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| ON THE SCENE WITH BEN DEAN
Golden Boy Does Broner A Disservice
| There are times in a boxer’s development that he needs his promoters to make the right match-ups for him. Recently, we witnessed Manny Pacquaio vs. Brandon Rios, a fight that when announced could have been labeled as a “showcase” fight. It was a style mismatch, where the opponent, Rios, was selected strictly for the purpose exploiting his style. Rios was likely to be favorable for easy pickings to make Pacquiao, the star fighter, look as effective as possible. When Pacquaio vs. Rios was announced and designated by some as a showcase fight, I went on the record to state that a showcase fight was needed and acceptable for a fighter like Pacquiao, who was coming off of a devastating knockout loss to Juan Manuel Marquez. On the other hand, Adrian Broner is coming off no such disaster.
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| DKP PREPARES FOR COURT BATTLE VS. STIVERNE
By Scott Shaffer
WBC to mediate dispute next week
| Tomorrow, a federal court in New York City will consider heavyweight Bermane Stiverne's request that promoter Don King Productions be temporarily restrained from interfering in negotiations between Stiverne and Vialti Klitschko, the WBC heavyweight champion. Stiverne is the WBC's mandatory contender, meaning he has the right to challenge Klitschko next, but the dispute between Stiverne and DKP is threatening that fight because Klitschko is unsure who to negotiate with. Stiverne is concerned the WBC will allow Klitschko to bypass Stiverne and fight another contender. Today, DKP filed legal papers setting forth its opposition to Stiverne's claims in advance of tomorrow's hearing. Here are some excerpts summarizing DKP's legal position:
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| OPPONENT CHANGE FOR KUBRAT PULEV
| Press Release: Kubrat Pulev (18-0, 9 KOs), the IBF's mandatory heavyweight contender, was scheduled to have stepped into the ring against Sherman Williams this weekend. However, Williams suffered an injury to his right hand in his final preparations and is therefore unable to fight Pulev on December 14th. Instead it will be Joey Abell (29-6, 28 KOs, 2 NC) facing Pulev (pictured) in Neubrandenburg, Germany this Saturday. At 6 foot 4 Abell will represent a physically bigger challenge to Pulev than the 5 foot 11 Williams. "It doesn't matter who I have to beat," stated a self-confident Pulev. "My goal is clear: a fight against Wladimir Klitschko to take all his belts from him!"
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| LATE RESULTS FROM THIS WEEKEND
| Lateef Kayode TKO2 Travis Fulton... Lateef "Power" Kayode (19-0, 15 KOs) won his heavyweight debut on Friday, Dec. 6t Fighting for the first time in 18 months, the former cruiserweight stopped Travis Fulton (21-34, 20 KOs) in the second round at the Chumash Casino in Santa Ynez, California. [Fulton was stopped in the first round by Gerald Washington just a few weeks ago]. Kayode put Fulton down in the first and finished him at 1:33 of the second. Kayode's new promoter Greg Cohen says Kayode will have a few more fights at the new weight and then start looking for some high-profile showdowns. source: greg cohen press release
Bruno Escalante W8 defeated Michael Ruiz... On Saturday in Redwood City, California Bruno Escalante (11-1-1, 5 KOs) defeated Michael Ruiz Jr. (9-4-1, 3 KOs) in an eight-round bout in the 115-pound division. Escalante won by majority decision as the official scorecards read 95-95, 98-92 and 97-93, Bruno Escalante. source: don chargin press release
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| GOLDEN BOY LIVE TO AIR FINAL 2013 SHOW THIS FRIDAY
| Press Release: The final Golden Boy Live! event of 2013 on Fox Sports 1 and Fox Deportes takes place this Friday, Dec. 13th at Fantasy Springs Resort Casino in Indio, Calif. Already featuring Josesito Lopez against Mike Arnaoutis in the main event and Francisco Vargas facing Jerry Belmontes as the co-feature, the card wil lalso feature three more televised bouts, with unbeaten junior middleweight Jermall Charlo taking on Joseph De Los Santos, 2012 U.S. Olympian Joseph "JoJo" Diaz Jr. meeting Mexico's Carlos Rodriguez in a junior featherweight battle and Diaz' Olympic teammate Errol Spence Jr. putting his perfect pro record on the line against Noe Bolanos in junior middleweight action. All three bouts are scheduled for eight rounds.
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| | | | | | | CECILIA BRAEKHUS' NEXT DEFENSE: MYRIAM LAMARE
| Press Release: WBA/WBC/WBO female welterweight champion Cecilia Braekhus (23-0, 7 KOs) will defend her titles against former titlist Myriam Lamare (22-3, 10 KOs) in Frederikshavn, Denmark on January 18th. Lamare, who lives in Marseille, is a former European and world amateur champion and also held the WBA & IBF Female lght welterweight belts.
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| | | | | | | MALIGNAGGI-JUDAH POST-FIGHT QUOTES
| Press Release: “This is an emotional win for me,” said Paul Malignaggi after defeating Zab Judah in Brooklyn, New York on Saturday. “It definitely allows me to continue boxing. If I had lost, I don’t know that I would have wanted to continue. But this big win puts me in the right spot to fight in this division for lots of money…lots. Walking to the ring was pretty surreal. As a teenager I watched Zab fight and to walk into the ring and fighting against him was very surreal. Not that I never expected myself not to be successful, but it was still something very surreal,” continued Malignaggi. “I felt like this showed that this sport can unify everyone. I looked up to this guy when I was coming up in the sport and he’s one of the greats.” [Unlike previous losses (Kostya Tszyu, Floyd Mayweather, etc.), Judah accepted the loss to Malignaggi with grace and maturity, saying], “I came to fight and so did Paulie. It just wasn’t there. This was a great opportunity and a great event. I wanted to be the King of Brooklyn. He wasn’t tougher than me. He stayed on the outside and didn’t engage.”
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| STURM REMAINS RELEVANT BY DEFEATING BARKER FOR IBF BELT
By Scott Shaffer
| Felix Sturm TKO2 Darren Barker... In Germany, Felix Sturm's career continued with a cat-like nine lives, as the middleweight claimed the IBF middleweight title under strange circumstances. Englishman Darren Barker, apparently fighting with an artificial hip, suffered a dislocation of the hip in the second round and suddenly was unable to put much weight on the leg. Although he bravely tried to soldier on to maintain his title, Barker was decked twice and struggling to tie up Sturm when his corner thrw in the towel. Barker did not appear to be hurt by Sturm's punches, but the corner made the correct decision as Barker could not defend himself adequatley. Sturm, 39-3-2, has managed a world class career for over a decade. he has had several title belt reigns, escaped with many controversial decisions or draws, and recently avoided a loss when Sam Soliman tested positive for a mislabeled over-the-counter stimulant. To Sturm's credit, he did outbox a prime Oscar De La Hoya in 2004 only to get robbed by American judges. Sturm remains a huge draw in Germany, although his current middleweight championship credentials are inferior to Sergio Martinez's and Gennady Golovkin.
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| ALI'S ROBE FETCHES $60,000 AT AUCTION
| Press Release: At SCP Auctions’ fall auction, which concluded early Sunday, Muhammad Ali's fight-worn robe, which he wore into the ring against Jimmy Young in 1978 was sold for $60,667. In non-boxing memorabilia, one of track star's Jesse Owens’ 1936 gold medals sold for $1,466,574, the highest price ever paid for a piece of Olympic memorabilia. The record price surpassed that of a silver cup won by the winner of the first modern-day Olympic marathon in 1896 that sold for $865,000 in April 2012 and the highest price paid for a U.S. Olympic item - the "Miracle on Ice" jersey worn by team captain Mike Eruzione - that sold for $657,250 this past February. The auction, including more than 1,000 sports memorabilia items, brought in a total of nearly $4.5 million.
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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 that caused Malignagg to trip over the southpaw Judah's leg. Other than that, Judah had few highlights and appeared to grow old in the ring, fighting a surprisingly passive fight. Malignaggi, who was ready to retire after losing the WBA welterweight belt to Adrian Broner earlier this year, 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 physician 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 late but 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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