UTBA-II Boxing League

[Romultiltus]

UTBA-II Season 3 Lightweight EOY Tournament Preview

(Tournament 1st Round - TBD)


(#1) CH-Roberto Duran (Villebillies) 38-5-1 (34) 1DQ
vs.
(#16) Jose Miguel Cotto (The Nobodies) 37-26-0 (30)

[Duran and Cotto have fought once - Duran leads the series 1-0]

Season 2 Week 2: Duran W-U12 Cotto

Vegas Odds: Duran is a 5:2 favorite

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(#8) Carlos Navarro (Suffolk Dusk Owls) 46-18-2 (40)
vs.
(#9) Michael Katsidis (Suffolk Dusk Owls) 47-20-1 (39)

[1st Meeting between Navarro and Katsidis]

Vegas Odds: Katsidis is a 5:2 favorite

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(#5) Jose Luis Castillo (Minnesota Fighting Loons) 45-17-2 (42)
vs.
(#12) Kenny Lane (IceTeaBoxing) 39-21-4 (10) 1DQ

[1st Meeting between Castillo and Lane]

Vegas Odds: Castillo is a 2:1 favorite

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(#4) Beau Jack (Undisputed Champions) 56-15-1 (30) 1DQ
vs.
(#13) Art Aragon (St. Louis Sluggers) 36-24-3 (21)

[Jack and Aragon have fought once - Jack leads series 1-0]

Season 2 Week 7: Jack W-TKO12 Aragon

Vegas Odds: Even Odds

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(#3) Edwin Valero (Hebron Haymakers) 63-17-2 (53)
vs.
(#14) Rolando Navarrete (Diggstown Ringers) 40-26-6 (29) 1DQ

[Valero and Navarrete have fought once - Valero leads series 1-0]

Season 3 Playoffs: Valero W-U12 Navarrete

Vegas Odds: Valero is a 2:1 favorite

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(#6) Cornelius Boza-Edwards (Diggstown Ringers) 55-19-1 (41)
vs.
(#11) Robin Blake (Hebron Haymakers) 53-28-0 (37)

[Boza-Edwards and Blake have fought once - Boza-Edwards leads series 1-0]

Vegas Odds: Boza-Edwards is a 2:1 favorite

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(#7) Ray Mancini (Nebraska Corn Jabbers) 48-24-1 (41)
vs.
(#10) Artur Grigorian (Bonner Springs Bald Beavers) 54-19-4 (39) 1DQ

[Mancini and Grigorian have fought once - Mancini leads series 1-0]

Season 3 Week 7: Mancini W-KO12 Grigorian

Vegas Odds: Mancini is a 2:1 favorite

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(#2) Alexis Arguello (Villebillies) 55-8-1 (45)
vs.
(#15) Gabriel Elorde (Tomato City) 13-7-2 (5)

[1st Meeting between Arguello and Elorde]

Vegas Odds: Arguello is a 2:1 favorite

[Romultiltus]

UTBA-II Season 3 Featherweight EOY Tournament Preview

(Tournament 1st Round - TBD)


(#1) Welcome Ncita (Diggstown Ringers) 33-35-2 (16)
vs.
(#16) Eugene Criqui (Tomato City) 38-24-6 (17)

[Ncita and Criqui have fought twice - Criqui leads the series 2-0]

Season 1 Week 3: Criqui W-KO12 Ncita
Season 3 Playoffs: Criqui W-TKO11(c) Ncita

Vegas Odds: Criqui is a 2:1 favorite

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(#8) Ricardo Moreno (IceTeaBoxing) 45-19-1 (44)
vs.
(#9) Somsak Sithchatchawal (Bonner Springs Bald Beavers) 49-27-3 (36) 1DQ

[Moreno and Sithchatchawal have fought once - Sithchatchawal leads the series 1-0]

Season 2 Week 7: Sithchatchawal W-KO3 Moreno

Vegas Odds: Moreno is a 2:1 favorite

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(#5) Ruben Olivares (Bear's Unstable) 47-19-2 (36)
vs.
(#12) Alejandro Gonzalez (East Coast Gladiators) 43-22-3 (35)

[Olivares and Gonzalez have fought twice - Olivares leads series 2-0]

Season 2 EOY Tournament: Olivares W-U15 Gonzalez
Season 3 Week 1: Olivares W-U12 Gonzalez

Vegas Odds: Olivares is a 2:1 favorite

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(#4) Kid Chocolate (IceTeaBoxing) 46-19-3 (30)
vs.
(#13) Chalky Wright (Muckboys) 38-18-5 (18)

[Chocolate and Wright have fought once - Wright leads series 1-0]

Season 2 Week 6: Wright W-U12 Chocolate

Vegas Odds: Chocolate is a 2:1 favorite

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(#3) CH-Celestino Caballero (Bonner Springs Bald Beavers) 57-22-3 (45)
vs.
(#14) Barry McGuigan (East Coast Gladiators) 42-23-3 (37)

[Caballero and McGuigan have fought 7 times - McGuigan leads series 4-3]

Season 1 Week 4: McGuigan W-TKO1 Caballero
Season 1 Week 9: Caballero W-KO1 McGuigan
Season 1 Playoffs: Caballero W-T8s(c) McGuigan
Season 2 Week 4: McGuigan W-KO4 Caballero
Season 2 Week 9: McGuigan W-TKO4 Caballero
Season 3 Week 4: Caballero W-TKO5(c) McGuigan
Season 3 Week 9: McGuigan W-KO5 Caballero

Vegas Odds: McGuigan is a 2:1 favorite

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(#6) Bernard Taylor (Undisputed Champions) 47-18-1 (24) 1DQ
vs.
(#11) Diego Morales (Juggernaut) 42-17-3 (29)

[Taylor and Morales have fought once - series is tied 0-0-1]

Season 3 Week 3: Draw-12

Vegas Odds: Taylor is a 2:1 favorite

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(#7) Paul Hodkinson (Chilton Roughnecks) 44-23-1 (39)
vs.
(#10) Battling Battalino (Suffolk Dusk Owls) 41-19-6 (13)

[1st Meeting between Hodkinson and Battalino]

Vegas Odds: Even Odds

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(#2) Vicente Saldivar (Muckboys) 59-8-0 (56)
vs.
(#15) Davey Moore (Tomato City) 39-27-2 (28) 3DQ

[Saldivar and Moore have fought 6 times - Saldivar leads series 4-2]

Season 1 Week 1: Moore W-TKO9(c) Saldivar
Season 1 Week 8: Saldivar W-KO11 Moore
Season 2 Week 1: Saldivar W-KO9 Moore
Season 2 Week 8: Saldivar W-TKO5 Moore
Season 3 Week 1: Moore W-KO8 Saldivar
Sesaon 3 Week 8: Saldivar W-KO4 Moore

Vegas Odds: Saldivar is a 2:1 favorite

[Romultiltus]

UTBA-II Season 3 Bantamweight EOY Tournament Preview

(Tournament 1st Round - TBD)


(#1) Alimi Goitia (Diggstown Ringers) 59-15-0 (58)
vs.
(#16) Martin Castillo (Left Jab Inc.)

[1st Meeting between Goitia and Castillo]

Vegas Odds: Even Odds

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(#8) Jose Medel (Muckboys) 47-15-1 (36) 1DQ
vs.
(#9) CH-Khaokor Galaxy (Diggstown Ringers) 51-20-2 (44)

[Medel and Galaxy have fought once - Galaxy leads series 1-0]

Season 1 Week 3: Galaxy W-KO4 Medel

Vegas Odds: Medel is a 2:1 favorite

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(#5) David Kui Kong Young (Undisputed Champions) 52-13-3 (47)
vs.
(#12) Piero Rollo (Bonner Springs Bald Beavers) 42-20-4 (13)

[1st Meeting between Young and Rollo]

Vegas Odds: Even Odds

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(#4) Tim Austin (Chilton Roughnecks) 57-14-0 (42)
vs.
(#13) Jorge Lujan (St. Louis Sluggers) 37-20-4 (16)

[1st Meeting between Austin and Lujan]

Vegas Odds: Even Odds

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(#3) Jimmy Carruthers (Boxing Kangaroos) 53-15-0 (28) 3DQ
vs.
(#14) Young Tommy (Brooks Battlers) 37-22-2 (20)

[Carruthers and Tommy have fought once - Tommy leads series 1-0]

Season 3 Week 7: Tommy W-DQ2 Carruthers

Vegas Odds: Carruthers is a 3:2 favorite

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(#6) Johnny King (Nebraska Corn Jabbers) 54-20-3 (44)
vs.
(#11) Alberto Castro (Hebron Haymakers) 50-30-0 (40)

[King and Castro have fought 4 times - series is tied 2-2]

Season 1 Playoffs: King W-TKO10 Castro
Season 2 Week 1: Castro W-KO6 King
Season 2 Playoffs: King W-KO9 Castro
Season 3 Playoffs: Castro W-KO6 King

Vegas Odds: Even Odds

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(#7) Fernando Gagnon (Undisputed Champions) 44-19-3 (36) 1DQ
vs.
(#10) Jose Becerra (Bear's Unstable) 45-18-2 (34)

[1st Meeting between Gagnon and Becerra]

Vegas Odds: Becerra is a 3:2 favorite

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(#2) Terry McGovern (Chilton Roughnecks) 62-10-1 (58)
vs.
(#15) Thanomchit Sukothai (Minnesota Fighting Loons) 41-21-0 (36)

[McGovern and Sukothai have fought 6 times - McGovern leads series 5-1]

Season 1 Week 1: McGovern W-KO1 Sukothai
Season 1 Week 8: McGovern W-U12 Sukothai
Season 2 Week 1: Sukothai W-KO11 McGovern
Season 2 Week 8: McGovern W-KO7 Sukothai
Season 3 Week 1: McGovern W-KO9 Sukothai
Season 3 Week 8: McGovern W-U12 Sukothai

Vegas Odds: McGovern is a 2:1 favorite

[lethal liberal]

Belated congrats to Diggstown...very impressive season and an even more impressive post-season.

[Romultiltus]

UTBA-II Season 3 Flyweight EOY Tournament Preview

(Tournament 1st Round - TBD)


(#1) Terry Allen (Bear's Unstable) 42-18-5 (9)
vs.
(#16) Guty Espadas (Suffolk Dusk Owls) 42-21-1 (26)

[1st Meeting between Allen and Espadas]

Vegas Odds: Allen is a 3:2 favorite

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(#8) Jorge Arce (Villebillies) 46-17-1 (39)
vs.
(#9) Yuri Arbachakov (East Coast Gladiators) 48-19-4 (40)

[Arce and Arbachakov have fought once - Arce leads the series 1-0]

Season 1 Week 7: Arce W-U12 Arbachakov

Vegas Odds: Even Odds

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(#5) Humberto Gonzales (Oakland Assassins) 51-12-0 (36)
vs.
(#12) Nonito Donaire (Minnesota Fighting Loons) 44-18-2 (29) 1DQ

[Gonzales and Donaire have fought once - Gonzales leads series 1-0]

Season 1 Week 3: Gonzales W-U12 Donaire

Vegas Odds: Gonzales is a 3-2 favorite

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(#4) Midget Wolgast (Bonner Springs Bald Beavers) 60-15-4 (13)
vs.
(#13) Roberto Vasquez (Juggernaut) 43-20-1 (37) 1DQ

[Wolgast and Vasques have fought once - Wolgast leads series 1-0]

Season 3 Week 6: Wolgast W-U12 Vasquez

Vegas Odds: Wolgast is a 2:1 favorite

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(#3) Vic Darchinyan (Bonner Springs Bald Beavers) 66-16-1 (58)
vs.
(#14) Pongsaklek Wongjongkam (Villebillies) 42-18-2 (24)

[1st Meeting between Darchinyan and Pongsaklek]

Vegas Odds: Darchinyan is a 3:2 favorite

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(#6) Napa Kiatwanchai (Hebron Haymakers) 63-15-2 (54)
vs.
(#11) Beibis Mendoza (Nebraska Corn Jabbers) 54-22-0 (50)

[Kiatwanchai and Mendoza have fought 4 times - Kiatwanchai leads series 3-1]

Season 1 Playoffs: Kiatwanchai W-TKO8 Mendoza
Season 2 Week 1: Kiatwanchai W-TKO5(c) Mendoza
Season 2 Playoffs: Mendoza W-KO8 Kiatwanchai
Season 3 Playoffs: Kiatwanchai W-KO11 Mendoza

Vegas Odds: Even Odds

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(#7) Irene Pacheco (Juggernaut) 48-14-3 (38)
vs.
(#10) Mark Johnson (The Nobodies) 45-18-0 (31)

[1st Meeting between Pacheco and Johnson]

Vegas Odds: Johnson is a 3:2 favorite

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(#2) CH-Yoko Gushiken (Bear's Unstable) 65-6-2 (50)
vs.
(#15) Candido Tellez (Muckboys) 39-20-2 (35)

[Gushiken and Tellez have fought once - Gushiken leads series 1-0]

Season 1 Week 3: Gushiken W-U12 Tellez

Vegas Odds: Gushiken is a 3:2 favorite

[Romultiltus]

Heavyweight EOY Tournament
MGM Grand Hotel & Casino, Las Vegas NV (USA)
14 November 2009

Opening Round Matches

(#1) CH-Alex Stewart 31-30-1 (27) 1DQ vs. (#16) Ingemar Johansson 47-25-0 (45)

Alex Stewart won the HW Title in his final bout of the regular season against Lee Ramage. This is Johanssons second 2nd attempt at winning the belt. He is 0-1 in title bouts.

Round 1: Stewart opens up strong and scores an early knockdown of Johansson. Johansson
up at count of 8. Huge round for Stewart
Round 2: A Johansson punch opens a cut over Stewart's left eyebrow
Round 3: Johansson presses the action and starts taking control
Round 4: Stewart walks into a combination from Johansson and is counted out @ 2:15


Ingemar Johansson W-KO4 Alex Stewart

Ingemar Johansson wins the HW Title.

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(#8) Frank Bruno 43-19-2 (40) vs. (#9) Alexander Zolkin 45-21-2 (23)

Frank Bruno is a former HW champion who made 4 successful defenses of the title this season. Zolkin, who was a big surprise in last season's EOY Tournament, is also a former HW champion, although he lost the belt in his 1st defense. These two are no strangers - having already fought 7 times.

Round 1: Good exchanges, even round
Round 2: Bruno on offensive, Zolkin does nothing
Round 3: Zolkin comes out on offense but is outgunned by Bruno's superior power
Round 4: Good action round. Zolkin more active. Zolkin cut badly on right eyebrow
Round 5: Zolkin more aggressive due to cut last round. Bruno takes round off
Round 6: Bruno back on attack. Zolkin's cut reopened
Round 7: Back-and-forth round - but even
Round 8: Slow round. Zolkin has new cut outside left eyebrow
Round 9: Huge round for Zolkin
Round 10: Good action. Zolkin seemed to have upper hand
Round 11: Zolkin knocked down (4-count)
Round 12: Slow pace. Zolkin warned for leaning on Bruno's neck
Round 13: Zolkin controls most of round until Bruno scores second knockdown (1-count)
Round 14: Very slow round. Both fighters are exhausted
Round 15: Zolkin corners Bruno and scores a knockdown w/ a huge uppercut (8-count). Bruno barely survives to the final bell.

Frank Bruno W-M15 Alexander Zolkin
(scores 142-140, 141-141, 142-140)
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(#5) Tom Sharkey 51-19-0 (44) vs. (#12) Earnie Shavers 40-23-1 (35)

Both Tom Sharkey and Earnie Shavers have qualified for 3 consecutive EOY tournaments. Shavers briefly held the HW Title during the regular season, making only 1 successful defense. Shavers KO'd Sharkey in their only other match.

Round 1: Feeling out round. Shavers warned for low blow
Round 2: slow round. Shavers warned for holding
Round 3: Sharkey goes all-out, knocks Shavers all around the ring, but is deducted 1 point by the ref for a low blow
Round 4: Sharkey is knocked down 3 times (6-count, 3-count, 1-count) but ref lets him continue
Round 5: Sharkey shows no ill effects from the knockdowns. Shavers has swelling under right eye
Round 6: Sharkey knocked down twice (5-count, 7-count). Referee stops the fight at 2:11 of the round

Earnie Shavers W-TKO6 Tom Sharkey

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(#4) Ruslan Chagaev 50-15-2 (30) vs. (#13) Corrie Sanders 42-26-0 (32)

Ruslan Chagaev enters his 3rd EOY tournament and is a 3-time HW Title challenger who has come up short each time. Sanders also enters his 3rd EOY tournament after completing the regular season with an unimpressive 10-10 record. Chagaev easily handled Sanders in their only previous encounter

Round 1: Chagaev land a huge shot and scores a knockdown (3-count). Chagaev is warned for holding and hitting
Round 2: Sanders is cut outside left eyebrow from a headbutt. Chagaev has left eye swelling
Round 3: Sander's cut reopened and now has swelling under right eye. Chagaev's left eye swells more
Round 4: Strong round for Chagaev
Round 5: Even round. Sander's cut reopened
Round 6: Sanders is very aggressive. Sander's cut reopened
Round 7: Good round for Sanders. Chagaev has more left eye swelling
Round 8: Even round. Sanders' cut reopened. Chagaev's right eye swelling
Round 9: Good action round. Sanders in control
Round 10: Good action round. Sanders in control
Round 11: Chagaev very aggressive. Sanders' cut reopened again
Round 12: Too close to call
Round 13: Slow round - nothing happens
Round 14: Sanders takes round off. Chagaev easily takes round
Round 15: Dull final round. Both fighters are exhausted.

Corrie Sanders W-S15 Ruslan Chagaev
(scores 145-141, 142-145, 144-141)

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(#3) Max Schmeling 62-12-1 (43) 2DQ vs. (#14) Ray Mercer 39-22-3 (31)

Max Schmeling is a former HW Champion who won the Season 1 EOY Tournament. He makes his 3rd appearance in the tournament against Ray Mercer who is also a 3-time tournament participant and former HW Champion. This is their first meeting.

Round 1: Schmeling scores a quick knockdown (count-2)
Round 2: Mercer is more active. Schmeling really does nothing
Round 3: Big round for Mercer. Schmeling has swelling under left eye. Mercer has swelling under right eye. Mercer warned for holding and hitting
Round 4: Even round
Round 5: Slight edge for Schmeling
Round 6: Good round for Schmeling. Schmeling warned for low blows
Round 7: Good round for Schmeling
Round 8: Schmeling warned for leading w/ his head. Both fighters show more swelling
Round 9: Dull round - nothing happens
Round 10: Good round for Schmeling. Mercer has bad swelling on right eye. Schmeling gets another warning
Round 11: Good round for Mercer
Round 12: Good round for Mercer
Round 13: Good round for Schmeling
Round 14: Best action of the fight. Both fighters score big. Mercer has cut on mouth
Round 15: Ray Mercer finishes with a strong final round

Max Schmeling W-U15 Ray Mercer
(scores 144-142, 146-140, 145-141)

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(#6) Chris Byrd 44-16-6 (11) vs. (#11) Rocky Marciano 14-6-0 (14)

Chris Byrd is a 2-time HW Champion who won the Season 2 EOY Torunament. He has 6 successful defense of the title between his 2 reigns. Rocky Marciano is the talented rookie who has won all of his 14 victories by knockout. This will be their first meeting.

Round 1: Good opening round for Marciano. Byrd warned for using his shoulder
Round 2: Marciano is very aggressive. Byrd has swelling under left eye
Round 3: Good round for Marciano
Round 4: Marciano in control. More swelling to Byrd's left eye
Round 5: Byrd picks up the pace and has a good round. More swelling to Byrd's left eye
Round 6: Huge round for Marciano
Round 7: Good toe-to-toe action round
Round 8: Big round for Byrd
Round 9: Byrd knocks down Marciano (2-count)
Round 10: Slow round - not much happens
Round 11: Byrd comes out very aggressive and over-confident. Marciano lands a huge cross at the end of the round to score a knockdown and Byrd is counted out with no time on the clock.

Rocky Marciano W-KO11 Chris Byrd

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(#7) Max Baer 46-22-1 (40) vs. (#10) Ken Norton 43-22-0 (30)

Max Baer has only won 1 of 3 bouts in his previous 2 EOY Tournaments. Ken Norton has not been much better with 2-2 record in 2 previous EOY Tournaments. Neither has ever fought for the HW Title. Norton has dominated their 6-bout series 5-1.

Round 1: Huge opening round for Norton
Round 2: Huge round for Norton. Baer knocked down (8-count). Baer cut over right eyebrow
Round 3: Another strong round for Norton.
Round 4: Baer's left eye begins to swell. Baer's cut reopened. Norton scores 2 knockdowns. Baer gets up at count of 8 the first time. The ref reaches the count of 10 at 2:11 of the round

Ken Norton W-KO4 Max Baer

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(#2) Sam Langford 58-5-2 (52) VS. (#15) Andrew Golota 43-30-1 (39)

Sam Langford is a former HW Champion who made 17 consecutive successful defenses of the title and is making his 3rd consecutive appearance in the EOY Tournament. Andrew Golota also makes his 3rd EOY Tournament appearance. He has lost in both attempts to win the HW
Title - getting knocked out both times by Langford. Langford has dominated their 6-bout series 5-1.

Round 1: Good round for Langford
Round 2: Langford picks up the pace and dominates
Round 3: Another big round for Langford. Golota is simply outclassed
Round 4: Langford in complete control. Referee finally stops the contest at the 2:30 mark of round 4.

Sam Langford W-TKO4 Andrew Golota

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Quarterfinal Matchups:

(#16) CH-Ingemar Johansson (Diggstown Ringers) 48-25-0 (46)
vs.
(#8) Frank Bruno (Suffolk Dusk Owls) 44-19-2 (40)

(#12) Earnie Shavers (Left Jab Inc.) 41-23-1 (36)
vs.
(#13) Corrie Sanders (East Coast Gladiators) 43-26-0 (32)

(#3) Max Schmeling (Bonner Springs Bald Beavers) 63-12-1 (43) 2DQ
vs.
(#11) Rocky Marciano (Brooks Battlers) 15-6-0 (15)

(#10) Ken Norton (Juggernaut) 44-22-0 (31)
vs.
(#2) Sam Langford (Oakland Assassins) 59-5-2 (53)

[Crimson]

Way to go Corrie Sanders! Nice job of not giving up after that 1st round knockdown.

"I'm ready to crack open the acorn! I've been saving my best stuff for this tournament." - Corrie Sanders

PHOTO: Corrie Sanders winds up to blast Chagaev with a right.

[Lee]

Impressive showing got my guys....each one and done, nice!

At least I have the Bantams still.

[lethal liberal]

The old acorn still plugging away.

[Brooks TVB]

My new heavyweight star meets my old heavyweight star.

[CONN CHRIS]

This is a lot of fun to follow - great job as always Dave!

[Claybor]

Well, that's unfortunate. A few days worth of tourney's lost.

I also recived a PM right before the crash that I was unable to access, so if twas one of you I will need a resend.

[Romultiltus]

I will repost the LHW EOY Tournament results when I get home from work. I did run the MW EOY Tournament opening round last night and hopefully will post those results as well.

I have to work OT both tonight and tomorrow night so I probably won't get to run any other matches for a couple of days.

[Bronx Bomber 15]

Originally Posted by Romultiltus

Heavyweight EOY Tournament

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(#8) Frank Bruno 43-19-2 (40) vs. (#9) Alexander Zolkin 45-21-2 (23)

Frank Bruno is a former HW champion who made 4 successful defenses of the title this season. Zolkin, who was a big surprise in last season's EOY Tournament, is also a former HW champion, although he lost the belt in his 1st defense. These two are no strangers - having already fought 7 times.

Round 1: Good exchanges, even round
Round 2: Bruno on offensive, Zolkin does nothing
Round 3: Zolkin comes out on offense but is outgunned by Bruno's superior power
Round 4: Good action round. Zolkin more active. Zolkin cut badly on right eyebrow
Round 5: Zolkin more aggressive due to cut last round. Bruno takes round off
Round 6: Bruno back on attack. Zolkin's cut reopened
Round 7: Back-and-forth round - but even
Round 8: Slow round. Zolkin has new cut outside left eyebrow
Round 9: Huge round for Zolkin
Round 10: Good action. Zolkin seemed to have upper hand
Round 11: Zolkin knocked down (4-count)
Round 12: Slow pace. Zolkin warned for leaning on Bruno's neck
Round 13: Zolkin controls most of round until Bruno scores second knockdown (1-count)
Round 14: Very slow round. Both fighters are exhausted
Round 15: Zolkin corners Bruno and scores a knockdown w/ a huge uppercut (8-count). Bruno barely survives to the final bell.

Frank Bruno W-M15 Alexander Zolkin
(scores 142-140, 141-141, 142-140)
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[/SIZE]

Wow, Bruno winnng a decision, that's rare. Tough fight that one. Hoping he can bring the title back in his next bout.

Great job with these Romy, and good luck in the next round everyone!

[Romdawg88]

Originally Posted by Bronx Bomber 15

Great job with these Romy, and good luck in the next round everyone!

I would love to take credit for this but Dave is the one doing all the work.

I have to say I love the new style for the tournaments.

[Romultiltus]

I expected to re-post the LHW and MW Tournament results as well as the WW Tournament results that I ran yesterday, but I really need to crash for a couple of hours before I go back into work.

I will try to get them out tomorrow, but I have to work more OT again tomorrow night.

(At least I have all of my notes from each of the fights down on paper, so I can recreate what was lost - too bad about whatever caused the crash. I'm a bit bummed out about losing the posts.)

[Bronx Bomber 15]

Originally Posted by Romdawg88

I would love to take credit for this but Dave is the one doing all the work.

I have to say I love the new style for the tournaments.

Oops Typo on my part

Sorry about that Dave, a great job with these. I like the new style as well.

[lethal liberal]

Yeah,love the new style. EOY tourney is always interesting. Thanks for all the time and effort you put into the league.

[Romultiltus]

UTBA-II Season 3 Light Heavyweight EOY Tournament
Cardiff International Arena, Cardiff (WALES)
15 November 2009

Opening Round Matches

(#1) CH-Jack Delaney 52-10-1 (36) vs. (#16) Melio Bettina 35-24-1 (24)

Jack Delaney is the reigning LHW Champion who has made 1 successful title defense and has a record of 2-1 in title bouts. He is making his 3rd consecutive appearance in the EOY Tournament with a tournament record of 2-2. Melio Bettina is making his 1st appearance in the EOY Tournament. This will be his first title shot. Delaney and Bettina have never fought.

Round 1: Back-and-forth action. Too close to call
Round 2: Delaney presses action. Bettina is a bit shaken at end of round
Round 3: Nice bounceback round for Bettina. Delaney's right eye begins to swell
Round 4: Delaney is strong for 1st half of round. Bettina is busier in 2nd half
Round 5: Slight edge for Bettina
Round 6: Good round for Bettina. Delaney is cut over left eye. Swelling of Delaney's right eye increases
Round 7: Close round
Round 8: Big round for Delaney. Delaney cut under left eye. Swelling on Delaney's right eye is bothering him. Bettina has swelling near left eye
Round 9: Delaney comes out wild and looking desperate. More swelling of Delaney's right eye. Bettina scores a knockdown. Delaney is up at 8 but is hurt badly
Round 10: Delaney goes all-out. Bettina's left eye swelling more. Brutal uppercut sends Bettina to the canvas. He is counted out by the ref with time expired in the round

CH-Jack Delaney W-KO10 Melio Bettina
*At time of knockout, Bettina was ahead on 2 of 3 scorecards

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(#8) Tony Anthony 45-24-3 (33) vs. (#9) Prince Charles Williams 41-19-1 (25)

Tony Anthony is making his 2nd consecutive appearance in the EOY Tournament and has a 1-1 tournament record. He has never fought for the LHW Title and enters the bout on a 4-bout losing streak incurred during the playoffs. Prince Charles Williams enters his 3rd consecutive EOY Tournament with a 0-2 tournament record. He has not yet fought for the LHW Title. Anthony and Williams fought once before with Anthony winning by 4th round knockout.

Round 1: Good opening round for Williams
Round 2: Both fighters active. Anthony is a bit busier
Round 3: Even round
Round 4: Big round for Anthony
Round 5: Huge round for Anthony. Williams has a bad cut on his left eyelid from an accidental headbutt. Anthony receives t warning from the ref for holding and blatant rabbit punching
Round 6: Anthony starts to target Williams damaged eye. Cut is reopened and blood starts pouring. Referee stops the action and calls the fight on the advice of the ringside physician. The fight will go to the cards

Tony Anthony W-T6m(c) Prince Charles Williams
(scores: 49-47, 48-48, 49-47)

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(#5) Bob Fitzsimmons 51-11-0 (40) vs. George Gardiner 41-23-4 (23)

Bob Fitzsimmons is a former LHW Champion who has made 11 successful title defenses and has a 12-2 record in title bouts. He is making his 3rd consecutive EOY Tournament and has a 1-2 tournament record. George Gardiner is a 2-time LHW Title challenger who was unsuccessful in both of his title opportunities. He is making his 3rd consecutive appearance in the EOY Tournament and has a 2-2 tournament record. In their first match, then-champion Fitzsimmons knocked out overmatched Gardiner in 3 rounds

Round 1: Gardiner comes out aggressively and looks good until Fitzsimmons lands a hard shot to Gardiner's ribcage. Gardiner goes down to both knees. The ref counts to 10 and the fight is quickly over

Bob Fitzsimmons W-KO1 George Gardiner

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(#4) Harold Johnson 55-8-2 (19) vs. (#13) Jimmy Adamick 40-21-1 (35)

Harold Johnson enters his 3rd consecutive EOY Tournament with a 3-2 tournametn record. He lost in the Season 1 EOY Tournament final to Karoly Balzsay. The Balzsay fight was Johnson's only chance to fight for the LHW Title. Jimmy Adamick makes his 3rd consecutive appearance in the EOY Tournament with a 1-2 tournament record. Coincidentally, both of Adamick's EOY losses were to Karoly Balzsay. Adamick has never fought for the LHW Title. This will be the 1st meeting between Johnson and Adamick

Round 1: Johnson puts on a boxing clinic
Round 2: Slower round. Adamick did not land a single punch
Round 3: Another easy round for Johnson
Round 4: Not much action. Johnson busier
Round 5: Another easy round for Johnson
Round 6: Adamick has left eye swelling. Adamick may have done enough to win the round
Round 7: Close round. Adamick showed more aggressiveness
Round 8: More swelling to Adamick's left eye. Adamick hurts Johnson
Round 9: Close round. Adamick lands harder punches
Round 10: Another boxing clinic by Johnson. Adamick is bothered by more swelling on left eye
Round 11: Close round. Johnson warned for holding and hitting
Round 12: Adamick's left eye almost shut. Johnson winning round until Adamick staggers him just before bell
Round 13: Johnson on his horse. Adamick cannot catch up to him to land
Round 14: Nice round for Johnson. Swelling on left eye getting worse for Adamick
Round 15: Johnson scores a flash knockdown. Adamick up at 2. Johnson goes for the kill. Adamick dropped for 2nd time and counted out at 2:19 of last round

Harold Johnson W-KO15 Jimmy Adamick
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(#3) Roy Jones Jr 55-8-3 (41) 1DQ vs. (#14) Chad Dawson 50-27-4 (25)

Roy Jones Jr is a former LHW Champion who made 17 successful defenses and has a 18-1-1 record in title bouts. He makes his 3 consecutive EOY Tournament appearance and has a 2-2 tournament record. Chad Dawson makes his 2nd consecutive EOY Tournament appearance and has a 2-1 tournament record. He lost to Bob Fitzimmons in his only LHW Title appearance. Jones Jr and Dawson have never fought.

Round 1: Slow tactical round. Dawson landed a few more punches
Round 2: Jones Jr opens up and dominates round
Round 3: Close round. Dawson hurt badly by body shots. Dawson warned holding and hitting
Round 4: Big round for Jones Jr. Dawson warned for headbutting
Round 5: Jones Jr jumps all over Dawson. Dawson is defenseless. Dawson's corner throws in the towel @ 2:41 mark

Roy Jones Jr W-TKO5 Chad Dawson

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(#6) Alvaro Lopez 47-18-1 (35) vs. Glencoffe Johnson 36-17-9 (20)

Alvaro Lopez enters his 3rd EOY Tournament and has a 0-2 tournament record. Lopez lost in his only LHW Title match to Karoly Balzsay. Glencoffe Johnson also enters his 3rd consecutive EOY Tournament and has a 1-2 tournament record. Johnson has never fought for the LHW Title. This will be the 1st match between Lopez and Johnson.

Round 1: Lots of action. Johnson landed more
Round 2: Toe-to-toe action. Lopez scores knockdown. Johnson up at 8
Round 3: Lopez easily won round. Johnson deducted 1 point for low blow
Round 4: Nice round for Johnson
Round 5: Slow round. Johnson did a bit more
Round 6: Slugfest - too close to call
Round 7: Even round. Lopez warned for leaning on Johnson's neck
Round 8: Big round for Johnson. Lopez has left eye swelling
Round 9: Johnson looks tired. Lopez pounces and goes all-out. Lopez warned for holding and hitting. Johnson get hurt. Ref stops fight @ 2:51 of the round

Alvaro Lopez W-TKO9 Glencoffe Johnson

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(#7) Karoly Balzsay 51-24-1 (37) vs. (#10) Lucian Bute 42-22-3 (27)

Karoly Balzsay is a former LHW Champion who made 4 successful defenses of the title and has a 5-3 record in title bouts. Balzsay makes his 3rd consecutive appearance in the EOY Tournament and has a 4-1 tournament record. He defeated Harold Johnson to win the Season 1 EOY Tournament. Lucian Bute is a former LHW Champion who made 5 successful defenses of the title and has a 6-1 record in title bouts. Bute makes his 3rd consecutive EOY Tournament appearance and has a 4-1 tournament record. Bute won the Season 2 EOY Tournament. These two former champions and former EOY Tournament winners will meet for the 1st time.

Round 1: Good opening round. Balzsay is deducted 1 point for low blow
Round 2: All Bute. Balzsay didn't land a punch
Round 3: Close round
Round 4: Close round. Bute busier
Round 5: Close round. Bute busier. Balzsay warned for striking with his shoulder
Round 6: Close round. Balzsay warned for hitting on the break
Round 7: Close round. Bute busier
Round 8: Good round for Balzsay. Balzsay expended a lot of energy and is gasping for air by end of round
Round 9: Good round for Bute
Round 10: Close round. Bute busier
Round 11: Dull round - nothing happened
Round 12: Close round - Bute busier
Round 13: Close round. Bute warned for holding and hitting
Round 14: Huge round for Balzsay
Round 15: Dull final round - could go either way

Lucian Bute W-U15 Karoly Balzsay
(scores: 146-140, 144-143, 145-140)

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(#2) Michael Moorer 60-8-3 (40) vs. (#15) Bob Murphy 40-25-4 (30)

Michael Moorer makes his 3rd consecutive EOY Tournament appearance and has a 3-2 tournament record. He lost to Lucian Bute in the Season 2 EOY Tournament final in his only title bout. Bob Murphy makes his 3rd consecutive appearance in the LHW EOY Tournaemnt and has a 3-2 tournament record. He lost in his only title shot to Lucian Bute. This will be the 1st match between Moorer and Murphy

Round 1: Feeling out round
Round 2: Easy round for Moorer
Round 3: Good round for Murphy
Round 4: Close round. Moorer busier
Round 5: Big round for Moorer
Round 6: Huge round for Moorer. Murphy staggered near end of round
Round 7: Good round for Moorer. Moorer warned by ref for putting Murphy into a headlock
Round 8: Good round for Moorer
Round 9: Close round - could go either way
Round 10: Another round for Moorer. Moorer warned by ref for low blow
Round 11: Even round. Murphy warned by ref for using shoulders on the inside
Round 12: Moorer goes for KO. Scores a knockdown. Murphy up at 7
Round 13: Both fighters take round off. Crowd Boos!!!
Round 14: Moorer scores 3 knockdowns (7-count, 6-count & 8-count).
Ref finally stops fight at 1:47 of round

Michael Moorer W-TKO14 Bob Murphy

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Quarterfinal Matchups:

(#1) CH-Jack Delaney (Toronto Tornados) 53-10-1 (37)
vs.
(#8) Tony Anthony (Nebraska Corn Jabbers) 46-24-3 (33)

(#5) Bob Fitzsimmons (The Nobodies) 52-11-0 (41)
vs.
(#4) Harold Johnson (Juggernaut) 56-8-2 (20)

(#3) Roy Jones Jr (Suffolk Dusk Owls) 56-8-3 (42) 1DQ
vs.
(#6) Alvaro Lopez (Bear's Unstable) 48-18-1 (36)

(#10) Lucian Bute (IceTeaBoxing) 43-22-3 (27)
vs.
(#2) Michael Moorer (East Coast Gladiators) 61-8-3 (41)

[Romultiltus]

UTBA-II Season 3 Middleweight EOY Tournament
Sydney Stadium, Sydney NSW (AUSTRALIA)
15 November 2009

Opening Round Matches

(#1) George LaBlanche 47-26-4 (17) vs. (#16) Alan Minter 45-28-5 (22) 1DQ

George LaBlanche is a former MW Champion with 12 successful title defenses (10-0-2) and has a 11-2-2 record in title bouts. LaBlanche earned the #1 seed by holding the title at the end of the regular season, but lost the belt to Tony Chiaverini in the Playoffs. This is his 2nd appearance in the EOY Tournament and has a 0-1 tournament record. Alan Minter lost his only chance at the MW title to Steve Belloise. He makes his 3rd consecutive appearance in the EOY Tournament and has a 0-2 tournament record. Teammates LaBlanche and Minter have never faced each other.

Round 1: Good action. Too close to call
Round 2: Another close round
Round 3: Huge round for LaBlanche. Minter did not land a punch. Minter's left eye begins to swell
Round 4: Close round. Slight edge to Minter
Round 5: Another round too close to call
Round 6: Close round
Round 7: Big round for Minter. Ref warns Minter for hitting out of the break. Minter scores a knockdown (LaBlanche up at 7)
Round 8: Nice rebound for LaBlanche. He wins round easily
ROund 9: LaBlanche picks up the pace and starts landing effectively
Round 10: Huge round for LaBlanche
Round 11: Actions slows, but it controlled by LaBlanche. Minter's left eye swelling increases and is bothering him
Round 12: Minter is busier and takes round
Round 13: Strong round for LaBlanche. Minter's swollen left eye is substantially worse
Round 14: Minter's swelling left eye getting really bad, but he takes the round
Round 15: LaBlanche finishes strong

George LaBlanche Draw-15 Alan Minter
(scores: 142-142, 143-141, 141,143)

Rematch (16 November 2009):

Round 1: Close round. LaBlanche is busier. Minter warned by ref for rabbit punching
Round 2: Too close to call
Round 3: LaBlanche does nothing. Minter takes round by default
Round 4: Huge round for Minter. Minters scores knockdown. LaBlanche up at 2
Round 5: LaBlanche is fighting on his heels. Good round for Minter
Round 6: Minter takes round off
Round 7: LaBlanche swarms and pounds Minter all over ring. Ref stops round 5 seconds early - saving Minter
Round 8: Good round for Minter
Round 9: LaBlanche warned for kidney punches. LaBlanche goes all-out. Ref warns LaBlanche for low blow. Minter knocks down LaBlanche and the ref reaches 10-count after bell rings.

Alan Minter W-KO9 George LaBlanche

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(#8) Artie Towne 42-22-3 (22) 1DQ vs. (#9) CH-Frank Wissenbach 51-26-5 (12)

Artie Towne gets his first shot at the MW Title here in the EOY Tournament. He makes his 3rd consecutive appearance in the EOY Tournament with a 1-2 tournament record. Frank Wissenbach is the defending MW Champion who has made only 1 defense of the title against Kelly Pavlik and retained the belt after the bout was called a draw. He is 1-0-1 in title bouts. Wissenbach makes his 3rd consecutive appearance in the EOY Tournament with a 1-2 tournament record. Towne and Wissenbach have never met.

Round 1: Good opening round for Wissenbach. Towne did absolutely nothing
Round 2: Towne lands a devastating cross to drop Wissenbach for a 9-count. Towne presses the attack for the rest of the round
Round 3: Strong round for Towne, but Wissenbach seems to have recovered
Round 4: Close pick'em round
Round 5: Towne in full attack mode. Wissenbach does little. Towne is visibly winded at the bell
Round 6: Close round with Towne a bit busier
Round 7: Big round for Wissenbach. Wissenbach finally showing some life on his punches
Round 8: Good round for Towne. Ref lectures Towne about using his head to butt Wissenbach, but no one in the arena seems to know what he's talking about
Round 9: Close round with Towne a bit busier
Round 10: Towne goes all-out and smashed Wissenbach all around the ring. Towne warned by ref for low blows. Wissenbach's left eye balloons shut. Wissenbach stares blankly around as he staggers back to his corner
Round 11: Wissenbach comes out swinging - making his last stand. Towne drops Wissenbach again for a 9-count. Towne pounces on unsteady Wissenbach and the ref stops the fight at the 1:57 mark

Artie Towne W-TKO11 CH-Frank Wissenbach

Artie Towne wins the MW Championship

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(#5) Charles Turner 44-18-1 (40) vs. (#12) Carl Olson 39-19-4 (28) 1DQ

Charles Turner makes his 2nd consecutive EOY Tournament appearance and has a 2-1 tournament record. Turner has never fought for the MW Title. He heads into this match riding a 6 fight win streak. Olson is a former 2-time MW Champion with 9 successful defenses under his belt - 8 wins and 1 draw. He is 9-2-1 in title bouts. Olson makes his 2nd consecutive appearance in the EOY Tournament with a 0-1-1 tournament record. Turner and Olson have never fought

Round 1: Slow 1st round - could go either way
Round 2: Another slow round. Turner did a bit more
Round 3: Huge round for Olson
Round 4: Huge round for Turner. Olson has left eye swelling
Round 5: Olson opens up and scores 2 big knockdowns (8-count and 3-count) Turner barely survives round
Round 6: Huge round for Turner. Olson's left eye almost closed
Round 7: Turner goes all-out. Scores quick knockdown (Olson up at 2) Turner applies pressure. Olson is defenseless. Ref stops fight at 1:58 mark

Charles Turner W-TKO7 Carl Olson

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(#4) Jermain Taylor 51-15-1 (37) vs. Billy Papke 24-14-5 (17)

Jermain Taylor enters his 3rd consecutive EOY Tournament with a 5-2 tournament record. He lost the Season 2 EOY Tournament final to Michael Nunn. He also lost in his only MW Title bout to Carl Olson by 7th round stoppage due to cuts. Billy Papke makes his 2nd consecutive appearance in the EOY Tournament with a 1-1-1 tournament record. He is a former MW Champion who lost the belt to Tony Ayala Jr in his 1st defense. Papke has a 1-1-2 record in title bouts. Taylor and Papke have never fought

Round 1: Good opening round for Taylor. Papke does nothing
Round 2: Taylor scores a big knockdown. Papke up at count of 7
Round 3: Papke wakes up and wins round
Round 4: Big round for Papke. Taylor is cut over right eyebrow, but does not seem to be in a bad spot
Round 5: Action packed round won by Papke. Taylor's right eye now starts swelling
Round 6: Taylor takes round off. Papke easily carries action
Round 7: Good round for Taylor. Ref warns Taylor to stop holding and hitting
Round 8: Nice round for Papke
Round 9: Even round until Taylor scores a knockdown. Papke up at 6 but appears hurt
Round 10: Papke starts round strong. Cut over Taylor's right eye is reopened and now appears to be a bad gash. Blood trickles into Taylors eye. Ref stops action and consults the ringside doctor who says Taylor cannot continue. Ref stops the fight.

Billy Papke W-TKO10(c) Jermain Taylor

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(#3) Kelly Pavlik 53-16-3 (35) 1DQ vs. Paul Pender 39-21-4 (9)

Kelly Pavlik makes his 3rd consecutive appearance in the EOY Tournament and brings a 0-2 tournament record. Pavlik has been unlucky in his 3 MW Title shots, losing 1 and ending the other 2 with draws. Paul Pender also enters his 3rd consecutive EOY Tournament with a 0-2 record. He is a former 2-time MW Champions, but has only 1 successful title defense. He has a 3-3 record in title bouts. Pavlik and Pender have never fought

Round 1: Close round
Round 2: Nice round for Pender
Round 3: Close round. Pender is busier, but Pavlik landed heavier shots
Round 4: Good round for Pender. Pavlik is warned by ref for a blatant backhand
Round 5: Pavlik scores a big knockdown. Pender is up at 5, but has swelling on right eye
Round 6: Pender takes round as Pavlik does little
Round 7: Pavlik scores another knockdown. Pender back up at 3 but right eye swelling is worse
Round 8: Pender comes out still unsteady. Pavlik goes for KO. Pender takes a beating and starts to stumble. Ref jumps in and stops the contest at 2:26 of the round

Kelly Pavlik W-TKO8 Paul Pender

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(#6) Tiger Flowers 47-15-4 (16) 1DQ vs. Michael Watson 41-20-2 (30)

Tiger Flowers enters his 3rd consecutive EOY Tournament and has 2-2 tournament record. Flowers has never fought for the MW Title. Michael Watson enters his 3rd consecutive EOY Tournament and has a 1-2 tournament record. He has never fought for the MW Title. Flowers and Watson have fought 6 times with each winning 3.

Round 1: Tactical first round
Round 2: Big round for Flowers
Round 3: Good round for Flowers
Round 4: Toss-up. Could go either way
Round 5: Good round for Flowers
Round 6: Flowers in complete control
Round 7: Slow round, Flowers busier
Round 8: Both fighters getting testy. Ref warns Flowers for rabbit punching. Ref warns Watson for using an open glove
Round 9: Good round for Flowers. Ref warns Flowers for leaning on Watson's neck
Round 10: Close round. First 2 minutes was all Flowers. In last minute Watson staggers Flowers
Round 11: Even round, not much happens
Round 12: Flowers slightly more busy than Watson
Round 13: Flowers controls round
Round 14: Flowers still in control
Round 15: Dull final round. Watson fails to land a punch

Tiger Flowers W-U15 Michael Watson
(scores: 146-139, 147-139, 146-139)

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(#7) Steve Belloise 45-22-3 (33) vs. Tony Ayala Jr 46-22-0 (39)

Steve Belloise enters his 3rd consecutive EOY Tournament with a 5-1 tournament record. He is a former MW Champion who won the Season 1 EOY Tournament and made 11 successful title defenses. He has a 12-2 record in title bouts. Tony Ayala Jr is also a former MW Champion who lost the belt in his first title defense against Jermain Taylor. He is 1-1 in title bouts. He enters his 3rd consecutive EOY Tournament with a 2-2 tournament record. Belloise defeated Ayala Jr by 9th round TKO in their only previous bout

Round 1: Good round for Belloise. Ayala Jr gets cut over left eye. Ayala Jr keeps pawing at the blood
Round 2: Close round. Ayala Jr landed more powerful punches
Round 3: Non-stop toe-to-toe action. Belloise has swelling under right eye
Round 4: Very close round. Swelling under Belloise's right eye getting worse
Round 5: Another close round. Belloise's right eye is an ugly mess. Ayala Jr is hurt by an uppercut at end of round
Round 6: Big round for Belloise. More swelling of Belloise's right eye which is now affecting his vision. Ayala Jr's left eye starts to swell
Round 7: Solid round for Belloise
Round 8: Ayala Jr opens up strong and has a good round, but cut over Ayala Jr's left eye reopens and the swelling of that left eye gets worse
Round 9: Ayala Jr looks to be in control. Belloise's right eye is almost closed
Round 10: Almost no action for 2 minutes. Belloise finally lands a good shot on Ayala Jr's left eye which immediately swells badly. Combination from Belloise drops Ayala Jr. Ref counts him out at 2:53 of the round

Steve Belloise W-KO10 Tony Ayala Jr

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(#2) Michael Nunn 72-11-3 (34) 1DQ vs. (#15) Rocky Graziano 39-27-2 (32)

Michael Nunn is a former MW Champion with 2 successful title defenses and a 3-1 record in title bouts. He lost in the finals of the Season 1 EOY Tournament and won the Season 2 EOY Tournament to give him a 7-1 tournament record. Rocky Graziano enters his 3rd EOY Tournament with a 0-2 tournament record. He has never fought for the MW Title. Nunn and Graziano have met 3 previous times with Nunn winning all bouts

Round 1: Nunn takes control early. Graziano did not land anything
Round 2: Even round
Round 3: Nunn easily takes round
Round 4: Good round for Graziano
Round 5: Slow round until Graziano corners Nunn and scores a knockdown. Nunn is back up at 7, but is dazed. Bell rings to end the round before Graziano can finish him off
Round 6: Nunn recovers well and easily wins round
Round 7: Nunn holds off Graziano with an effective jab. Graziano connects and scores an knockdown. Nunn up at 8. Nunn has serious swelling of left eye
Round 8: Graziano goes all-out. Ref warns Graziano to keep his punches up. Nunn is in complete retreat. Swelling of Nunn's left eye is worse
Round 9: Swelling of Nunn's eye is affecting his vision. Graziano drops Nunn again for an 8-count. Nunn is in survival mode
Round 10: Nunn starts round on shaky legs. Nunn's punches have lost all steam and he cannot hold off Graziano. Graziano lands a huge hook and knocks down Nunn again. Ref reaches count of 10 @ 1:02 of round

Rocky Graziano W-KO10 Michael Nunn

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Quarterfinal Matchups:

(#16) Alan Minter (Bonner Springs Bald Beavers) 46-28-6 (24) 1DQ
vs.
(#8) CH-Artie Towne (Tomato City) 43-22-3 (23) 1DQ

(#5) Charles Turner (Muckboys) 45-18-1 (41)
vs.
(#4) Billy Papke (Boxing Kangaroos) 25-14-5 (18)

(#3) Kelly Pavlik (Diggstown Ringers) 54-16-3 (36) 1DQ
vs.
(#6) Tiger Flowers (IceTeaBoxing) 48-15-4 (16) 1DQ

(#7) Steve Belloise (Bear's Unstable) 46-22-3 (34)
vs.
(#15) Rocky Graziano (Chilton Roughnecks) 40-27-2 (33)