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| HOPKINS CONTINUES TO CONQUER FATHER TIME
By Rick Evans
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Bernard Hopkins scored another victory over father time on Saturday night at the Armory in Washington DC, unifying the IBF and WBA light heavyweight championships by putting on a virtuoso performance in what was ridiculously called a split decision victory over Beibut Shumenov. The first three rounds lacked volume as both fighters exchanged jabs and took their time doing it. The action picked up in round four as Hopkins found the key to what would take him to victory, the lead right hand, picking Shumenov apart as he was coming in. The middle rounds followed an identical pattern with Shumenov throwing one punch at a time and getting drilled with the lead right hand for his troubles. Round eleven was the most exciting round of the fight as Shumenov attempted to pick up the pace and paid for it with a counter overhand right that put him down for the only official knockdown of the fight. The knockdown seemed to take the fight out of Shumeov as he reverted to his prior strategy of following Hopkins, but only throwing one punch at a time. Judges Dave Moretti (116-111) and Jerry Roth (116-11) were the only two judges who were paying attention. Guestavo Padilla (113-114) scored the fight for Shumenov and at best had a very bad night at the office or at worst should fall to the ranks of CJ Ross with that disgraceful scorecard. Nothing should take away from the victory of Bernard Hopkins, who now holds two of the three major world title belts at light heavyweight and is targeting the man who holds the third and is considered to be the lineal world champion, Adonis Stevenson. Hopkins moves to 55-6-2 32KO with the victory and at 49 becomes the oldest man to unify two world title belts. Shumenov falls to 14-2 9KO with the loss.
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| | HOPKINS SCHOOLS SHUMENOV TO UNIFY TITLES
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Bernard Hopkins UD12 Beibut Shumenov: The old man did it again. Bernard Hopkins made easy work of former WBA light heavyweight champion Beibut Shumenov. The first three rounds could have gone either way, but after that it was all Hopkins all the time. Hopkins dropped Shumenov with a right hand to the ear in round eleven. With the win Hopkins unifies the WBA and IBF light heavyweight titles. Official scores were 116-111 x2 Hopkins and a ridiculous 114-113, Shumenov from Gustavo Padilla.
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| | PORTER DESTROYS MALIGNAGGI IN 4
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Shawn Porter TKO4 Paulie Malignaggi: Undefeated IBF welterweight champion Shawn Porter overwhelmed former two division champion over the course of four one sided rounds. Malignaggi was badly hurt in the second round and showed a ton of heart just to make it to round four. Porter dropped Malignaggi with a right hand and followed up with a brutal flurry along the ropes that dropped Paulie for the second a final time. The referee didn't bother counting following the second knockdown. Porter's Official time was 1:14
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| | KID CHOCOLATE MAKES THIRD WBO TITLE DEFENSE
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Peter Quillin UD12 Lukas Konencny: Undefeated WBO middleweight champion Peter "Kid Chocolate" Quillin improved to 31-0 (20) with a workmanlike effort over the game Lukas Konencny. Quillin was able to consistent outwork Konecny and methodically break him down. Official scores were 120-108, 119-109.
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| | NEW YORKERS SCORE STOPPAGES ON SHOWTIME EXTREME
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Sadam Ali KO1 Michael Clark: With an explosive right hand-left hook combination Sadam Ali handed Michael Clark his second striahgt first knockout loss. Official time was 2:06. Ali improves to 19-0 (12)
Zachary Ochoa TKO 5 Hector Marengo: After a very uneventful first three rounds Zachary "Zungry" Ochoa opened up in round four, throwing punishing body shots that sent Marengo to the canvas. Marengo was able to survive the round, but the end was near. Midway through round five Ochoa opened up with a barrage of power shots to the head and the body that sent Marengo to the canvas again. He made it to his feet at nine, but his corner threw in the towel second later. Official time was 1:32. Ochoa is now 7-0(4)
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| | BROWNE EASILY OUTPOINTS GRIFFIN
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Marcus Browne UD8 Otis Griffin: Marcus Browne improved to 10-0 (7) with an eight round unanimous decision victory over faded veteran Otis Griffin. Browne won every round of the fight and scored a knockdown, but wasn't aggressive enough to score the knockout that appeared to be there for the taking. Official scores were 80-71 x3. Source: Showtime Xtreme
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| | QUIGG DESTROYS MUNYAI IN 2
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PRESS RELEASE: Scott Quigg retained the WBA Super Bantamweight title with a 2nd round stoppage over late replacement Tshifiwa Munyai. The Bout highlighted a 4-hour card that was televised live on AWE and originated from the Phones 4U Arena in Manchester, England. "This was a great night of boxing," said AWE President Charles Herring
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| IRON MIKE PRODUCTIONS SHOBOX RESULTS
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Rod Salka UD10 Alexi Collado: Rod Salka looked more like the undefeated up and comer than the tailor made home grown foe he was supposed to be. Salka won each of the first two rounds and visibly hurt Collado with body shots, before dropping him with one in the closing minute of the round three. Collado beat the count and survived the round. Collado got his feet back under him in round four, but still was unable to win any rounds, save for maybe the last one. Official scores were 96-94, 96-93. Boxingtalk scored the bout 99-91 Salka.
Felix Diaz SD8 Emmanuel Lartey: Felix Diaz won a hard fought split decision over Emmanuel Lartey in tonight's co-main event on Shobox. Diaz got off to a fast start, but Lartey was able to rally back after hurting Diaz with a left hand. After losing a few rounds in a row, Diaz dug deep, doing enough to barely escape with the victory. Official scores were 77-75x2 for Diaz and 77-75 Lartey. Boxingtalk scored it 76-76. Source: Shobox
Sammy Vasquez TKO1 Juan Rodriguez Jr: Much to the delight of his hometown fans Sammy Vasquez cut through Juan Rodriguez Jr like a hot knife through warm butter. Vasquez dropped Rodrigeuz 30 seconds in and never looked back, flooring Rodriguez twice more with body shots before the bout was waved off. Offical time of stoppage was 2:49. Vasquez improves to 14-0 (10) Source: Shobox
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| | STACKED UNDERCARD AT ILLUSIONS THEATER
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PRESS RELEASE: A stacked 10-fight card is set to kick off the city’s annual Fiesta Celebration at the Illusions Theater at Alamodome in San Antonio tonight! The future of boxing will be on display for the always enthusiastic fight fans of San Antonio. Featured in key undercard bouts will be Texas’ finest when Joseph Rodriguez Jr., Javier Rodriguez and Travell Mazion all take to the ring starring Australia’s Steve Lovett, Mexico’s Miguel Flores and Georgia’s Justin DeLoach, plus a bout that might steal the show in the an all-Texas showdown between Raul Martinez and Sergio Perales.
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| HOPKINS-SHUMENOV QUOTABLES
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PRESS RELEASE: In the history-making main event on SHOWTIME CHAMPIONSHIP BOXING® (9 p.m. ET/PT following the premiere of Episode 1 of ALL ACCESS: Mayweather vs. Maidana) the 49-year-old Hopkins (54-6-2, 32 KOs), of Philadelphia, will be seeking to become the oldest fighter in boxing history to unify world titles when he puts his IBF Light Heavyweight title on the line against his WBA counterpart, Shumenov (14-1, 9 KOs), of Shymkent, Kazakhstan, who is aiming to become the fastest fighter to unify the light heavyweight division with only 15 professional fights.
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| | SHOBOX QUOTABLES
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PRESS RELEASE: It turns out promoter Mike Tyson can stir the pot almost as much as heavyweight champ Mike Tyson. Almost. Tyson seemed right at home in his new role as promoter Thursday as he guided his Iron Mike Productions fighters through the final press conference and weigh-in for tomorrow’s ShoBox: The New Generation event. Friday’s tripleheader airs live on SHOWTIME®, home of 16 of Tyson’s last 18 fights, at 10:45 p.m. ET/PT (delayed on the West Coast) from the Monroeville Convention Center in Monroeville, Pa., located outside of the Pittsburgh.
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| | USA BOXING NEWS: STEVENSON, FABELA POST WINS
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PRESS RELEASE: Team USA enjoyed an undefeated day at the 2014 Youth World Championships in Sofia, Bulgaria on Thursday with two American athletes recording opening round wins. 2013 Junior World Champion Shakur Stevenson (Newark, N.J.) and 2014 Youth Continental titlist Martha Fabela (Oakland, Calif.) each defeated their preliminary round foes at the Armeec Arena.
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| | MALIGNAGGI EYES THIRD WORLD TITLE FOLLOWING CONTROVERSIAL LOSS TO BRONER
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PRESS RELEASE: Paulie Malignaggi has vowed to claim his third world title this weekend after he felt he was unjustly stripped of his belt against brash-talking Adrien Broner. The Brooklyn star goes in against the newly crowned IBF welterweight champion Shawn Porter this Saturday night, live on BoxNation, on a stacked card headlined by the ageless Bernard Hopkins who faces Beibut Shumenov in a light-heavyweight world title unification.
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| | JENNINGS-PEREZ, GEALE-MACKLIN HBO MAY 24
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PRESS RELEASE: Undefeated and top rated heavyweights BRYANT "By By" JENNINGS of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania and MIKE "The Rebel" PEREZ, fighting out of Cork, Ireland will clash in a World Boxing Council ('WBC') Heavyweight Title Eliminator on SATURDAY, MAY 24, at the American Bank Center in Corpus Christi, Texasand televised LIVE on HBO Boxing After Dark® beginning at 10:00 p.m. ET/PT, it was announced today jointly by K2 Promotions and Gary Shaw Productions.
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| | JEAN PASCAL PROMOTIONS PARTNERS UP WITH GYM, INTERBOX FOR NEXT TWO BOUTS
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PRESS RELEASE: This afternoon at La Cage aux Sports Boucherville, Groupe Yvon Michel (GYM) and InterBox announced that they had reached an agreement with Jean Pascal Promotions to ensure the services of the NABF Champion and WBC Diamond Belt champion, light heavyweight Laval Jean Pascal (29-2-1, 17 KOs), who recently defeated Lucian Bute. The multi-fight agreement was signed last Saturday between President Yvon Michel of GYM, InterBox President Jean Bédard and Chief Operating Officer (CEO) of Jean Pascal Promotions, Greg Leon.
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| | MICKY WARD RETURNS TO CANASTOTA
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PRESS RELEASE: The International Boxing Hall of Fame announced today “Irish” Micky Ward, whose life was portrayed in the Academy Award-winning motion picture The Fighter, will return to Canastota to attend festivities planned for the 25th Annual Hall of Fame Induction Weekend June 5-8th. “Micky Ward was a true warrior inside the ropes,” said Hall of Fame director Edward Brophy. “The Hall of Fame is excited to welcome him back to Canastota to participate in the 25th anniversary celebration.”
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| TYSON MAKING MOST OF HIS TIME IN PITTSBURGH
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PRESS RELEASE: Legendary former heavyweight champion Mike Tyson took a break from his promotional duties for Friday's ShoBox The New Generation tripleheader to enjoy arcade games with two of his children at Latitude 40 in Pittsburgh, Pa. Tyson's Iron Mike Productions will make its promotional debut on SHOWTIME®, home of 16 of Tyson's last 18 fights, live at 10:45 p.m. ET/PT (delayed on the West Coast) from the Monroeville Convention Center in Monroeville, Pa., located outside of the Steel City.
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| | DAILY BREAD WEDNESDAY EDITION: (4-16-14)
By Stephen "Breadman" Edwards
PAcman vs Bradley II recap and more....
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Breadman,
How would you grade Manny's performance. I thought he did really well. He made the right adjustments after the first couple of rounds and fought a smart fight. I don't put to much importance on him not KOing his opponents. Most fighters later on in age have to fight a different style.
your thoughts.
Shamil
Bread’s Response: Manny fought well. He’s a tough match up for Tim because Tim is a flailer and Manny is a puncher. So in the exchanges Tim has to draw back a little where Manny can punch from the shoulders. I watched the 1st fight carefully and I honestly believe Manny was not in shape although he threw more punches in that fight than he did in the second fight.
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| | JULY DRAWS WITH GRAVES
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PRESS RELEASE: Cruiserweight hopeful Venroy “Hardwork” July left the ring last Saturday evening following his eight round draw with unbeaten Quantis Graves as a frustrated fighter. July, who doubled as a main event boxer and promoted the card in front of a packed house at the Patapsco Arena in Baltimore, MD, battled a highly regarded foe but didn’t get the result he was looking for. For much of the bout, there was excessive holding along with multiple headbutts, throwing both fighters off their game. Ultimately, neither July nor Graves, 9-0-2, was able to take advantage in a bout that could best be described as a power struggle.
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| | PROVODNIKOV LOOKING TO TEAR THROUGH ALGIERI
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PRESS RELEASE: World Championship boxing returns to Barclays Center when the "The Siberian Rocky" RUSLAN PROVODNIKOV makes the first defense of his World Boxing Organization (WBO) junior welterweight title and his Brooklyn debut against undefeated world-rated contender and New York product CHRIS ALGIERI. Provodnikov vs. Algieri will take place Saturday, June 14 and will be televised live on HBO Boxing After Dark®, beginning at 10:00 p.m. ET/PT.
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| | COLLAZO READY TO KHANQUER AMIR
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PRESS RELEASE: Former WBA Welterweight World Champion boxer Luis Collazo will once again demonstrate his support for The NephCure Foundation when he meets Amir Khan in a critical confrontation May 3 as the co-featured bout on the blockbuster Floyd Mayweather card at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas.
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| | FEDOSOV TO FACE HARRIS
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PRESS RELEASE: Russian heavyweight contender ANDREY FEDOSOV will make his highly anticipated return to battle this Friday night, APRIL 18 in a scheduled eight round clash against perennial contender and tough veteran MAURICE “Mo Bettah” HARRIS at “FIGHT NIGHT” at the Horseshoe Casino in Hammond, Indiana, just outside of Chicago.
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| | MARAVILLA-COTTO TIX AVAILABLE TO MOVIE PREMIERE
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PRESS RELEASE: To kick off the premiere of "MARAVILLA," at the Tribeca Film Festival (TFF), presented by AT&T, lucky moviegoers will have a chance to win tickets to the Martinez vs. Cotto championship fight. As a special gift to lucky fans who purchase tickets to the "MARAVILLA" film premiere, three pairs of fight tickets will be given away to the Martinez vs. Cotto bout taking place June 7, 2014, at Madison Square Garden in New York City. The highly anticipated match will pick up where the "MARAVILLA" documentary, based on the journey of Sergio Martinez, leaves off.
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| | HOPKINS READY TO MAKE MORE HISTORY
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PRESS RELEASE: Boxing’s oldest ever world champion Bernard Hopkins believes he will once again make history as he looks to unify the light-heavyweight division this weekend. Hopkins has already made a profound statement in the world of boxing, reigning as one of the world’s top middleweights for over a decade, before moving up the weight classes to finally become the fight games oldest champion..
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| | SELDIN TO FACE ACUNA
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PRESS RELEASE: Long Island fan favorite Cletus "The Hebrew Hammer" Seldin will return to battle against hard hitting Nicaraguan Wilfredo "EL Zurdo" Acuna on Thursday, APRIL 24 at The Paramount in Huntington, New York. The Seldin/Acuna eight round junior welterweight clash headlines "Rockin Fights 13" another installment of the widely acclaimed professional boxing series presented by Joe DeGuardia's Star Boxing.
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| | GONZALEZ SCORES STOPPAGE AT WORLD YOUTH CHAMPIONSHIPS
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PRESS RELEASE: 2013 Junior World Champion Jajaira Gonzalez (Glendora, Calif.) took the first step toward another world title on Wednesday at the Armeec Arena in Sofia, Bulgaria. Gonzalez opened the tournament in her typical impressive fashion, stopping her opening round opponent in the second round of their lightweight contest at the 2014 Youth World Championships.
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