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The Havana card should be posted in about 27 hours or so, along with some of the 19/09/02 happenings...

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ANOTHER ONE BITES THE DUST:
ZULUETA BECOMES LATES MEDAL WINNER
TO LOSE IN PROFESSIONAL DEBUT

Wednesday 18 September 2002

It was only eight days ago when sports journalist James Reynolds wrote a column for the New York Age in which he stated that some of the International Boxing League's Olympic medal-winning competitors were "looking too far ahead". The article came in the aftermath of surprise defeats suffered by Jamaica's Mike McCallum, Germany's Graciano Rocchigiani and the Puerto Rican Felix Trinidad in the league's World Championship regional qualifying tournaments. At the end of it Reynolds said that he "wouldn't be surprised if we see two or three more upsets of this nature before series one is completed".

Well, we didn't have to wait long for another name to be added to the list as Cuba's Lightweight silver medallist Orlando Zulueta lost a split decision verdict to Dominican Republic native Vilomar Fernandez (58-57, 57-58, 58-57) tonight at Havana's Gran Stadium. It's true that Fernandez is quite a talented fighter in his own right but Zulueta was expected to be too classy and sharp for him to handle. In the end the opposite proved to be the truth as Fernandez overcame a slow start to finish strongly, sweeping rounds four through six on two scorecards.

Despite the surprise result it was by no means an extraordinary or even a dramatic contest. Both men fight a similar style and spent most of the evening camped behind a potent left jab, scoring quite well with it. Where Zulueta lost the bout was, unsurprisingly, in the bottom half of it as he was either unable or unwilling to match Fernandez's aggression and workrate. His inability to do this allowed the contest to slip through his fingers where even one convincing round out of those last three would have reversed the result.

Fernandez's corner exploded with jubilation when the verdict was announced, the 20 year-old collapsing to his knees and saying a thank you to the heavens. The crowd sat in stunned silence, many unable to comprehend that their greatest hope for success in the Lightweight division had fallen to defeat in his debut. Zulueta appeared beyond consolation, knowing he'd disappointed so many and also knowing that there was absolutely nothing he could do about it.

Punch totals

Fernandez: 116/690 (.168)
Zulueta: 111/387 (.284)

(to be continued)

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(continuation)

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Undercard Highlights...

* After months of verbal sparring with his fellow countryman but hated rival Hector Camacho, Puerto Rico's Edwin Rosario stepped into the ring for his professional debut tonight hoping to impress. He succeeded in that goal but his efforts weren't enough to satisfy the judges as he was held to a draw by the unfancied Trinidad and Tobago native Claude Noel. In an action-packed contest Noel overachieved just enough to secure the surprising result. When it was all over each scorecard showed a 57-57 verdict but in the opinion of some at ringside Rosario had been hard done by.

The opening round was even most of the way through, Noel just edging it with a flurry in the final thirty seconds before Rosario appeared to have the better of an exciting round two. He maintained control through the 3rd but Noel was back in the running after a busy 4th. Round five looked to be another close one until Rosario stole it with a ripping body shot and a hard right hand late in the piece. He then controlled the final stanza and felt he'd done enough to win.

Noel landed more punches (162-148) but never came close to hurting Rosario. The Puerto Rican was the busier, more willing fighter throughout, connecting with a bunch of damaging blows and throwing almost twice as many punches as Noel (596-304). Rosario did not hide his disappointment afterwards.

"So they award him for landing his little pancake punches!?!" he fumed. "My sister can hit harder than him. I really can't believe this, can't believe that they could think he was anywhere close to winning that fight."

* To make matters worse for Rosario, his enemy Hector Camacho scored a dazzling unanimous decision victory over highly-regarded compatriot Alfredo Escalera in the Co-Feature (59-54, 59-55, 59-54). Entering the ring accompanied by a quartet of curvaceous latina beauties Camacho was the definition of smug overconfidence, wearing a maroon satin robe and trunks of the same colour that were ablaze with silver and gold sequins. Ricky Martin's "Livin' La Vida Loca" was abusing the arena's speakers, Camacho busting some latin-infused dance moves and cavorting with his female friends much to Escalera's chagrin.

When the bout started Camacho was able to back up his outlandish antics in fantastic style, using blinding hand speed to keep Escalera on the back foot before sending him to the canvas with a stinging ribshot late in the round. Escalera was up at five and survived the round, but not before Camacho peppered him with a jolting three-punch combo at the bell. The 19 year-old shouted and nodded his head confidently as he scrambled back to his corner, pumped up and in charge. He'd landed 38 punches in the frame, that total being eclipsed when he connected with 53 in an astonishing 2nd round, Camacho catching Escalera with something akin to machine gun fire in between some surprisingly hard power shots. A solid left hook and a snapping uppercut late in the round had Escalera on unsteady legs but once again he made it to the bell.

It continued in this fashion through the next four rounds, although Escalera increased his workrate as the fight progressed. It didn't help him as, to go with his exciting offense, Camacho displayed excellence on the defensive side of things also. He only took his foot off the accelerator in the 4th before re-applying the blowtorch in the 5th and then again in a frantic final round. Even though he had clearly dominated the contest Camacho tried to knock his man out, stalking Escalera around the ring in a display of aggression that no one had expected.

Punch totals

Camacho: 220/590 (.373)
Escalera: 106/532 (.199)

"I came out here to make a statement," said an exuberant Camacho. "Let no one doubt that I am the man to beat in this group and the whole Lightweight division. Not Whitaker or that African guy Nelson or even Zulueta, and definitely not Rosario. It's me, Hectorrr, Ca-ma-cho!!!"

Camacho's supporting entourage ate it all up, chanting his name and clapping as he nodded and pumped his right fist high in the air. Despite the sheer arrogance and bragadociousness of it all, one could not help but be caught up in the excitement of the celebration. Camacho schooled Escalera beyond a shadow of a doubt and that is no mean feat. It will be fascinating to see if he can produce a performance of this quality in his next outing...

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SUMMARY OF RESULTS
INTERNATIONAL BOXING LEAGUE FIGHT CARD
WEDNESDAY 18 SEPTEMBER 2002
GRAN STADIUM, HAVANA, CUBA

IBL WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP
REGIONAL QUALIFYING TOURNAMENT, SERIES ONE
LIGHTWEIGHT DIVISION
REGION: CARIBBEAN


OPENING BOUT

Angel Robinson Garcia D6 Doug Vaillant

PRELIMINARY 1

Sammy Serrano UD6 Gregorio Pumares

PRELIMINARY 2

Felix Brown SD6 Teo Cruz

SUPPORT BOUT

Claude Noel D6 Edwin Rosario

CO-FEATURE

Hector Camacho UD6 Alfredo Escalera

MAIN EVENT

Vilomar Fernandez SD6 Orlando Zulueta

***

Series Two Matchups...

ORLANDO ZULUETA (0-1-0) vs ANGEL ROBINSON GARCIA (0-0-1)
GREGORIO PUMARES (0-1-0) vs ALFREDO ESCALERA (0-1-0)
CLAUDE NOEL (0-0-1) vs FELIX BROWN (1-0-0)
EDWIN ROSARIO (0-0-1) vs TEO CRUZ (0-1-0)
VILOMAR FERNANDEZ (1-0-0) vs DOUG VAILLANT (0-0-1)
SAMMY SERRANO (1-0-0) vs HECTOR CAMACHO (1-0-0)

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KENTUCKY TEEN MAKES
VICTORIOUS DEBUT DOWN UNDER

Thursday 19 September 2002

While most of America was sleeping, 19 year-old Kentucky native Jack Blackburn made a successful start to his professional boxing career. Fighting at the Sydney Stadium in Australia at 3am US east coast time, Blackburn scored a no-nonsense unanimous decision victory over Colombia's Hugo Barraza (58-55, 57-56, 58-55) in his opening Lightweight Future Contender series bout.

Blackburn's lightning fists and defensive skills gave Barraza all kinds of headaches but to his credit the Colombian showed some stubborn resistance during the middle rounds. Wearing oversized trunks of solid white, Blackburn sent Barraza to the canvas with a flush uppercut twenty seconds from the end of round one and after Barraza's mid-fight resurgence the Versailles-born teenager finished nicely with a dominant 5th and 6th. Blackburn outlanded Barraza 227-88.

***

Boston's Sammy Fuller suffered a surprise unanimous decision defeat at the hands of Venezuela's Alfredo Marcano in the Co-Feature (59-55, 60-55 58-57). It was an underwhelming contest in which neither man never really got going, although Marcano showed more aggression and was rewarded for it on the scorecards.


SUMMARY OF RESULTS
INTERNATIONAL BOXING LEAGUE FIGHT CARD
THURSDAY 19 SEPTEMBER 2002
SYDNEY STADIUM, SYDNEY, NEW SOUTH WALES, AUSTRALIA

IBL FUTURE CONTENDER SERIES
LIGHTWEIGHT DIVISION - GROUP ONE, SERIES ONE


OPENING BOUT

Bob Allotey MD6 Enrique Bolanos

PRELIMINARY 1

Sammy Angott D6 George Dunn

PRELIMINARY 2

Mario Martinez UD6 Emory Cabana

SUPPORT BOUT

Jose Luis Ramirez D6 Jackie Beard

CO-FEATURE

Alfredo Marcano UD6 Sammy Fuller

MAIN EVENT

Jack Blackburn UD6 Hugo Barraza

[Ric915]

As always KC great write ups. It's almost time to commence the whoppin

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A GOLDEN NIGHT IN PANAMA

Thursday 19 September 2002

Fighting in front of a fanatical home crowd at Panama City's La Macarena 17 year-old firebrand Roberto Duran made a victorious start to his professional boxing career tonight, defeating Argentina's Carlos Canete by a comprehensive unanimous decision (60-52 on all three cards). Duran more than lived up to the reputation he's garnered through an amateur career within his homeland and an eye-popping display at the International Boxing League's selection trials.

Duran dominated his clearly outclassed opponent, controlling the opening four rounds before putting an exclamation point on his efforts with knockdowns in the 5th and 6th rounds. Duran was like some sort of human wrecking machine, pounding the hapless Argentinian with hard lefts and rights. Duran landed 225 of 717 punches (.314), Canete just 69 of 155 (.445). The Panama native's corner had implored referee Enzo Montero to bring an end to the contest earlier as it was obvious by the end of round three that Canete was out of Duran's league. Showing little excitement, Duran nevertheless acknowledged the audience's applause after the verdict had been announced. He said later that it was a great experience fighting in front of his fellow countrymen but it would have been silly for him to celebrate such a one-sided win.

"I was expected to win," shrugged Duran. "I did, so it's not a big deal. I always have respect for my opponents and Canete showed a lot of courage to make it to the final bell. He deserves admiration for that."

Despite the limitations of his opponent Duran's efforts confirmed that he'll be one of the real contenders when this Lightweight World Championship tournament reaches its business end. Fans of the IBL would do well to keep watching as he makes his way through these regional qualifiers.

***

UNDERCARD HIGHLIGHTS...

* Duran's fellow Panama native Ismael Laguna gave the crowd an unexpected and welcomed surprise when he upset highly-regarded Nicaraguian fighter Alexis Arguello in the evening's Co-Feature. Many IBL observers believe Arguello can go all the way to the Lightweight World Championship bout but tonight he was outfought by a more determined, hungry opponent. Arguello came out swinging for the fences in round one but Laguna displayed a calm disposition to avoid many of his offensive raids, outlanding him in the stanza despite throwing only a third as many punches.

Arguello took control of the bout in the 2nd and kept it into the 3rd. The lanky teenager was showing the type of firepower that had earnt him the nickname of "The Explosive Thin Man" but in round four the contest took a severe turn when Laguna dropped Arguello with a wild overhand right near the two minute mark. Arguello made it to the bell despite absorbing a jolting uppercut just moments before it but found himself on the canvas again late in the 5th courtesy of a right rip to the ribs. Arguello had been winning the round to that point and as he returned to his corner at its end he could only shake his head, unable to comprehend what was happening.

The final round was an absolute cracker, the two combatants going toe-to-toe for much of it, Laguna having the better of the three minutes. When the verdict was announced he fell to his knees triumphantly as he was awarded a 58-55, 56-56, 57-56 majority decision victory. The crowd erupted with jubilation, Laguna carried around on his cornermen's shoulders like he'd just been crowned World Champion. Arguello was gracious in defeat, congratulating Laguna before departing the ring to allow him to bask in his glory.

There have been a number of upsets through this opening series of IBL bouts. Most of them have involved Olympic medallists and while Arguello doesn't fall into that category Laguna's victory must be included as one of the bigger surprises of series one.

* Clearly outclassed and trailing on all three cards, Venezuela's Ernesto Espana scored an abrupt 5th round KO victory over his heavily-favoured fellow countryman Leonel Hernandez earlier on the card. It was a single right cross that scrambled Hernandez's circuits and sent him down in a heap for the full count 38 seconds into the round. All three judges had Hernandez leading 40-36 after round four as he had outlanded Espana 142-61 to that point.

No doubt, this will go down as a missed opportunity for Hernandez, who is considered one of the better bets to join Laguna, Arguello and Duran in the World Championship tournament from this South American group.

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SUMMARY OF RESULTS
INTERNATIONAL BOXING LEAGUE FIGHT CARD
THURSDAY 19 SEPTEMBER 2002
LA MACARENA, PANAMA CITY, PANAMA

IBL WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP
REGIONAL QUALIFYING TOURNAMENT, SERIES ONE
LIGHTWEIGHT DIVISION
REGION: SOUTH AMERICA


OPENING BOUT

Carlos Aro UD6 Antonio Amaya

PRELIMINARY 1

Andres Mondragon MD6 Alfredo Pitalua

PRELIMINARY 2

Ernesto Espana KO5 Leonel Hernandez

SUPPORT BOUT

Vicente Derado MD6 Vicente Santana

CO-FEATURE

Ismael Laguna MD6 Alexis Arguello

MAIN EVENT

Roberto Duran UD6 Carlos Canete

***

Series Two Matchups...

ALFREDO PITALUA (0-1-0) vs CARLOS CANETE (0-1-0)
ISMAEL LAGUNA (1-0-0) vs LEONEL HERNANDEZ (0-1-0)
ANTONIO AMAYA (0-1-0) vs ANDRES MONDRAGON (1-0-0)
ROBERTO DURAN (1-0-0) vs CARLOS ARO (1-0-0)
ERNESTO ESPANA (1-0-0(1)) vs VICENTE SANTANA (0-1-0)
VICENTE DERADO (1-0-0) vs ALEXIS ARGUELLO (0-1-0)

[Jeff1787]

Too bad about Arguello...I bet he comes back big time in the next bout!!

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Originally Posted by Jeff1787

Too bad about Arguello...I bet he comes back big time in the next bout!!

It surprised me a lot to see him lose but it was nice how it tied in with the bout being in Panama and having a local fighter beat him. I'm hoping Arguello runs off a bunch of wins and ends up fighting an undefeated Duran in series eleven for top spot in the group. That would be good but I doubt they'll be able to avoid each other for that long.

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I've started working on the West Virginia card but won't be ready to post it until this time tomorrow at the earliest.

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NEW YORKERS STEAL THE SHOW IN WEST VIRGINIA

Friday 20 September 2002

Virginia's World Championship favourite Pernell Whitaker made a victorious start to his pro boxing career tonight but he may not have counted on a pair of ambitious New Yorkers stealing his thunder with debuts every bit as impressive, if not moreso. Fighting in the main event at Chester's Mountaineer Race Track & Resort Whitaker defeated Philadelphia's Tyrone Everett, taking a comfortable unanimous decision verdict (59-54, 60-53, 58-56) while never really needing to push himself out of second gear. Earlier on the card Bronx native Richie Plunkett produced an eye-catching performance in dominating Portland's Ray Lampkin while Louisiana-born New Yorker Tony Canzoneri overwhelmed the Canadian Arthur King with a brilliant display of boxing.

Plunkett was the first of them to step in the ring, winning by unanimous decision (60-52, 59-54, 60-52) in the evening's fourth contest. The 27 year-old employed an aggressive disposition throughout the bout, a strategy that never allowed the more measured Lampkin to get into the fight. He was constantly on the backfoot, Plunkett pressing forward and throwing an average of 120 punches per round. The most admirable aspect of his effort was the way in which he increased his workrate as the fight progressed, to the point where he dominated the final three rounds in comprehensive fashion. Lampkin tasted the canvas for the first and only time late in round six, a wild overhand right catching him flush and depositing him on his backside. Plunkett connected with 52 shots during the final round, his offensive onslaught bringing the crowd to their feet. He landed 168 of 720 punches (.233), Lampkin 85 of 227 (.374).

"Pretty simple plan," said Plunkett, smiling. "The guy is an analytical type of fighter so we knew if we pressed him and stayed aggressive he'd have a tough time doing much of anything and it worked. His power is pretty limited so I wasn't that worried about getting caught by any hard shots and that allowed me to keep my foot to the floor throughout the fight."

"It went better than we were expecting," Plunkett admitted when quizzed on the outcome. "We thought he'd be a bit more competitive and that it'd be closer. But, hey, we ain't complaining."

Canzoneri was up next and despite pitching a near shutout was only awarded a majority decision against King (58-57, 57-57, 59-55). It was an effort that clearly threw the gauntlet down to Whitaker, with many believing that Canzoneri is capable of defeating the gold medallist during these regional qualifiers. He may be just seventeen years old but the New Yorker has shown the talent of someone five years his senior, his hand speed and aggression something to behold. Against King he was never troubled and save for the 5th controlled each round with assuredness and confidence. Canzoneri landed twice as many punches as his opponent (229-100), and at an accuracy rate of 40%.

(to be continued)

[Ric915]

Booya...I'm on the scene baby..Great write up KC can't wait to read the rest of the card and see who I face next.

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Originally Posted by Ric915

Booya...I'm on the scene baby..Great write up KC can't wait to read the rest of the card and see who I face next.

There'll be some more stuff on your guy in the next post. This three-headed situation between you, Whitaker and Canzoneri has unlimited potential as far as the drama and in-ring action is concerned. Don't forget The Big Easy's Joe Brown, either. This group's gonna be explosive by the time the regionals are over.

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Seeing as it's the Easter long weekend I won't be around much during these next four days. I should be able to finish the WV card on Saturday evening but that'll be about it.

Have a Happy Easter, everyone!

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(continuation of post #492)

The teenager did not hesitate in stating he believes he's capable of overcoming Whitaker, making the point that the professional ranks are a completely different deal to the amateurs. Canzoneri was critical of the judge's performance but shook it off as quickly as bringing it up, leaving the ring in a jovial mood.

After starting with a bang Whitaker's efforts were merely solid through the rest of the evening's headline bout. The southpaw overwhelmed Everett in the first two rounds, outlanding him by a combined total of 74-19 during those two frames. Content to control the 3rd and 4th Whitaker opened up late in the 5th, dropping Everett with a lightning-quick three punch salvo in what had been an uneventful round. Everett actually took the final stanza but to be honest that was more because Whitaker eased up than anything else.

The Olympic Champion was not especially talkative afterwards, although he expressed his happiness over his debut being "out of the way" without any misfortune. HBO's ringside reporter tried to bring Whitaker out of an uncharacteristic shell, saying that a win over Tyrone Everett was nothing to dismiss lightly as the Pennsylvanian had been amongst the top Lightweights at the IBL's Atlantic City selection trials. Whitaker admitted that was true but said that he was already looking ahead to his next fight.

***

While Whitaker, Canzoneri and Plunkett are regarded as the class of the North American group, New Orleans native Joe Brown should not be left out of the equation. The 18 year-old was the major story from the league's Houston trials and tonight he made a convincing start to his career with a unanimous decision win against the Californian Paul Armstead (59-55 on all three cards). Brown floored his opponent with a single left hook one minute into round four. He'd dominated the contest to that point but cruised through the final two rounds behind that piston-like left jab.

***

It may only be the opening series of bouts but tonight's contests showed that Pernell Whitaker is going to have his work cut out for him during the coming year. Where Canzoneri has the enthusiasm and fearlessness of youth on his side, Plunkett has a maturity that's sure to come in handy as the tournament progresses. Besides being one talented boxer, Brown is a passionate young man with a hunger for success. All three of them stand as roadblocks in the way of Whitaker's quest to make it through the regional qualifiers with a perfect record.

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BREAKING NEWS, POST-FIGHT CARD:

According to observers, New York Lightweights Richie Plunkett and Tony Canzoneri came close to exchanging blows in the foyer of the Mountaineer Race Track & Resort following tonight's International Boxing League fight card. Apparently the trouble started when the camps of the two fighters crossed paths on their way out of the venue, 17 year-old Canzoneri taking the opportunity to throw some biting words Plunkett's way. The Bronx native tried to be diplomatic, jokingly pointing Canzoneri in the way of the Children's Lounge. It was a barb that incensed Canzoneri and he lunged at Plunkett but was unable to make contact as his uncle and trainer held him back and then with the assistance of others in the entourage whisked the hot-headed teen out to the parking lot. Plunkett took the incident in his stride and was heard saying "He may fight like he's in his twenties but the kid acts like he's still in grade school."

It must be said that Canzoneri's behaviour is unusual as he's never expressed any animosity towards Plunkett before now. Perhaps the excitement of scoring a victory on debut got the better of him. Whatever the reason, the incident will surely add some spice to what is already an eagerly-awaited matchup...

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SUMMARY OF RESULTS
INTERNATIONAL BOXING LEAGUE FIGHT CARD
FRIDAY 20 SEPTEMBER 2002
MOUNTAINEER RACE TRACK & RESORT, CHESTER, WEST VIRGINIA, USA

IBL WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP
REGIONAL QUALIFYING TOURNAMENT, SERIES ONE
LIGHTWEIGHT DIVISION
REGION: NORTH AMERICA


OPENING BOUT

Rocky Lockridge MD6 Arturo Lomeli

PRELIMINARY 1

Rafael Limon UD6 Ruben Navarro

PRELIMINARY 2

Joe Brown UD6 Paul Armstead

SUPPORT BOUT

Richie Plunkett UD6 Ray Lampkin

CO-FEATURE

Tony Canzoneri MD6 Arthur King

MAIN EVENT

Pernell Whitaker UD6 Tyrone Everett

***

Series Two Matchups...

TONY CANZONERI (1-0-0) vs TYRONE EVERETT (0-1-0)
ROCKY LOCKRIDGE (1-0-0) vs PERNELL WHITAKER (1-0-0)
RUBEN NAVARRO (0-1-0) vs PAUL ARMSTEAD (0-1-0)
ARTHUR KING (0-1-0) vs JOE BROWN (1-0-0)
RAFAEL LIMON (1-0-0) vs RICHIE PLUNKETT (1-0-0)
ARTURO LOMELI (0-1-0) vs RAY LAMPKIN (0-1-0)

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JERSEY PRIDE BACK ON TRACK:
WILLIAMS WINS DEBUT IN PORTLAND

Friday 20 September 2002

Since its unveiling back on the 17th of July in Toms River, things haven't gone exactly to plan for the boxing entourage known as "Jersey Pride". Introduced to the world in an impressive showing of state unity, the group has been inconsistent in the main with a resume that is underwhelming to say the least. In particular, the individuals who fight under the banner of the International Boxing League have, to date, failed to fire. Light-Heavyweight Dwight Braxton and Middleweights Mickey Walker and Rubin Carter failed to record a single victory between them during the opening series of World Championship regional qualifiers. Admittedly they were all up against tough opposition but it's not the type of showing one would expect from a group who announced their presence in such a bragadocious fashion.

However, tonight the group took a step in the right direction with Trenton-born Lightweight Ike Williams scoring an easy victory in his opening Future Contender series bout. Williams defeated Japan's Ishimatsu Suzuki by unanimous decision (60-54, 59-55, 60-54) at the Rose Garden Arena in Portland, Oregon. Some followers of the sport might be surprised that Williams is in the FC series as he was one of the standouts at the IBL's Atlantic City trials. The official line from the league had been that they were unable to fit the 18 year-old into the North American regional group but based on tonight's performance this reporter finds that hard to believe.

Williams dominated his admittedly limited opponent throughout the contest, outlanding him by a ratio of more than 2:1 (193-72) and displaying the blinding combinations that were a feature of his trial workouts. Williams has said on more than one occasion that he's going to show what a mistake league officials made by placing him in the FC series and his debut was clearly an example of that. It's obvious that the teenager will be a force to be reckoned with during the tournament.

***

In a result eerily-similar to yesterday's Espana-Hernandez bout in Panama, Arkansas's Freddie Dawson was cruising to victory against Boston native Tommy Collins before being knocked out midway through round five by a smashing three-punch combination. Dawson had landed an unbelievable 175 punches through the first three rounds but Collins put his foot in the contest in the 4th and then shocked the Rose Garden Arena crowd with the stunning nature of his victory.


SUMMARY OF RESULTS
INTERNATIONAL BOXING LEAGUE FIGHT CARD
FRIDAY 20 SEPTEMBER 2002
ROSE GARDEN ARENA, PORTLAND, OREGON, USA