 25-1 with 17 knockouts.
McCloskey, the European champion, was furious with the decision that cost him his first loss in 23 fights, and his team believed Khan should have been disqualified.
Khan started patiently against the challenger’s rangy southpaw style. But Khan landed a big right at the start of the second that visibly shook McCloskey, who recovered with a few shots of his own by the end of the round.
McCloskey grew in confidence, and his left crosses in the third pushed Khan back.
Another tactical few rounds followed, with Khan the main aggressor.
In the decisive sixth, a five-punch combination from Khan staggered McCloskey and moments later the pair went toe-to-toe before McCloskey wheeled away and noticed blood coming from around his left eye.
The referee immediately brought the fight to an abrupt end to a chorus of boos from the 6,000-strong crowd of McCloskey fans.
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Perez wins by unanimous decision, wants title shot next
(By Dennis Taylor)
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AN FRANCISCO — World ranked super featherweight Eloy Perez used a sharp jab, crisp combinations and a left hook that couldn't miss Friday to win a 10-round unanimous decision over Alejandro Rodriguez at Longshoreman's Hall.
Perez won every round on all cards (100-90) to retain his NABO belt and improve to 21-0-2.
Rodriguez (12-2, 6 KOs) cringed from a first-round body shot and fought the rest of the bout in survival mode, backing up, circling and jabbing but refusing to engage.
Perez was ranked this week as the No. 1 super featherweight contender in the world by the WBO.
"We caught him with a great shot to the body and he was just surviving from that part on," said Max Garcia, Perez's trainer. "He was a good boxer but he didn't want to fight."
Perez also was frustrated by Rodriguez's lack of aggression.
"I felt like I had to make something happen because he kept going backward. I tried to fight smart and listen to my corner but it was frustrating," said Perez.
There were no knockdowns or cuts in the fight, though Perez sent Rodriguez stumbling backward on several occasions.
"I'll fight whoever Golden Boy or my manager Kathy Garcia want me to fight at this point," Perez said. "If I keep winning they can't keep me from a title shot."
Ricky Burns of Scotland is the reigning WBO super featherweight champion.
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Kirkland Stopped in One!
(From The Sweet Science)
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James Kirkland hit the deck in the first round, off a left hook, against Nobuhiro Ishida, just 30 seconds into the first round of the undercard clash at the MGM Grand on Saturday night in Las Vegas.
He went down again at 1:44, and was up on shaky legs. A one-two put him on the mat and the ref Joe Cortez said no mas. The end of this middleweight "Action Heroes" clash came at 1:52 of the first, by KO.
Kirkland, the 27-year-old Texan who was in the can for two years on a weapons charge, is now 27-1, while the 35-year-old Ishida rises to 23-6-2. Kirkland said after to Max Kellerman that the knockdowns were flash knockdowns.
He was asked if he might go back to training with Anne Wolfe, and he said his camp went well, and he is ready to fight, so he didn't take the bait.
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James Kirkland hit the deck in the first round, off a left hook, against Nobuhiro Ishida, just 30 seconds into the first round of the undercard clash at the MGM Grand on Saturday night in Las Vegas.
He went down again at 1:44, and was up on shaky legs. A one-two put him on the mat and the ref Joe Cortez said no mas. The end of this middleweight "Action Heroes" clash came at 1:52 of the first, by KO.
Kirkland, the 27-year-old Texan who was in the can for two years on a weapons charge, is now 27-1, while the 35-year-old Ishida rises to 23-6-2. Kirkland said after to Max Kellerman that the knockdowns were flash knockdowns.
He was asked if he might go back to training with Anne Wolfe, and he said his camp went well, and he is ready to fight, so he didn't take the bait.
Morales falls just short of upset of Maidana!
(From The Boxing Tribune)
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MGM Grand, Las Vegas, Nevada– There was no Cinderella story Saturday night at the MGM Grand, but Erik “El Terrible” Morales (51-7, 35 KOs) came closer than anyone imagined to pulling off the upset of the decade against a younger, bigger, and mega-aggressive Marcos Maidana (30-2, 27 KOs).
In the first round, the Argentine slugger, Maidana, jumped on Morales and put some serious hurt on the Tijuana native with a a feverish offensive output. Morales would finish the round with his right eye nearly swollen shut and the critics of the contest rallying the “I told you so” refrain.
However, as the fight progressed, Morales’ skill and craft found a way around Maidana’s physical advantages and turned an apparent mismatch into a candidate for Fight of the Year.
Moving smartly away from Maidana’s wide, looping punches, Morales was able to avoid the full force of the incoming shots while maintaining balance to score big with a bruising uppercut, an educated jab, and solid straight right hands.
Although shaken on occasion and clearly gassed from his sustained offensive output, Maidana kept coming forward and kept scoring with wide left hands that found a home on a completely one-eyed Morales.
With the score getting close, Maidana found the energy to close the show big, winning rounds eleven and twelve and ensuring the majority decision victory by scores of 116-112, 116-112, and 114-114. The Boxing Tribune also scored the bout 116-112 in favor of Maidana.
After the bout, the former three-division champ, Morales, sporting a hideously swollen right eye, boldly claimed that he should’ve gotten the decision and insisted on a rematch.
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MGM Grand, Las Vegas, Nevada– There was no Cinderella story Saturday night at the MGM Grand, but Erik “El Terrible” Morales (51-7, 35 KOs) came closer than anyone imagined to pulling off the upset of the decade against a younger, bigger, and mega-aggressive Marcos Maidana (30-2, 27 KOs).
In the first round, the Argentine slugger, Maidana, jumped on Morales and put some serious hurt on the Tijuana native with a a feverish offensive output. Morales would finish the round with his right eye nearly swollen shut and the critics of the contest rallying the “I told you so” refrain.
However, as the fight progressed, Morales’ skill and craft found a way around Maidana’s physical advantages and turned an apparent mismatch into a candidate for Fight of the Year.
Moving smartly away from Maidana’s wide, looping punches, Morales was able to avoid the full force of the incoming shots while maintaining balance to score big with a bruising uppercut, an educated jab, and solid straight right hands.
Although shaken on occasion and clearly gassed from his sustained offensive output, Maidana kept coming forward and kept scoring with wide left hands that found a home on a completely one-eyed Morales.
With the score getting close, Maidana found the energy to close the show big, winning rounds eleven and twelve and ensuring the majority decision victory by scores of 116-112, 116-112, and 114-114. The Boxing Tribune also scored the bout 116-112 in favor of Maidana.
After the bout, the former three-division champ, Morales, sporting a hideously swollen right eye, boldly claimed that he should’ve gotten the decision and insisted on a rematch.
Adamek beats McBride - Klitschko next.
(From The Boxing Tribune)
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NEWARK, New Jersey (AP)
Top heavyweight contender Tomasz Adamek took a step toward a championship showdown with one of the Klitschko brothers, unanimously outpointing Kevin McBride on Saturday night.
Adamek (44-1 with 28 knockouts) has a deal in place to face either Vitaly or Vladimir Klitschko for either of their heavyweight championship titles sometime in September in Poland.
”When I moved to heavyweight, my dream was to get to fight for the heavyweight championship,” Adamek said. ”Now, I’ve made it. I’ll get that chance. I want that chance. This is my chance and I’m ready.”
Adamek dominated from the outset, using his speed to outscore and outpunch his opponent, winning every round on all three judges’ scorecards. Judge Robert Grosso had the fight 120-107 in favor of the Polish-born Adamek, who now lives in Kearny, N.J., while judges Lynn Carter and Larry Hazzard Jr. had the fight 119-108.
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NEWARK, New Jersey (AP)
Top heavyweight contender Tomasz Adamek took a step toward a championship showdown with one of the Klitschko brothers, unanimously outpointing Kevin McBride on Saturday night.
Adamek (44-1 with 28 knockouts) has a deal in place to face either Vitaly or Vladimir Klitschko for either of their heavyweight championship titles sometime in September in Poland.
”When I moved to heavyweight, my dream was to get to fight for the heavyweight championship,” Adamek said. ”Now, I’ve made it. I’ll get that chance. I want that chance. This is my chance and I’m ready.”
Adamek dominated from the outset, using his speed to outscore and outpunch his opponent, winning every round on all three judges’ scorecards. Judge Robert Grosso had the fight 120-107 in favor of the Polish-born Adamek, who now lives in Kearny, N.J., while judges Lynn Carter and Larry Hazzard Jr. had the fight 119-108.
Lemieux Upset! Stopped by Rubio
(From The Boxing Tribune)
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Bell Centre, Montreal, Quebec, Canada (ESPN2 Friday Night Fights)– Hot prospect, David Lemieux (25-1, 24 KOs) looked exactly like a 22-year-old fighter accustomed to walking through his opposition while Mexico’s Marco Antonio Rubio (50-5-1, 43 KOs) played the role of patient, well-seasoned pro in their WBC middleweight eliminator Friday night.
As expected, Montreal’s hometown hero, Lemieux, charged his veteran opponent, looking for an early ending to the contest. However, Rubio worked defense, blocking much of Lemieux’s offense and letting his younger rival blow through his enthusiasm and endurance before really going to work.
Around the fourth round, Rubio started landing a solid straight right hand and jab, bloodying Lemieux’s nose and causing a hush among the partisan, pro-Lemieux crowd at the Bell Centre.
The beginning of the end came in the final moments of the sixth round when Lemieux was clearly stunned from a couple of strong, straight right hands by the suddenly offense-minded Rubio.
The actual end came in the second half of the seventh round when a Rubio right hand behind the ear leveled his opponent in the corner and, although Lemieux managed to get to his feet, he clearly didn’t have steady enough legs or a clear enough head to finish.
Lemieux’s corner would wave off the contest at the 2:36 mark of the round to save their fighter from more punishment.
Rubio is now in line to face the winner of the Julio Cesar Chavez Jr. – Sebastian Zbik WBC middleweight title fight in June.
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Bell Centre, Montreal, Quebec, Canada (ESPN2 Friday Night Fights)– Hot prospect, David Lemieux (25-1, 24 KOs) looked exactly like a 22-year-old fighter accustomed to walking through his opposition while Mexico’s Marco Antonio Rubio (50-5-1, 43 KOs) played the role of patient, well-seasoned pro in their WBC middleweight eliminator Friday night.
As expected, Montreal’s hometown hero, Lemieux, charged his veteran opponent, looking for an early ending to the contest. However, Rubio worked defense, blocking much of Lemieux’s offense and letting his younger rival blow through his enthusiasm and endurance before really going to work.
Around the fourth round, Rubio started landing a solid straight right hand and jab, bloodying Lemieux’s nose and causing a hush among the partisan, pro-Lemieux crowd at the Bell Centre.
The beginning of the end came in the final moments of the sixth round when Lemieux was clearly stunned from a couple of strong, straight right hands by the suddenly offense-minded Rubio.
The actual end came in the second half of the seventh round when a Rubio right hand behind the ear leveled his opponent in the corner and, although Lemieux managed to get to his feet, he clearly didn’t have steady enough legs or a clear enough head to finish.
Lemieux’s corner would wave off the contest at the 2:36 mark of the round to save their fighter from more punishment.
Rubio is now in line to face the winner of the Julio Cesar Chavez Jr. – Sebastian Zbik WBC middleweight title fight in June.
Big Weekend Wrapup - Morales, Kirkland, Lemieux
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