UTBA-II Boxing League

[lethal liberal]

Man,Ayala and Prince Williams both leave the tourney much too soon. Oh well.

[Romultiltus]

UTBA-II Season 3 Welterweight EOY Tournament
Halifax Forum, Halifax, Nova Scotia (CANADA)
16 November 2009

Opening Round Matches

(#1) CH-Henry Armstrong 43-0-1 (42) vs. (#16) Adolph Pruitt 38-24-2 (24)

Undefeated so far in his career, Henry Armstrong makes his 2nd consecutive EOY Tournament appearance and has a 4-0 tournament record after winning the Season 2 WW EOY Tournament. Armstrong is the reigning WW Champion and has made 39 successful title defenses. He has a 39-0-1 record in title bouts. Adolph Pruitt enters his 3rd consecutive EOY Tournament and has a 2-2 tournament record. This will be the 1st match between Armstrong and Pruitt as well as Pruitt's first title bout.

Round 1: Armstrong's first punch splits Pruitt's lip. Pruitt is warned by ref for low blows
Round 2: Huge round for Armstrong. An accidental headbutt reopens Pruitt's split lip
Round 3: Armstrong knocks Pruitt all over the ring. Pruitt's lip is bleeding again
Round 4: Armstrong on the attack, knocks down Pruitt. Referee counts to 10 to end the bout as the very end of the round

CH-Henry Armstrong W-KO4 Adolph Pruitt

Henry Armstrong retains the WW Title

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(#8) Thomas Damgaard 46-22-7 (33) vs. (#9) John H Stracey 48-21-0 (45)

Thomas Damgaard enters his 3rd consecutive EOY Tournament with a 1-2 tournament record. He has only fought once for the WW Title which ended with a 3rd round TKO loss to Henry Armstrong. John H Stracey enters his 3rd consecutive EOY Tournament and has a 1-2 tournament record. He is a 2-time WW Title challenger who lost both bouts to Henry Armstrong. Damgaard and Stracey have fought twice before with Stracey winning both matches by TKO.

Round 1: Slow round. Stracey is busier. Stracey is warned by ref for holding and hitting
Round 2: Ref warns Damgaard for using shoulders on the inside. A vicious uppercut drops Damgaard for an 8-count. Damgaard staggers around for the rest of the round
Round 3: Damgaard looks to have recovered and wins the round
Round 4: Damgaard finds his range and lands, hurting Stracey. Damgaard pours it on. Ref jumps in to save Stracey from further punishment at 2:39 of the round

Thomas Damgaard W-TKO4 John H Stracey

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(#5) Cocoa Kid 47-14-5 (10) vs. (#12) Ramon Campas 41-24-2 (24) 2DQ

Cocoa Kid is a former WW Champion who made 4 successful title defenses and has a 5-1 record in championship bouts. Kid is making his 3rd consecutive appearance in the EOY Tournament and brings a 5-1 tournament record. He won the Season 1 EOY Tournament and the WW Championship against Miguel Angel Cotto. He lost the WW Title to Henry Armstrong. Ramon Campas enters his 3rd consecutive EOY Tournament with a 1-2 tournament record. He has fought once for the WW Title - a loss to Henry Armstrong. Cocoa Kid and Ramon Campas fought once before with Kid taking a unanimous 12-round decision.

Round 1: Great start for Campas. Kid gets hurt a couple of times. Kid's left eye begins to swell
Round 2: Kid gets back in the fight. Kid easily takes round
Round 3: Close round. Kid starts favoring his ribs. Kid's left eye swelling increases
Round 4: Good round for Campas. Kid's left eye swelling gets worse
Round 5: Close round. Kid did a bit more. Kid's swollen left eye is starting to bother him
Round 6: Close round favoring Campas. Kid's left eye almost closed
Round 7: Campas doesn't land a punch. Good display of boxing by Kid
Round 8: Kid continues to outbox Campas
Round 9: Slow round. Lots of clinching. Kid lands a good combination at the end of the round
Round 10: Campas lands a few good shots. Kid goes on defensive to protect his left eye
Round 11: Campas does nothing. Ref warns Campas for leaning on the back of Kid's neck. Swelling on Kid's left eye can be seen from quite a distance up in the stands. Round ends with fighters in a clinch
Round 12: Slow round. Campas warned again by ref for leaning on Kid's neck
Round 13: Campas all over Kid. Kid seems hurt and may not be able to see out of left eye
Round 14: Campas warned for 3rd time for leaning on Kid's neck and ref deducts a point from Campas. Even without the deduction, Kid easily wins round
Round 15: Campas is content to clinch for the entire round, but manages a strong uppercut just before the final bell

Cocoa Kid W-U15 Ramon Campas
(scores: 144-140, 143-141, 143-141)

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(#4) Miguel Angel Cotto 49-13-5 (39) vs. Randy Shields 38-22-5 (14)

Miguel Angel Cotto enters his 3rd consecutive EOY Tournament with a 5-2 tournament record. He fought and lost to Henry Armstrong in Season 2 EOY Tournaemnt which was his only WW Title shot. Randy Shields also enters his 3rd consecutive EOY Tournament and has a 1-2 tournament record. Has never fought for the WW Title. Cotto and Shields have fought a record 8 times against each other with Cotto leading the series 6-1-1. Cotto has eliminated Shields from both the Season 1 and Season 2 EOY Tournaments and now they meet again.

Round 1: Close opening round. Cotto is warned for rabbit punching
Round 2: Cotto scores early knockdown. Shields back up at count of 4. Good exchange of punches at the bell
Round 3: Sheilds spends most of round trapped in corner
Round 4: Close round. Shields was busier
Round 5: Back-and-forth round. Shields in command early. Cotto comes on strong late
Round 6: Cotto takes round off and barely throws any punches. Ref warns Shields for low blow
Round 7: All-action round - could go either way
Round 8: Shields looks to be running on empty. Cotto scores a knockdown. Shield up at 3 and barely survives to the bell
Round 9: Cotto scores two knockdowns (6-count & 4-count). Shields is up on wobbly legs. Ref stops fight at 1:28 mark

Miguel Angel Cotto W-TKO9 Randy Shields

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(#3) Lloyd Honeyghan 47-12-4 (30) vs. (#14) Mark Breland 40-25-1 (31)

Lloyd Honeyghan enters his 3rd consecutive EOY Tournament and has a tournament record of 0-2-1. He has never fought for the WW Title. Mark Breland also makes his 3rd consecutive EOY Tournament appearance and has a 0-2 tournament record. Breland has fought for the WW Title twice and lost both bouts to Henry Armstrong. Honeyghan and Breland have fought once before with Honeyghan winning by 3rd round TKO.

Round 1: Honeyghan easily wins round
Round 2: Nice round for Breland. This might may turn into a brawl
Round 3: Another round for Breland. Ref warns Breland for using his shoulders
Round 4: Big round for Honeyghan. Scores knockdown. Breland up at 5 but on wobbly legs
Round 5: Breland recovers well and presses attack for whole round
Round 6: Breland starts off strong. Honeyghan turns tables last half of round
Round 7: Close round. Honeyghan is busier
Round 8: Big round for Honeyghan
Round 9: Honeyghan wants to end it here. Breland is laboring. Honeyghan goes all-out. Ref stops fight at 2:52 of round

Lloyd Honeyghan W-TKO9 Mark Breland

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(#6) Juan Lazcano 51-22-1 (35) vs. Crisanto Espana 44-22-5 (30) 1DQ

Juan Lazcano enters his 3rd consecutive EOY Tournament and brings a 2-2 tournament record. He has never fought for the WW Title so far in his career. Crisanto Espana is making his 2nd consecutive appearance in the EOY Tournament and has a 0-1 record - losing the bout to John H Stracey. He fought once for the WW Title, but lost to Henry Armstrong. Juan Lazcano and Crisanto Espana have never fought.

Round 1: Good action. Espana lands more
Round 2: Nice round for Lazcano
Round 3: Too close to call
Round 4: Big round for Espana. Bad swelling on Lazcano's left eye
Round 5: Espana walks into a combination and goes down for a 9-count.
Round 6: Swellig of Lazcano's left eye getting worse. Espana is a bit busier
Round 7: Lazcano seems a bit distracted by his swelling left eye. Good action round. Espana is more effective
Round 8: Slow round. Ref warns Espana for holding and hitting
Round 9: Lazcano's left eye swelling is getting worse. Lazcano goes down, but ref rules it a slip. Close round
Round 10: Good round for Lazcano, but he is gasping at the bell and looks winded. Lazcano is bothered by swelling left eye
Round 11: Another round for Lazcano. Espana is warned for leaning on Lazcano's neck
Round 12: Huge round for Lazcano, even with Lazcano bothered by left eye swelling
Round 13: Espana targets Lazcano's left eye. Round could go either way
Round 14: Lazcano cannot see out of left eye. Espana all over Lazcano but cannot close the show
Round 15: Lazcano still can't see. Espana scores a big knockdown. Lazcano is up by 4 but is badly shaken. Lazcano barely survives to the final bell

Juan Lazcano W-S15 Crisanto Espana
(scores: 140-143, 143-141, 142-141)

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(#7) Johnny Bumphus 51-25-3 (30) vs. (#10) Billy Lynch 45-20-4 (31) 1DQ

Johnny Bumphus is making his 2nd consecutive EOY Tournament and has a 2-1 tournament record. He was eliminated from last season's tournament by Zab Judah. Bumphus has never fought for the WW Title. Billy Lynch also makes his 2nd consecutive EOY Tournament and brings a 1-1-1 tournament record. He was eliminated from last season's tournament by Miguel Angel Cotto. Lynch has never fought for the WW Title. This will be the 3rd meeting between Bumphus and Lynch. The series is tied 1-1.

Round 1: Good opening roudn for Bumphus
Round 2: Big round for Bumphus
Round 3: Another round for Bumphus. Lynch is just stumbling around
Round 4: Lynch composes himself and might have done enough to win the round
Round 5: Bumphus back in control
Round 6: Close round. Lynch is busier
Round 7: Close round. Ref warns Lynch for holding and hitting
Round 8: Even round
Round 9: Lynch takes round
Round 10: Dull round. A lot of holding. Lynch warned for low punches
Round 11: More action than last 2 round combined. Bumphus was slightly busier
Round 12: Huge round for Bumphus. Lynch looks tired
Round 13: Slow round. Bumphus busier
Round 14: Close round. Bumphus warned for low blows
Round 15: Bumphus wants to finish strong. Bumphus scores late knockdown. Lynch is counted out @ 2:47 of last round

Johnny Bumphus W-KO15 Billy Lynch

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(#2) Zab Judah 57-12-2 (35) vs. (#15) Paul Fujii 41-26-0 (38)

Zab Judah enters his 3rd consecutive EOY Tournament and has a 5-2 tournament record. He lost to Henry Armstrong in last season's EOY Tournament final in his only shot at the WW Title. Paul Fujii makes his 3rd consecutive EOY Tournament appearance and has a 1-2 tournament record. Fujii has lost all in all 4 of his WW Title bouts, each one to Henry Armstrong. In their only other meeting, Judah defeated Fujii by 12-round unanimous decision.

Round 1: Judah boxes circles around Fujii. Fujii didn't land a single punch
Round 2: Close round. Judah busier
Round 3: Big round for Fujii
Round 4: Close round. Judah's corner wants him to be more aggressive
Round 5: Fujii looks slightly better this round
Round 6: Close round. Edge to Fujii. Fujii is cut under left eye
Round 7: Big round for Judah
Round 8: Even round
Round 9: Judah steps up pace. Cut under Fujii's left eye reopened. Fujii has swelling around left eye
Round 10: Another round for Judah
Round 11: Too close to call
Round 12: Huge round for Fujii. Judah is staggered
Round 13: Slow round. Fujii didn't do much
Round 14: Another bad round for Fujii. Judah is warned by ref for leaning on Fujii's neck
Round 15: Dull last round. Fujii is content to clinch and hold

Zab Judah W-U15 Paul Fujii
(scores: 144-141, 144-141, 143-142)

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Quarterfinal Matchups:

(#1) CH-Henry Armstrong (Muckboys) 44-0-1 (43)
vs.
(#8) Thomas Damgaard (Hebron Haymakers) 47-22-7 (34)

(#5) Cocoa Kid (Baltimore Binks) 48-14-5 (10)
vs.
(#4) Miguel Angel Cotto (Villebillies) 50-13-5 (40)

(#3) Lloyd Honeyghan (Coventry Hitmen) 48-12-4 (31)
vs.
(#6) Juan Lazcano (Nebraska Corn Jabbers) 52-22-1 (35)

(#7) Johnny Bumphus (Bonner Springs Bald Beavers) 52-25-3 (31)
vs.
(#2) Zab Judah (Undisputed Champions) 58-12-2 (35)

[Romdawg88]

Man, you must be tired of typing Henry Armstrong's name after that first round of the WW tournament. Great wins by both of my guys so far especially Turner to come off the deck twice to win.

[bigMatt]

My boys had quite a tussle there - I didn't know who to root for between LaBlanche and Minter, and they evidently couldn't decide between themselves, either. Nice win, ultimately, for Minter. I wish they hadn't had to fight each other so early in the tourney, but I hope Minter can last another round or two.

[jbergey22]

All kinds of crazy happenings in the MW tourny with both the 1 and 2 seeds going down followed by an upset free WW tourny.

[bear]

Graziano vs. Belloise will be of interest

Chilton and Unstable both selected Graziano in the start-up draft. I accepted the offer of a draft pick to waive rights to him and made Belloise my next choice.

[Lee]

Originally Posted by bear

Graziano vs. Belloise will be of interest

Chilton and Unstable both selected Graziano in the start-up draft. I accepted the offer of a draft pick to waive rights to him and made Belloise my next choice.

I forgot about that, adds a bit of intrigue now doesn't it.

[bear]

Originally Posted by Lee

I forgot about that, adds a bit of intrigue now doesn't it.

Both fighters have done well for their teams as well.

[Romultiltus]

I have run the LW Tournament opening round and will try and post the results tonight. (I plan on watching Kessler/Ward) It takes quite a while for me to put together the post, so I thank everyone in advance for their patience...

[CONN CHRIS]

Originally Posted by Romultiltus

I have run the LW Tournament opening round and will try and post the results tonight. (I plan on watching Kessler/Ward) It takes quite a while for me to put together the post, so I thank everyone in advance for their patience...

No, thank you.

Tedium may be my middle name but that doesn't I like it.

[Romultiltus]

UTBA-II Season 3 Lightweight EOY Tournament
Color Line Arena, Altona, Hamburg (GERMANY)
21 November 2009

Opening Round Matches

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

Roberto Duran is the 2-time and reigning LW Champion who has made 22 successful defenses of his title (21-0-1) and has a 23-1-1 record in championship bouts. Duran is making his 2nd consecutive appearance in the EOY Tournament and has a 4-0 tournament record. He won last season's EOY Tournament by defeating Beau Jack in the tournament final, winning the LW Title for the 2nd time. Jose Miguel Cotto makes his 3rd consecutive EOY Tournament appearance and has a tournament record of 1-2. He was eliminated in both previous EOY Tournaments by Beau Jack and has yet to fight for the LW Title. In their only other bout, Duran defeated Cotto by a unanimous 12-round decision.

Round 1: Good opening round for Duran. Cotto has noticable swelling under both eyes by the end of the round
Round 2: Duran warned by ref for holding and hitting. Cotto can't find his rhythm and fails to land a single punch
Round 3: Swelling under both of Cotto's eyes is starting to become a problem. Cotto is just throwing arm punches. Duran is
warned by ref for illegally using his shoulders
Round 4: Duran scores knockdown. Cotto up at 6. Swelling under Cotto's eyes is affecting his vision. Huge round for Duran
Round 5: Duran scores 2 knockdowns. Second knockdown from a liver shot ended fight as ref counts to 10 as time expires

CH-Roberto Duran W-KO5 Jose Miguel Cotto

Roberto Duran retains the LW Title

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

Carlos Navarro is a former LW Champion who lost the belt in his 1st title defense and has a 1-1- recored in championship bouts. He makes his 3rd consecutive EOY Tournament appearance and has a 2-2 tournament record. Michael Katsidis is also a former LW Champion who lost the belt in his 1st title defense. He has a 1-2 record in championship bouts. Katsidis makes his 3rd consecutive appearance in the EOY Tournament and has a 5-1 tournament record which includes winning the Season 1 EOY Tournament with a victory over Beau Jack. Navarro and Katsidis are teammates on the Suffolk Dusk Owls and this will be their 1st meeting.

Round 1: Close round. Katsidis is warned for low blows
Round 2: Katsidis concentrates on body work. Katsidis is more effective
Round 3: Good action round. Both fighters are hurt
Round 4: Nice round for Katsidis
Round 5: Navarro is flat-footed. Ref warns Navarro for holding and hitting. Katsidis lands a punch to Navarro's temple and Navarro goes down and is counted out @ 1:50 of the round

Michael Katsidis W-KO5 Carlos Navarro

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

Jose Luis Castillo enters his 3rd consecutive EOY Tournament on his 3rd different team and has a 2-2 tournament record. He has unsuccessfully fought for the LW Title twice, losing both bouts to Roberto Duran. Kenny Lane enters his 3rd consecutive EOY Tournament with a tournament record of 0-2. In his only LW Title opportunity, Lane fought to a majority Draw against Roberto Duran. This will be the first meeting between Castillo and Lane

Round 1: Castillo is warned by ref for leaning on Lane's neck. Castillo scores a knockdown. Lane up at 5-count
Round 2: Even round
Round 3: Nice action. Lane is stunned and unsteady at the end of the round
Round 4: Too close to call
Round 5: Castillo scores another knockdown. Lane up at 8 and on wobbly legs for rest of round
Round 6: Easy round for Castillo
Round 7: Good round for Lane
Round 8: Huge round for Lane. Castillo has swelling under right eye
Round 9: Ref warns Castillo again for leaning on Lane's neck and deducts a point. That makes a 2-point round for Lane
Round 10: Increased swelling of Castillo's right eye. Good round for Lane
Round 11: Castillo scores two more knockdowns. Lane is up at counts of 3 and 8. Lane appears groggy
Round 12: Lane knocked down again. At end of round, Lane is dazed and heads to the wrong corner
Round 13: Lane appears to have recovered and goes for broke. Castillo does nothing this round
Round 14: Good round for Lane. Lane is cut over right eye. Swelling of Castillo's right eye is getting really bad
Round 15: Lane goes all-out and knocks down Castillo. Castillo manages to survive to the final bell

Jose Luis Castillo W-U15 Kenny Lane
(scores: 142-137, 140-139, 140-138)

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

Beau Jack enters his 3rd consecutive EOY Tournament and has a 6-2 tournament record losing in the finals twice. Those two losses to Michael Katsidis and Roberto Duran are also the only two opportunities for the LW Title. Art Aragon is a 2-time LW Champion with 6 successful title defenses (5-0-1) and has a 7-3 record in championship bouts. He is making his 3rd consecutive EOY Tournament appearance with a 1-2 tournament record. In their only previous bout, Beau Jack defeated Art Aragon by TKO in
the 12th round.

Round 1: Huge opening round for Jack
Round 2: Another huge round for Jack. Aragon doesn't land a single punch
Round 3: Aragon back in the fight and has a good round
Round 4: Dull round - not much happens
Round 5: Jack outlands Aragon by a 3-1 margin
Round 6: Jack takes Aragon to school. Aragon has swelling on left eye
Round 7: Close, could go either way
Round 8: Aragon lands a massive uppercut and Jack goes down. Ref reaches 10-count at 0:41 of round to end it

Art Aragon W-KO8 Beau Jack

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

Edwin Valero is entering his 3rd consecutive EOY Tournament with a 2-2 tournament record. Of note, both of his losses were a bit of a shock - a 1st round KO loss to Beau Jack and a 1st round TKO loss to Roberto Duran. Valero has never fought for the LW Title. Rolando Navarrete is a former 2-time LW Champion with 3 successful title defenses and a 5-4 record in championship bouts. He also makes his 3rd consecutive appearance in the EOY Tournament with a tournament record of 0-2. In their only bout, Valero won a 12 round decision over Navarrete

Round 1: Good round for Valero. Navarrete is holding his gloves high leaving his body exposed
Round 2: Another round for Valero
Round 3: Too close to call
Round 4: Navarrete scores a knockdown. Valero up at count of 6
Round 5: Most sustained action of entire fight. Could go either way
Round 6: Good round for Valero
Round 7: Navarrete warned by ref for using open hand. Another easy round for Valero
Round 8: Navarrete has swelling around right eye. Valero busier of the two
Round 9: Big round for Valero. Valero targets Navarrete's right eye causing the swelling to get worse
Round 10: Right eye swelling is affecting Navarrete's vision. Navarrete is hurt and ends round trapped in corner
Round 11: Navarrete's right eye swelling getting worse. Valero goes in for the kill. Navarrete's legs buckle. Ref steps in and stops the fight with 5 seconds remaining in the round

Edwin Valero W-TKO11 Rolando Navarrete

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

Cornelius Boza-Edwards is a former LW Champion who won the title from Alexis Arguello but lost it to Roberto Duran in his 1st defense. He has a 1-4 record in championship bouts. Boza-Edwards enters his 3rd consecutive EOY Tournament and has a tournament record of 1-2. Robin Blake has never fought for the LW Title and makes his 3rd consecutive EOY Tournament appearance with a 1-2 touranment record. In their only previous bout, Boza-Edwards defeated Blake by 2nd round TKO in the
Season 3 Championship Match.

Round 1: Close round. Boza-Edwards busier
Round 2: Big round for Blake. Boza-Edwards is hurt
Round 3: Slow round. Boza-Edwards does a bit more
Round 4: Blake scores a knockdown. Boza-Edwards up at 7. Boza-Edwards has no steam on his punches
Round 5: Action from bell-to-bell. Boza-Edwards has swelling on right eye. Blake has swelling on right eye
Round 6: Boza-Edwards targets Blakes right eye. Swelling increases
Round 7: Close round. Blake warned by ref for holding and hitting. Blake is obviously bothered by swelling of right eye
Round 8: Huge round for Blake. Swelling on Boza-Edwards right eye is getting bad enough to impair his vision
Round 9: Right eye of Boza-Edwards swells more. Boza-Edwards only wants to hold and clinch this round
Round 10: Blake's right eye almost shut. Good round for Boza-Edwards
Round 11: Slow round. Blake's swollen right eye is becoming a big target for Boza-Edwards
Round 12: Blake's swollen right eye getting worse. Blake does nothing this round
Round 13: Blake scores 2 knockdowns. Boza-Edwards takes a 7-count, then a 3-count. Boza-Edwards is on wobbly legs
Round 14: Boza-Edwards down again - up at 4. Boza-Edwards is clearly hurt
Round 15: Good final round for Boza-Edwards. Blake's vision is affected by swollen right eye

Robin Blake W-S15 Cornelius Boza-Edwards
(scores: 142-139, 140-141, 143-139)

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(#7) Ray Mancini 48-24-1 (41) vs. (#10) Artur Grigorian 54-19-4 (39) 1DQ

Ray Mancini makes his 3rd consecutive EOY Tournament appearance and has a 1-2 tournament record. He fought only once for the LW Title and lost a 12-round unanimous decison to Roberto Duran. Artur Grigorian makes his 2nd consecutive appearance in the EOY Tournament. He lost his only tournament match to Roberto Duran and has never fought for the LW Title. Mancini and Grigorian have fought once before with Mancini winning by 12th round KO.

Round 1: Big round for Mancini. Mancini is cut under right eye from accidental headbutt
Round 2: Mancini is very aggressive and has another big round, but a punch causes a severe gash over his right eye
Round 3: Too close to call
Round 4: High action round. Grigorian lands more, but Mancini has harder punches
Round 5: Slow round. Mancini is warned by ref for hitting with the back of his glove
Round 6: Close round. Grigorian does more. Grigorian is warned for pulling Mancini's head down
Round 7: Gash over Mancini's right eye is reopened. Blood is trickling into Mancini's eye. Ref stops the fight at 0:40 of the round due to the cut

Artur Grigorian W-TKO7 Ray Mancini

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

Alexis Arguello is a former LW Champion who lost the title in his 1st defense and has a 1-1 record in championship bouts. He makes his 3rd consecutive appearance in the EOY Tournament with a tournament record of 1-2. He lost his title to Cornelius Boza-Edwards in a Season 2 regular season match and got eliminated in the opening round of the Season 2 EOY Tournament by Boza-Edwards. Gabriel Elorde is a rookie making his 1st appearance in the EOY Tournament. He has never fought for the LW Title. Arguello and Elorde meet for the 1st time.

Round 1: Fighters trade punches. Elorde is knocked down - up at 3
Round 2: Elorde on offensive for most of round. Arguello does have his moments
Round 3: Close round. Elorde busier
Round 4: Elorde takes round off. Arguello on attack
Round 5: Big round for Arguello
Round 6: Close round. Arguello lands harder shots
Round 7: Slow round. Elorde a bit busier
Round 8: Arguello takes round off
Round 9: Close round. Arguello wants to clinch
Round 10: Close round. Ref warns Elorde for holding and hitting
Round 11: Good round for Arguello
Round 12: Good round for Arguello
Round 13: Close round. Arguello busier
Round 14: Arguello in control
Round 15: Boring final round as Arguello only wants to hold and clinch

Alexis Arguello W-M15 Gabriel Elorde
(scores: 144-140, 142-142, 144-140)

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Quarterfinal Matchups:

(#1) CH-Roberto Duran (Villebillies) 39-5-1 (35) 1DQ
vs.
(#9) Michael Katsidis (Suffolk Dusk Owls) 48-20-1 (40)

(#5) Jose Luis Castillo (Minnesota Fighting Loons) 46-17-2 (42)
vs.
(#13) Art Aragon (St. Louis Sluggers) 37-24-3 (22)

(#3) Edwin Valero (Hebron Haymakers) 64-17-2 (54)
vs.
(#11) Robin Blake (Hebron Haymakers) 54-28-0 (37)

(#10) Artur Grigorian (Bonner Springs Bald Beavers) 55-19-4 (40) 1DQ
vs.
(#2) Alexis Arguello (Villebillies) 56-8-1 (45)

[CONN CHRIS]

Velaro and Blake have to face off - that really lowers Hebron's chances of getting anything here.

[rotorhead]

Finally a Loon wins to fight another day!

[Crimson]

One step close to a DURAN vs. ARGUELLO SUPERFIGHT!

[Romultiltus]

Originally Posted by Crimson

One step close to a DURAN vs. ARGUELLO SUPERFIGHT!

Probably the biggest fight in UTBA-II History.

Arguello should not have much trouble w/ Grigorian. I was really suprised to see a Pre-Prime Gabriel Elorde push Arguello in the opening round match. Although Elorde faded in the last couple of rounds, he gave Arguello all he could handle.

[Romultiltus]

Any thoughts on the best fight so far in the EOY Tournaments. I'm leaning towards the Nunn/Graziano fight right now. I know that I was shocked to see Nunn knocked down 4 times.

I also have another favorite fight, which will be posted later today in the FW EOY Tournament opening round.

[Hanson Bros]

Hopefully Duran can get past Katsidis .... Katsidis has been a thorn in Arguello's side

[Mad Bomber]

Originally Posted by Hanson Bros

Hopefully Duran can get past Katsidis .... Katsidis has been a thorn in Arguello's side

I can't see Katsidis being a problem.

[Lee]

Originally Posted by Romultiltus

Any thoughts on the best fight so far in the EOY Tournaments. I'm leaning towards the Nunn/Graziano fight right now. I know that I was shocked to see Nunn knocked down 4 times.

I also have another favorite fight, which will be posted later today in the FW EOY Tournament opening round.

Definitely a great fight for me in as much as Nunn had pretty much boxed Rocky's ears off in earlier fights, a punchers chance was literally all he had and he came through.

[Romultiltus]

UTBA-II Season 3 Featherweight EOY Tournament
Stade Louis II, Monte Carlo (MONACO)
22 November 2009

Opening Round Matches

(#1) Welcome Ncita 33-25-2 (16) vs. (#16) Eugene Criqui 38-24-6 (17)

Welcome Ncita is a former FW Champion who lost his title in his 1st defense and has a 1-2 record in Championship bouts. This is the 1st appearance for Ncita in the EOY Tournament. He won the LW Title in his last bout of the regular season against Daniel Zaragoza thereby qualifying as the EOY Tournament #1 seed. He lost the title in his 1st defense against Eugene Criqui in the Divisional round of the Playoffs. Eugene Criqui is a former 2-time FW Champion who lost his title both times in his 1st
defense and has a 2-2 record in Championship bouts. Criqui makes his 2nd consecutive EOY Tournament appearance and has a 2-1 tournament record. Criqui and Ncita have met twice before, with Criqui knocking out Ncita both times.

Round 1: Slow round. Criqui lands a bit more
Round 2: Another slow round. Ncita has harder punches
Round 3: A little more action. Too close to call
Round 4: Big round for Criqui. Ncita is hurt
Round 5: Criqui is more active. Criqui suffers a nasty gash over left eye from accidental headbutt. Criqui has difficulty seeing
Round 6: Bad gash over Criqui's left eye reopened. Ref stops action. Ringside doctor will not let Criqui continue. Due to the accidental headbutt, the fight is going to the cards.

Eugene Criqui W-T6(c) Welcome Ncita
(scores: 48-47, 48-47, 48-47)

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

Ricardo Moreno is a former FW Champion with 3 successful title defenses and a 4-1 record in Championship bouts. Moreno makes his 3rd consecutive appearance in the EOY Tournament and has a 1-2 tournament record. Somsak Sithchatchawal is a former FW Champion who has made 3 successful title defenses and has a 4-3 record in Championship bouts. He makes his 3rd consecutive EOY Tournament appearance with a 1-2 tournament record. Moreno and Sithchatchawal have fought once before and ended in a 3rd round KO victory for Sithchatchawal.

Round 1: Lots of action. Moreno is a bit better
Round 2: Nice round for Moreno
Round 3: Moreno covers up leaving his body exposed for a Sithchatchawal attack
Round 4: Good round for Sithchatchawal. Moreno is stunned by an uppercut at the bell.
Round 5: Sithchatchawal scores knockdown. Moreno up at 6. Moreno has swelling under right eye. Moreno gets staggered
Round 6: Sithchatchawal warned by ref for holding and hitting. Moreno goes all-out. Sithchatchawal in obvious trouble. Moreno
warned for holding and hitting. Big round for Moreno. Sithchatchawal has swelling around left eye
Round 7: Sithchatchawal traps Moreno in corner. Sithchatchawal drops Moreno with a sharp cross. Referee reaches 10-count at 1:37 of round

Somsak Sithchatchawal W-KO7 Ricardo Moreno

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(#5) Ruben Olivares 47-19-2 (36) vs. (#12) Alejandro Gonzalez 43-22-3 (35)

Ruben Olivares is a former FW Champion who made 4 successful defenses and has a 5-2 record in Championship bouts. Olivares makes his 3rd consecutive EOY Tournament appearance and has a 2-2 tournament record. Alejandro Gonzales is a former FW Champion who lost the belt in his 1st title defense to Celestino Caballero. He has a 1-2 record in Championship bouts. Gonzalez makes his 3rd consecutive EOY Tournament appearance with a 0-2 tournament record which includes a loss to Ruben
Olivares in last season's tournament. Gonzalez has lost both previous matches to Olivares.

Round 1: Opening round slugfest. Could be scored either way
Round 2: Olivares all over Gonzalez. Olivares lands an illegal backhand that the ref did not notice. Gonzalez did not land a single punch
Round 3: Even round. Gonzalez warned for hitting on the break
Round 4: Big round for Olivares. Gonzalez appears hurt
Round 5: Gonzales lands early with a big uppercut that buckles Olivares' knees. A head and body combination sends Olivares to the canvas. Olivares is up by 5 but still on shaky legs. Gonzales goes in for the kill. Ref stops the fight with only 5 seconds left on the clock

Alejandro Gonzalez W-TKO5 Ruben Olivares

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

Kid Chocolate is a former FW Champion who made 5 successful defenses of the title and has a 6-1 record in Championship bouts. He makes his 3rd consecutive EOY Tournament appearance with a 5-1 tournament record which includes winning the Season 2 EOY Tournament by knocking out Vicente Saldivar in the 15th round of the final. Chalky Wright makes his 2nd consecutive EOY Tournament appearance and brings a 0-1 tournament record. Wright has fought for the FW Title only once, losing to Somsak Sithchatchawal. Sithchatchawal also eliminated Wright from last season's EOY Tournament. In their only previous match, Chalky Wright won a unanimous 12-round decision over Kid Chocolate.

Round 1: Chocolate warned by ref for low blows. Close but Wright is busier
Round 2: Good round for Wright. Chocolate has swelling around left eye
Round 3: Chocolate busy enough to take round, but Wright does manage to hurt him late
Round 4: Good round for Wright. Chocolate's left eye swelling getting worse
Round 5: Slow round. Wright busier
Round 6: Chocolate does nothing this round. Chocolate's left eye is swelling more
Round 7: Wright takes round off. Chocolate does little. Crowd does not like it
Round 8: Too close to call. Chocolate clinching alot. Wright cut under right eye from accidental headbutt in a clinch
Round 9: Close round. Chocolate's left eye swelling gets worse
Round 10: Close round. Lots of clinching
Round 11: Good round for Chocolate
Round 12: Wright just pushing his punches. Wright in trouble
Round 13: Wright targets Chocolate's swollen left eye. Chocolate's corner has not done a good job to control the swelling. Wright warned for leaning on back of Chocolate's neck
Round 14: Close round. Chocolate's left eye is bothering him. Chocolate and Wright stare each other down at the bell
Round 15: Cautious last round. Wright seems to be a bit more effective

Chalky Wright W-S15 Kid Chocolate
(scores: 143-142, 140-145, 145-141)

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(#3) CH-Celestino Caballero 57-22-3 (45) vs. (#14) Barry McGuigan 42-23-3 (37)

Celestino is the reigning and 3-time defending FW Champion who has made a combined 2 successfull defenses of the title and a 5-2 record in Championship bouts. Caballero makes his 3rd consecutive EOY Tournament and has a 5-1 tournament record. He won the Season 1 EOY Tournament to capture the FW Title for the first time. Barry McGuigan is a former FW Champion who has made 3 successful title defenses and has a 4-1 record in Championship bouts. McGuigan makes his 3rd consecutive EOY Tournament appearance and has a 0-2 tournament record. McGuigan won the title from Caballero which ended his second title reign. Caballero and McGuigan have met 7 times with McGuigan leading the series 4-3

Round 1: Close round. McGuigan's legs buckled once
Round 2: Slugfest. Caballero scores knockdown. McGuigan up at 4. Caballero has swelling around right eye
Round 3: Caballero's right eye swelling gets worse. McGuigan scores knockdown. Caballero up at 4
Round 4: Caballero's vision is impaired by right eye swelling. Caballero down again for an 8-count. Caballero runs for rest of
round
Round 5: Caballero lands big uppercut that hurts McGuigan. McGuigan on wobbly legs. Caballero lands a combo and McGuigan starts to go down. Referee jumps in and stops the fight @ 2:06 mark

CH-Celestino Caballero W-TKO5 Barry McGuigan

Celestino Caballero retains FW Title

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

Bernard Taylor is a former 2-time FW Champion with a combined 9 successful title defenses and has a record of 11-3 in Championship bouts. Taylor makes his 2nd consecutive appearance in the EOY Tournament with a 1-1 tournament record. Diego Morales makes his 1st appearance in the EOY Tournament and has yet to fight for the FW Title. He did finish the regular season with an impressive 18-1-1 record. Bernard Taylor and Diego Morales fought once before and that bout ended in a 12-round draw.

Round 1: Slow opening round. Taylor is busier. Taylor warned by ref for low blow
Round 2: Big round for Morales. Taylor cut over right eye
Round 3: Solid round for Morales. Taylor is hurt
Round 4: Close round. Taylor is very wild with his punches
Round 5: Too close to call
Round 6: Close round. Taylor is busier
Round 7: Close round. Cut over Taylor's right eye reopened. Ref stops action to let doctor evaluate cut. Doctor will let
Taylor continue
Round 8: Close round. Cut over Morales' right eye from accidental headbutt in a clinch
Round 9: Slight edge for Morales
Round 10: Taylor on attack. Cut over Morales' right eye reopened. Ref wants doctor to look at cut. Doctor won't let Morales continue. Since the cut was from an accidental headbutt, we go to the cards

Diego Morales W-T10(c) Bernard Taylor
(scores: 86-85, 86-85, 86-85)

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

Paul Hodkinson makes his 3rd consecutive EOY Tournamnent appearance with a 0-2 tournament record. Hodkinson has lost in both of his attempts at the FW Title. Both were 12-round majority decisions against him against then champions Bernard Taylor and Ruben Olivares. Battling Battalino enters his 3rd consecutive EOY Tournament with a 2-2 tournament record. Battalino has never fought for the FW Title. This will be the 1st meeting between Hodkinson and Battalino.

Round 1: Good boxing display by Battalino
Round 2: Too close to call
Round 3: Close round. Battalino lands twice as many punches as Hodkinson. Hodkinson lands harder punches
Round 4: Nice round for Hodkinson. Battalino is cut over right eye
Round 5: Battalino is boxing well. Hodkinson cannot find him
Round 6: Hodkinson on attack. Battalino looks hurt
Round 7: Huge round for Battalino. Battalino is dancing circles around a slow Hodkinson
Round 8: Cut over Battalino's right eye reopened. Blood flowing into Battalino's right eye. Ref takes a good look and stops
fight at 0:38 of round

Paul Hodkinson W-TKO8 Battling Battalino

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

Vicente Saldivar is a former FW Champion who lost the title in his 1st defense and has a 1-2 record in Championship bouts. Saldivar makes his 3rd consecutive EOY Tournament appearance and has a 5-2 tournament record. He lost in last season's EOY Tournament final to Kid Chocolate. Davey Moore makes his 3rd consecutive EOY Tournament appearance with a 2-2 tournament record. Moore has never fought for the FW Title. Saldivar and Moore have fought 6 times with Saldivar leading the series 4-2.

Round 1: Good round for Moore. Moore warned for butting. Moore is cutting off ring well
Round 2: Moore starts to pile up points. Accidental clash of heads. No damage to either fighter
Round 3: Big round for Saldivar. Moore has swelling under right eye
Round 4: Huge round for Saldivar. Moore has bloody mouth. Moore has bad cut on left eyebrow. Swelling around Moore's right eye getting worse
Round 5: Saldivar is stunned by an uppercut. Moore goes for broke. Huge round for Moore
Round 6: Moore's vision is impaired by right eye swelling. Good round for Saldivar
Round 7: Close round. Cut over Moore's left eye reopened. Moore bothered by increased swelling around right eye
Round 8: Big round for Moore, but swelling on right eye gets worse
Round 9: Solid round for Saldivar. Cut over Moore's left eye reopened. Saldivar is hurt by a shot to ribs
Round 10: Cut over Moore's left eye reopened again. Swelling around Moore's right eye getting bad. Moore appears to be slowing down
Round 11: Moore is warned by ref for hitting with his shoulder. Saldivar scores a knockdown. Moore up a 6 but is groggy. Cut over Moore's left eye reopened
Round 12: Moore warned again for using shoulders. Moore is hurt. Moore's mouth is bloody. Moore's right eye is swollen shut. Cut over Moore's left eye reopened again. Ref stops action and has doctor examine Moore. Doctor has seen enough. Ref calls a halt to the fight with only 19 seconds left in the round

Vicente Saldivar W-TKO12(c) Davey Moore
(at time of stoppage - scores were: 105-103, 106-102, 105-103 - all for Saldivar)

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Quarterfinal Matchups:

(#16) Eugene Criqui (Tomato City) 39-24-6 (17)
vs.
(#9) Somsak Sithchatchawal (Bonner Springs Bald Beavers) 50-27-3 (37) 1DQ

(#12) Alejandro Gonzalez (East Coast Gladiators) 44-22-3 (36)
vs.
(#13) Chalky Wright (Muckboys) 39-18-5 (18)

(#3) CH-Celestino Caballero (Bonner Springs Bald Beavers) 58-22-3 (46)
vs.
(#11) Diego Morales (Juggernaut) 43-17-3 (29)

(#7) Paul Hodkinson (Chilton Roughnecks) 45-23-1 (40)
vs.
(#2) Vicente Saldivar (Muckboys) 60-8-0 (57)