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Crimson · 05-10-2009, 12:27 AM

Saturday, April 18, 1992; Earls Court; London, England

HEAVY
Francesco Damiani 28-1 (23) Italy
Riddick Bowe 27-0 (23) New York
Bowe Wu4 +2 USA EAST
Bowe won it 40-36 on all 3 scorecards. After losing the first 2 rounds Damiani went into a defensive shell, with the primary purpose of going all 4 rounds.

CRUISER
Derek Angol 25-0 (21) England
Dwight Qawi 39-9-1 (23) New Jersey
Qawi KO3 +4 USA EAST
The 39 year old Dwight Qawi turned back the clock yet again with a mesmerizing 3rd round knockout of the undefeated Englishman Derek Angol. Qawi never gave Angol’s English fans anything to cheer about as he was all over Angol once the opening bell rang. Angol fought back as best he could, but was no match for “The Camden Buzzsaw”!

LIGHT HEAVY
Christophe Tiozzo 30-1 (21) France
Doug DeWitt 32-7-4 (19) New York
Tiozzo Wu4 +2 EUROPE
Tiozzo won a hard fought and deserved decision over the still rugged and tough DeWitt.

SUPER MIDDLE
Frank Nicotra 28-0 (16) France
Darrin Van Horn 47-3 (27) Kentucky
Nicotra Wu4 +2 EUROPE
Van Horn tore after Nicotra in the 1st round and dropped the Frenchman twice. In the 2nd Van Horn was looking to finish off what he’d started in the 1st round with an impressive KO and was having his way when….WHAM “The Schoolboy” found himself on the canvas from a right hand bomb! In the 3rd Van Horn took a shellacking and the referee appeared to be very close to stopping it. Believing his was behind on the scorecards, Van Horn let it all hang out in the 4th and final round. Bleeding now from the mouth Van Horn missed wildly with his shots and the undefeated Nicotra pasted him on his way to securing the unanimous decision win and a hoped for spot in the upcoming “Championship Tournament”.

MIDDLE
Steve Collins 21-1-1 (8) Ireland
Lamar Parks 20-0 (16)
South Carolina Parks Ws4 +2 USA EAST
The Main Even of the evening between USA EAST and EUROPE had the crowd of 18,00+ on their feet cheering and singing, reminiscent of Barry McGuigan’s heyday. “Irish” Steve Collins was a 2-1 favorite, but the undefeated Parks had plenty of bets wagered in his favor also. Collins fought a very defensive fight minimizing the exchanges. The television announcers had Park winning, but with the crowd roaring after every punch Collins threw regardless of it landed or not a decision in his favor seemed likely. When it was announced as split it sounded like the crowd would riot right then and there. And that is exactly what happened when ring announcer Craig Stephens delivered as unpopular a verdict as you may ever see at “Earls Court” and Lamar Parks was announced as the split decision winner! The ensuing riot lasted for over 2 hours. It may be awhile before boxing takes place once again at “Earls Court”. Punch stat favored Collins 87 to 77, but 2 of the judges obviously preferred the power of Parks shots, despite Collins never showing any sign of being visibly hurt by them.

Jr. MIDDLE
Gilbert Dele 33-1-1 (22) France
Aaron Davis 33-1 (20) New York
Davis Wu4 +2 USA EAST (Dele-cut4)
Davis put in a consistent workmanlike performance for all 4 rounds. Dele was never in the fight and his corner struggled to close a cut over his right eye after the 2nd round.

WELTER
Patrizio Oliva 57-4 (20) Italy
Kevin Pompey 25-4-1 (11) New York
Pompey KO2 +4 USA EAST
Pompey jumped on Oliva in the 1st looking to catch the Italian by surprise and score a KO. Oliva responded in kind and the crowd was roaring in approval by the rounds end. Pompey continued to show no respect for Oliva’s power in the 2nd and dropped him briefly for a 2 count with a hook. Pompey showed great killer instinct and a rocket right hand dropped Oliva again. He attempted to rise, but fell in the process, taking the 10 count! A huge upset win for the 3-1 underdog Pompey.

Jr. WELTER
Tony McKenzie 26-7-1 (19) England
Charles Murray 24-1 (16) New York
Murray KO2 +4 USA EAST
To the disappointment of his home country English fans, McKenzie was dropped hard in the 1st round by a left hook. 19 seconds into the 2nd round “The Natural” again dropped McKenzie, this time for the count of 5. Just before the bell ending the round Murray knocked McKenzie out with a straight right.

LIGHT
Carl Crook 25-3-3 (12) England
Sharmba Mitchell 27-0 (14) Washington DC
Mitchell Wu4 +2 USA EAST
A good fight, but England’s Carl Crook was no match for the flash and speed of Sharmba Mitchell. The classy and speedy 21 year old easily won the decision. Crook showed gameness and durability in going all 4 rounds.

Jr. LIGHT
Regilio Tuur 25-4-2 (17) h-Netherlands
Bernard Taylor 44-4-2 (21) b-North Carolina
Tuur Wu4 +2 EUROPE
Tuur came out very aggressively and it paid off with a 2nd round knockdown. In the 3rd Tuur dished out a beating and ½ closed Taylor’s right eye. Tuur didn’t let up in the 4th and only Taylor’s heart and experience allowed him to survive another knockdown and make it to the final bell.

FEATHER
Maurizio Stecca 44-1 (21) Italy
Kevin Kelley 26-0-1 (19) New York
Kelly Wm4 +2 USA EAST
Kelly outboxed the more experienced Stecca on his way to the majority decision win, that seemed more like it should have been unanimous. Stecca hardly landed any punches on Kelly.

Jr. FEATHER
Valerio Nati 46-5-4 (28) Italy
Daryl Pinckney 10-12-2 (8) Florida
Nati Wu4 +2 EUROPE
Nati came out of a short retirement and won an unimpressive decision, in a fight that had the crowd booing the frequent holding and lack of clean punching.

BANTAM
Michele Poddighe 10-3-2 (5) Italy
Junior Jones 24-0-2 (15) New York
Jones KO3 +4 USA EAST
Jones showed no respect for Michele Poddighe, and in the 3rd a beautiful combination knocked the much less experienced Poddighe out cold.

Jr. BANTAM
Vincenzo Belcastro 21-7-6 (4) Italy
Luigi Camputaro 22-10 (8) h-Connecticut
Camputaro Wu4 +2 USA EAST
The Italian born Camputaro, who now lives and trains in Hartford, CT was 0-5 in the Team fights and earning a reputation as a trial horse. He took 3 of the 4 rounds vs. his more established European opponent, Vincenzo Belcastro, for an unexpected win. “Hopefully this win will help to get Camputaro into the Championship tournament. His 5 losses were all to World Class fighters and I think the results might be different over 10 rounds”, declared Camputaro’s trainer.

FLY
Salvatore Fanni 21-1-1 (12) Italy
Mark Johnson 7-3 (6) Washington DC
Johnson Wu4 +2 USA EAST
Johnson might be the best 8-3 boxer fighting professionally today. Fanni is a proven world class fighter with only 1 defeat and 1 draw as a blemishing his 23 fight pro career entering the matchup, and he proved to be no match for quick and powerful Johnson. This one wasn’t close. Nothing Fanni tried was effective.

LIGHT FLY
James Drummond 6-6-1 (5) Scotland
Danny Nunez 22-2-1 (18) h-New York
Nunez Wm4 +2 USA EAST
Nunez seemed to be on auto pilot at times during the fight and almost allowed the 7-1 underdog, Dummond of Scotland to pull off an upset.

STRAW
Danny Porter 12-6-1 (6) England
Kermin Guardia 10-3 (4) h-Florida
Guardia Wu4 +2 USA EAST
Porter won the 1st round to the joy of his English fans, but Guardia swept rounds 2 through 4 on all judges cards to secure the decision victory.

FIGHT OF THE NIGHT: Frank Nicotra Wu4 Darrin Van Horn
EUROPE +8
USA EAST +34 13-4-0 (3) WINS

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Crimson All Star Reserve Join Date: Sep 2007 Posts: 996 Thanks: 682 Thanked 55x in 52 posts	Week 6# EUROPE 2-3 vs. USA EAST 3-2 Saturday, April 18, 1992; Earls Court; London, England HEAVY Francesco Damiani 28-1 (23) Italy Riddick Bowe 27-0 (23) New York Bowe Wu4 +2 USA EAST Bowe won it 40-36 on all 3 scorecards. After losing the first 2 rounds Damiani went into a defensive shell, with the primary purpose of going all 4 rounds. CRUISER Derek Angol 25-0 (21) England Dwight Qawi 39-9-1 (23) New Jersey Qawi KO3 +4 USA EAST The 39 year old Dwight Qawi turned back the clock yet again with a mesmerizing 3rd round knockout of the undefeated Englishman Derek Angol. Qawi never gave Angol’s English fans anything to cheer about as he was all over Angol once the opening bell rang. Angol fought back as best he could, but was no match for “The Camden Buzzsaw”! LIGHT HEAVY Christophe Tiozzo 30-1 (21) France Doug DeWitt 32-7-4 (19) New York Tiozzo Wu4 +2 EUROPE Tiozzo won a hard fought and deserved decision over the still rugged and tough DeWitt. SUPER MIDDLE Frank Nicotra 28-0 (16) France Darrin Van Horn 47-3 (27) Kentucky Nicotra Wu4 +2 EUROPE Van Horn tore after Nicotra in the 1st round and dropped the Frenchman twice. In the 2nd Van Horn was looking to finish off what he’d started in the 1st round with an impressive KO and was having his way when….WHAM “The Schoolboy” found himself on the canvas from a right hand bomb! In the 3rd Van Horn took a shellacking and the referee appeared to be very close to stopping it. Believing his was behind on the scorecards, Van Horn let it all hang out in the 4th and final round. Bleeding now from the mouth Van Horn missed wildly with his shots and the undefeated Nicotra pasted him on his way to securing the unanimous decision win and a hoped for spot in the upcoming “Championship Tournament”. MIDDLE Steve Collins 21-1-1 (8) Ireland Lamar Parks 20-0 (16) South Carolina Parks Ws4 +2 USA EAST The Main Even of the evening between USA EAST and EUROPE had the crowd of 18,00+ on their feet cheering and singing, reminiscent of Barry McGuigan’s heyday. “Irish” Steve Collins was a 2-1 favorite, but the undefeated Parks had plenty of bets wagered in his favor also. Collins fought a very defensive fight minimizing the exchanges. The television announcers had Park winning, but with the crowd roaring after every punch Collins threw regardless of it landed or not a decision in his favor seemed likely. When it was announced as split it sounded like the crowd would riot right then and there. And that is exactly what happened when ring announcer Craig Stephens delivered as unpopular a verdict as you may ever see at “Earls Court” and Lamar Parks was announced as the split decision winner! The ensuing riot lasted for over 2 hours. It may be awhile before boxing takes place once again at “Earls Court”. Punch stat favored Collins 87 to 77, but 2 of the judges obviously preferred the power of Parks shots, despite Collins never showing any sign of being visibly hurt by them. Jr. MIDDLE Gilbert Dele 33-1-1 (22) France Aaron Davis 33-1 (20) New York Davis Wu4 +2 USA EAST (Dele-cut4) Davis put in a consistent workmanlike performance for all 4 rounds. Dele was never in the fight and his corner struggled to close a cut over his right eye after the 2nd round. WELTER Patrizio Oliva 57-4 (20) Italy Kevin Pompey 25-4-1 (11) New York Pompey KO2 +4 USA EAST Pompey jumped on Oliva in the 1st looking to catch the Italian by surprise and score a KO. Oliva responded in kind and the crowd was roaring in approval by the rounds end. Pompey continued to show no respect for Oliva’s power in the 2nd and dropped him briefly for a 2 count with a hook. Pompey showed great killer instinct and a rocket right hand dropped Oliva again. He attempted to rise, but fell in the process, taking the 10 count! A huge upset win for the 3-1 underdog Pompey. Jr. WELTER Tony McKenzie 26-7-1 (19) England Charles Murray 24-1 (16) New York Murray KO2 +4 USA EAST To the disappointment of his home country English fans, McKenzie was dropped hard in the 1st round by a left hook. 19 seconds into the 2nd round “The Natural” again dropped McKenzie, this time for the count of 5. Just before the bell ending the round Murray knocked McKenzie out with a straight right. LIGHT Carl Crook 25-3-3 (12) England Sharmba Mitchell 27-0 (14) Washington DC Mitchell Wu4 +2 USA EAST A good fight, but England’s Carl Crook was no match for the flash and speed of Sharmba Mitchell. The classy and speedy 21 year old easily won the decision. Crook showed gameness and durability in going all 4 rounds. Jr. LIGHT Regilio Tuur 25-4-2 (17) h-Netherlands Bernard Taylor 44-4-2 (21) b-North Carolina Tuur Wu4 +2 EUROPE Tuur came out very aggressively and it paid off with a 2nd round knockdown. In the 3rd Tuur dished out a beating and ½ closed Taylor’s right eye. Tuur didn’t let up in the 4th and only Taylor’s heart and experience allowed him to survive another knockdown and make it to the final bell. FEATHER Maurizio Stecca 44-1 (21) Italy Kevin Kelley 26-0-1 (19) New York Kelly Wm4 +2 USA EAST Kelly outboxed the more experienced Stecca on his way to the majority decision win, that seemed more like it should have been unanimous. Stecca hardly landed any punches on Kelly. Jr. FEATHER Valerio Nati 46-5-4 (28) Italy Daryl Pinckney 10-12-2 (8) Florida Nati Wu4 +2 EUROPE Nati came out of a short retirement and won an unimpressive decision, in a fight that had the crowd booing the frequent holding and lack of clean punching. BANTAM Michele Poddighe 10-3-2 (5) Italy Junior Jones 24-0-2 (15) New York Jones KO3 +4 USA EAST Jones showed no respect for Michele Poddighe, and in the 3rd a beautiful combination knocked the much less experienced Poddighe out cold. Jr. BANTAM Vincenzo Belcastro 21-7-6 (4) Italy Luigi Camputaro 22-10 (8) h-Connecticut Camputaro Wu4 +2 USA EAST The Italian born Camputaro, who now lives and trains in Hartford, CT was 0-5 in the Team fights and earning a reputation as a trial horse. He took 3 of the 4 rounds vs. his more established European opponent, Vincenzo Belcastro, for an unexpected win. “Hopefully this win will help to get Camputaro into the Championship tournament. His 5 losses were all to World Class fighters and I think the results might be different over 10 rounds”, declared Camputaro’s trainer. FLY Salvatore Fanni 21-1-1 (12) Italy Mark Johnson 7-3 (6) Washington DC Johnson Wu4 +2 USA EAST Johnson might be the best 8-3 boxer fighting professionally today. Fanni is a proven world class fighter with only 1 defeat and 1 draw as a blemishing his 23 fight pro career entering the matchup, and he proved to be no match for quick and powerful Johnson. This one wasn’t close. Nothing Fanni tried was effective. LIGHT FLY James Drummond 6-6-1 (5) Scotland Danny Nunez 22-2-1 (18) h-New York Nunez Wm4 +2 USA EAST Nunez seemed to be on auto pilot at times during the fight and almost allowed the 7-1 underdog, Dummond of Scotland to pull off an upset. STRAW Danny Porter 12-6-1 (6) England Kermin Guardia 10-3 (4) h-Florida Guardia Wu4 +2 USA EAST Porter won the 1st round to the joy of his English fans, but Guardia swept rounds 2 through 4 on all judges cards to secure the decision victory. FIGHT OF THE NIGHT: Frank Nicotra Wu4 Darrin Van Horn EUROPE +8 USA EAST +34 13-4-0 (3) WINS Attached Images