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| MALIGNAGGI DEFEATS JUDAH IN BATTLE OF BROOKLYN
By Scott Shaffer
| Paul Malignaggi W12 Zab Judah Welterweight Paul Malignaggi won the battle of Brooklyn, defeating Zab Judah by unanimous decision. The scores were 117-110 (twice) and 116-111. Judah was credited with a second-round knockdown when he landed a soft punch and Malignaggi tripped over Judah's leg. Other than that, Judah had few highlights and appeared to grow old in the ring, fighting a surprisingly passive fight. Maliganggi, who was ready to retire after losing the WBA welterweight belt to Adrian Broner, has breathed new life into his career, including a possible rematch vs. Broner. source: showtime
| | |  | | | | RIGONDEAUX BEATS AGBEKO IN AN EMPTY ROOM
By Scott Shaffer
| Guillermo Rigondeaux W12 Joseph Agbeko... In a nearly empty venue in Atlantic City, New Jersey, world 122-pound champion Guillermo Rigondeaux defended his championship with a unanimous decision win over former bantamweight titlist Joseph Agbeko of Ghana. The Cuban Rigondeaux swept all three scorecards, 120-108. His performance was technically masterful, but because it came after the Kirkland-Tapia fireworks, it seemed anti-climactic. source: hbo
| | | | | | | KIRKLAND DESTROYS TAPIA IN FIGHT OF THE NIGHT
By Scott Shaffer
| James Kirkland TKO6 Glen Tapia... In a brutal junior middleweight bout, James Kirkland survived a rocky first round to put a frightening beating on previously unbeaten Glen Tapia. Fighting front of his family and many fans in Altantic City, Tapia stormed out in the first round to test Kirkland, and very nearly ended the fight early, staggering Kirkland. However, Kirkland was reunited with trainer Ann Wolf, and Wolf's trademark is to prepare her fighters for war. Kirkland took a lot of punches and developed a mouse under his eye, but after two minutes turned around the momentum. During rounds two for five, he landed hard punches from all angles to Tapia's head and body, and while Tapia landed hard punches of his own, Kirkland simply would not be denied. Referee Steve Smoger and the ringside physiician examined Tapia closely after rounds four and five, but Tapia's corner was too brave in sending him out for more punishment. Smoger jumped in when Tapia was trapped against the ropes, but the smallish Smoger could not quite wedge himself in between the fighters as Kirkland detonated two final massive bombs that put Tapia out on his feet. The fear here is that Tapia will never be the same after that beating. source: hbo
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| PORTER DEFEATS ALEXANDER
By Scott Shaffer
| Shawn Porter W12 Devon Alexander... In Brooklyn, the undefeated Shawn Porter prevailed over Devon Alexander by unanimous decision. Porter captured Alexander's IBF welterweight title with the win. Official scores were 116-112 (twice) and 115-113. source: showtime
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| LARA DROPS TROUT EN ROUTE TO DECISION WIN
By Scott Shaffer
| Erislandy Lara W12 Austin Trout... In Brooklyn, Cuba's Erislandy Lara knocked down Austin Trout in the eleventh round of an otherwise uneventful junior middleweight contest to win via unanimous decision. The win brings Lara a paper title, the WBA regular championship, but because Lara is a slick southpaw that most boxers avoid, the belt will help him attract meaningful bouts. After starting his career with 26 straight wins, Trout has now lost two in a row, albeit to very difficult competition (Lara and Saul "Canelo" Alvarez) source: showtime
| | | | | | | MACKLIN DEFEATS RUSS
By Scott Shaffer
| Matthew Macklin W10 Lamar Russ In Atlantic City, New Jersey, middleweight contender Matthew Macklin defeated Lamar Russ by unanimous decision. Official scores were 98-92, 97-93 and 96-94. The previously undefeated Russ was taking a big step up in class and wasn't quite ready, dropping his first ten rounder. Although Macklin's face was more marked up than Russ', when Macklin was announced as the winner, Russ nodded his head in agreement. source: hbo
| | | | | | | BIKA RETAINS TITLE WITH A DRAW
By Scott Shaffer
| Sakio Bika D12 Anthony Dirrell... In Brooklyn, Showtime Championship Boxing kicked off with a hard-fought draw that saw Sakio Bika barely retain the WBC 168-pound title against Anthony Dirrell. In the fifth round, Dirrell landed his right hand at will until Bika went down late in the round. But the rugged Bika recovered during the break and went toe-to-toe with Dirrell in the sixth, hurting Dirrell. Bika was cruder then Dirrell, but much busier, with Punchstat numbers showing the boxer landed almost exactly the same number of jabs and power punches. Late in the fight, Bika's rough stuff dominated the action. Bika lost a point due to a late low blow and an accidental head butt cut Dirrell. Bika won the last round with a brutal barrage of borderline low blows. Official scores were 113-113, 116-110 Dirrell and 114-112 Bika. A disgusted Dirrell immediately left the ring, but the draw verdict was not unreasonable. source: showtime
| | | | | | | ALEX LEAPAI NEXT FOR WLADIMIR KLITSCHKO?
By Scott Shaffer
| Little-known Australian Alex Leapai (30-4-3) could be the next to challenge to Wladimir Klitschko. Leapai defeated Dennis Boytsov in Germany on November 23rd and subsequently got rated #1 by the WBO. Klitschko is the holder of all the major heavyweight titles except the one belonging to his brother Vitali, but the WBO's mandatory defense seems to be the next one due. On December 4th, the WBO ordered Klitschko and Leapai to the negotiating table, with the threat of a purse bid in 30 days if no agreement can be reached. Klitschko however, can threaten to relinquish the WBO title, and would still enjoy IBF, WBA and IBO recognition, so it is very unlikely Leapai would demand a purse bid. If Klitschko is willing to fight Leapai, the Australian would probably accept an offer to fight Klitschko at a time and place of Klitscko's choosing.
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| GOOD MONEY: TMT PROSPECTS ALL POST KO WINS
By G. Leon
| J'Leon Love KO6 Lujuan Simon.
Badou Jack KO6 Rogelio Medina.
Mickey Bey KO3 Carlos Cardenas.
Chris Pearson KO1 Acasio Ferreira
source: shobox
| | | | | | | WOMEN'S RESULTS FROM GERMANY
| Ramona Kuehne TKO6 Renata Domsodi: In Frankfurt/Oder, Germany, super featherweight Ramona Kuehne (21-1) put on a convincing performance in beating old foe Renata Domsodi (11-4) from Hungary. Their original encounter, in January 2012, ended inconclusively when Domsodi suffered a bad cut, resulting in Kuehne winning by TKO in round eight. This time, Kuehne punished the game but out-gunned Hungarian. In round six referee Paul Thomas had seen enough and waved the fight off when Domsodi continued to take punches without firing anything back.
Christina Hammer TKO1 Carmen Garcia: In the co-feature, Christina Hammer (16-0) outclassed Mexico’s Carmen Garcia (10-3) in a middleweight bout. Hammer, a 23 year old who also fights at suoer middle, took control from the start and it was quickly clear that the challenger was in over her head, as the champion landed almost at will. Midway through the first round, Hammer forced Garcia to the ropes and unleashed a quick flurry of punches, many of which connected, and after 1:42 of the round referee Ingo Barrabas jumped in to save Gacia. source for both results: wbf
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| WEIGHTS FROM BROOKLYN, NY
| Paul Malignaggi (147) vs. Zab Judah (146)
Devon Alexander (146.4) vs. Shawn Porter (146.8)
Erislandy Lara (153.2) vs. Austin Trout (153.8)
Sakio Bika (166.6) vs. Anthony Dirrell (167.4)
Julian Williams (154.8) vs. Orlando Lora (153.8)
Sadam Ali (147) vs. Jesus Selig (147)
Marcus Browne (176.8) vs. Kevin Engel (176.8)
Juan Dominguez (122.6) vs. Camilo Perez (123)
source: golden boy promotions
| | | | | | | SHOCKER! SIMPIWE VETYEKA STOPS CHRIS JOHN FOR WORLD FEATHEWEIGHT CHAMPIONSHIP
By Scott Shaffer
| Simpiwe Vetyeka TKO6 Chris John: Just one day after the death of the greatest South African in history, Nelson Mandela (a former amatuer boxer by the way), Simpiwe Vetyeka achieved a measure of greatness in South African boxing history by stopping world featherweight champion Chris John. South African rarely win titles outside of their home country, but Vetyeka was the exception in Western Australia on Friday. Already the IBO champion, Vetyeka added John's WBA super championship, as well as the true world championship, which John acquired from Juan Manuel Marquez back in 2006. John suffered the first pro loss of a probable Hall of Fame career, falling to 48-1-1. Vetyeka is now 26-2, with the losses coming in a bantamweight title bid vs. Hozumi Hasegawa in 2007, and to an unknown South African named Klaas Mboyane last year. It remains to be seen if John had a rematch clause in the bout contract. source: foxnews.com
| | | | | | | INTRODUCING LIGHTWEIGHT RYAN MARTIN
By Doveed Linder
| In this interview, lightweight Ryan “Blue Chip” Martin (1-0, 1 KO) discusses his pro debut, his thoughts on being promoted by 50 Cent, and more. Martin's next fight is scheduled to take place on December 20th in New York City.
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| CUNNINGHAM TO FACE QUEZADA ON DEC. 14TH
| Press Release: Heavyweight Steve Cunningham will next see action on December 14th in Atlantic City. It will be the first time is his entire career that Cunningham has fought in the Jersey Shore boxing hub. That night, Cunningham faces Manuel Quezada (29-7, 18 KOs) in an eight-round heavyweight bout at Resorts International Hotel and Casino in Atlantic City. [Quezada has been inactive since 2011 but was scheduled to face Travis Kauffman last week].
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| WEIGH-IN REPORT FROM CHICAGO
| Here are the weights for Friday's fights at the UIC Pavilion in Chicago. The main event is for the WBC cruiserweight championship, with Krzysztof Wlodarczyk, 199 pounds, defending against former holder of the same title, Giacobbe Fragomeni, who scaled in at 198. The fights can be seen on ESPN3. The weights for the other bouts are:
Andrzej Fonfara 176 vs. Samuel Miller 176
Adrian Granados 143 vs. Carlos Velasquez 140
Jonathan Gonzalez 165 vs. Jaison Palomeque 170
Henry Coyle 163 vs. Skyler Thompson 167
Junior Wright 193 vs. Harley Kilfian 195
Trinidad Garcia 164 vs. Ramiro Bueno Jr. 164
Jose Romero 134 vs. Fred Bowen 134
Source: Ulrich Knockout Promotions, Warriors Boxing and 8 Count Promotions
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| SHOBOX WEIGH-IN REPORT
| Press Release: The boxers featured in Friday's ShoBox: The New Generation telecast (11:50 p.m. ET/PT, delayed on the West Coast) made weight Thursday at Little Creek Casino Resort in Shelton, Washington. In one of three televised ten-rounders on the Mayweather Promotions-promoted card, J’Leon Love (15-0, 1 NC, 8 KOs) returns from suspension to face Philadelphia’s LaJuan Simon (23-4-2, 1 ND, 12 KOs) in the main event. Badou Jack (15-0-1, 10 KOs), of Las Vegas, meets Rogelio Moreno (31-4, 25 KOs), of Sonora, Mexico, and Mickey Bey (18-1-1, 1 ND, 9 KOs) faces Carlos Cardenas (20-6-1, 13 KOs) of Venezuela.
Chris Pearson (12-0, 9 KOs), of Dayton, Ohio, faces Asacio Ferreira (14-0-1, 12 KO’s), of Las Vegas in the eight-round bout that will open the telecast.
WEIGHTS: Love weighed 167 pounds, Simon tipped scale 168 pounds; Jack weighed 167½ pounds, Medina 167¾ pounds; Bey weighed 135 pounds, Cardenas weighed 133½ pounds; and Pearson tipped scale at 156 pounds, Ferreira weighed 152½ pounds.
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| NBC SPORTS NETWORK ANNOUNCES FIRST 2014 SHOW
| Press Release: NBC Sports Network announced their first show of 2014, a doubleheader from Resorts International Hotel Casino in Atlantic City, New Jersey headlined by a ten-round middleweight contest between Curtis Stevens (25-4, 18 KOs) and Patrick Majewski (21-2, 13 KOs).
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| STIVERNE HAS TUESDAY COURT DATE VS. DON & CARL KING
By Scott Shaffer
| Heavyweight Bermane Stiverne will have his day in court against promoter Don King on Tuesday, December 10th. A hearing has been scheduled for New York City before federal judge J. Paul Oetken. Stiverne is suing to free himself of his promotional contract with Don King Productions and his management contract with a company owned by King's stepson, Carl King. Stiverne claims he was forced to sign with Carl King in order to fight a WBC eliminator against Chris Arreola. If Stiverne's claims is true, it would be a violation of the Muhammad Ali Act. Stiverne defeated Arreola and is now attemtping to negotiate a fight against WBC champion Vitali Klitschko without the Kings' involvement.
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| DAVID RODRIGUEZ COMEBACK OPPONENT NAMED
| Press Release: After being away from the ring for two years due to a stabbing, undefeated heavyweight David "Nino" Rodriguez (36-0 with 34 KOs) will return to his boxing career on December 14th at Resorts International Hotel and Casino in Atlantic City, New Jersey. His six-round bout against Darnell Wilson (24-17-3 with 20 KOs), is off-TV, prior to the Amir Mansour vs. Kelvin Price heavyweight main event. Ryan Coyne faces Lionell Thompson in the ten-round light heavyweight co-feature. NBC Sports Network will televise the two main bouts.
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| | | | | | | 50 CENT ANNOUNCES DEC. 20TH SHOW FOR NEW YORK CITY
| Press Release: Two unbeaten junior lightweights Joel Diaz, Jr. (13-0, 11 KOs) and Wanzell Ellison (9-0-1, 5 KOs) face each other on an SMS Promotions show on Friday December 20th at Resorts World Casino NYC in Jamaica, Queens, New York. Tickets are available by calling 718-215-2828,
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| BRONER PUTS HIMSELF #3 ON P4P LIST
| Press Release: Adrien Broner will box Marcos Maidana in defense of his WBA welterweight title on Saturday, Dec. 14th at the Alamodome in San Antonio, Texas. Showtime will broadcast the bout plus three others on a ive basis. Here is what Broner, from Ohio, and Maidana, from Argentina, had to say on a conference call yesterday:
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| | | | | | | HALL OF FAME ANNOUNCES CLASS OF 2014
De La Hoya, Trinidad and Calzaghe lead the way
| The International Boxing Hall of Fame announced its class of 2014 inductees yesterday. The newest boxers added to the Canastota, New York-based Hall of Fame will be Oscar De La Hoya, Felix Trinidad and Joe Calzaghe, three recent, multi-division champions. Also inducted will be British promoter Barry Hearn, referee Richard Steele, writer Graham Houston, photographer Neil Leifer, George Chaney (who boxed from 1910-1928), Charles Ledoux (who boxed from 1909-1926), former middleweight champion Mike O'Dowd, Eugene Corri (a referee who died in the 1930s), and former bareknuckles champion Tom Allen. The announcement was made today by International Boxing Hall of Fame Executive Director Edward Brophy. The induction weekend takes place in Canastota from June 5th -8th.
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| RESULTS FROM NEW YORK CITY
Melson winds headliner, McEwan upset on undercard
| Boyd Melson W8 Gundrick King ... At BB King Blues Club & Grill in New York City, Boyd Melson improved his record to 12-1-1 with a dominant eight-round unanimous decision victory over Gundrick King (18-11). Melson used adept footwork to avoid King's advances and countered effectively with straight rights and jabs. He also found a home for his left hook to the body which sapped his foe's energy enough to keep him from mounting a sustained offense. After eight frames, each judge tallied 80-72, all for Melson.
Luis Rosa TKO3 Andre Wilson... Super bantamweight Luis Rosa improved to 15-0 with an exciting third-round technical knockout of Andre Wilson. Rosa came out fast, and a short left hook dropped Wilson. Rosa followed up that knockdown with another in round two, this time with the right hand. In the third round another huge left hook dropped Wilson, leading to the stoppage.
Dashon Johnson W6 Craig McEwan... Scotland's Craig McEwan was upset by Dashon Johnson via an ugly six-round decision. Johnson (15-13-3) came out on the winning end by scores of 58-55 (twice) and 57-56. McEwan (22-4-1) looked to use his height against the much smaller Johnson, but Johnson was able to effectively get inside McEwan's reach and score with looping shots with both hands. source for all results: dibella entertainment
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| SOLIMAN-SHERRINGTON ON TAP DOWN UNDER
| Les Sherrington (33-6, 19 KOs) will take on Sam Soliman (pictured) at the Melbourne Pavilion in Australia on Wednesday, December 11th. Sherrington told the Chronicle, "“I’m not going down there just to fight him, I’m not going there for the pay day or whatever, I’m going there for the win.” Sherrington has won 14 of his last 15. Soliman (42-11, 17 KOs) hasn't lost since 2008 but his last fight, initially scored a win over Felix Sturm, was erased after Soliman tested positive for an amphetamine-like substance. --Scott Shaffer
| | | | | | | ANGEL GRANADOS: "I'M AN IDIOT FOR FIGHTING TOE-TO-TOE!"
| Press Release: Light welterweight Adrian "El Tigre" Granados has heard it all before. "Fight smart. Stay out of the trenches. Don't go to war if you don't have to," are all familiar bits of advice he's been given many times. But a leopard can't change its spots and, despite all his best-laid pre-fight plans to use his excellent boxing skills, when Granados gets in the ring, the proud Mexican American can't seem to resist a good slugfest. Granados (10-1-2, 6 KOs) of Cicero, Illinois, via Mexico, will face Carlos Winston "El Guerrero" Velasquez (21-17-1, 11 KOs) from Nicaragua on Friday, December 6th at the UIC Pavilion in Chicago.
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| JULIAN WILIAMS TO FACE ORLANDO LORA IN BROOKLYN
| Press Release: This Saturday night at the Barclays Center in Brooklyn, New York, undefeated junior middleweight Julian Williams will see action against Orlando Lora (29-4-2, 19 KOs) in a ten-round bout that will be part of the undercard headlined by the “Battle of Brooklyn” between Zab Judah and Paulie Malignaggi. Before the Showtime cameras roll, Williams and Lora will do battle. [Williams is trained and advised by Boxingtalk's Stephen "Breadman" Edwards].
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| | | | | | | MALIGNAGGI, ALEXANDER AND PORTER OPEN WORKOUT QUOTES
| Press Release: Paulie Malignaggi vs. Zab Judah hgeadlines a Showtime broadcast taking place on Saturday, Dec. 7, 2013 at Barclays Center in Brooklyn, New York. Tickets are available for purchase at barclayscenter.com, ticketmaster.com, or by calling 800-745-3000. At an open workout held on Tuesday, here are what Malignaggi and some of the other boxers appearing on the show had to say:
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| | | | | | | LATE RESULT: JO JO DAN WINS SPLIT DECISION
| Jo Jo Dan W12 Kevin Bizier... In Quebec City this past weekend, welterweight Jo Jo Dan (32-2, 17 KOs) won a twelve-round split-decision victory over hometown favorite and previously undefeated Kevin Bizier. Dan set a blistering pace right from the start and didn't let off the gas. Bizier had success of his own, landing hard shots against the southpaw Dan, but each time Bizier would score, Dan would return fire so to not let Bizier get the upper hand. The fighters ended their grueling battle going toe-to-toe in the center of the ring. source: dibella entertainment press release
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