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kenyan_cheena · 12-15-2007, 07:55 PM

NIGERIAN TEENAGER MAKES
VICTORIOUS DEBUT IN HOMELAND

Friday 30 August 2002

Fighting in front of a hometown crowd at Lagos' Surelere Stadium, Nigeria's Tebiro Diaw made a successful start to his Future Contender series campaign with a 5th round TKO of Argentina's Juan Rivero. The 19 year-old was in control of the contest through the first four rounds, having cut Rivero in the 3rd. When a hard left hook worsened the wound two minutes into round five the ringside doctor and referee agreed that the fight should not continue.

Diaw hails from the same Lagos neighbourhood as IBL Light-Heavyweight competitor Celestine Amakochi and Heavyweight Boxing Federation slugger Omovo Okocha. Both men accompanied him to the ring before the bout, their presence only adding to the applause that resonated throughout the stadium. Diaw is one of twelve Nigerians numbered amongst the ranks of the International Boxing League and based on tonight's performance he has a solid future ahead of him.

In the evening's Co-Feature Japan's Hiromi Kamamoto scored another victory for his homeland, taking a dominant unanimous decision against Congo fighter Lomana Wamba (59-55, 58-56, 59-55). The 19 year-old showed some impressive skills, in particular a killer left jab that gave Wamba all sorts of trouble.

The event saw a first in either the HBF or IBL when New Orleans native Charley Joseph won by a technical unanimous decision against Utah's Don Fullmer. Joseph was well on his way to victory before an accidental headclash late in round four opened a terrible gash over Fullmer's left eye. The bout was stopped and with it having passed the midway point Joseph was declared the winner, as he was leading 30-27 on all three cards. Mention should also be made of the action-packed stoush between the Australian David Gibbs and Argentina's Diego Kempes. The two men landed a combined total of 310 punches (Gibbs 173, Kempes 147), the verdict being a draw...

SUMMARY OF RESULTS
INTERNATIONAL BOXING LEAGUE FIGHT CARD
FRIDAY 30 AUGUST 2002
SURELERE STADIUM, LAGOS, NIGERIA

IBL FUTURE CONTENDER SERIES
MIDDLEWEIGHT DIVISION - GROUP TWO, SERIES ONE

OPENING BOUT

Coley Welch D6 Guillermo Carriles

PRELIMINARY 1

Charley Joseph TUD4 Don Fullmer

PRELIMINARY 2

David Gibbs D6 Diego Kempes

SUPPORT BOUT

Steve Belloise UD6 Mariano Ronaldo

CO-FEATURE

Hiromi Kamamoto UD6 Lomana Wamba

MAIN EVENT

Tebiro Diaw TKO5 Juan Rivero

12-15-2007, 07:55 PM	#351 (permalink)
kenyan_cheena Hall Of Famer Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: Sydney, NSW, Australia Posts: 4,631	NIGERIAN TEENAGER MAKES VICTORIOUS DEBUT IN HOMELAND Friday 30 August 2002 Fighting in front of a hometown crowd at Lagos' Surelere Stadium, Nigeria's Tebiro Diaw made a successful start to his Future Contender series campaign with a 5th round TKO of Argentina's Juan Rivero. The 19 year-old was in control of the contest through the first four rounds, having cut Rivero in the 3rd. When a hard left hook worsened the wound two minutes into round five the ringside doctor and referee agreed that the fight should not continue. Diaw hails from the same Lagos neighbourhood as IBL Light-Heavyweight competitor Celestine Amakochi and Heavyweight Boxing Federation slugger Omovo Okocha. Both men accompanied him to the ring before the bout, their presence only adding to the applause that resonated throughout the stadium. Diaw is one of twelve Nigerians numbered amongst the ranks of the International Boxing League and based on tonight's performance he has a solid future ahead of him. In the evening's Co-Feature Japan's Hiromi Kamamoto scored another victory for his homeland, taking a dominant unanimous decision against Congo fighter Lomana Wamba (59-55, 58-56, 59-55). The 19 year-old showed some impressive skills, in particular a killer left jab that gave Wamba all sorts of trouble. The event saw a first in either the HBF or IBL when New Orleans native Charley Joseph won by a technical unanimous decision against Utah's Don Fullmer. Joseph was well on his way to victory before an accidental headclash late in round four opened a terrible gash over Fullmer's left eye. The bout was stopped and with it having passed the midway point Joseph was declared the winner, as he was leading 30-27 on all three cards. Mention should also be made of the action-packed stoush between the Australian David Gibbs and Argentina's Diego Kempes. The two men landed a combined total of 310 punches (Gibbs 173, Kempes 147), the verdict being a draw... SUMMARY OF RESULTS INTERNATIONAL BOXING LEAGUE FIGHT CARD FRIDAY 30 AUGUST 2002 SURELERE STADIUM, LAGOS, NIGERIA IBL FUTURE CONTENDER SERIES MIDDLEWEIGHT DIVISION - GROUP TWO, SERIES ONE OPENING BOUT Coley Welch D6 Guillermo Carriles PRELIMINARY 1 Charley Joseph TUD4 Don Fullmer PRELIMINARY 2 David Gibbs D6 Diego Kempes SUPPORT BOUT Steve Belloise UD6 Mariano Ronaldo CO-FEATURE Hiromi Kamamoto UD6 Lomana Wamba MAIN EVENT Tebiro Diaw TKO5 Juan Rivero __________________ MLB: 1958 and Beyond... The Greatest Prize in Sports Last edited by kenyan_cheena : 12-16-2007 at 08:15 PM.