The International Boxing League

[kenyan_cheena]

Originally Posted by Ric915

As usual great stuff

Thanks, Ric. Your guy's second fight is just a couple days away now.

[Ric915]

Originally Posted by kenyan_cheena

Thanks, Ric. Your guy's second fight is just a couple days away now.

Sweet!!!..Limon is in for it

[kenyan_cheena]

ROSARIO-CAMACHO RIVALRY
INTENSIFIES IN SAN JUAN

Wednesday 23 October 2002

Puerto Rico's two most talented Lightweights Edwin Rosario and Hector Camacho were both victorious in regional qualifying action at San Juan's Escobar Stadium tonight, but that wasn't the biggest news of the evening. That was reserved for after the final punches had been thrown when it was revealed that the two will clash in series three on the 27th of November. Having just scored a tough split decision win over compatriot Sammy Serrano, Camacho was confronted by Rosario moments after the series three schedule was unveiled and the two engaged in a heated exchange of trash talking. Camacho appeared to take it as something of a joke but Rosario looked all too serious.

After being surprisingly held to a draw by Claude Noel on debut Rosario was fantastic tonight, bombing out the Dominican Republic native Teo Cruz in the 1st round. He attacked from the opening bell, stunning Cruz with a pulverizing uppercut and maintaining a relentless assault until referee Ray Solis halted the contest at the 2:51 mark. Rosario then proclaimed afterwards that Camacho would receive the same treatment when they eventually meet.

As for the cocky extrovert himself, Camacho faced a much tougher opponent in the shape of Serrano, who is one of the favourites to qualify for the World Championship tournament from this group. Camacho had dismantled another of his compatriots Alfredo Escalara on debut in eye-catching fashion but Serrano gave him a much sterner test. He showed in the opening round that he possesses a jab to rival Camacho's and while the favourite appeared to control the middle rounds it was a pretty close contest throughout. Serrano finished with some nice work in the final stanza but his efforts weren't quite good enough and Camacho took a 58-56, 56-58, 58-56 decision.

Camacho has now secured wins over two of the real talents of the group and in those fights has landed an average of 31.8 punches per round at an accuracy rate of 42.5%. His opponents have averaged 21.1 punches per round at just 23.1%. Rosario is a brawler, a power puncher who will come after him and be right there in front of him. Unless he can land a devastating knockout punch this reporter foresees an ugly night for him against Camacho.

***

Earlier on the card Olympic silver medallist Orlando Zulueta turned back the determined challenge of fellow Cuban Angel Robinson Garcia. Zulueta won a very tight bout by majority decision (58-57, 57-57, 58-57) to improve to 1-1 after having been upset by Vilomar Fernandez on debut. As those scorecards show Zulueta was not far from another defeat. He never looked comfortable during what was a lacklustre bout and will need to show some improvement in the future if he wants to live up to the hype and adoration that his silver medal winning effort has brought him.

[kenyan_cheena]

DURAN STEALS THE SHOW IN NICARAGUA

Thursday 24 October 2002

17 year-old Panama-born Lightweight Roberto Duran continued an impressive start to his professional boxing career with a 3rd round KO of Argentina's Carlos Aro tonight at the Estadio Nacional in Managua, Nicaragua. After punishing Aro during the opening two rounds Duran sent him to the canvas with a devastating right uppercut two minutes into round three. It was a performance that will have the other competitors in this talent-rich division keeping an eye on the hard-hitting slugger, if they weren't already. Duran had dominated Aro's compatriot Carlos Canete on debut and tonight's showing was even more destructive.

***

Regarded as a talent almost the equal of Duran hometown hero Alexis Arguello recorded his first professional victory in the main event, defeating the Argentinian Vicente Derado by split decision (58-55, 56-57, 59-54). It was a clinical, controlled effort from Arguello, one that deserved a unanimous decision verdict. It would have received it if not for the questionable judging of Panama's Carlos Berrocal who someone awarded the bout to Derado and felt the full force of the crowd's derision when the verdict was revealed.

After his shock loss to the Panamanian Ismael Laguna on debut, tonight Arguello produced the type of effort that will be expected of him throughout the tournament. He opened the bout in promising fashion before struggling somewhat in the 2nd and 3rd. But he dominated the contest's bottom half, battering Derado to such an extent in the 5th that all three judges scored the round 10-8 despite no knockdown occuring. "The Explosive Thin Man" connected with a number of punishing shots in the final stanza, also.

The night had a sting in its tail when the schedule for series three was announced. It included the following matchup:

ALEXIS ARGUELLO VS ROBERTO DURAN

The crowd erupted at the news, some excited but many sounding worried that their man will have to take on Duran so early in the tournament. Based on their performances so far Duran will go into the clash as a warm favourite. The bout is the second series three blockbuster announced for the Lightweight division in the space of 24 hours, bitter Puerto Rican rivals Edwin Rosario and Hector Camacho also scheduled to clash next month...

[kenyan_cheena]

LOCKRIDGE SHOCKS WHITAKER ON
NIGHT OF UPSETS IN MEXICO!

Friday 25 October 2002

Tonight the International Boxing League saw the biggest upset to date of it's regional qualifying tournaments as Olympic Lightweight gold medallist Pernell Whitaker fell to his first professional defeat at the hands of Texas native Rocky Lockridge on an evening of surprise results at Mexico's Estadio Saltillo. Regarded as the outright favourite to be crowned the division's first World Champion, it had been said in recent days that Whitaker had been troubled during training in the lead-up to the fight, although the exact reason was not disclosed. He looked somewhat underdone at yesterday's weigh-in, something that stood out compared to the ripped, muscular physique that the tough Texan displayed.

Lockridge started fantastically, stunning Whitaker in the opening minute of the contest with a three-punch combo and a pair of flush, damaging right hands. Whitaker fought his way back into the round through the middle minute but when Lockridge caught him with another hard right as the stanza drew to a close it was clear that he was capable of springing the upset. The rest of the contest did not live up to the promise of the 1st round but Lockridge maintained a slight edge, winning rounds two and four quite comfortably. It was only in the 6th and final round that Whitaker showed something approaching his best work as he peppered Lockridge with a succession of blows. But it turned out to be too little, too late and Lockridge exclaimed triumphantly when the verdict was announced, the Dallas-born slugger a winner by majority decision (59-56, 57-57, 58-56).

"Told all of you!" Lockridge said. "Right back after series one, said I could beat the brother. All o' ya'll laughed at me, y'all remember that? Ain't nothin' special 'bout the brother, see? He's just a man like the rest of us, ain't perfect or unbeatable. I knew that goin' in and I proved it to everyone. Ain't no favourites, see? Cain't be no favourites this early in the thang, you know? Dude won a gold medal two freakin' years ago! That ain't gonna do a damn thing for him here and now, man. He ain't remarkable, y'all. He ain't."

A downcast Whitaker left the ring shortly after the verdict was announced, looking disappointed but probably not as disappointed as one would expect. Perhaps the problems he experienced in recent weeks are more serious than the outcome of a boxing match, although at this time Whitaker would be the only one who knows the truth of that...

***

The pattern of unexpected results was set in the second bout of the night as the highly regarded New Yorker Tony Canzoneri was convincingly outfought by Philadelphia's Tyrone Everett, who Whitaker had taken care of on debut last month. In a fight that never reached any dramatic heights Everett took control in the 2nd round and never relinquished it, maintaining the upperhand without setting the world on fire. Canzoneri looked listless and, to be honest, uninterested. Everett was awarded a unanimous decision victory (59-56, 60-55, 58-57).

In the very next bout Canada's Arthur King held the talented, determined New Orleans native Joe Brown to a draw (58-56, 57-57, 56-58). It appeared that Brown had done enough to secure a win, especially after some impressive work in the 2nd and a dominant effort in the penultimate round. But King won the final stanza on all three cards and it was enough to earn him the draw. Brown wore a bemused expression when the verdict was announced, exclaiming "You gotta be kiddin' me!" and questioning one of the IBL officials.

***

After Whitaker's extraordinary loss in the co-feature Bronx native Richie Plunkett stepped in the ring for the main event against the crowd favourite Rafael Limon. The Estadio Saltillo crowd gave the Mexican a thunderous welcome to the ring and they continued to be mighty vocal with their support for him during the fight. As it turned out, Plunkett became one of the only favoured fighters on the night to record a victory, the 27 year-old improving to 2-0 with a majority decision win (58-56, 57-57, 58-56).

Without a doubt it was the fight of the evening, both combatants showing a willingless to engage toe-to-toe making for some fantastic exchanges. Plunkett opened up all guns blazing in round one but Limon fired back strongly before those three minutes were even over. He stunned Plunkett with a hard uppercut a minute from the bell and then got the better of some fiercely-traded shots late in the stanza. Round two followed a similar path, Plunkett controlling the early going before Limon roared back into it in the final minute.

In round three Plunkett gave a clear illustration of why he's regarded as an outstanding chance of qualifying for the World Championship tournament as he pounded Limon throughout, dominating the round and almost forcing referee Julio Alvarado to step in and stop the fight. In the first minute Limon was tagged by a straight right, a left hook and smashing, flush jab. Plunkett then fired off some damaging blows in the bottom third of the round, a right hook and a left-right-left combo staggering Limon.

The 4th was a closer affair but Plunkett was back to his fantastic best in the 5th, jolting lefts and rights pounding Limon into submission and bringing boos from the crowd. Plunkett inflamed them further when he thumped his chest and shouted excitedly as he returned to his corner. In both the 5th and 3rd the New Yorker not only displayed a ferocious offense but a great defense, Limon missing the mark with a number of shots. Plunkett had the final round in his pocket until the Mexican rallied late, the strong finish enough to convince all three judges to award it to him and make the verdict closer than it deserved to be.

Punch totals

Limon: 114/556 (.205)
Plunkett: 172/436 (.394)

"The guy's one tough hombre," Plunkett said. "He can really take a shot, you know? It was a big challenge because it felt like I wasn't just fighting him, but this whole crowd, also. They gave him great support and I'm sure that helped him a lot. So taking that on, I feel like this was a really good win. After what happened earlier it looked like the boxing gods were out to claim some scalps so I'm feeling fortunate that I made it through unscathed."

***

Moments after Plunkett's post-fight interview was completed the schedule of matchups for series three was announced, the big fights that were unveiled on Wednesday and Thursday joined by another one from the North American group:

Tony Canzoneri vs Richie Plunkett

There's no doubt that the IBL will stage the card in New York City. The ideal venue is obviously Madison Square Garden but with it being the headquarters of the Heavyweight Boxing Federation it might not be possible, unless an agreement is reached between the two organisations. Considering the co-operation they've shown in regards to amateur boxing, it shouldn't be a problem...

[Ric915]

Canzonari will be a tough fight but I'll wear him out just like I did Limon. Woo Hoo

[Mad Bomber]

Richie, good scrap, and congratulations. Who do you plan on having in your corner for the Canzoneri fight, as I am considering attending the fight, and I'm just curious.

This is an outstanding universe, by the way.


Greg

[Ric915]

Originally Posted by Mad Bomber

Richie, good scrap, and congratulations. Who do you plan on having in your corner for the Canzoneri fight, as I am considering attending the fight, and I'm just curious.

This is an outstanding universe, by the way.


Greg

Being from NY I'll like the old timer Al Silvani in my corner, and if you can make it come on down it's gonna be one hell of a fight

[Mad Bomber]

Well, of course you will. Somehow I knew it was a stupid question.

Greg

[kenyan_cheena]

Originally Posted by Mad Bomber

This is an outstanding universe, by the way.


Greg

Thanks for the kind words, Greg. Glad you're enjoying it.

[javier_83]

yeeei this upset was on my hometown, i live in Saltillo!! and that stadium is near at my home!!

[Jersey-Jim]

I can picture this happening. Buddy McGirt came close, so can Rocky!

Originally Posted by kenyan_cheena

LOCKRIDGE SHOCKS WHITAKER ON

NIGHT OF UPSETS IN MEXICO!

Friday 25 October 2002

Tonight the International Boxing League saw the biggest upset to date of it's regional qualifying tournaments as Olympic Lightweight gold medallist Pernell Whitaker fell to his first professional defeat at the hands of Texas native Rocky Lockridge on an evening of surprise results at Mexico's Estadio Saltillo. Regarded as the outright favourite to be crowned the division's first World Champion, it had been said in recent days that Whitaker had been troubled during training in the lead-up to the fight, although the exact reason was not disclosed. He looked somewhat underdone at yesterday's weigh-in, something that stood out compared to the ripped, muscular physique that the tough Texan displayed.

Lockridge started fantastically, stunning Whitaker in the opening minute of the contest with a three-punch combo and a pair of flush, damaging right hands. Whitaker fought his way back into the round through the middle minute but when Lockridge caught him with another hard right as the stanza drew to a close it was clear that he was capable of springing the upset. The rest of the contest did not live up to the promise of the 1st round but Lockridge maintained a slight edge, winning rounds two and four quite comfortably. It was only in the 6th and final round that Whitaker showed something approaching his best work as he peppered Lockridge with a succession of blows. But it turned out to be too little, too late and Lockridge exclaimed triumphantly when the verdict was announced, the Dallas-born slugger a winner by majority decision (59-56, 57-57, 58-56).

"Told all of you!" Lockridge said. "Right back after series one, said I could beat the brother. All o' ya'll laughed at me, y'all remember that? Ain't nothin' special 'bout the brother, see? He's just a man like the rest of us, ain't perfect or unbeatable. I knew that goin' in and I proved it to everyone. Ain't no favourites, see? Cain't be no favourites this early in the thang, you know? Dude won a gold medal two freakin' years ago! That ain't gonna do a damn thing for him here and now, man. He ain't remarkable, y'all. He ain't."

A downcast Whitaker left the ring shortly after the verdict was announced, looking disappointed but probably not as disappointed as one would expect. Perhaps the problems he experienced in recent weeks are more serious than the outcome of a boxing match, although at this time Whitaker would be the only one who knows the truth of that...

***

The pattern of unexpected results was set in the second bout of the night as the highly regarded New Yorker Tony Canzoneri was convincingly outfought by Philadelphia's Tyrone Everett, who Whitaker had taken care of on debut last month. In a fight that never reached any dramatic heights Everett took control in the 2nd round and never relinquished it, maintaining the upperhand without setting the world on fire. Canzoneri looked listless and, to be honest, uninterested. Everett was awarded a unanimous decision victory (59-56, 60-55, 58-57).

In the very next bout Canada's Arthur King held the talented, determined New Orleans native Joe Brown to a draw (58-56, 57-57, 56-58). It appeared that Brown had done enough to secure a win, especially after some impressive work in the 2nd and a dominant effort in the penultimate round. But King won the final stanza on all three cards and it was enough to earn him the draw. Brown wore a bemused expression when the verdict was announced, exclaiming "You gotta be kiddin' me!" and questioning one of the IBL officials.

***

After Whitaker's extraordinary loss in the co-feature Bronx native Richie Plunkett stepped in the ring for the main event against the crowd favourite Rafael Limon. The Estadio Saltillo crowd gave the Mexican a thunderous welcome to the ring and they continued to be mighty vocal with their support for him during the fight. As it turned out, Plunkett became one of the only favoured fighters on the night to record a victory, the 27 year-old improving to 2-0 with a majority decision win (58-56, 57-57, 58-56).

Without a doubt it was the fight of the evening, both combatants showing a willingless to engage toe-to-toe making for some fantastic exchanges. Plunkett opened up all guns blazing in round one but Limon fired back strongly before those three minutes were even over. He stunned Plunkett with a hard uppercut a minute from the bell and then got the better of some fiercely-traded shots late in the stanza. Round two followed a similar path, Plunkett controlling the early going before Limon roared back into it in the final minute.

In round three Plunkett gave a clear illustration of why he's regarded as an outstanding chance of qualifying for the World Championship tournament as he pounded Limon throughout, dominating the round and almost forcing referee Julio Alvarado to step in and stop the fight. In the first minute Limon was tagged by a straight right, a left hook and smashing, flush jab. Plunkett then fired off some damaging blows in the bottom third of the round, a right hook and a left-right-left combo staggering Limon.

The 4th was a closer affair but Plunkett was back to his fantastic best in the 5th, jolting lefts and rights pounding Limon into submission and bringing boos from the crowd. Plunkett inflamed them further when he thumped his chest and shouted excitedly as he returned to his corner. In both the 5th and 3rd the New Yorker not only displayed a ferocious offense but a great defense, Limon missing the mark with a number of shots. Plunkett had the final round in his pocket until the Mexican rallied late, the strong finish enough to convince all three judges to award it to him and make the verdict closer than it deserved to be.

Punch totals

Limon: 114/556 (.205)
Plunkett: 172/436 (.394)

"The guy's one tough hombre," Plunkett said. "He can really take a shot, you know? It was a big challenge because it felt like I wasn't just fighting him, but this whole crowd, also. They gave him great support and I'm sure that helped him a lot. So taking that on, I feel like this was a really good win. After what happened earlier it looked like the boxing gods were out to claim some scalps so I'm feeling fortunate that I made it through unscathed."

***

Moments after Plunkett's post-fight interview was completed the schedule of matchups for series three was announced, the big fights that were unveiled on Wednesday and Thursday joined by another one from the North American group:

Tony Canzoneri vs Richie Plunkett

There's no doubt that the IBL will stage the card in New York City. The ideal venue is obviously Madison Square Garden but with it being the headquarters of the Heavyweight Boxing Federation it might not be possible, unless an agreement is reached between the two organisations. Considering the co-operation they've shown in regards to amateur boxing, it shouldn't be a problem...

[kenyan_cheena]

TSUBASA OUTDUELS KOSAKA
IN TOKYO SHOWDOWN

Saturday 26 October 2002

Talented Japanese Lightweight Yamada Tsubasa scored his first professional victory tonight, outpointing compatriot Teruo Kosaka in the main event at Tokyo's Ariake Coliseum. The 19 year-old took a comfortable unanimous decision verdict (60-55 on all three cards) in a busy effort. Tsubasa threw 532 punches and landed 226 of them, close to three times as many as his outclassed opponent. Kosaka only came close to Tsubasa's level in the 3rd, a round that each judge scored 10-10.

Tsubasa is regarded as Japan's best chance of success in the IBL's Lightweight division and made his way to the ring accompanied by the eerie, bass-heavy trip-hop of DJ Krush's "Meiso". He received an enthusiastic round of applause from the crowd and expressed afterwards how nervous he'd been about fighting in the city of his birth for the first time. His main weapon throughout the bout were the blinding combinations that he found the mark with time and again. In a fantastic display, he showed that he's capable of both outboxing an opponent and bombing away on them.

***

Earlier in the evening Hiroshi Kobayashi improved to 2-0 with a split decision win over Korea's Hwan-Kil Yuh, but Jaguar Kakizawa struggled against his Filipino opponent Rene Barrientos and was held to a draw. Speaking of the Filipinos, their two most talented representatives in the group had varied results, with 17 year-old Gabriele Elorde winning his bout with Japan's Kurokawa Taiki by unanimous decision while Ben Villaflor was surprisingly held to a draw by his fellow countryman Johnny Sato. Villaflor is both winless and undefeated, having also fought to a draw against Tsubasa on debut last month.

The group has a big clash to look forward to in series three as Tsubasa and Elorde are scheduled to step in the ring against each other, more than likely in the Philippines...

[kenyan_cheena]

Sunday 27 October 2002

SUMMARY OF RESULTS
INTERNATIONAL BOXING LEAGUE FIGHT CARDS
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 UD6 JONATHAN DELE
WILLIE TOWEEL TD3 MOSES KANGWA
BENNI WILLIAMS UD6 FREDERICK TSHILOLO
CORNELIUS BOZA-EDWARDS SD6 OBAFEMI ROTIMI
BRIAN MITCHELL UD6 RAY ADIGUN
AZUMAH NELSON UD6 SAMUEL MENSAH


TUESDAY 22/10/2002

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

LOTHAR ABEND UD6 PAOLO ROSI
SERAPHIN FERRER UD6 FRED GALIANA
SERGEI ARTEMIEV MD6 JEAN-BAPTISTE MENDY
FREDDIE WELSH UD6 MICHAEL AYERS
JIM WATT MD6 ALDO SPOLDI
KEN BUCHANAN MD6 DAVE CHARNLEY


WEDNESDAY 23/10/2002

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

ALFREDO ESCALERA UD6 GREGORIO PUMARES
FELIX BROWN UD6 CLAUDE NOEL
VILOMAR FERNANDEZ UD6 DOUG VAILLANT
ORLANDO ZULUETA MD6 ANGEL ROBINSON GARCIA
EDWIN ROSARIO TKO1 TEO CRUZ
HECTOR CAMACHO SD6 SAMMY SERRANO


THURSDAY 24/10/2002

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

ANTONIO AMAYA UD6 ANDRES MONDRAGON
CARLOS CANETE KO4 ALFREDO PITALUA
ERNESTO ESPANA UD6 VICENTE SANTANA
LEONEL HERNANDEZ SD6 ISMAEL LAGUNA
ROBERTO DURAN KO3 CARLOS ARO
ALEXIS ARGUELLO SD6 VICENTE DERADO


THURSDAY 24/10/2002

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

ENRIQUE BOLANOS D6 GEORGE DUNN
SAMMY ANGOTT D6 MARIO MARTINEZ
EMORY CABANA UD6 BOB ALLOTEY
ALFREDO MARCANO SD6 JOSE LUIS RAMIREZ
SAMMY FULLER SD6 HUGO BARRAZA
JACK BLACKBURN UD6 JACKIE BEARD


FRIDAY 25/10/2002

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

ARTURO LOMELI MD6 RAY LAMPKIN
TYRONE EVERETT UD6 TONY CANZONERI
ARTHUR KING D6 JOE BROWN
RUBEN NAVARRO D6 PAUL ARMSTEAD
ROCKY LOCKRIDGE MD6 PERNELL WHITAKER
RICHIE PLUNKETT MD6 RAFAEL LIMON


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 UD6 GEORGE CHANEY
STEVE SULLIVAN D6 RICHARD HOWARD
RAY MANCINI TKO4 LIVINGSTONE BRAMBLE
BILLY PETROLLE KO4 TOMMY COLLINS
FREDDIE DAWSON UD6 ISHIMATSU SUZUKI
IKE WILLIAMS KO6 ANATOLY ALEXANDROV


SATURDAY 26/10/2002

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

RENATO CORNETT MD6 DAOMAI SITHKODOM
HIROSHI KOBAYASHI SD6 HWAN-KIL YUH
JAGUAR KAKIZAWA D6 RENE BARRIENTOS
BEN VILLAFLOR D6 JOHNNY SATO
GABRIELE ELORDE UD6 KUROKAWA TAIKI
YAMADA TSUBASA UD6 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 UD6 KENNY BOGNER
GREG HAUGEN UD6 RAY MILLER
OSCAR NELSON TKO2 ROBERTO GARCIA
PEDRO MONTANEZ UD6 GIL CADILLI
SHINICHI YAMABE TKO2 ESTEBAN DEJESUS
BEAU JACK UD6 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 TKO6 LARRY BOARDMAN
RODOLFO GONZALEZ SD6 MAXIE DOCUSEN
LUDWIG LIGHTBURN D6 IDELFONSO BETHELMY
JUSTIN JUUKO MD6 LOU AMBERS
LEW TENDLER SD6 BERNABE VASQUEZ
WILLIE RITCHIE UD6 AL FORD

[Romdawg88]

Originally Posted by kenyan_cheena

SATURDAY 26/10/2002

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

RENATO CORNETT MD6 DAOMAI SITHKODOM
HIROSHI KOBAYASHI SD6 HWAN-KIL YUH
JAGUAR KAKIZAWA D6 RENE BARRIENTOS
BEN VILLAFLOR D6 JOHNNY SATO
GABRIELE ELORDE UD6 KUROKAWA TAIKI
YAMADA TSUBASA UD6 TERUO KOSAKA

Nice win for ya KC, looks like you got a tough one coming up but I think if you get by Elorde you have a have a great shot of coming through the rest of the group undefeated. Man, what does Villaflor got to do to buy a win poor guy.

[kenyan_cheena]

Sunday 27 October 2002

INTERNATIONAL BOXING LEAGUE
FIGHT CARD SCHEDULE
MONDAY 28/10/2002 - SUNDAY 03/11/2002 INCLUSIVE


MONDAY 28/10/2002

IBL WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP REGIONAL QUALIFIERS, SERIES 2
FEATHERWEIGHT DIVISION: REGION - CARIBBEAN
SABINA PARK, KINGSTON, JAMAICA

VICTOR CALLEJAS vs CIRO MORASEN
ANTONIO RIVERA vs FERNANDO BATISTA
JOSE LEGRA vs LEO CRUZ
ROBERT BROWN vs MIGUEL BERRIOS
JUAN LAPORTE vs NESLEY HAVEN
TYRONE BURTON vs ELIGIO MONTALVO


TUESDAY 29/10/2002

IBL WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP REGIONAL QUALIFIERS, SERIES 2
FEATHERWEIGHT DIVISION: REGION - ASIA/OCEANIA
SYDNEY SUPERDOME, HOMEBUSH BAY, NEW SOUTH WALES, AUSTRALIA

JOHNNY FAMECHON vs KAZUO KOBAYASHI
KAZUO TAKAYAMA vs SOO-HWAN HONG
SEUNG-HOON LEE vs MITSUNORI SEKI
DONG-KYUN YUM vs GENARIO TORRES
ALBERT GRIFFITHS vs JOHNNY JAMITO
SAMART PAYAKAROON vs JEFF FENECH


WEDNESDAY 30/10/2002

IBL WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP REGIONAL QUALIFIERS, SERIES 2
FEATHERWEIGHT DIVISION: REGION - SOUTH AMERICA
ESTADIO NORTE, ROSARIO, ARGENTINA

ANTONIO HERRERA vs RICARDO CARDONA
RAFAEL ORTEGA vs RICARDO GONZALEZ
ANTONIO ESPARRAGOZA vs DANIEL BLANCO
ERNESTO MARCEL vs VICTOR LEON
RUBEN PALACIOS vs EUSEBIO PEDROZA
CRUZ MARCANO vs SERGIO PALMA


THURSDAY 31/10/2002

IBL WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP REGIONAL QUALIFIERS, SERIES 2
FEATHERWEIGHT DIVISION: REGION - USA/CANADA
FOXWOODS RESORT CASINO, LEDYARD, CONNECTICUT, USA

DAVID DONALD vs SOLLY SMITH
KENNEDY MCKINNEY vs ART HAFEY
MAURICE LINCOLN vs FREDDIE MILLER
KEITH NANCE vs TERRY MCGOVERN
KEVIN KELLEY vs GEORGE DIXON
JOHNNY KILBANE vs WILLIE PEP


THURSDAY 31/10/2002

IBL FUTURE CONTENDER SERIES
FEATHERWEIGHT DIVISION - GROUP 1: STAGE 1, SERIES 2
GRAN STADIUM, HAVANA, CUBA

RAY FAMECHON vs LUIZ FEOLA
JACK WOLFE vs RICARDO MORALES
CARMELO NEGRON vs STEPHEN MORRIS
HOWARD WINSTONE vs CARLOS MENDOZA
JOSEPH SADDLER vs ALAN SIGURDSEN
ALBERTO MARTINEZ vs JOE TETTEH


FRIDAY 01/11/2002

IBL WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP REGIONAL QUALIFIERS, SERIES 2
FEATHERWEIGHT DIVISION: REGION - MEXICO
ESTADIO AZTECA, MEXICO CITY, MEXICO

JUAN ANTONIO LOPEZ vs CLEMENTE SANCHEZ
DANIEL ZARAGOZA vs FILI NAVA
RAMON PEREZ vs RICARDO MORENO
JUAN ESTRADA vs RAUL CRUZ
VICENTE SALDIVAR vs JUAN MEZA
SALVADOR SANCHEZ vs RUBEN OLIVARES


FRIDAY 01/11/2002

IBL FUTURE CONTENDER SERIES
FEATHERWEIGHT DIVISION - GROUP 2: STAGE 1, SERIES 2
FORT WORTH CONVENTION CENTER, FORT WORTH, TEXAS, USA

STEVIE CRUZ vs EVERETT RIGHTMIRE
JESAN VALENZUELA vs MASASHI KANEDA
DELRON KHUMALO vs GRACIEUX LAMPERTI
FERNANDO TAVAREZ vs BRUNO ALVES
ALBERTO ARIZMENDI vs ROLLY SANTIAGO
PAUL JORGENSEN vs FERNANDO ZAMACOLA


SATURDAY 02/11/2002

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

HOGAN BASSEY vs SHAUN SMITH
BARRY MCGUIGAN vs NEL TARLETON
RUDEL DIETRICH vs LORIS STECCA
WELCOME NCITA vs NASEEM HAMED
JIM DRISCOLL vs RAFIU KING
EUGENE CRIQUI vs DAVEY KOTEY


SATURDAY 02/11/2002

IBL FUTURE CONTENDER SERIES
FEATHERWEIGHT DIVISION - GROUP 3: STAGE 1, SERIES 2
ADAMS MARK HOTEL, PHILADELPHIA, PENNSYLVANIA, USA

RUBEN CASTILLO vs CLAUDIO REDONDO
JUAN SANCHEZ vs DWIGHT HAWKINS
PATRICK FORD vs JORGE JIMENEZ
GENE SMITH vs ANUCHA THONGLAO
AUBURN COPELAND vs GEORGE SMITH
BENNY BASS vs RYAN PARKER


SUNDAY 03/11/2002

IBL FUTURE CONTENDER SERIES
FEATHERWEIGHT DIVISION - GROUP 4: STAGE 1, SERIES 2
ERICSSON STADIUM, AUCKLAND, NEW ZEALAND

JET BALLY vs HELMUT MULLER
JIMMY PERRIN vs MARK FORREST
RONNIE CLAYTON vs KIYOSHI HATANAKA
JOHNNY DUNDEE vs FRANCOIS SALVATERRE
CHRISTOPHER BATTALINO vs MASAMI NAGAI
CHRIS MULLIGAN vs TERRY SPINKS

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TOP FEATHERWEIGHTS SETTLE
FOR DRAW AT SABINA PARK

Monday 28 October 2002

Tonight's Featherweight main event at Jamaica's Sabina Park ended in a draw, local favourite Tyrone Burton and Cuba's Eligio Montalvo staging an entertaining contest before settling for the 58-58, 59-57 (Burton), 58-58 verdict. The teenager known as "Kid Chocolate" to his friends came into the fight as a warm favourite but, as was the case in his debut, Burton showed that he's a real talent. Going into the bout's bottom half Montalvo appeared to be in control, producing some impressive work in both the 2nd and 3rd. But after an action-packed 4th Burton swept the final two rounds, an aggressive disposition helping him to avoid a hometown defeat.

Burton and Montalvo were both victorious on debut and so they remain undefeated. In the opinion of many they might just stay that way for the remainder of these regional qualifiers with only Puerto Rico's Juan LaPorte looking to be of similar quality. LaPorte improved to 2-0 in the co-feature with a win against Nesley Haven of the Bahamas. The fight was not as close as the split decision verdict indicated (57-56, 56-57, 58-55) with LaPorte never really troubled and Haven waiting until the 4th round to show signs of competitiveness.