The International Boxing League

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CLEVELAND UNDERCARD HIGHLIGHTS...

* Regarded as the favourite to finish at the top of the USA Central group Pittsburgh's Billy Conn improved to 2-0 with a workmanlike unanimous decision win against fellow Pennsylvanian Steve Little (60-55 on all three cards). It wasn't the most electrifying stoush, especially compared to others that featured on the night. But there was no doubting Conn's class and ability as he controlled the tempo throughout, Little never looking like threatening him.

* In a considerable upset Indianapolis native Marvin Johnson climbed off the canvas early in round one before going on to score a 3rd round TKO victory over Milwaukee's Eric Bengtson. Johnson found himself on his back after eating a flush overhand right 35 seconds into the contest and despite Bengtson finding the mark with an uppercut, a hard straight right and a jolting combination Johnson survived the round. He then rallied superbly in the 2nd, pounding Bengtson with a succession of smashing blows, the best of which was a chin-snapping uppercut that staggered the Wisconsin native a minute in.

The crowd were on the edge of their seats as the two combatants came out for round three and Johnson maintained the momentum, driving a right hook into Bengtson's midsection. The punch brought a pained expression to Bengtson's face and when Johnson tagged him with a perfect right cross soon after the highly-fancied 19 year-old slumped to the canvas. He only just beat the count but Johnson was like a dog on a bone, staggering his man with a three-punch salvo, a left hook and another combo that led to referee Eddie Cotton calling an end to the bout, Johnson the winner by TKO at the 2:22 mark of the 3rd.

Looking out on his feet moments before Bengtson pleaded for the fight to continue as Johnson celebrated with his corner crew, the Indiana slugger improving to 2-0(1) after defeating Cincinnati's Alexander Wright on debut. Very little had been made of Johnson's ability before the start of these regional tournaments but in his first two bouts the 20 year-old has proven himself to be quite a warrior. As for Bengtson, he's still winless after he rallied late to secure a draw against Harold Johnson on debut. He was picked as one of the favourites to progress to the World Championship tournament from this group and was expected to be too classy for his Indianapolis opponent tonight. Clearly the "bombs away!" nature of the contest did not suit him and at 0-1-1 he'll need to string a series of wins together to get back in contention.

* Philadelphia's Harold Johnson rebounded from his late debut meltdown against Bengtson to score his first pro victory, defeating Toledo native Lindell Holmes by unanimous decision (58-55, 59-54, 58-55). This was another action-packed encounter, the opening half being pretty even before Johnson floored Holmes in the 4th and dominated the final couple of rounds to secure the victory.

[franklin_1]

This sucks, help me gets some more victories! Come on me, I gotta step it up.

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Originally Posted by franklin_1

This sucks, help me gets some more victories! Come on me, I gotta step it up.

Sorry, dude.

As you'll see below, it doesn't get any easier for you.

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SUMMARY OF RESULTS
INTERNATIONAL BOXING LEAGUE FIGHT CARD
SATURDAY 12 OCTOBER 2002
THE ARENA, CLEVELAND, OHIO, USA

IBL WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP
REGIONAL QUALIFYING TOURNAMENT, SERIES TWO
LIGHT-HEAVYWEIGHT DIVISION
REGION: USA CENTRAL


OPENING BOUT

Dan Bucceroni UD6 Jimmy Adamick

PRELIMINARY 1

Marvin Johnson TKO3 Erik Bengtson

PRELIMINARY 2

Joe Knight SD6 Alexander Wright

SUPPORT BOUT

Harold Johnson UD6 Lindell Holmes

CO-FEATURE

Billy Conn UD6 Steve Little

MAIN EVENT

Jimmy Bivins SD6 Michael Moorer

***

Series Three Matchups...

ALEXANDER WRIGHT (0-2-0) vs JIMMY ADAMICK (1-1-0)
LINDELL HOLMES (0-2-0) vs STEVE LITTLE (0-2-0)
HAROLD JOHNSON (1-0-1) vs DAN BUCCERONI (1-1-0)
MICHAEL MOORER (1-1-0) vs BILLY CONN (2-0-0)
JOE KNIGHT (1-1-0) vs ERIK BENGTSON (0-1-1)
JIMMY BIVINS (2-0-0) vs MARVIN JOHNSON (2-0-0(1))

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SUMMARY OF RESULTS
INTERNATIONAL BOXING LEAGUE FIGHT CARD
SATURDAY 12 OCTOBER 2002
BANK OF AMERICA CENTRE, BOISE, IDAHO, USA

IBL FUTURE CONTENDER SERIES
LIGHT-HEAVYWEIGHT DIVISION - GROUP THREE, SERIES TWO


OPENING BOUT

Leo Lomski KO1 Sam Baroudi

PRELIMINARY 1

Billy Smith UD6 Jukka Koivisto

PRELIMINARY 2

Richie Kates SD6 Anton Christoforidis

SUPPORT BOUT

Holly Mims UD6 Bob Thornington

CO-FEATURE

Tony Shucco UD6 Greg Tanner

MAIN EVENT

Harry Matthews UD6 Brad Garrison

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SUMMARY OF RESULTS
INTERNATIONAL BOXING LEAGUE FIGHT CARD
SUNDAY 13 OCTOBER 2002
ARIAKE COLISEUM, TOKYO, JAPAN

IBL FUTURE CONTENDER SERIES
LIGHT-HEAVYWEIGHT DIVISION - GROUP FOUR, SERIES TWO


OPENING BOUT

Herschel Jacobs D6 Clarence Hinnant

PRELIMINARY 1

Battling Siki MD6 Mike Rossman

PRELIMINARY 2

Charles Williams UD6 Nate Simpson

SUPPORT BOUT

Bobby Czyz UD6 Albert Finch

CO-FEATURE

Joey Maxim D6 Willi Hoepner

MAIN EVENT

Willie Pastrano SD6 Julio Gabaldon

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Sunday 13 October 2002

INTERNATIONAL BOXING LEAGUE
FIGHT CARD SCHEDULE
MONDAY 14/10/2002 - SUNDAY 20/10/2002 INCLUSIVE

MONDAY 14/10/2002

IBL WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP REGIONAL QUALIFIERS, SERIES 2
WELTERWEIGHT DIVISION: REGION - CARIBBEAN
GRAN STADIUM, HAVANA, CUBA

JOSE STABLE vs FAUSTO RODRIGUEZ
BUNNY GRANT vs HECTOR CONSTANCE
ISAAC LOGART vs SIMON BROWN
WILFRED BENITEZ vs MIGUEL MONTILLA
FELIX TRINIDAD vs ANGEL ESPADA
LUIS RODRIGUEZ vs JOSE NAPOLES

TUESDAY 15/10/2002

IBL WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP REGIONAL QUALIFIERS, SERIES 2
WELTERWEIGHT DIVISION: REGION - NORTH AMERICA WEST
EXHIBITION GARDENS, VANCOUVER, BRITISH COLUMBIA, CANADA

AARON LISTER BROWN vs CURTIS COKES
DON JORDAN vs MAURICE WATKINS
PIPINO CUEVAS vs KID AZTECA
RENE ARREDONDO vs JACK THOMPSON
CHARLEY SHIPES vs DONALD CURRY
GASPAR ORTEGA vs JIMMY MCLARNIN

WEDNESDAY 16/10/2002

IBL WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP REGIONAL QUALIFIERS, SERIES 2
WELTERWEIGHT DIVISION: REGION - EUROPE/AFRICA
SPORTS PALACE, ROME, ITALY

SEYI OLOFINJANA vs JACK BERG
DAVID BARTLETT vs LOMANA NONDA
JOHN H. STRACEY vs BENEDICT KHUMALO
IKE QUARTEY vs LLOYD HONEYGHAN
ADEMOLA UDEZE vs GUSTAV EDER
BRUNO ARCARI vs DUILIO LOI

THURSDAY 17/10/2002

IBL WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP REGIONAL QUALIFIERS, SERIES 2
WELTERWEIGHT DIVISION: REGION - NORTH AMERICA EAST
AMERICAN AIRLINES ARENA, MIAMI, FLORIDA, USA

MELDRICK TAYLOR vs CLYDE GRAY
EDDIE PERKINS vs MAXIE BERGER
JOHNNY SAXTON vs MARLON STARLING
BILLY GRAHAM vs VIC CARDELL
JOHNNY GRECO vs RAY LEONARD
JAMES RAY vs JAMES MCGIRT

THURSDAY 17/10/2002

IBL FUTURE CONTENDER SERIES
WELTERWEIGHT DIVISION - GROUP 1: STAGE 1, SERIES 2
CANTON MEMORIAL CIVIC CENTER, CANTON, OHIO, USA

ERNIE RODERICK vs JASON MORRIS
BILLY LYNCH vs FRANCOIS PAVILLA
RAFAEL GARCIA vs RAMON LACRUZ
BENNY PARET vs WILLY QUATUOR
JORGE MORENO vs CHARLEY SCOTT
TOMMY BELL vs ALEXIS VALDERRAMA

FRIDAY 18/10/2002

IBL WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP REGIONAL QUALIFIERS, SERIES 2
WELTERWEIGHT DIVISION: REGION - SOUTH AMERICA
ESTADIO EL CAMPIN, BOGATA, COLOMBIA

MAURICIO BRAVO vs TITO MARSHALL
JOAO HENRIQUE vs HUGO PINEDA
FEDERICO THOMPSON vs JUAN MARTIN COGGI
ROMAN GUARDIA vs PEDRO CASTELLINI
JAMES LOMBARDO vs NICOLINO LOCCHE
ANTONIO CERVANTES vs UBALDO SACCO

FRIDAY 18/10/2002

IBL FUTURE CONTENDER SERIES
WELTERWEIGHT DIVISION - GROUP 2: STAGE 1, SERIES 2
FUTUROSCOPE, POITERS, FRANCE

LUTHER RAWLINGS vs JONTY COETZER
STANLEY HAYWARD vs SANG-HYUN KIM
FREDERICO DE SOUZA vs MICHAEL WATSON
GERARDO MORALES vs LIAM MAGHEE
TED LEWIS vs JAMES PAGE
ROGER MENETREY vs REINHARDT KOHLER

SATURDAY 19/10/2002

IBL WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP REGIONAL QUALIFIERS, SERIES 2
WELTERWEIGHT DIVISION: REGION - ASIA/OCEANIA
OSAKA DOME, OSAKA, JAPAN

ROBERTO CRUZ vs AKIO KAMEDA
MICHAEL TAYLOR vs DAVID CROWE
SAENSAK MUANGSURIN vs GEORGE BARNES
JACK CARROLL vs JIRO SUZUKI
SAMAN SUKOTHAI vs SHOJI OHASHI
HIROKI GUSHIKEN vs EMMANUEL TORRES

SATURDAY 19/10/2002

IBL FUTURE CONTENDER SERIES
WELTERWEIGHT DIVISION - GROUP 3: STAGE 1, SERIES 2
TRUJILLO STADIUM, TRUJILLO, DOMINICAN REPUBLIC

DAVID FLEMMING vs CARLOS ALOU
JIMMY CLABBY vs JOHNNY JADICK
IFEANI ADAMU vs PATRIZIO OLIVA
BERNARD DOCUSEN vs CARLOS HERNANDEZ
LEROY JACKSON vs SANDRO LOPOPOLO
PEDRO CABRERA vs AHMED SANTOS

SUNDAY 20/10/2002

IBL FUTURE CONTENDER SERIES
WELTERWEIGHT DIVISION - GROUP 4: STAGE 1, SERIES 2
KIEL AUDITORIUM, ST. LOUIS, MISSOURI, USA

GREGORY MULLINS vs MIGUEL VELASQUEZ
VINCE MARTINEZ vs EVERALDO AZEVEDO
BILLY ALGER vs JUSTIN ROWSELL
ALEXIS ORTIZ vs HECTOR THOMPSON
BOON-NAM PANOMYAONG vs NINO LAROCCA
VIRGIL AKINS vs DANILO VILORIA

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NAPOLES EDGES RODRIGUEZ
IN CLASH OF CUBAN CONTENDERS

Monday 14 October 2002

Olympic silver medallist Jose Napoles improved his professional record to 2-0(1) tonight with a hard-fought unanimous decision win over compatriot Luis Rodriguez in front of some 35,000 spectators at Havana's Gran Stadium. Both combatants are regarded as being amongst the top Welterweights in the world and they produced a contest worthy of such praise. Napoles was fast out of the gates, dominating the opening round and cutting Rodriguez over the left eye with a hard right hand. He maintaining control in round two but from that point on it became a much more competitive affair.

Rodriguez produced some great work in round three to get himself into the contest, coming close to dropping the Olympian with a hard uppercut late in the frame. Neither man was able to claim the upperhand through a terribly even final three rounds as they traded lightning-fast, powerful blows and refused to take a backward step. Napoles was rewarded for his impressive start and took the verdict by scores of 59-56 and 58-57 (twice), the two men embracing warmly after the announcement and the crowd on their feet in applause. Napoles landed 137 of 455 punches (.301), Rodriguez 147 of 365 (.403).

"I have a lot of respect for him," said Napoles. "He did not have the best amateur career but I know he's got a lot of talent and I was very weary of that. He had some bad luck on debut, and one of us had to win tonight but I hope he can go on from here and qualify for the World Championship tournament. He is too good not to."

The defeat saw Rodriguez fall to 0-1-1 and while his opponent tonight was of the highest quality he'll need to start winning sooner rather than later.

***

Earlier in the evening the Puerto Rican duo of Felix Trinidad and Wilfred Benitez were both victorious. Trinidad bounced back from his shock debut loss to score a 4th round KO of compatriot Angel Espada while Benitez was too good for his Dominican Republic opponent Miguel Montilla, winning by unanimous decision (58-57, 59-55, 58-56). A silver medallist in Sydney, Trinidad had been humiliated by the Cuban Jose Stable last month but looked fantastic tonight, flooring Espada two minutes into the opening round and then knocking him out cold with an overhand right a minute into the 4th, Espada dropping to one knee before falling sideways to the canvas.

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MCLARNIN HELD TO DRAW
BY ORTEGA IN VANCOUVER

Tuesday 15 October 2002

Mexico's Gaspar Ortega has spoiled the hometown debut of Canadian native Jimmy McLarnin, producing a spirited effort to hold the highly-regarded 17 year-old to a draw tonight at Vancouver's Exhibition Gardens. After a competitive six rounds none of the three judges could split the combatants, each scorecard showing a 57-57 verdict. Considered one of the favourites to emerge as the International Boxing League's inaugural Welterweight World Champion, McLarnin appeared surprised by Ortega's aggressive tactics in the opening round but adjusted quickly to take both the 2nd and 3rd rounds in convincing fashion. But just as it appeared that he was in the driver's seat the Mexican answered back strongly to claim the 4th and 5th.

McLarnin wore a frustrated countenance as he sat on his stool before the final round but he came up with a solid three minutes, Ortega shutout in the stanza until scoring with a nice combination late. It was fortunate for the hometown hero that he finished the fight so well as the effort saw him avoid what would have been a humbling defeat. Ortega is a talented fighter but, unlike McLarnin, is not expected to feature in the later stages of the World Championship tournament. His performance was an admirable one and McLarnin gave him full credit afterwards.

"I have to admit I underestimated him a little," he conceeded. "The guy was fantastic from the opening bell and I honestly thought I'd worn him down by the 4th but he never gave in. It was a helluva challenge for me to avoid defeat and it's something I'll really learn from."

Both men are now 1-0-1, Ortega having defeated the Texan Maurice Watkins on debut while McLarnin had accounted for Ortega's fellow Mexican Rene Arredondo.

***

On the undercard Fort Worth's Donald Curry and Los Angeles native Jack Thompson both scored KO victories to secure a share of 1st place in the North America West regional group. Curry decimated Oakland's Charley Shipes with a four-punch salvo midway through round three, Thompson bringing an abrupt end to his clash with Rene Arredondo when he turned his lights out with a flush right hand in the 2nd round. Mexico's Pipino Cuevas is the only other 2-0 competitor in the group. He cruised to a unanimous decision win over compatriot Kid Azteca.

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BRONZE MEDALLIST OUTHUSTLED IN ROME

Wednesday 16 October 2002

In something of a surprise outcome Italian bronze medallist Duilio Loi was outfought by compatriot Bruno Arcari tonight at the Sports Palace in Rome. Arcari proved too aggressive, enthusiastic and tough for Loi to handle and took a 58-57, 59-56, 58-57 unanimous decision verdict to improve to 2-0. Arcari set the tone early, dominating the opening two rounds before bloodying Loi's nose in round four and leading by at least two points on all three judge's cards heading into the final stanza. It was only then that Loi showed some of the talent that had led to many proclaiming him as a lock to top the Welterweight division's Europe/Africa regional group but as the saying goes, it was too little too late. Arcari savoured the victory afterwards, ecstatic that he had caused such a boilover and saying that he hoped the win would bring him "some respect from the local media", who have heaped praise upon Loi in recent weeks.

Germany's Gustave Eder remained perfect with a unanimous decision victory over Nigeria's Ademola Udeze in the Co-Feature. Udeze had scored a surprisingly-dominant victory over Ghana's Ike Quartey on debut but couldn't reproduce that performance tonight as Eder floored him late in round two and cruised to a 58-56, 60-55, 58-56 victory. As for Quartey, he engaged in an action-packed tussle with British fighter Lloyd Honeyghan. It was a much improved performance by the Ghanian, the two men exchanging volumes of leather with Honeyghan rallying late to sweep each judge's card in the 5th and 6th and force a drawn verdict (58-57 (Quartey), 57-57, 59-55 (Honeyghan)).

[Jeff1787]

Reading along as usual...I haven't commented too much lately, but still enjoying this fine universe!!

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Originally Posted by Jeff1787

Reading along as usual...I haven't commented too much lately, but still enjoying this fine universe!!

Thanks, Jeff. As I said in the HBF thread, I'm currently on holiday. However, for various reasons I haven't been able to get as much writing done as I would have liked. I hope to be pretty busy here during the coming 3-4 days.

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RAY OVERCOMES MCGIRT IN MIAMI

Thursday 17 October 2002

In a contest that was poised on a knife edge throughout Florida Alliance member James Ray scored a close unanimous decision victory over New York's James "Buddy" McGirt tonight at Miami's American Airlines Arena. Each judge scored the contest 59-57, Ray winning a close final round to secure the win. Amongst the second series of Welterweight regional qualifying bouts it had been hyped as a must-watch affair, James Ray having pushed Olympic Champion Ray Leonard to the brink of defeat before settling for a draw on debut while McGirt had dropped a split decision to Mississippi's Eddie Perkins. In addition, McGirt had lost out to Leonard in the Olympic selection trials back in 2000 and has made his intentions clear in recent months that revenge is on his mind.

These two talented youngsters produced a fantastic fight. McGirt came out smoking and caught Ray with a series of flush shots early in round one but Ray's response was brilliant and came before the bell had sounded to end the round. He staggered McGirt with a hard uppercut and then buckled his legs once more with a jolting right cross late in the frame. The rally was enough to convince each judge to score the round 10-10. After an uneventful first minute Ray had the better of round two, the 21 year-old hurting McGirt with a straight right at the midpoint and then backing him up with another thunderous cross as the stanza drew to an end.

McGirt produced his best work of the fight in the 3rd, pounding Ray with a trio of combinations late after Ray had started it solidly. The pace slowed in round four but the final two rounds of the bout proved fiercely competitive. The last minute of the 5th was heartstopping, Ray shaking McGirt's cage with a three-punch salvo before the New Yorker snapped his head back with a flush uppercut moments before the bell. McGirt was travelling well through the top half of the final round, finding the mark with another big uppercut early before working the body. But Ray finished with a flurry, some pinpoint combinations paving the way for perhaps the best punch of the fight, an uppercut thrown with impeccable timing that came close to sending McGirt to the canvas. His knee grazed the mat but he somehow stayed on his feet and stumbled back onto the ropes, Ray trying to finish him off but failing. When it was all over both men claimed victory, the packed arena on their feet applauding.

Bitter over the verdict, McGirt quickly congratulated Ray and departed the ring, shaking his head in disgust all the way back to the dressing rooms. He connected with 145 of 359 shots (.404), Ray 110 of 266 (.414).

"Ain't matter how many y'all land," said Ray, his cousin Elmer flanking him. "The brother just ain't good enough t' win rounds, see? He inconsis'ent. That's why he lose, no doubt."

"Big relief, y'all. Big relief," Ray said when asked how he felt about the win. "Feel like I let one slip 'way 'gains' Leonard. Ain't wanna see a repeat here, man, 'specially in front o' my peeps. Feels good, y'all, 'cause those two brothers maybe the toughes' in the group, see? Good to have them fights over 'n' done with."

***

In the Co-Feature, the man who has been picked by many to be crowned the IBL's inaugural World Welterweight Champion put on an outstanding show. Ray Leonard mesmorized, bamboozled and frustrated the Canadian Johnny Greco on the way to a dominant unanimous decision win (59-53, 60-52, 59-53). Greco tasted the canvas midway through the opening round and then again late in the 3rd. By the end of the 5th he was a thoroughly beaten man and only had some success in the final round because Leonard eased off completely.

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A MAGICAL NIGHT IN OSAKA

Saturday 19 October 2002

With International Boxing League Chief Director James Molk watching at ringside, tonight's Osaka Dome Welterweight fight card was a near perfect one for the quartet of Japanese fighters on show. 20 year-old Hiroki Gushiken improved to 2-0 with a convincing unanimous decision win over his talented Filipino opponent Emmanuel Torres in the main event (58-56, 59-55, 58-56) while earlier in the evening Akio Kameda and Jiro Suzuki were both victorious before Shoji Ohashi was held to a draw by the tough Thailander Saman Sukothai in the co-feature.

Surprisingly, Molk was making his first visit to Japan and had said during the week that he was "looking forward to experiencing the atmosphere of a Japanese fight card". Afterwards he confirmed that it had exceeded his expectations, the IBL's boss heaping praise upon the enthusiasm and support that the crowd had shown for their local fighters.

"All the way through the early months of the HBF's tournaments I was amazed at the crowds in Japan," he said. "Just from watching on the television you could feel their love and passion for the sport of boxing. Now to have experienced that in person, all I can say is "Wow". This was an incredible night and I just know that with this kind of support behind them our Japanese competitors are going to go far in the IBL."

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Sunday 20 October 2002

SUMMARY OF RESULTS
INTERNATIONAL BOXING LEAGUE FIGHT CARDS
MONDAY 14/10/2002 - SUNDAY 20/10/2002 INCLUSIVE


MONDAY 14/10/2002

IBL WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP REGIONAL QUALIFIERS, SERIES 2
WELTERWEIGHT DIVISION: REGION - CARIBBEAN
GRAN STADIUM, HAVANA, CUBA

JOSE STABLE MD6 FAUSTO RODRIGUEZ
BUNNY GRANT UD6 HECTOR CONSTANCE
ISAAC LOGART D6 SIMON BROWN
WILFRED BENITEZ UD6 MIGUEL MONTILLA
FELIX TRINIDAD KO4 ANGEL ESPADA
JOSE NAPOLES UD6 LUIS RODRIGUEZ


TUESDAY 15/10/2002

IBL WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP REGIONAL QUALIFIERS, SERIES 2
WELTERWEIGHT DIVISION: REGION - NORTH AMERICA WEST
EXHIBITION GARDENS, VANCOUVER, BRITISH COLUMBIA, CANADA

CURTIS COKES MD6 AARON LISTER BROWN
DON JORDAN D6 MAURICE WATKINS
PIPINO CUEVAS UD6 KID AZTECA
JACK THOMPSON KO2 RENE ARREDONDO
DONALD CURRY KO3 CHARLEY SHIPES
GASPAR ORTEGA D6 JIMMY MCLARNIN


WEDNESDAY 16/10/2002

IBL WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP REGIONAL QUALIFIERS, SERIES 2
WELTERWEIGHT DIVISION: REGION - EUROPE/AFRICA
SPORTS PALACE, ROME, ITALY

JACK BERG UD6 SEYI OLOFINJANA
LOMANA NONDA UD6 DAVID BARTLETT
BENEDICT KHUMALO UD6 JOHN H. STRACEY
IKE QUARTEY D6 LLOYD HONEYGHAN
GUSTAV EDER UD6 ADEMOLA UDEZE
BRUNO ARCARI UD6 DUILIO LOI


THURSDAY 17/10/2002

IBL WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP REGIONAL QUALIFIERS, SERIES 2
WELTERWEIGHT DIVISION: REGION - NORTH AMERICA EAST
AMERICAN AIRLINES ARENA, MIAMI, FLORIDA, USA

MELDRICK TAYLOR UD6 CLYDE GRAY
EDDIE PERKINS UD6 MAXIE BERGER
MARLON STARLING SD6 JOHNNY SAXTON
BILLY GRAHAM D6 VIC CARDELL
RAY LEONARD UD6 JOHNNY GRECO
JAMES RAY UD6 JAMES MCGIRT


THURSDAY 17/10/2002

IBL FUTURE CONTENDER SERIES
WELTERWEIGHT DIVISION - GROUP 1: STAGE 1, SERIES 2
CANTON MEMORIAL CIVIC CENTER, CANTON, OHIO, USA

JASON MORRIS MD6 ERNIE RODERICK
BILLY LYNCH UD6 FRANCOIS PAVILLA
RAFAEL GARCIA SD6 RAMON LACRUZ
BENNY PARET UD6 WILLY QUATUOR
JORGE MORENO KO1 CHARLEY SCOTT
TOMMY BELL SD6 ALEXIS VALDERRAMA


FRIDAY 18/10/2002

IBL WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP REGIONAL QUALIFIERS, SERIES 2
WELTERWEIGHT DIVISION: REGION - SOUTH AMERICA
ESTADIO EL CAMPIN, BOGATA, COLOMBIA

MAURICIO BRAVO D6 TITO MARSHALL
JOAO HENRIQUE UD6 HUGO PINEDA
JUAN MARTIN COGGI UD6 FEDERICO THOMPSON
ROMAN GUARDIA D6 PEDRO CASTELLINI
NICOLINO LOCCHE MD6 JAMES LOMBARDO
ANTONIO CERVANTES UD6 UBALDO SACCO


FRIDAY 18/10/2002

IBL FUTURE CONTENDER SERIES
WELTERWEIGHT DIVISION - GROUP 2: STAGE 1, SERIES 2
FUTUROSCOPE, POITERS, FRANCE

LUTHER RAWLINGS D6 JONTY COETZER
STANLEY HAYWARD MD6 SANG-HYUN KIM
MICHAEL WATSON UD6 FREDERICO DE SOUZA
GERARDO MORALES UD6 LIAM MAGHEE
TED LEWIS UD6 JAMES PAGE
ROGER MENETREY UD6 REINHARDT KOHLER


SATURDAY 19/10/2002

IBL WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP REGIONAL QUALIFIERS, SERIES 2
WELTERWEIGHT DIVISION: REGION - ASIA/OCEANIA
OSAKA DOME, OSAKA, JAPAN

AKIO KAMEDA UD6 ROBERTO CRUZ
DAVID CROWE TKO6 MICHAEL TAYLOR
SAENSAK MUANGSURIN UD6 GEORGE BARNES
JIRO SUZUKI SD6 JACK CARROLL
SAMAN SUKOTHAI D6 SHOJI OHASHI
HIROKI GUSHIKEN UD6 EMMANUEL TORRES


SATURDAY 19/10/2002

IBL FUTURE CONTENDER SERIES
WELTERWEIGHT DIVISION - GROUP 3: STAGE 1, SERIES 2
TRUJILLO STADIUM, TRUJILLO, DOMINICAN REPUBLIC

DAVID FLEMMING UD6 CARLOS ALOU
JOHNNY JADICK TKO5 JIMMY CLABBY
PATRIZIO OLIVA UD6 IFEANI ADAMU
CARLOS HERNANDEZ UD6 BERNARD DOCUSEN
SANDRO LOPOPOLO MD6 LEROY JACKSON
AHMED SANTOS UD6 PEDRO CABRERA


SUNDAY 20/10/2002

IBL FUTURE CONTENDER SERIES
WELTERWEIGHT DIVISION - GROUP 4: STAGE 1, SERIES 2
KIEL AUDITORIUM, ST. LOUIS, MISSOURI, USA

GREGORY MULLINS MD6 MIGUEL VELASQUEZ
EVERALDO AZEVEDO UD6 VINCE MARTINEZ
BILLY ALGER MD6 JUSTIN ROWSELL
HECTOR THOMPSON SD6 ALEXIS ORTIZ
NINO LAROCCA MD6 BOON-NAM PANOMYAONG
VIRGIL AKINS D6 DANILO VILORIA

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Sunday 20 October 2002

INTERNATIONAL BOXING LEAGUE
FIGHT CARD SCHEDULE
MONDAY 21/10/2002 - SUNDAY 27/10/2002 INCLUSIVE


MONDAY 21/10/2002

IBL WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP REGIONAL QUALIFIERS, SERIES 2
LIGHTWEIGHT DIVISION: REGION - AFRICA
ACCRA SPORTS STADIUM, ACCRA, GHANA

EMAD ALLAM vs JONATHAN DELE
WILLIE TOWEEL vs MOSES KANGWA
FREDERICK TSHILOLO vs BENNI WILLIAMS
OBAFEMI ROTIMI vs CORNELIUS BOZA-EDWARDS
BRIAN MITCHELL vs RAY ADIGUN
SAMUEL MENSAH vs AZUMAH NELSON


TUESDAY 22/10/2002

IBL WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP REGIONAL QUALIFIERS, SERIES 2
LIGHTWEIGHT DIVISION: REGION - EUROPE
BRAEHEAD ARENA, GLASGOW, LANARKSHIRE, SCOTLAND

PAOLO ROSI vs LOTHAR ABEND
FRED GALIANA vs SERAPHIN FERRER
SERGEI ARTEMIEV vs JEAN-BAPTISTE MENDY
FREDDIE WELSH vs MICHAEL AYERS
JIM WATT vs ALDO SPOLDI
DAVE CHARNLEY vs KEN BUCHANAN


WEDNESDAY 23/10/2002

IBL WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP REGIONAL QUALIFIERS, SERIES 2
LIGHTWEIGHT DIVISION: REGION - CARIBBEAN
ESCOBAR STADIUM, SAN JUAN, PUERTO RICO

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


THURSDAY 24/10/2002

IBL WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP REGIONAL QUALIFIERS, SERIES 2
LIGHTWEIGHT DIVISION: REGION - SOUTH AMERICA
ESTADIO NACIONAL, MANAGUA, NICARAGUA

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


THURSDAY 24/10/2002

IBL FUTURE CONTENDER SERIES
LIGHTWEIGHT DIVISION - GROUP 1: STAGE 1, SERIES 2
OWENSBORO SPORTS CENTER, OWENSBORO, KENTUCKY, USA

ENRIQUE BOLANOS vs GEORGE DUNN
SAMMY ANGOTT vs MARIO MARTINEZ
EMORY CABANA vs BOB ALLOTEY
JOSE LUIS RAMIREZ vs ALFREDO MARCANO
SAMMY FULLER vs HUGO BARRAZA
JACK BLACKBURN vs JACKIE BEARD

FRIDAY 25/10/2002

IBL WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP REGIONAL QUALIFIERS, SERIES 2
LIGHTWEIGHT DIVISION: REGION - NORTH AMERICA
ESTADIO SALTILLO, SALTILLO, MEXICO

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


FRIDAY 25/10/2002

IBL FUTURE CONTENDER SERIES
LIGHTWEIGHT DIVISION - GROUP 2: STAGE 1, SERIES 2
RITACCO CENTER, TOMS RIVER, NEW JERSEY, USA

FRANKIE BALTAZAR vs GEORGE CHANEY
STEVE SULLIVAN vs RICHARD HOWARD
LIVINGSTONE BRAMBLE vs RAY MANCINI
BILLY PETROLLE vs TOMMY COLLINS
FREDDIE DAWSON vs ISHIMATSU SUZUKI
IKE WILLIAMS vs ANATOLY ALEXANDROV


SATURDAY 26/10/2002

IBL WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP REGIONAL QUALIFIERS, SERIES 2
LIGHTWEIGHT DIVISION: REGION - ASIA/OCEANIA
ARIAKE COLISEUM, TOKYO, JAPAN

DAOMAI SITHKODOM vs RENATO CORNETT
HWAN-KIL YUH vs HIROSHI KOBAYASHI
JAGUAR KAKIZAWA vs RENE BARRIENTOS
BEN VILLAFLOR vs JOHNNY SATO
GABRIELE ELORDE vs KUROKAWA TAIKI
YAMADA TSUBASA vs TERUO KOSAKA


SATURDAY 26/10/2002

IBL FUTURE CONTENDER SERIES
LIGHTWEIGHT DIVISION - GROUP 3: STAGE 1, SERIES 2
BELL AUDITORIUM, AUGUSTA, GEORGIA, USA

RICARDO ARREDONDO vs KENNY BOGNER
RAY MILLER vs GREG HAUGEN
OSCAR NELSON vs ROBERTO GARCIA
PEDRO MONTANEZ vs GIL CADILLI
ESTEBAN DEJESUS vs SHINICHI YAMABE
BEAU JACK vs LARRY STANTON


SUNDAY 27/10/2002

IBL FUTURE CONTENDER SERIES
LIGHTWEIGHT DIVISION - GROUP 4: STAGE 1, SERIES 2
MAPLE LEAF GARDENS, TORONTO, CANADA

GEORGE ARAUJO vs LARRY BOARDMAN
MAXIE DOCUSEN vs RODOLFO GONZALEZ
LUDWIG LIGHTBURN vs IDELFONSO BETHELMY
LOU AMBERS vs JUSTIN JUUKO
LEW TENDLER vs BERNABE VASQUEZ
WILLIE RITCHIE vs AL FORD