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Crimson · 06-14-2009, 12:12 PM

Friday, July 3rd, 1992
Arizona Veteran’s Memorial Coliseum; Phoenix, AZ
Michael “Manitas de Piedra” Carbajal 26-0-1 (14) Arizona IBF
vs.
Ala Villamor 23-0-1 (20) Philippines
Phoenix hometown favorite Michael Carbajal would be defending his IBF Light Fly title at the “Arizona Veteran’s Memorial Colisium”, the same venue where he won the title in 1990. This was to be Carbajal’s 6th defense of his IBF belt and would be against his most formidable opponent since dethroning Muangchai Kittikasem. Villamor was a 5-2 underdog to win the belt in hostile territory.

The 1988 Olympic Gold Medalist was greeted with thunderous applause from the capacity crowd of 14,870. Carbajal attacked the body with blistering combinations in the first that clearly bothered Villamor. Carbajal’s defense was superb and Villamor found it difficult to mount an effective attack through the first 2 rounds.

Villamor finally got through with some decent shots in the 3rd, leading to some reddening of Carbajal’s right eye. Perhaps wary of Villamor’s vaunted power, Carbajal was fighting a surprisingly defensive fight. After 5 rounds the ringside analyst had it 3 rounds to 2 favoring Carbajal 48-47. The fans of “Manitas de Piedra” continued to cheer in support, but were also looking forward to Carbajal displaying some of his own vaunted power.

Carbajal became more offensive in the 6th and had his best round of the fight. In the 7th, Villamor landed the most hurtful punch of the fight by either fighter, when a left hook staggered Carbajal. By the end of the round Carbajal was having difficulty seeing the punches coming at him, as his right eye was now ½ closed.

Villamor’s corner implored him to knock Carbajal out and not leave it up to the judges to decide his fate. Entering the 10th round the ringside analyst had it 87-84 in favor of Carbajal. Michael’s trainer and brother Danny instructed him to continue boxing from the outside and counter the powershot misses of Villamor.

Carbajal came out for the 12th and final round confident that he had the decision wrapped up on the cards. Punchstat supported that belief, favoring him 305 to 199 in punches landed, as did the ringside analyst scorecard at 106-104. After boxing superbly in the 12th round, the decision was announced as unanimous for Carbajal by scores of 117-112, 117-114, and 118-110.

Next up for Michael Carbajal would be a highly anticipated unification match vs. newly crowned WBO boss Myung-Woo Yuh.
Michael Carbajal IBF Wu12 Ala Villamor

Michael Carbajal vs. Humberto Gonzalez I
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e-hyl...91306F&index=0
YouTube - Carbajal vs Gonzalez pt2
YouTube - Carbajal vs Gonzalez pt3
YouTube - Carbajal vs Gonzalez pt4

06-14-2009, 12:12 PM	#139 (permalink)
Crimson All Star Reserve Join Date: Sep 2007 Posts: 996 Thanks: 682 Thanked 55x in 52 posts	Light Fly Quarter Final Friday, July 3rd, 1992 Arizona Veteran’s Memorial Coliseum; Phoenix, AZ Michael “Manitas de Piedra” Carbajal 26-0-1 (14) Arizona IBF vs. Ala Villamor 23-0-1 (20) Philippines Phoenix hometown favorite Michael Carbajal would be defending his IBF Light Fly title at the “Arizona Veteran’s Memorial Colisium”, the same venue where he won the title in 1990. This was to be Carbajal’s 6th defense of his IBF belt and would be against his most formidable opponent since dethroning Muangchai Kittikasem. Villamor was a 5-2 underdog to win the belt in hostile territory. The 1988 Olympic Gold Medalist was greeted with thunderous applause from the capacity crowd of 14,870. Carbajal attacked the body with blistering combinations in the first that clearly bothered Villamor. Carbajal’s defense was superb and Villamor found it difficult to mount an effective attack through the first 2 rounds. Villamor finally got through with some decent shots in the 3rd, leading to some reddening of Carbajal’s right eye. Perhaps wary of Villamor’s vaunted power, Carbajal was fighting a surprisingly defensive fight. After 5 rounds the ringside analyst had it 3 rounds to 2 favoring Carbajal 48-47. The fans of “Manitas de Piedra” continued to cheer in support, but were also looking forward to Carbajal displaying some of his own vaunted power. Carbajal became more offensive in the 6th and had his best round of the fight. In the 7th, Villamor landed the most hurtful punch of the fight by either fighter, when a left hook staggered Carbajal. By the end of the round Carbajal was having difficulty seeing the punches coming at him, as his right eye was now ½ closed. Villamor’s corner implored him to knock Carbajal out and not leave it up to the judges to decide his fate. Entering the 10th round the ringside analyst had it 87-84 in favor of Carbajal. Michael’s trainer and brother Danny instructed him to continue boxing from the outside and counter the powershot misses of Villamor. Carbajal came out for the 12th and final round confident that he had the decision wrapped up on the cards. Punchstat supported that belief, favoring him 305 to 199 in punches landed, as did the ringside analyst scorecard at 106-104. After boxing superbly in the 12th round, the decision was announced as unanimous for Carbajal by scores of 117-112, 117-114, and 118-110. Next up for Michael Carbajal would be a highly anticipated unification match vs. newly crowned WBO boss Myung-Woo Yuh. Michael Carbajal IBF Wu12 Ala Villamor Michael Carbajal vs. Humberto Gonzalez I http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e-hyl...91306F&index=0 YouTube - Carbajal vs Gonzalez pt2 YouTube - Carbajal vs Gonzalez pt3 YouTube - Carbajal vs Gonzalez pt4 Attached Images Last edited by Crimson; 07-19-2009 at 01:59 PM.