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Updated: August 20, 2006, 3:45 PM ET

McCallum stops Daley in 8th round

By Larry Holman
ESPN.com
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Appearing in a non-title fight for the first time in five years Jamaica's Mike McCallum scored an 8th round knockout win over his compatriot Tyrone Daley in Kingston last night. It was the former WBC and IBF junior-middleweight champion's first outing since January and after a cautious start he hit the accelerator in round six before flooring Daley once in the 7th and twice in the 8th, the 23 year-old being counted out at the 2:09 mark. "The Bodysnatcher" improved his record to 36-0-2(27) while Daley fell to 22-4(17). McCallum was fighting in his homeland for the first time since 2000, having competed exclusively in the United States since claiming the WBC belt in March 2001.

2006 has been a bizarre year for McCallum. He successfully defended his two titles against Maurice Witt on January 7. In May IBF president Michael Jacobs announced that McCallum would have to fight Oakland's Jimmy Doyle in a mandatory defense before the end of July. McCallum refused, claiming that Doyle was not a worthy opponent. The federation literally capitulated in response, accepting McCallum's opinion and not saying another word on the matter. Inexplicably, it appeared that they'd been intimidated by the 29 year-old's stance. In the past they've stripped fighters of their championships for much less but no such penalty was imposed upon McCallum. The WBC distanced themselves from the issue, seeing as Doyle was not even ranked in their top ten.

It seemed that McCallum was growing tired of having to deal with the two alphabet organisations and on July 15 he announced plans to fight Daley. Clearly, McCallum was unconcerned about how the WBC and IBF would react. He was still champion of both at that time and, after remaining quiet on the matter for a couple of weeks, the two sanctioning bodies finally resolved it earlier this month. On the 3rd acting IBF president Larry Myers confirmed that they had stripped McCallum of the title, the WBC following in their footsteps a week later. According to those in Kingston, McCallum had been "a joy to be around" during the last couple of weeks, his closest friends saying that they'd never seen him so excited in the days before a fight. He'd said the match was "strictly for my people", which in this writer's opinion gives a clue towards his current state of mind.

Where McCallum goes from here is anyone's guess, although he did confirm last night that he'll be back in action "before the end of the year". One thing is certain: from all reports he's more content than he's been for some time. No doubt, McCallum has burnt his bridges with both the WBC and IBF so whether or not we ever see him fight for an alphabet title again remains to be seen. Perhaps the IBL is a possibility. Only time will tell.

Larry Holman is ESPN.com's boxing writer.

[kenyan_cheena]

This thread has now been running for six months. I'm really happy with the progress I've made, especially considering the fact I was overseas for five weeks in December and January. I've covered almost eight months of universe time, meaning I'm moving about six times faster than I was with the old HBF/IBL uni.

I hope everyone's still enjoying it. If anyone has questions about any aspect of it, don't hesitate to ask. In fact, I encourage discussion within the thread.

[Marciano6]

Really enjoying the thread Kenyan and i'm glad you added our created fighters to spice things up.....The heavyweight tournament is looking very exciting as well.....Keep up the good work i'll be following.

[kenyan_cheena]

Originally Posted by Marciano6

Really enjoying the thread Kenyan and i'm glad you added our created fighters to spice things up.....The heavyweight tournament is looking very exciting as well.....Keep up the good work i'll be following.

Thanks. It'll be fantastic if some of the created fighters can win titles. One of the cards I'm really looking forward to is the heavyweight world championship semis, with Norton vs Ibeabuchi and Haynes vs Anyukov.

[Romdawg88]

I can't wait for the Haynes vs Anyukov fight, if Haynes can take it that would really turn this round around for the Alliance.

[comicfanman]

This has been very entertaining and it is great to get participation from created guys from other TBCB fans. It is great watching the progress of my guy and hopefully Brown does not skate through to many fights. I like the bruiser in him . But heck he has a little smarts to get through a tough fight even if it is by a slim margin.

Good to see Mike McCallum with a win too.

[kenyan_cheena]

Originally Posted by Romdawg88

I can't wait for the Haynes vs Anyukov fight, if Haynes can take it that would really turn this round around for the Alliance.

I'm looking forward to that fight, also. It's gonna be a huge disappointment for one of them coz they were both alphabet champions and would feel like they should be the first IBL world champ.

Originally Posted by comicfanman

This has been very entertaining and it is great to get participation from created guys from other TBCB fans. It is great watching the progress of my guy and hopefully Brown does not skate through to many fights. I like the bruiser in him . But heck he has a little smarts to get through a tough fight even if it is by a slim margin.

Good to see Mike McCallum with a win too.

I have a feeling your guy is going to be very successful in this uni. As I said in the write-up of his fight with Hanson, it was encouraging that he chose to fight him that way. It shows he's more than just a big right hand.

I'm still undecided on what direction to go with McCallum. I've painted him as a guy who has had a fantastic career but has become jaded by the alphabet boys and their nonsense. His fight in Kingston was pretty much an FU to them, however, he hasn't yet alienated the WBA or WBO, so we'll see what happens.

[kenyan_cheena]

I'm working on the schedule for the semi-finals, which will turn out to be a pretty huge post. There's seven weeks of fight cards because the world championship cards start before the ones for the other tournaments do. There's also a number of stand alone world ranking cards included. I've got three weeks down, four to go, which means I'm halfway through it.

[kenyan_cheena]

The Daily Telegraph

*** Late Edition ***

MONDAY 21 AUGUST 2006

"The Marrickville Mauler"
strikes again

Story by John Brown

At 9am this morning (Sydney time) bantamweight boxer Jeff Fenech was in a ring in Buenos Aires, Argentina, gutsing out a fantastic split decision win over Mexico's Jesus Pimentel in the quarter-finals of the International Boxing League's Challenger's tournament. Having upset Korea's Chan Yong Park last month the Athens bronze medallist added the name of the experienced 7th seed Pimentel to his list of victims. Fenech started brilliantly, sweeping the opening three rounds on two scorecards before Pimentel turned the tables with a dominant effort in the 4th. The Sydneysider unloaded a smashing left hook early in round five that put Pimentel on his backside, the Mexican climbing to his feet at six and surviving the round. He went on to have the better the final three stanzas but it wasn't quite enough to overcome Fenech's fast opening. Two judges gave the 22 year-old a 77-74 verdict, the other favouring Pimentel 76-75.

Fenech improved to 17-0(14), Pimentel suffering his third career defeat in falling to 24-3(16). Without a doubt it was the biggest win of Fenech's career to date and it has him placed just two victories away from a shot at the IBL's World Bantamweight Championship. Unsurprisingly it once again gets tougher for him in the semi-finals, where he'll take on another Mexican in #3 seed Lupe Pintor. Fighting in the co-feature Pintor survived an absolute war with the Irishman Freddie Gilroy and emerged with a split decision win (77-76, 76-77, 77-76). In the other semi-final #1 seed Ernesto Miranda clashes with Panama's Enrique Pinder. Both men made it through by virtue of their bouts ending in draws, making it a ridiculously competitive night of boxing.

Fenech has equalled the achievement of his good friend Peter Jackson, the Carribean-born Sydney heavyweight who qualified for the semi-finals of his division's challenger tournament last Sunday. Jackson was there in Buenos Aires this morning to support Fenech in his task as was middleweight world championship contender Les Darcy, who steps back in the ring on the 15th of September. The trio are intent on bringing IBL world titles to Australia during the coming months, with Darcy only needing to defeat Argentina's Juan Roldan to earn a place in the inaugural middleweight world title fight. It would be truly remarkable if they are able to fulfill their ambitions.

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Results

(#15) Fenech SD8 (#7) Pimentel
(#5) Pinder D8 (#13) Halimi
(#3) Pintor SD8 (#6) Gilroy
(#1) Miranda D8 (#8) Martinez

Semi-finals

(#3) Lupe Pintor (27-4(18)) vs (#15) Jeff Fenech (17-0(14))
(#1) Ernesto Miranda (26-3-1(17)) vs (#5) Enrique Pinder (22-3-2(17))

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[kenyan_cheena]

Originally Posted by kenyan_cheena

I'm working on the schedule for the semi-finals, which will turn out to be a pretty huge post. There's seven weeks of fight cards because the world championship cards start before the ones for the other tournaments do. There's also a number of stand alone world ranking cards included. I've got three weeks down, four to go, which means I'm halfway through it.

Almost finished week five now. Should be ready to post it within 48 hours, hopefully. It's a time-consuming task that involves a bunch of cutting and pasting, making sure I haven't made any errors with match-ups and editing win-loss-draw records.

[PWillisTheMan]

Fenech/Pintor is a barn burner.

[Jeff1787]

I remember Lupe Pintor fighting in the late 70's and early 80's. He was a tough guy. I hope he beats Fenech.

[kenyan_cheena]

Originally Posted by PWillisTheMan

Fenech/Pintor is a barn burner.

Originally Posted by Jeff1787

I remember Lupe Pintor fighting in the late 70's and early 80's. He was a tough guy. I hope he beats Fenech.

I don't think I've ever seen Pintor fight. Might have to check if he's on youtube at all. I'm hoping Fenech can beat him coz I'm really wanting Peter Jackson, Les Darcy and Fenech to win world titles early in the uni. It would be a fantastic story if three of the IBL's nine world champions are from Australia.

[kenyan_cheena]

WEDNESDAY 23 AUGUST 2006

INTERNATIONAL BOXING LEAGUE
PRESS RELEASE

Following is the complete schedule for the semi-finals of the International Boxing League's World Championship, Challenger, Americas Championship and Inter-Continental Championship tournaments. The World Championship tournament semi-finals will be twelve rounds in duration. The other tournament semi-finals will be ten rounds in duration.

These fight cards also feature a number of world ranking bouts between competitors who have been eliminated from the tournaments. Those noted with an ^ are six- round bouts. Those noted with an * are eight-round bouts.

This schedule contains a number of "stand alone" fight cards that will only feature world ranking bouts. All of the bouts on these particular fight cards will be eight rounds in duration and are marked with an *.


WEEK ONE

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FRIDAY 1 SEPTEMBER 2006

MEXICO CITY, MEXICO

WORLD WELTERWEIGHT
CHAMPIONSHIP TOURNAMENT

* IKE QUARTEY (GHA., 27-3-0(22)) vs CHARLEY SCOTT (USA, 13-4-1(8))
* CARMELO BAREA (PR, 25-3-1(17)) vs CHARLIE SHIPES (USA, 11-1-1(8))
(#1) EMILE GRIFFITH (USA, 28-1-1(22)) vs (#4) GUSTAVE EDER (GER., 26-1-0(17))
(#2) ENRIQUE DIAZ (MEX., 29-1-0(22)) vs (#6) MARVYN ROLLINS (USA, 30-2-1(22))

***

SATURDAY 2 SEPTEMBER 2006

MILAN, ITALY

WORLD JUNIOR-HEAVYWEIGHT
CHAMPIONSHIP TOURNAMENT

* ALEXANDER PETKOVICK (GER., 33-5-3(25)) vs ROBERT DANIELS (USA, 20-4-2(16))
* MAURICE HOLMES (USA, 38-4-1(33)) vs MOHAMED AZZAOUI (ALG., 22-5-0(16))
(#1) CARLOS DELEON (PR, 31-1-0(21)) vs (#4) ANGELO ROTTOLI (ITA., 28-3-3(22))
(#3) MASSIMILIANO DURAN (ITA., 31-4-1(22)) vs (#7) JEFF LAMPKIN (USA, 34-7-1(28))

***

SUNDAY 3 SEPTEMBER 2006

NICE, FRANCE

WELTERWEIGHT WORLD RANKING FIGHT CARD

* EMMANUEL TORRES (PHI., 16-2-1(11)) vs SANDRO LOPOPOLO (ITA., 13-2-0(8))
* JIRO SUZUKI (JAP., 18-2-0(14)) vs WILFRED BENITEZ (PR, 12-0-2(10))
* MELDRICK TAYLOR (USA, 22-3-0(17)) vs TITO MARSHALL (PAN., 11-2-1(6))
* ROGER MENETREY (FRA., 29-4-1(20)) vs FAUSTO RODRIGUEZ (DR, 10-2-0(7))

***

SUNDAY 3 SEPTEMBER 2006

TORONTO, ONTARIO, CANADA

JUNIOR-HEAVYWEIGHT WORLD RANKING FIGHT CARD

* BRUCE SCOTT (UK, 21-4-3(16)) vs RYDELL BOOKER (USA, 17-3-0(13))
* KENNY KEENE (USA, 28-4-1(22)) vs CARL THOMPSON (UK, 25-4-1(17))
* URIAH GRANT (JAM., 26-6-1(18)) vs ANACLET WAMBA (FRA., 22-3-1(16))
* SAM LANGFORD (CAN., 14-1-0(11)) vs YOAN PABLO HERNANDEZ (CUB., 21-4-0(17))

***

WEEK TWO

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FRIDAY 8 SEPTEMBER 2006

SAITAMA, JAPAN

WORLD LIGHTWEIGHT
CHAMPIONSHIP TOURNAMENT

* LEONEL HERNANDEZ (VEN., 30-4-1(22)) vs SAMMY ANGOTT (USA, 10-2-1(8))
* HECTOR HERNANDEZ (MEX., 28-1-2(22)) vs RENE BARRIENTOS (PHI., 11-2-2(6))
(#1) RAFAEL LIMON (MEX., 29-1-0(19)) vs (#5) BRIAN MITCHELL (SA, 32-3-1(23))
(#2) TERUKI NAKATA (JAP., 26-2-0(20)) vs (#6) HIROSHI KOBAYASHI (JAP., 27-2-1(22))

***

SATURDAY 9 SEPTEMBER 2006

LAGOS, NIGERIA

WORLD LIGHT-HEAVYWEIGHT
CHAMPIONSHIP TOURNAMENT

* TYRONE SHELTON (JAM., 25-3-1(19)) vs JORGE AHUMADA (ARG., 10-3-1(7))
* MURRAY SUTHERLAND (UK, 29-3-0(18)) vs ROBERTO VENANCIO (BRA., 10-3-1(6))
(#1) HAROLD JOHNSON (USA, 35-1-2(26)) vs (#4) JIMMY SLADE (USA, 27-2-0(17))
(#2) DICK TIGER (NIG., 25-0-2(19)) vs (#6) TARIBO KESHI (NIG., 22-2-0(17))

***

SUNDAY 10 SEPTEMBER 2006

LONDON, ENGLAND

LIGHTWEIGHT WORLD RANKING FIGHT CARD

* OBAFEMI ROTIMI (NIG., 17-3-0(14)) vs RAY ADIGUN (NIG., 15-3-1(11))
* CLAUDE NOEL (T&T, 23-6-1(17)) vs SAMUEL MENSAH (GHA., 13-2-2(9))
* GEORGE CHANEY (USA, 27-6-2(20)) vs ORLANDO ZULUETA (CUB., 13-0-2(11))
* MICHAEL AYERS (UK, 23-5-2(16)) vs LIVINGSTONE BRAMBLE (VI, 10-1-1(7))

***

SUNDAY 10 SEPTEMBER 2006

BEUNOS AIRES, ARGENTINA

LIGHT-HEAVYWEIGHT WORLD RANKING FIGHT CARD

* HERSCHEL JACOBS (USA, 15-3-0(5)) vs NICHOLAS MARTIN (UK, 14-2-1(10))
* YOLANDE POMPEY (T&T, 14-3-1(11)) vs STEVE LITTLE (USA, 11-2-1(8))
* JOHN CONTEH (UK, 23-2-2(16)) vs JIMMY ADAMICK (USA, 11-2-0(6))
* MIGUEL ANGEL CUELLO (ARG., 28-5-2(19)) vs MIKE HOLT (SA, 13-3-2(9))

***

WEEK THREE

***

MONDAY 11 SEPTEMBER 2006

TOKYO, JAPAN

INTER-CONTINENTAL WELTERWEIGHT
CHAMPIONSHIP TOURNAMENT

^ NINO LAROCCA (ITA., 5-2-0(3)) vs LIAM MAGHEE (AUS., 4-2-0(2))
^ MICHAEL TAYLOR (AUS., 8-2-1(5)) vs SEYI OLOFINJANA (NIG., 6-1-2(4))
^ MICHAEL WATSON (AUS., 7-1-1(4)) vs WILLY QUATUOR (GER., 6-2-0(3))
^ MIGUEL VELASQUEZ (SPA., 14-2-0(11)) vs DANILO VILORIA (PHI., 6-1-0(3))
^ HECTOR THOMPSON (AUS., 7-1-1(4)) vs ERNIE RODERICK (UK, 6-1-0(3))
^ ROBERTO CRUZ (PHI., 19-5-0(13)) vs JUSTIN ROWSELL (AUS., 13-2-0(8))
(#3) FRANCOIS PAVILLA (FRA., 14-1-0(9)) vs (#15) ASHLEY JACKSON (UK, 8-0-0(7))
(#5) AKIO KAMEDA (JAP., 9-1-0(6)) vs (#9) REINHARDT KOHLER (GER., 8-1-0(4))

***

TUESDAY 12 SEPTEMBER 2006

SANTO DOMINGO, DOMINICAN REPUBLIC

AMERICAS WELTERWEIGHT
CHAMPIONSHIP TOURNAMENT

^ KID AZTECA (MEX., 4-2-0(2)) vs AHMED SANTOS (MEX., 4-2-0(3))
^ ALEXIS VALDERRAMA (COL., 6-2-0(4)) vs MAXIE BERGER (CAN., 3-1-1(2))
^ CARLOS HERNANDEZ (VEN., 6-2-1(3)) vs MAX RASMUTH (USA, 6-1-0(3))
^ MIGUEL MONTILLA (DR, 7-1-0(5)) vs ERIC BENGTSON (USA, 7-0-2(4))
^ PEDRO CABRERA (DR, 6-0-3(4)) vs ANGEL ESPADA (PR, 6-0-1(3))
^ JAMES PAGE (USA, 8-2-0(6)) vs RENE ARREDONDO (MEX., 7-1-0(4))
(#1) VIRGIL AKINS (USA, 11-0-1(8)) vs (#4) JOSE STABLE (CUB., 10-1-1(6))
(#2) BERNABE CARBAJAL (MEX., 9-0-1(6)) vs (#3) CARLOS ALOU (DR, 8-1-1(5))

***

WEDNESDAY 13 SEPTEMBER 2006

PRAGUE, CZECH REPUBLIC

INTER-CONTINENTAL JUNIOR-HEAVYWEIGHT
CHAMPIONSHIP TOURNAMENT

^ PAWEL KOLODZIEJ (POL., 10-4-0(7)) vs VINCENZO CANTATORE (ITA., 6-2-0(4))
^ ALEXANDER GUROV (UKR., 10-3-0(7)) vs RUDOLF KRAJ (CR, 9-3-0(7))
^ DAVID HAYE (UK, 10-1-0(6)) vs JOHN ODHIAMBO (KEN., 12-2-1(7))
^ ENZO MACCARINELLI (UK, 14-1-0(11)) vs DAVID IZEQWIRE (NIG., 14-4-0(9))
^ DAVE RUSSELL (AUS., 13-1-1(9)) vs JOHNY JENSEN (DEN., 12-2-2(7))
^ PIETRO AURINO (ITA., 19-3-0(13)) vs TERRY DUNSTAN (UK, 16-4-1(9))
(#1) MARKUS BOTT (GER., 24-3-0(16)) vs (#4) GRIGORY DROZD (RUS., 19-4-1(13))
(#3) LUBOS SUDA (CR, 20-2-1(13)) vs (#7) TOM SHARKEY (IRE., 15-0-1(13))

***

THURSDAY 14 SEPTEMBER 2006

NEW YORK, NEW YORK, USA

AMERICAS JUNIOR-HEAVYWEIGHT
CHAMPIONSHIP TOURNAMENT

^ ELMER RAY (USA, 5-1-1(5)) vs LAUDELINO JOSE BARROS (BRA., 6-3-1(4))
^ JULIAN LETTERLOUGH (USA, 11-4-1(7)) vs LUIS ANDRES PINEDA (PAN., 7-2-2(5))
^ BJ FLORES (USA, 12-2-1(8)) vs JOHNATHON BANKS (USA, 9-1-1(6))
^ DALE BROWN (CAN., 11-2-0(8)) vs KELVIN DAVIS (USA, 9-3-0(6))
^ DAN HARVISON (USA, 12-1-2(7)) vs BERT COOPER (USA, 9-1-1(7))
^ GARY GOMEZ (USA, 15-3-1(11)) vs MARK ELWOOD (USA, 11-1-0(8))
(#2) WAYNE BRAITHWAITE (GUY., 20-4-0(14)) vs (#11) ORLIN NORRIS (USA, 10-0-0(7))
(#1) ERIC FIELDS (USA, 21-3-1(13)) vs (#4) LOUIS DEL VALLE (USA, 16-3-1(13))

***

FRIDAY 15 SEPTEMBER 2006

LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA, USA

WORLD MIDDLEWEIGHT
CHAMPIONSHIP TOURNAMENT

* MARVIN BLANKS (USA, 25-5-0(19)) vs JAKE MORRISON (USA, 8-1-0(8))
* JAMES TONEY (USA, 34-4-1(29)) vs HASTINGS GAYLE (JAM., 7-2-0(5))
(#1) LES DARCY (AUS., 27-1-0(23)) vs (#4) JUAN ROLDAN (ARG., 29-3-0(26))
(#2) JOHN MUGABI (UGA., 31-2-2(29)) vs (#6) KOICHI WAJIMA (JAP., 22-1-2(16))

***

SATURDAY 16 SEPTEMBER 2006

DALLAS, TEXAS, USA

WORLD FEATHERWEIGHT
CHAMPIONSHIP TOURNAMENT

* MICHAEL SCHNEIDER (GER., 28-3-2(22)) vs DYLAN PRICE (UK, 12-2-1(8))
* JUAN MEZA (MEX., 27-2-2(22)) vs SHAUN SMITH (SA, 11-2-0(7))
(#2) JESUS CARRILLO (MEX., 26-1-1(17)) vs (#3) GILBERTO VASQUEZ (MEX., 27-2-0(19))
(#4) KEITH HARRISON (USA, 30-4-1(22)) vs (#8) SOLLY SMITH (USA, 23-1-0(17))

***

SUNDAY 17 SEPTEMBER 2006

YOKOHAMA, JAPAN

WELTERWEIGHT CHALLENGER'S TOURNAMENT

* AARON LISTER BROWN (USA, 15-3-2(12)) vs JASON MORRIS (USA, 13-3-1(8))
* IFEANI ADAMU (NIG., 22-2-1(16)) vs JAMES RAY (USA, 13-1-0(10))
(#2) ADEMOLA UDEZE (NIG., 23-2-0(17)) vs (#3) HUGO PINEDA (COL., 21-2-1(14))
(#5) SHOJI OHASHI (JAP., 18-0-1(13)) vs (#9) BENEDICT KHUMALO (SA, 14-0-0(8))

***

SUNDAY 17 SEPTEMBER 2006

NICE, FRANCE

JUNIOR-HEAVYWEIGHT CHALLENGER'S TOURNAMENT

* DARIO WALTER MATTEONI (ARG., 25-6-2(16)) vs PIET CROUS (SA, 20-3-0(14))
* VADIM TOKAREV (RUS., 28-3-2(21)) vs LEE ROY MURPHY (USA, 22-5-2(16))
(#1) TORSTEN MAY (GER., 31-3-1(23)) vs (#4) PAVEL MELKOMIAN (RUS., 28-3-2(22))
(#3) TAOUFIK BELBOULI (FRA., 29-2-0(20)) vs (#7) RICHARD MASON (USA, 26-5-2(18))

***

SUNDAY 17 SEPTEMBER 2006

BERLIN, GERMANY

MIIDLEWEIGHT WORLD RANKING FIGHT CARD

* DAVEY MOORE (USA, 12-1-0(9)) vs ODDONE PIAZZA (ITA., 13-2-1(7))
* GENE ARMSTRONG (USA, 15-2-0(12)) vs FABIO AUTRAN (BRA., 11-2-1(6))
* LAURENT BOUDOUANI (FRA., 15-2-1(10)) vs JUAN RIVERO (ARG., 11-1-3(8))
* LEO STAROSCH (GER., 21-5-1(16)) vs TED WRIGHT (USA, 10-2-0(7))

***

SUNDAY 17 SEPTEMBER 2006

MANILA, PHILIPPINES

FEATHERWEIGHT WORLD RANKING FIGHT CARD

* NOBUHIRO YOKOYAMA (JAP., 13-2-2(9)) vs ANTONIO HERRERA (COL., 15-3-0(10))
* ROBERT BROWN (JAM., 15-2-0(12)) vs SEBASTIAN COUPET (FRA., 11-2-0(7))
* JULIUS SIASIA (NIG., 24-2-1(18)) vs JUAN LA PORTE (PR, 12-1-1(8))
* RICARDO UNABIA (PHI., 27-4-1(18)) vs RAFAEL ORTEGA (PAN., 13-3-0(8))

***

WEEK FOUR

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MONDAY 18 SEPTEMBER 2006

GLASGOW, SCOTLAND

INTER-CONTINENTAL LIGHTWEIGHT
CHAMPIONSHIP TOURNAMENT

^ LOVE ALLOTEY (GHA., 5-2-2(4)) vs SHINICHI YAMABE (JAP., 5-2-0(3))
^ JEAN-BAPTISTE MENDY (FRA., 11-3-1(6)) vs WILLIE TOWEEL (SA, 7-3-0(5))
^ KUROKAWA TAIKI (JAP., 9-1-1(6)) vs AZUMAH NELSON (GHA., 6-1-0(4))
^ EMAD ALLAM (EGY., 6-1-1(3)) vs ISHIMATSU SUZUKI (JAP., 6-1-1(3))
^ JOHNNY SATO (PHI., 10-2-2(7)) vs HWAN-KIL YUH (KOR., 6-1-2(4))
^ BENNI WILLIAMS (SA, 13-3-1(8)) vs DAOMAI SITHKODOM (THA., 6-1-0(3))
(#6) ALDO SPOLDI (ITA., 9-0-0(5)) vs (#10) FREDERICK TSHILOLO (CON., 8-1-0(5))
(#1) BEN VILLAFLOR (PHI., 15-1-0(8)) vs (#4) JIM WATT (UK, 12-1-1(9))

***

TUESDAY 19 SEPTEMBER 2006

NEW YORK, NEW YORK, USA

AMERICAS LIGHTWEIGHT
CHAMPIONSHIP TOURNAMENT

^ BERNABE VASQUEZ (MEX., 5-2-1(3)) vs ALFREDO PITALUA (COL., 5-2-2(3))
^ DOUG VAILLANT (CUB., 10-4-2(7)) vs LARRY STANTON (USA, 5-3-0(3))
^ ALFREDO MARCANO (VEN., 6-2-1(4)) vs EMORY CABANA (USA, 5-1-0(2))
^ RAY MILLER (USA, 7-1-0(4)) vs LARRY BOARDMAN (USA, 6-1-1(3))
^ ANTONIO AMAYA (PAN., 7-2-0(4)) vs NICOLAS FILLION (CAN., 6-1-0(1))
^ STEVE SULLIVAN (USA, 7-1-1(5)) vs RAY MANCINI (USA, 7-1-1(5))
(#1) RAFAEL MARTINEZ (MEX., 12-1-0(7)) vs (#5) VICENTE SANTANA (BRA., 9-1-1(6))
(#3) RICHIE PLUNKETT (USA, 11-0-0(8)) vs (#15) IKE WILLIAMS (USA, 6-0-0(5))

***

WEDNESDAY 20 SEPTEMBER 2006

MELBOURNE, VICTORIA, AUSTRALIA

INTER-CONTINENTAL LIGHT-HEAVYWEIGHT
CHAMPIONSHIP TOURNAMENT

^ GIRALDO ROSSETTI (ITA., 6-1-1(4)) vs ALEX BUXTON (UK, 5-2-1(3))
^ CHRISTIAN ANDOLINI (ITA., 8-3-0(4)) vs DAVID JAMISON (UK, 6-1-1(4))
^ JASON WANGANEEN (AUS., 6-2-1(6)) vs ALI HABIB (AUS., 6-1-1(4))
^ WILLI HOEPNER (GER., 11-2-2(8)) vs JUKKA KOIVISTO (FIN., 6-2-1(3))
^ PAUL ANDERSON (NZ, 11-2-1(7)) vs IN-CHUL BAEK (KOR., 9-1-1(6))
^ TONY MUNDINE (AUS., 13-3-1(8)) vs ALLAN THOMAS (UK, 9-1-2(5))
(#1) KLAUS BIERHOFF (GER., 24-3-0(17)) vs (#13) PETITE FOURIE (FRA., 8-0-0(4))
(#2) ALEXANDER LUCAS (UK, 17-1-0(12)) vs (#6) MARK SOMOGYI (AUS., 11-0-0(8))

***

THURSDAY 21 SEPTEMBER 2006

PHILADELPHIA, PENNSYLVANIA, USA

AMERICAS LIGHT-HEAVYWEIGHT
CHAMPIONSHIP TOURNAMENT

^ FRANCISCO AVELINO (PER., 6-2-1(3)) vs VICTOR CORDOBA (PAN., 5-2-1(4))
^ CHARLES WILLIAMS (USA, 7-2-0(4)) vs HENRY HANK (USA, 6-3-1(4))
^ TONY ANTHONY (USA, 6-1-0(3)) vs YVON DURELLE (CAN., 5-1-0(2))
^ STEVE FINLEY (USA, 9-1-0(8)) vs ALLEN THOMPSON (USA, 8-2-1(3))
^ SAM BAROUDI (USA, 5-1-0(2)) vs GEORGE NICHOLS (USA, 5-1-0(2))
^ SCOT LONG (USA, 8-1-1(4)) vs CLARENCE HINNANT (USA, 5-1-1(2))
(#8) MIKE ROSSMAN (USA, 7-1-0(3)) vs (#13) RICHIE KATES (USA, 7-1-0(4))
(#6) DAN BUCCERONI (USA, 8-1-0(5)) vs (#10) MELIO BETTINA (USA, 7-1-0(3))

***

FRIDAY 22 SEPTEMBER 2006

MOSCOW, RUSSIA

WORLD HEAVYWEIGHT
CHAMPIONSHIP TOURNAMENT

* FRANCOIS BOTHA (SA, 25-4-0(19)) vs VLADIMIR VIRCHIS (UKR., 13-2-1(10))
* TYRELL BIGGS (USA, 27-5-1(18)) vs SAM LEULUAI (NZ, 23-6-1(19))
(#1) KEN NORTON (USA, 29-2-1(23)) vs (#4) IKE IBEABUCHI (NIG., 27-1-1(24))
(#2) SERGEY ANYUKOV (RUS., 36-1-1(26)) vs (#3) TERONE HAYNES (USA, 22-0-0(18))

***

SATURDAY 23 SEPTEMBER 2006

MEXICO CITY, MEXICO

WORLD FLYWEIGHT
CHAMPIONSHIP TOURNAMENT

* OCTAVIO GOMEZ (MEX., 31-4-1(22)) vs LEO ZULUETA (PHI., 20-3-0(13))
* LUIS MALDONADO (MEX., 33-4-0(26)) vs PANCHO VILLA (PHI., 15-1-0(13))
(#2) YURI ARBACHAKOV (RUS., 30-2-1(21)) vs (#3) JAKE MATLALA (SA, 36-3-1(28))
(#1) CANDIDO TELLEZ (MEX., 28-0-1(19)) vs (#4) ADRIAN HERNANDEZ (MEX., 35-4-1(27))

***

SUNDAY 24 SEPTEMBER 2006

SALTILLO, MEXICO

LIGHTWEIGHT CHALLENGER'S TOURNAMENT

* JACKIE BEARD (USA, 14-3-0(9)) vs LOTHAR ABEND (GER., 12-2-1(8))
* CORNELIUS BOZA-EDWARDS (UGA., 18-1-2(15)) vs ANATOLY ALEXANDROV (KAZ., 17-4-1(12))
(#2) JAGUAR KAKIZAWA (JAP., 27-4-1(16)) vs (#6) RUBEN NAVARRO (MEX., 16-2-2(13))
(#1) GREG HAUGEN (USA, 26-3-1(17)) vs (#4) ENRIQUE BOLANOS (MEX., 21-2-3(15))

***

SUNDAY 24 SEPTEMBER 2006

LAGOS, NIGERIA

LIGHT-HEAVYWEIGHT CHALLENGER'S TOURNAMENT

* MICHAEL KING (USA, 26-6-0(21)) vs IRAN BARKLEY (USA, 19-1-0(15))
* LEN HARVEY (UK, 20-2-0(15)) vs JOHNNY PERSOL (USA, 13-2-0(8))
(#5) JACK CHASE (USA, 19-1-1(13)) vs (#8) TOMMY HARRISON (USA, 17-2-0(11))
(#3) CELESTINE AMAKOCHI (NIG., 21-1-0(14)) vs (#10) MAURO MINA (PER., 14-0-0(8))

***

SUNDAY 24 SEPTEMBER 2006

AKRON, OHIO, USA

HEAVYWEIGHT WORLD RANKING FIGHT CARD

* MIKE HUNTER (USA, 31-7-2(23)) vs JOE BUGNER (UK, 28-5-1(22))
* FRANKIE GODDARD (USA, 36-8-2(24)) vs LEON HIGGINS (USA, 22-5-0(16))
* RAY MERCER (USA, 31-6-1(22)) vs GERRIE COETZEE (SA, 19-3-1(13))
* MICHAEL DOKES (USA, 33-7-2(24)) vs GARY MASON (UK, 23-4-2(19))

***

SUNDAY 24 SEPTEMBER 2006

TOKYO, JAPAN

FLYWEIGHT WORLD RANKING FIGHT CARD

* MACARIO SANTOS (MEX., 28-5-2(22)) vs DAISUKE NAITO (JAP., 23-4-0(17))
* HUGO SOTO (ARG., 29-5-0(21)) vs MARK JOHNSON (USA, 18-0-2(13))
* CHARLIE MAGRI (UK, 28-5-1(21)) vs JOEY OLIVO (USA, 25-5-1(17))
* ICHIRO OKUBO (JAP., 27-4-1(22)) vs NETHRA SASIPRAPA (THA., 29-6-1(22))

***

WEEK FIVE

***

MONDAY 25 SEPTEMBER 2006

LONDON, ENGLAND

INTER-CONTINENTAL MIDDLEWEIGHT
CHAMPIONSHIP TOURNAMENT

^ CHARLIE WEIR (SA, 7-3-2(5)) vs LOMANA WAMBA (CON., 4-2-1(3))
^ LUIS FOLLEDO (SPA., 10-3-1(7)) vs RENE JACQUOT (FRA., 10-4-1(6))
^ SHINJI TAKEHARA (JAP., 6-1-0(3)) vs MICHAEL CRONJE (SA, 5-1-1(2))
^ AHMET DOTTUEV (RUS., 9-1-0(5)) vs GRATIEN TONNA (FRA., 9-2-1(5))
^ TONY SIBSON (UK, 6-1-0(4)) vs TOM BOGS (DEN., 6-1-2(3))
^ JAE-DO YUH (KOR., 9-2-0(5)) vs ROBERT VILLEMAIN (FRA., 8-0-2(5))
(#7) FRANZ SZUZINA (GER., 9-1-1(6)) vs (#11) IAN LORD (UK, 9-0-0(5))
(#1) MAURICE HOPE (UK, 13-0-2(9)) vs (#4) RANDY TURPIN (UK, 11-0-0(9))

***

TUESDAY 26 SEPTEMBER 2006

TORONTO, ONTARIO, CANADA

AMERICAS MIDDLEWEIGHT
CHAMPIONSHIP TOURNAMENT

^ OMAR ENDARA (PAN., 4-1-2(3)) vs DENNY MOYER (USA, 5-2-1(3))
^ WALTER GOMEZ (ARG., 7-2-1(4)) vs CHRIS HENDRICKS (USA, 5-1-2(4))
^ HUGO CORRO (ARG., 6-1-1(4)) vs JESUS ENAMORADO (CUB., 6-1-0(3))
^ PAUL PIRRONE (USA, 7-1-0(3)) vs JULIO ALVARES (CUB., 7-1-0(3))
^ DON FULLMER (USA, 6-1-1(3)) vs COLEY WELCH (USA, 6-1-0(3))
^ MARIANO RONALDO (BRA., 8-1-1(6)) vs STEVE BELLOISE (USA, 6-1-2(3))
(#12) GREG GORECKY (CAN., 7-0-0(4)) vs (#16) ERNIE VIGH (USA, 7-1-0(4))
(#10) FRANK BATTAGLIA (CAN., 7-0-0(3)) vs (#14) WILLIE MONROE (USA, 7-0-1(4))

***

WEDNESDAY 27 SEPTEMBER 2006

LISBON, PORTUGAL

INTER-CONTINENTAL FEATHERWEIGHT
CHAMPIONSHIP TOURNAMENT

^ ANUCHA THONGLAO (THA., 4-2-1(3)) vs DONG-KYUN YUM (KOR., 5-3-0(2))
^ KAZUYOSHI OMURA (JAP., 8-3-1(5)) vs ROLLY SANTIAGO (PHI., 4-2-1(3))
^ MITSUNORI SEKI (JAP., 8-1-1(5)) vs JESAN VALENZUELA (PHI., 7-1-1(5))
^ WELCOME NCITA (SA, 8-1-0(4)) vs KAZUO TAKAYAMA (JAP., 7-2-0(4))
^ JOHNNY FAMECHON (AUS., 6-0-2(4)) vs FRANCOIS SALVATERRE (FRA., 6-1-0(5))
^ WITHAYA PAHOLPAT (THA., 7-2-0(3)) vs JOE TETTEH (GHA., 6-1-0(4))
(#1) LORIS STECCA (ITA., 12-1-2(8)) vs (#12) CHARLIE BENISTON (UK, 7-0-0(3))
(#2) RONNIE CLAYTON (UK, 9-0-2(7)) vs (#3) BRUNO ALVES (POR., 10-1-0(6))

***

THURSDAY 28 SEPTEMBER 2006

LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA, USA

AMERICAS FEATHERWEIGHT
CHAMPIONSHIP TOURNAMENT

^ FERNANDO TAVAREZ (DR, 10-4-1(7)) vs STEVE CRUZ (USA, 7-2-2(5))
^ CLEMENTE SANCHEZ (MEX., 11-3-1(7)) vs RUBEN PALACIOS (COL., 6-2-1(4))
^ LEO CRUZ (DR, 6-1-0(3)) vs PAUL JORGENSEN (USA, 5-1-1(3))
^ DANIEL BLANCO (COL., 12-3-2(8)) vs JACK WOLFE (USA, 5-1-0(3))
^ CARMELO NEGRON (PR, 11-2-1(9)) vs FERNANDO ZAMACOLA (PER., 7-0-2(4))
^ CARLOS CABRERO (PR, 12-2-0(5)) vs CARLOS MENDOZA (PAN., 7-2-0(4))
(#1) RAUL CRUZ (MEX., 13-2-1(7)) vs (#13) GENE SMITH (USA, 7-0-0(5))
(#11) RUBEN CASTILLO (USA, 8-0-1(4)) vs (#15) RUBEN OLIVARES (MEX., 6-0-0(6))

***

SATURDAY 30 SEPTEMBER 2006

BIRMINGHAM, ENGLAND

WORLD BANTAMWEIGHT
CHAMPIONSHIP TOURNAMENT

* THEO MEDINA (FRA., 29-4-1(22)) vs LUIS CASTILLO (MEX., 17-1-1(14))
* ROMEO ANAYA (MEX., 33-8-1(22)) vs MASAKI KAWABATA (JAP., 15-2-1(11))
(#1) CARLOS ZARATE (MEX., 29-1-0(22)) vs (#4) JUNG-IL BYUN (KOR., 36-6-2(27))
(#2) OWEN MORAN (UK, 23-0-0(15)) vs (#3) GILBERTO ROMAN (MEX., 24-1-0(17))

***

SUNDAY 1 OCTOBER 2006

LONDON, ENGLAND

MIDDLEWEIGHT CHALLENGER'S TOURNAMENT

* DONATO PADUANO (CAN., 11-2-0(7)) vs JOSE BASORA (PR, 9-2-0(6))
* HOLMAN WILLIAMS (USA, 15-2-1(10)) vs ROBBIE SIMS (USA, 12-2-2(7))
(#4) JOE GANS (PAN., 14-0-0(9)) vs (#8) RUBIN CARTER (USA, 20-3-1(16))
(#3) NIGEL BENN (UK, 15-0-0(12)) vs (#10) MICKEY WALKER (USA, 13-0-0(9))

***

SUNDAY 1 OCTOBER 2006

MANILA, PHILIPPINES

FEATHERWEIGHT CHALLENGER'S TOURNAMENT

* BARRY MCGUIGAN (IRE., 16-1-1(11)) vs ANTONIO ESPARRAGOZA (VEN., 16-1-1(11))
* VICENTE SALDIVAR (MEX., 16-1-0(14)) vs ORLANDO SALIDO (MEX., 16-3-2(8))
(#1) MIGUEL BAUTISTA (DR, 27-3-0(16)) vs (#4) SALVADOR SANCHEZ (MEX., 17-0-0(13))
(#2) JET BALLY (PHI., 19-1-3(12)) vs (#3) DANIEL ZARAGOZA (MEX., 20-2-1(14))

***

SUNDAY 1 OCTOBER 2006

TOKYO, JAPAN

BANTAMWEIGHT WORLD RANKING FIGHT CARD

* FELIX MACHADO (VEN., 23-4-0(17)) vs JOE CORNELIS (BEL., 22-3-2(18))
* CHAN-YONG PARK (KOR., 25-5-0(18)) vs VICTOR RABANALES (MEX., 18-3-0(15))
* PETER KEENAN (UK, 28-4-1(22)) vs NANA KONADU (GHA., 21-2-1(17))
* KATSUHIGE KAWASHIMA (JAP., 27-4-0(17)) vs NATHAN STING (AUS., 21-5-1(16))

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WEEK SIX

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MONDAY 2 OCTOBER 2006

AUCKLAND, NEW ZEALAND

INTER-CONTINENTAL HEAVYWEIGHT
CHAMPIONSHIP TOURNAMENT

^ TOM HEENEY (NZ, 11-4-1(7)) vs TREVOR BERBICK (UK, 6-2-0(4))
^ OMOVO OKOCHA (NIG., 12-2-0(9)) vs INGEMAR JOHANSSON (SWE., 7-2-0(5))
^ NELSON NDUNGANE (SA, 12-3-0(7)) vs SCOTT MUNDT (GER., 11-1-0(9))
^ SAMUEL PETER (NIG., 13-1-0(12)) vs KALOLO UMAGA (SAM., 9-1-1(8))
^ HERBIE HIDE (UK, 12-2-1(8)) vs SEMO SALANOA (SAM., 6-1-0(5))
^ PIERRE COETZER (SA, 13-2-1(10)) vs JUAN DE LA CRUZ (PHI., 5-1-0(5))
(#9) NEEMIA SIVIVATU (NZ, 11-1-0(8)) vs (#13) FRANCESCO DAMIANI (ITA., 10-0-1(5))
(#3) MAX SCHMELING (GER., 14-0-0(10)) vs (#10) SIONE TIALATA (NZ, 10-0-0(6))

***

TUESDAY 3 OCTOBER 2006

LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA, USA

AMERICAS HEAVYWEIGHT
CHAMPIONSHIP TOURNAMENT

^ OWEN BECK (JAM., 7-2-1(5)) vs DARIUS KING (USA, 11-4-2(7))
^ EDDIE MACHEN (USA, 14-5-1(11)) vs DRE KINGSTON (USA, 7-3-2(5))
^ DAVID KANE (USA, 8-1-1(7)) vs FRED FULTON (USA, 9-1-1(6))
^ ALFREDO EVANGELISTA (URU., 10-3-2(8)) vs ADAM BROOKS (USA, 5-1-0(4))
^ FRANK CHILDS (USA, 14-4-1(9)) vs MIKE HANSON (USA, 7-1-0(7))
^ ARTURO GODOY (CHI., 16-2-0(13)) vs FRES OQUENDO (PR, 12-2-0(8))
(#8) MIKE WEAVER (USA, 25-6-1(21)) vs (#12) ROMY ALVAREZ (USA, 7-0-0(4))
(#11) SAM MCVEY (USA, 9-0-0(6)) vs (#15) CHEETAH BROWN (USA, 8-0-0(7))

***

WEDNESDAY 4 OCTOBER 2006

SAITAMA, JAPAN

INTER-CONTINENTAL FLYWEIGHT
CHAMPIONSHIP TOURNAMENT

^ MICKEY MCGUIRE (UK, 13-4-0(11)) vs HIDEKI SUZUKI (JAP., 10-2-1(7))
^ NAM-HOON CHA (KOR., 15-2-1(11)) vs MZUKISI SIKALI (SA, 5-2-0(3))
^ YOKO GUSHIKEN (JAP., 9-0-1(7)) vs JAMES MCKENZIE (UK, 5-1-0(4))
^ TAE-SHIK KIM (KOR., 13-3-1(7)) vs CHAN-HEE PARK (KOR., 11-1-1(6))
^ ZOLANI TETE (SA, 11-3-1(8)) vs YUKITO TAMAKUMA (JAP., 6-1-1(4))
^ HITOSHI MISAKO (JAP., 13-3-1(9)) vs KOJI KOBAYASHI (JAP., 10-2-0(7))
(#3) ERBITO SALAVARRIA (PHI., 19-1-2(11)) vs (#15) PIOLO FUENTES (PHI., 7-0-1(5))
(#1) FRITZ CHERVET (SWI., 23-3-0(17)) vs (#5) HIROYUKI EBIHARA (JAP., 16-3-1(12))

***

THURSDAY 5 OCTOBER 2006

PANAMA CITY, PANAMA

AMERICAS FLYWEIGHT
CHAMPIONSHIP TOURNAMENT

^ CARLOS SALAZAR (ARG., 7-2-2(5)) vs EVERT BRICENO (NIC., 5-2-0(3))
^ MANUEL VARGAS (MEX., 11-4-1(8)) vs ISIDRO GARCIA (MEX., 6-1-3(4))
^ BEIBIS MENDOZA (COL., 12-3-0(8)) vs OSCAR SUAREZ (CUB., 10-1-0(7))
^ RATON MOJICA (NIC., 16-4-1(11)) vs BETULIO GONZALEZ (VEN., 8-0-2(6))
^ RAYONTA WHITFIELD (USA, 11-0-1(7)) vs ERIC ORTIZ (MEX., 9-2-0(7))
^ CARLOS SEDA (PR, 11-1-1(8)) vs JORGE ARCE (MEX., 6-1-0(4))
(#6) HUMBERTO GONZALES (MEX., 11-0-1(8)) vs (#10) OMAR NARVAEZ (ARG., 10-0-1(6))
(#1) ISIDRO PEREZ (MEX., 18-3-1(12)) vs (#4) HILARIO ZAPATA (PAN., 14-0-1(9))

***

SUNDAY 8 OCTOBER 2006

LAS VEGAS, NEVADA, USA

HEAVYWEIGHT CHALLENGER'S TOURNAMENT

* JOE JEANNETTE (USA, 14-2-0(10)) vs SIMIONE PAEA (TON., 16-4-1(13))
* RIDDICK BOWE (USA, 12-1-0(9)) vs ALEXANDER ZOLKIN (RUS., 21-5-2(17))
(#2) ANDREW GOLOTA (POL., 29-4-0(25)) vs (#11) PETER JACKSON (AUS., 15-0-0(9))
(#5) LENNOX LEWIS (UK, 16-0-0(10)) vs (#8) JACK JOHNSON (USA, 15-0-0(11))

***

SUNDAY 8 OCTOBER 2006

PARIS, FRANCE

FLYWEIGHT CHALLENGER'S TOURNAMENT

* ELMER FRANCISCO (PHI., 22-5-2(17)) vs SAMAN SORJATURONG (THA., 19-1-2(13))
* BENNY LYNCH (UK, 23-3-1(16)) vs ERIC MARSDEN (UK, 20-3-1(15))
(#3) HENRY NISSEN (AUS., 31-5-1(22)) vs (#7) WILLIE DAVISON (USA, 24-3-1(18))
(#5) BRAHIM ASLOUM (FRA., 30-4-0(22)) vs (#16) KOKI KAMEDA (JAP., 20-2-0(13))

***

WEEK SEVEN

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MONDAY 9 OCTOBER 2006

COPENHAGEN, DENMARK

INTER-CONTINENTAL BANTAMWEIGHT
CHAMPIONSHIP TOURNAMENT

^ JOE BOWKER (UK, 8-1-1(5)) vs DAISUKE MARUYAMA (JAP., 7-2-1(4))
^ SATOSHI IIDA (JAP., 11-2-0(6)) vs NORMAN LEWIS (UK, 8-2-1(6))
^ THANOMCHIT SUKHOTHAI (THA., 7-1-1(5)) vs ROBERT COHEN (FRA., 6-2-0(4))
^ SILENCE MABUZA (SA, 11-1-0(8)) vs EIJIRO MURATA (JAP., 6-1-0(3))
^ JOHNNY KING (UK, 12-2-0(5)) vs HOZUMI HASEGAWA (JAP., 10-2-0(7))
^ JOHNNY ARMOUR (UK, 12-2-0(9)) vs LIONEL ROSE (AUS., 11-2-1(8))
(#1) DANNY O'SULLIVAN (UK, 20-3-1(16)) vs (#4) CASPER LEON (ITA., 17-2-0(11))
(#2) JOHNNY BREDAHL (DEN., 18-3-2(12)) vs (#3) TAKAO SAKURAI (JAP., 17-1-2(11))

***

TUESDAY 10 OCTOBER 2006

LAREDO, TEXAS, USA

AMERICAS BANTAMWEIGHT
CHAMPIONSHIP TOURNAMENT

^ RAUL MACIAS (MEX., 10-4-0(6)) vs BERNARDO CARABALLO (COL., 5-0-2(3))
^ CARL TREMAINE (CAN., 11-3-0(7)) vs RAFAEL HERRERA (MEX., 6-1-1(4))
^ MANUEL ARMENTEROS (COL., 11-3-1(7)) vs PAULIE AYALA (USA, 15-0-1(11))
^ MANNY ELIAS (USA, 19-5-1(13)) vs SIXTO ESCOBAR (PR, 12-1-0(8))
^ ROBERTO RUBALDINO (MEX., 16-3-1(13)) vs LUIS GALVANI (CUB., 13-3-0(8))
^ VIC FOLEY (CAN., 23-6-2(17)) vs CARMELO ALEMAN (USA, 5-0-1(4))
(#6) JEFF CHANDLER (USA, 14-1-2(9)) vs (#7) GREG RICHARDSON (USA, 15-2-0(10))
(#1) JULIAN SOLIS (PR, 28-1-1(22)) vs (#5) ORLANDO CANIZALES (USA, 17-2-1(13))

***

SUNDAY 15 OCTOBER 2006

MONTERREY, MEXICO

BANTAMWEIGHT CHALLENGER'S TOURNAMENT

* MAURICIO MARTINEZ (PAN., 22-2-2(17)) vs ALPHONSE HALIMI (FRA., 20-2-2(14))
* FREDDIE GILROY (UK, 28-4-1(21)) vs JESUS PIMENTEL (MEX., 24-3-0(16))
(#1) ERNESTO MIRANDA (ARG., 26-3-1(17)) vs (#5) ENRIQUE PINDER (PAN., 22-3-2(17))
(#3) LUPE PINTOR (MEX., 27-4-0(18)) vs (#15) JEFF FENECH (AUS., 17-0-0(14))

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[kenyan_cheena]

With the semi-final schedule finally posted, k_c closed his eyes and sighed with relief...

[PWillisTheMan]

Originally Posted by kenyan_cheena

I don't think I've ever seen Pintor fight. Might have to check if he's on youtube at all. I'm hoping Fenech can beat him coz I'm really wanting Peter Jackson, Les Darcy and Fenech to win world titles early in the uni. It would be a fantastic story if three of the IBL's nine world champions are from Australia.

You never saw Wilfredo Gomez/Pintor? It's one of the most grueling fights you will ever see.

Zarate & Davila are two more excellent scraps that Lupe picked up dubious decisions in.

But Gomez/Pintor is must see TV.

http://www.youtube.com/results?searc...pe+pintor&aq=f

Here is a few vids

[Jersey-Jim]

Originally Posted by PWillisTheMan

You never saw Wilfredo Gomez/Pintor? It's one of the most grueling fights you will ever see.

Zarate & Davila are two more excellent scraps that Lupe picked up dubious decisions in.

But Gomez/Pintor is must see TV.

YouTube - wilfredo gomez/lupe pintor

Here is a few vids

I have to admit, I thought Carlos Zarate got robbed against Lupe Pintor. So, when Gomez and Pintor fought, I was rooting for Gomez - 100%. That fight was awesome from start to finish. And when it was through, I had an all new respect for Lupe Pintor. He was an excellent fighter.

[PWillisTheMan]

Originally Posted by Jersey-Jim

I have to admit, I thought Carlos Zarate got robbed against Lupe Pintor. So, when Gomez and Pintor fought, I was rooting for Gomez - 100%. That fight was awesome from start to finish. And when it was through, I had an all new respect for Lupe Pintor. He was an excellent fighter.

Agreed, it was a robbery. At the same time, nobody had even pressed Carlos or threatened to last the distance. So it was impressive.

I was a big Davila fan, he tried for the title for so freaking long and came out won the first several rds against Pintor with ease. Lupe closed like a monster, but i thought Alberto had done enough early to finally get his strap.

Then he finally wins gold and the guy he took it from dies (Bejines). You could make a movie about Davila's career. the Duarte rematch is one of the bloodiest wars ever.

[Marciano6]

Hey Kenyan sorry but I was wondering if any of my boys were booked to fight I looked through but didn't see none...

[kenyan_cheena]

Originally Posted by Marciano6

Hey Kenyan sorry but I was wondering if any of my boys were booked to fight I looked through but didn't see none...

Just about to make a post that will answer that question...