Great Super Featherweights Tournament 1

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• What a fight between Morales and Arguello. I thought that Arguello was on his way to a UD win, but Morales came out of nowhere and hit a devastating uppercut that knocks Arguello down to the canvas for good with less than 30 seconds left in the match.
• Barrera dind't have much luck in his fight with Julio Cesar Chavez, as he got knocked out in the opening seconds of round 9.
• Julio Cesar Chavez is now the only boxer with a perfect record in this tournament, as both Pacquiao and Everett lost their matches today.
• Today saw many matches (4) ended in a draw, which includes the third stright draw for Tod Morgan in this tournament.

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Match Card 1

1. Tony Lopez -vs- Jack Bernstein
2. Cornelius Boza-Edwards -vs- Ben Villaflor
3. Gabriel Elorde -vs- Alfredo Escalera
4. Alexis Arguello -vs- Genaro Hernandez
5. Hector Camacho -vs- Tyrone Everett
6. Azumah Nelson -vs- Erik Morales

Match Card 2

1. Leonel Hernandez -vs- Rafael Limon
2. Johnny Dundee -vs- Sammy Serrano
3. Steve Sullivan -vs- John-John Molina
4. Jesus Chavez -vs- Tod Morgan
5. Marco Antonio Barrera -vs- Manny Pacquiao
6. Rocky Lockridge -vs- Julio Cesar Chavez

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• Erik Morales is again going up against one of the best in this division in Azumah Nelson. Although Nelson lost to Arguello in their fight while Morales won over Arguello, Morales is still the underdog going into this match.
• The Barrera versus Pacquiao match is also interesting since both boxers have just come from KO losses in their previous matches. Who between them will get back on the winning track?

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Match Card 1

1. Tony Lopez def. Jack Bernstein (TKO -> 1:21 in Rd. 9)
2. Ben Villaflor def. Cornelius Boza-Edwards (KO -> End of Rd. 8)
3. Gabriel Elorde def. Alfredo Escalera (MD -> 95-94, 96-93, 95-95)
4. Genaro Hernandez def. Alexis Arguello (UD -> 95-93, 96-92, 96-92)
5. Tyrone Everett def. Hector Camacho (SD -> 97-95, 97-95, 95-97)
6. Azumah Nelson drw. Erik Morales (D -> 95-95, 96-95, 95-96)

Match Card 2

1. Leonel Hernandez drw. Rafael Limon (D -> 94-94, 94-94, 94-94)
2. Johnny Dundee drw. Sammy Serrano (D -> 95-95, 95-95, 95-95)
3. John-John Molina def. Steve Sullivan (UD -> 96-91, 96-91, 97-90)
4. Jesus Chavez drw. Tod Morgan (D -> 96-94, 93-97, 95-95)
5. Manny Pacquiao def. Marco Antonio Barrera (TKO -> 2:42 in Rd. 7)
6. Julio Cesar Chavez def. Rocky Lockridge (TKO -> 2:51 in Rd. 4)

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• Alexis Arguello has lost his second straight fight after winning his first two fights. He remains at the twelfth position in the rankings.
• Erik Morales doesn't quite get the job done against Azumah Nelson so he settles for a draw, which is enough to move him up 1 spot to the tenth position.
• Manny Pacquiao won his match against Marco Antonio Barrera to hold on to a tie at the second position with Tyrone Everett who also won his own match against Hector Camacho.
• With his second stright loss, Barrera drops out of the top 16 as he lands at the seventeenth position.
• Julio Cesar Chavez continues his winning streak, which is up to five now.
• Speaking of streaks, Tod Morgan has just gotten his fourth straight draw, as he remains one of three boxers remaining (along with Jesus Chavez and Cornelius Boza-Edwards) that has not yet won a match.

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Fight Card 1

1. Tyrone Everett -vs- Jesus Chavez
2. Erik Morales -vs- Brian Mitchell
3. Ben Villaflor -vs- Gabriel Elorde
4. Genaro Hernandez -vs- Azumah Nelson
5. Jack Bernstein -vs- Alexis Arguello
6. Alfredo Escalera -vs- Hector Camacho

Fight Card 2

1. Sammy Serrano -vs- Leonel Hernandez
2. John-John Molina -vs- Tony Lopez
3. Tod Morgan -vs- Johnny Dundee
4. Rafael Limon -vs- Marco Antonio Barrera
5. Manny Pacquiao -vs- Rocky Lockridge
6. Julio Cesar Chavez -vs- Steve Sullivan