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kenyan_cheena · 05-27-2009, 10:42 PM

THE LONDON TIMES

Tuesday 12 September 2006

JACKSON TO TACKLE GERMAN
IN TOURNAMENT FINAL

Story by James Simpson

Today East London's Ashley Jackson stands just a single victory away from what will be a fairytale start to his professional boxing career after securing a place in the final of the International Boxing League's Inter-Continental Welterweight Championship tournament last night in Japan. Jackson destroyed the Frenchman Francois Pavilla, dominating and punishing him for the first three rounds before knocking him down twice in round four, Pavilla being counted out at the 2:51 mark to end the contest. It was Jackson's seventh consecutive stoppage victory, the last three of which have come in the tournament. He knocked out 2nd seed Miguel Velasquez in three rounds in stage one and then stopped the Australian Hector Thompson in the 7th round of their quarter-final bout.

With fourteen career wins under his belt Pavilla was the most experienced combatant remaining in the tournament but that mattered little. He was simply no match for the explosive 18 year-old, Jackson connecting with an astonishing 177 of 436 punches during the fight's four rounds. Pavilla landed just 52 of 168. In the eight weeks since the quarter-finals Jackson's already considerable celebrity status continued to grow here in England, but in a pleasing contrast to the weeks leading up to his win against Thompson he had been much more dedicated to his training regime. He stepped between the ropes last night in fantastic shape, his torso ripped and lean with an impressive six pack having been unveiled during the previous evening's weigh-in. Jackson is something of a comedian and a clown but he was in a deadly serious mood in the moments before the opening bell, his attitude a clear indication of how important the fight was to him.

Jackson's record is now 9-0(8). His opponent in the championship bout will be Germany's Reinhardt Kohler, who sent the crowd at Tokyo's Korakuen Hall home in a disappointed mood after putting their man Akio Kameda to sleep with a single, jolting right cross one minute into the 1st round. Kameda did not move for the duration of the count, the fight over at the 1:13 mark. Both men had performed well in the quarter-finals, Kameda stopping Australia's Justin Rowsell in six rounds and Kohler upstaging the tournament's #1 seed Roberto Cruz with a unanimous decision win. Kohler was able to take Kameda out early and his punching power is something that Jackson will have to be weary of when the two men square off on the 4th of December.

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Semi-final results

(#15) Jackson KO4 (#3) Pavilla
(#9) Kohler KO1 (#5) Kameda

Championship bout, 4 December

(#9) Reinhardt Kohler (9-1(5)) vs (#15) Ashley Jackson (9-0(8))

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05-27-2009, 10:42 PM	#370 (permalink)
kenyan_cheena Hall Of Famer Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: Sydney, NSW, Australia Posts: 7,598 Thanks: 81 Thanked 143x in 125 posts	THE LONDON TIMES Tuesday 12 September 2006 JACKSON TO TACKLE GERMAN IN TOURNAMENT FINAL Story by James Simpson Today East London's Ashley Jackson stands just a single victory away from what will be a fairytale start to his professional boxing career after securing a place in the final of the International Boxing League's Inter-Continental Welterweight Championship tournament last night in Japan. Jackson destroyed the Frenchman Francois Pavilla, dominating and punishing him for the first three rounds before knocking him down twice in round four, Pavilla being counted out at the 2:51 mark to end the contest. It was Jackson's seventh consecutive stoppage victory, the last three of which have come in the tournament. He knocked out 2nd seed Miguel Velasquez in three rounds in stage one and then stopped the Australian Hector Thompson in the 7th round of their quarter-final bout. With fourteen career wins under his belt Pavilla was the most experienced combatant remaining in the tournament but that mattered little. He was simply no match for the explosive 18 year-old, Jackson connecting with an astonishing 177 of 436 punches during the fight's four rounds. Pavilla landed just 52 of 168. In the eight weeks since the quarter-finals Jackson's already considerable celebrity status continued to grow here in England, but in a pleasing contrast to the weeks leading up to his win against Thompson he had been much more dedicated to his training regime. He stepped between the ropes last night in fantastic shape, his torso ripped and lean with an impressive six pack having been unveiled during the previous evening's weigh-in. Jackson is something of a comedian and a clown but he was in a deadly serious mood in the moments before the opening bell, his attitude a clear indication of how important the fight was to him. Jackson's record is now 9-0(8). His opponent in the championship bout will be Germany's Reinhardt Kohler, who sent the crowd at Tokyo's Korakuen Hall home in a disappointed mood after putting their man Akio Kameda to sleep with a single, jolting right cross one minute into the 1st round. Kameda did not move for the duration of the count, the fight over at the 1:13 mark. Both men had performed well in the quarter-finals, Kameda stopping Australia's Justin Rowsell in six rounds and Kohler upstaging the tournament's #1 seed Roberto Cruz with a unanimous decision win. Kohler was able to take Kameda out early and his punching power is something that Jackson will have to be weary of when the two men square off on the 4th of December. * Semi-final results (#15) Jackson KO4 (#3) Pavilla (#9) Kohler KO1 (#5) Kameda Championship bout, 4 December** (#9) Reinhardt Kohler (9-1(5)) vs (#15) Ashley Jackson (9-0(8)) * __________________ The Greatest Prize in Sports (a TBCB Dynasty) The Greatest Prize in Sports: Almanac kenyan_cheena's NBA 2K11 Off Topic Dynasty Major League Baseball: 1990 and Beyond... (an OOTP11 Dynasty)**