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Ian Lord · 11-27-2006, 03:43 PM

16th - Tokyo, Japan

Main event at the Ryogoku Sumo Arena was the eagerly anticipated world heavyweight title eliminator between former world champ Riddick Bowe, and reigning Commonwealth king Lennox Lewis. It was scheduled for twelve.
New Yorks Bowe was making his first appearance since losing his crown to Larry Holmes in August by way of twelfth round stoppage.
Lewis, of London, England, started well, spearing Bowe with his jab and taking the opener. However, from that point on Bowe came on strong, taking the second by landing some power shots, then dropping Lewis briefly in the third with a cross to the head, a punch which was to trouble Lennox all night.
The fourth was an all-action round, with Bowe just clinching it. Lewis took the fifth by utilising his jab again, but had a bad seventh, looking as though he was going to go down before being saved by the bell.
The eighth and ninth again had the crowd on their feet, with nothing between the two men in either round.
Lewis hit the deck again in the tenth, albeit briefly following a hook to the head. He regained his feet but you could sense the end was nigh. The end came after 19 seconds of the eleventh, when Lewis was unable to regain his feet after being floored by another hook.
Bowe, who improves to 9-2-1 [7], will now meet the winner of Holmes - 'Bonecrusher' Smith next year.
Lewis dipped to 18-2 [12].

Chief support saw Tadeshi Mihara make short work of Shinji Takehara, finishing him off after one minute with a pulverising uppercut. Mihara, who improved to 6-6 [4], retained his Asian, Oriental, and Japanese middleweight belts that he won by beating Takehara last November for [TKO5]. This was his first defense. Takehara dropped to 4-6 [4].

Fillipino lightweight Rolando Navarrette won the vacant Asian title, by knocking out Japan's Yatsune Uehara at the end of the third round. It wasn a good scrap while it lasted, with Navarrette getting the better of it, even though he suffered a nasty gash over his right eye in the second which threatened to stop the fight. This seemed to make him even more urgent as he dropped Uehara in the third before finishing him off in the fourth. Navarrette improves his pro log to 5-2-1 [1]. Uehara's drops to 2-5-1.

In aheavyweight contest scheduled for ten, Oliver McCall stopped Tony'TNT' Tubbs at 2.43 of the eighth, after being in control most of the fight. Tubbs, fresh off his win over hot heavyweight prospect George Foreman, was hoping to capitalise on his victory but it wasn't to be. The referee stopped the bout after Tubbs, now 9-9-1 [3], went down for a third time in the round. McCall improved to 14-3 [6].

There was an excellent lightweight scrap between Charlie 'Choo Choo' Brown and Ernesto Espana. Both men going toe to toe from the off. Espana's left eye began to swell in the second, and Brown hit the canvas twice in the fourth. Brown came roaring back and dropped Espana in the fifth before Espana came back strong and stopped Brown in the seventh at the 2.58 mark while he was firing away at will. It was a really back and forth contest while it lasted. Espana improved to 5-3-1 [3], whilst Brown dropped to 3-6 [1].

The opener saw lightweights Tirso Albia of the Phillipines and Mexican Jose Luis Ramirez box to a four round draw. It was Ramirez' pro debut.

11-27-2006, 03:43 PM	#349 (permalink)
Ian Lord All Star Starter Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Coventry, England. Posts: 1,671 Thanks: 270 Thanked 29x in 29 posts	16th - Tokyo, Japan Main event at the Ryogoku Sumo Arena was the eagerly anticipated world heavyweight title eliminator between former world champ Riddick Bowe, and reigning Commonwealth king Lennox Lewis. It was scheduled for twelve. New Yorks Bowe was making his first appearance since losing his crown to Larry Holmes in August by way of twelfth round stoppage. Lewis, of London, England, started well, spearing Bowe with his jab and taking the opener. However, from that point on Bowe came on strong, taking the second by landing some power shots, then dropping Lewis briefly in the third with a cross to the head, a punch which was to trouble Lennox all night. The fourth was an all-action round, with Bowe just clinching it. Lewis took the fifth by utilising his jab again, but had a bad seventh, looking as though he was going to go down before being saved by the bell. The eighth and ninth again had the crowd on their feet, with nothing between the two men in either round. Lewis hit the deck again in the tenth, albeit briefly following a hook to the head. He regained his feet but you could sense the end was nigh. The end came after 19 seconds of the eleventh, when Lewis was unable to regain his feet after being floored by another hook. Bowe, who improves to 9-2-1 [7], will now meet the winner of Holmes - 'Bonecrusher' Smith next year. Lewis dipped to 18-2 [12]. Chief support saw Tadeshi Mihara make short work of Shinji Takehara, finishing him off after one minute with a pulverising uppercut. Mihara, who improved to 6-6 [4], retained his Asian, Oriental, and Japanese middleweight belts that he won by beating Takehara last November for [TKO5]. This was his first defense. Takehara dropped to 4-6 [4]. Fillipino lightweight Rolando Navarrette won the vacant Asian title, by knocking out Japan's Yatsune Uehara at the end of the third round. It wasn a good scrap while it lasted, with Navarrette getting the better of it, even though he suffered a nasty gash over his right eye in the second which threatened to stop the fight. This seemed to make him even more urgent as he dropped Uehara in the third before finishing him off in the fourth. Navarrette improves his pro log to 5-2-1 [1]. Uehara's drops to 2-5-1. In aheavyweight contest scheduled for ten, Oliver McCall stopped Tony'TNT' Tubbs at 2.43 of the eighth, after being in control most of the fight. Tubbs, fresh off his win over hot heavyweight prospect George Foreman, was hoping to capitalise on his victory but it wasn't to be. The referee stopped the bout after Tubbs, now 9-9-1 [3], went down for a third time in the round. McCall improved to 14-3 [6]. There was an excellent lightweight scrap between Charlie 'Choo Choo' Brown and Ernesto Espana. Both men going toe to toe from the off. Espana's left eye began to swell in the second, and Brown hit the canvas twice in the fourth. Brown came roaring back and dropped Espana in the fifth before Espana came back strong and stopped Brown in the seventh at the 2.58 mark while he was firing away at will. It was a really back and forth contest while it lasted. Espana improved to 5-3-1 [3], whilst Brown dropped to 3-6 [1]. The opener saw lightweights Tirso Albia of the Phillipines and Mexican Jose Luis Ramirez box to a four round draw. It was Ramirez' pro debut. Last edited by Ian Lord; 11-27-2006 at 03:48 PM.