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Week 6# MEXICO/CARRIBEAN 3-2 vs. AFRICA 2-3
Sunday, April 19, 1992
Palacio de los Deportes; Mexico City, Mexico
HEAVY
Trevor Berbick 40-8-1 (28) Jamaica
Corrie Sanders 14-0 (10) South Africa
Dm4 +0 (Sanders-cut5)
A really bad decision! Berbick’s defense and experience prevented Sanders from landing any blows of consequence. After assumingly winning the first 3 rounds, and with Sanders bleeding heavily from a cut over the right eye, Berbick coasted in the final round. The crowd booed loudly for several minutes after the draw decision was announced.
CRUISER
Uriah Grant 24-10-1 (21) b-Jamaica
Tee Jay 14-4-1 (8) Ghana
Jay Wu4 +2 AFRICA
Grant jumped on the inactive Tee Jay early, looking for an early stoppage, and walked right into a bomb. Grant rose from the knockdown with a new found respect for Jay’s power and never threatened for the remainder of the fight.
LIGHT HEAVY
Leslie Stewart 29-9 (18) Trinidad/Tobago
Drake Thadzi 23-5-2 (20) b-Malawi
Thadzi TKO4 +3 AFRICA
Thadzi cut and dropped Stewart in the 1st, before finishing him off with another knockdown in the 4th and the eventual referee stoppage.
SUPER MIDDLE
Jesus Gallardo 25-3-1 (23) Mexico
Mwehu Beya 17-9-5 (9) b-Congo
Gallardo Wu4 +2 MEXICO/CARRIBEAN
Jesus Gallardo looked good winning a 40-36 decision on all judges scorecards. Unfortunately for the Mexican veteran he injured his right hand in the final round. The injury will remove any chances he had of qualifying for the “Super Middle Weight World Championship” tournament coming up in less than 2 months.
MIDDLE
Mike McCallum 46-2-1 (36) b-Jamaica
Sambu Kalambay 54-5-2 (32) b-Zaire
Kalambay Wu4 +2 AFRICA
A good matchup on paper between two of the sports premier boxers in regards to skills didn’t live up to expectations. Both fought even more defensively than usual, possibly not wanting to be cut so close to the “Middle Weight World Championship” tournament. Kalambay earned the win, 3 rounds to 1.
Jr. MIDDLE
Lloyd Honeyghan 38-5-2 (24) b-Jamaica
Gregory Clark 50-9 (28) South Africa
Honeyghan KO4 +4 MEXICO/CARRIBEAN
Honeyghan was bulldog like in his attack and for the first 2 rounds very effective. It appeared that a Honeyghan win by stoppage was likely, when Clark whipped out a left hook and the native of Jamaica found himself on the canvas until the count reached 8! Honeyghan was undeterred though, and went back on the attack for the final round. A wild overhand right knocked South Africa’s Clark out cold for several minutes.
WELTER
Simon Brown 38-3 (26) b-Jamaica
Nika Khumalo 35-9-2 (18) South Africa
Brown Wu4 +2 MEXICO/CARRIBEAN
Jamaica’s Simon Brown was all business and floored Nika Khumalo less than a minute into the 1st round. Brown seemed to take his foot off the pedal the rest of the way and Khumalo went the 4 round distance.
Jr. WELTER
Edwin Rosario 44-4 (36) Puerto Rico
Ike Quartey 16-3 (14) Ghana
Quartey Wu4 +2 AFRICA
Ike Quartey struggled to make weight and was pushed around the ring in the first 2 rounds by the smaller and older, yet much faster Edwin Rosario. In the 3rd Rosario got caught and was on the canvas for the count of 6. In what appeared would be the deciding round, should the fight go to the cards, Rosario resumed his aggression as if he had never been knocked down and soon found himself back on the canvas x2 and on the losing end of the unanimous decision.
LIGHT
Jorge Paez 38-6-6 (26) Mexico
Aladin Stevens 43-6-7 (19) South Africa
Paez Wu4 +2 MEXICO/CARRIBEAN
Paez bulled Stevens around the ring and controlled the fight, emphasizing his superiority with a 4th round knockdown.
Jr. LIGHT
Cocas Ramirez 60-7-3 (48) Mexico
Kamel Bou-Ali 42-3-2 (30) Tunisia
Bou-Ali KO2 +4 AFRICA
The 34 year old, long time fight veteran, Kamel Bou-Ali looked good in knocking out Jorge “Cocas” Ramirez.
FEATHER
Gregorio Vargas 24-3-1 (15) Mexico
November Ntshingila 21-1-2 (11) South Africa
Vargas Wu4 +2 MEXICO/CARRIBEAN
Vargas made it look easy and Ntshingilia was never really in the fight.
Jr. FEATHER
Raul Perez 49-3-2 (32) Mexico
Vuyani Bungu 19-2 (13) South Africa
Perez Wm4 +2 MEXICO/CARRIBEAN
Home country favorite, Raul "Jibaro" Perez, received the loudest cheers of the day and night, while edging out the unheralded Vuyani Bungu of South Africa in the best fight on the card. The fight was close with some visous exchanges, giving the fans plenty to cheer about and their money’s worth!
BANTAM
Cecilio Espino 23-2 (20) Mexico
Steve Mweme 13-5-1 (5) Kenya
Espino Wu4 +2 MEXICO/CARRIBEAN
Mexican, Cecilio Espino, urged on by his countrymen, floored Kenya’s Steve Mwema twice in the 4th round, while winning a unanimous decision.
Jr. BANTAM
Jose Ruiz 23-4 (7) Puerto Rico
Nana Konadu 18-3-4 (14) b-Ghana
Ruiz Wm4 +2 MEXICO/CARRIBEAN
Jose Ruiz was knocked down in the 1st round, but rose up to knock Konadu down in the 3rd and secure the decision win.
FLY
Isidro Perez 56-8-3 (40) Mexico
Alfred Kotey 14-2 (9) b-Ghana
Perez Wu4 +2 MEXICO/CARRIBEAN (Kotey-cut
Perez won a wide decision, cutting the eye of Kotey and knocking him down one time.
LIGHT FLY
Melchor Cob Castro 36-4-4 (18) Mexico
Jacob Matlala 37-12-1 (18) South Africa
Cob Casto Ws4 +2 MEXICO/CARRIBEAN
Both fighters fought defensively and Mexico’s Melchor Cob Castro edged Jacob Matlala in an inconclusive fight.
STRAW
Fernando Martinez 34-6-2 (20) Mexico
Thamsanqa Sogcwe 21-11-2 (8) South Africa
Sogcwe Wu4 +2 AFRICA (Sogcwe-cut1; Martinez-cut1)
Both fighters had a small cut over the right eye. In the 3rd Martinez was knocked down by an uppercut and that was the difference in the fight being scored for Thamsanqa Sogcwe.
MEXICO/CARRIBEAN +22 10-6-1 (1) WINS
AFRICA +14
FIGHT of the NIGHT: Raul Perez Wm4 Vuyani Bungu
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