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kenyan_cheena · 08-16-2009, 10:55 PM

The Daily Telegraph

*** Late Edition ***

MONDAY 16 OCTOBER 2006

FENECH JOINS JACKSON & DARCY
IN TOURNAMENT FINALS

Story by John Brown

When they signed on with the International Boxing League back in April Sydney boxers Les Darcy, Peter Jackson and Jeff Fenech said that their goal was to bring a trio of world championships to Australia. While Darcy was considered a favourite to claim the league's inaugural middleweight title, Jackson (heavyweight) and Fenech (bantamweight) were not held in the same high regard. However, earlier today Fenech matched the achievements of his two good friends when he scored a 10th round KO of Mexico's Lupe Pintor to secure a berth in the final of his division's Challenger's tournament. Fighting in front of a hostile crowd at the Monterrey Arena Coliseo 15th-seeded Fenech produced a fantastic effort in slowly wearing down Pintor before finishing him off with a jolting right cross 45 seconds into the final round. Fenech held a six-point lead on two cards and a four-point lead on the other heading into the 10th.

Pintor was the second Mexican that Fenech had overcome in consecutive bouts after he'd recorded a gutsy split decision win against Jesus Pimentel in the quarter-finals. Surprisingly, he had a much easier time against Pintor, who was simply unable to handle the Aussie's aggression and relentless style. Fenech established control early, dominating the first four rounds to silence the crowd before Pintor found a glimmer of hope with some good work in the 5th. But it was only a brief detour from the path for Fenech as he took back the momentum in round six and held it through the remaining rounds, despite Pintor's improved resistance. Little was happening early in the final round before Fenech unloaded that right cross, the punch catching Pintor flush on the chin and sending him to the canvas. He started moving at six but never looked like regaining his feet and was counted out at the 0:56 mark.

At the time of the stoppage Fenech had outlanded Pintor 246-151. He improved his perfect record to 18-0(15) while Pintor fell to 27-5(18). Fenech's opponent in the tournament final will be the #1-seeded Argentinian Ernesto Miranda, who pitched a near shutout against Panama's Enrique Pinder on the way to a unanimous decision victory (98-91, 99-90, 98-91). The outclassed Pinder tasted the canvas in rounds eight and nine but never gave up, making Miranda work hard in every frame. Miranda is now 27-3-1(17) and will go into the tournament final as the favourite. But Fenech has already made it this far against the odds so only a fool would dismiss him.

The determined Athens bronze medallist celebrated with Jackson and Darcy in the ring afterwards. Incredibly, the trio are now just a handful of victories from reaching their goal of world championship glory. Darcy will be crowned the IBL's inaugural middleweight world champion if he defeats Japan's Koichi Wajima in their December 22 clash while Jackson and Fenech will earn world title shots with victories in their respective tournament finals. If they are able to pull it off there's no doubt it would be one of the most extraordinary stories in the history of Australian sports.

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Results

(#1) Miranda UD10 (#5) Pinder
(#15) Fenech KO10 (#3) Pintor

Tournament final, to be held 7 January 2007

(#1) Ernesto Miranda (27-3-1(17)) vs (#15) Jeff Fenech (18-0(15))

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08-16-2009, 10:55 PM	#495 (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 Daily Telegraph * Late Edition * MONDAY 16 OCTOBER 2006 FENECH JOINS JACKSON & DARCY IN TOURNAMENT FINALS Story by John Brown When they signed on with the International Boxing League back in April Sydney boxers Les Darcy, Peter Jackson and Jeff Fenech said that their goal was to bring a trio of world championships to Australia. While Darcy was considered a favourite to claim the league's inaugural middleweight title, Jackson (heavyweight) and Fenech (bantamweight) were not held in the same high regard. However, earlier today Fenech matched the achievements of his two good friends when he scored a 10th round KO of Mexico's Lupe Pintor to secure a berth in the final of his division's Challenger's tournament. Fighting in front of a hostile crowd at the Monterrey Arena Coliseo 15th-seeded Fenech produced a fantastic effort in slowly wearing down Pintor before finishing him off with a jolting right cross 45 seconds into the final round. Fenech held a six-point lead on two cards and a four-point lead on the other heading into the 10th. Pintor was the second Mexican that Fenech had overcome in consecutive bouts after he'd recorded a gutsy split decision win against Jesus Pimentel in the quarter-finals. Surprisingly, he had a much easier time against Pintor, who was simply unable to handle the Aussie's aggression and relentless style. Fenech established control early, dominating the first four rounds to silence the crowd before Pintor found a glimmer of hope with some good work in the 5th. But it was only a brief detour from the path for Fenech as he took back the momentum in round six and held it through the remaining rounds, despite Pintor's improved resistance. Little was happening early in the final round before Fenech unloaded that right cross, the punch catching Pintor flush on the chin and sending him to the canvas. He started moving at six but never looked like regaining his feet and was counted out at the 0:56 mark. At the time of the stoppage Fenech had outlanded Pintor 246-151. He improved his perfect record to 18-0(15) while Pintor fell to 27-5(18). Fenech's opponent in the tournament final will be the #1-seeded Argentinian Ernesto Miranda, who pitched a near shutout against Panama's Enrique Pinder on the way to a unanimous decision victory (98-91, 99-90, 98-91). The outclassed Pinder tasted the canvas in rounds eight and nine but never gave up, making Miranda work hard in every frame. Miranda is now 27-3-1(17) and will go into the tournament final as the favourite. But Fenech has already made it this far against the odds so only a fool would dismiss him. The determined Athens bronze medallist celebrated with Jackson and Darcy in the ring afterwards. Incredibly, the trio are now just a handful of victories from reaching their goal of world championship glory. Darcy will be crowned the IBL's inaugural middleweight world champion if he defeats Japan's Koichi Wajima in their December 22 clash while Jackson and Fenech will earn world title shots with victories in their respective tournament finals. If they are able to pull it off there's no doubt it would be one of the most extraordinary stories in the history of Australian sports. --- Results (#1) Miranda UD10 (#5) Pinder (#15) Fenech KO10 (#3) Pintor Tournament final, to be held 7 January 2007 (#1) Ernesto Miranda (27-3-1(17)) vs (#15) Jeff Fenech (18-0(15)) --- __________________ 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)