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[Thomas Hearns]

WBA WELTERWEIGHT WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP
Live Coverage from Cirkus Krone, Munich, Germany

“King” Arthur Grigorian 24-0-0 (4) Vs John “The Beast” Mugabi 22-0-0 (21)

Round 1
Grigorian scores with a warm jab, but Mugabi answers with a stunned hook to the head, the power difference in favor of Mugabi is noticeable . Mugabi fails with a cross and Grigorian couterpunches with a great hook. A minute into the fight Mugabi lands a hook to the head. Grigorian answers with a cross and a jab that lands cleanly. Grigorian accelerates the pace he lands a straight right a stiff jab and closes the combination with a nice cross. Last fifteen seconds: Grigorian connects a hard cross and a big jab , Mugabi looks confused. The bell rings.

“Great round for Grigorian using his boxing skills and hand speed he outboxed Mugabi”
Scorecard 10-9 Grigorian.

Round 2
Twenty seconds with less action, OH what an uppercut by Mugabi! Grigorian is stunned by this punch. Grigorian holds Mugabi. A minute into the round Grigorian lands a stiff jab , a lead right and big overhand right. Then he starts to dance around Mugabi. The african chases Grigorian but fails to connect a punch, two minutes into the round Grigorian lands a hook and a big punch on Mugabi’s…. kidneys, oh that’s ilegal the referee is taking a point from Grigorian. Less action on the final thirty seconds until the bell rings.

“Grigorian continued outboxing Mugabi, with his good foot-work another round for King Arthur, a pity the point taken away”
Scorecard 9-9
General: 19-18 Grigorian

Round 3
Thirty seconds without action , Grigorian connects a jab and a straight right that hurts Mugabi. Grigorian tries to connect a big right but fails and Mugabi counterpunchs big, Grigorian now backpedals and doesn´t look well. Grigorian lands a defensive jab, and stays away . Two minutes into the round Grigorian connects a straight right and then he lands two punches over Mugabi’s jab. Final thirty seconds Grigorian lands a hook from inside an hurts Mugabi he continues his attack with a nice uppercut and misses and also more violent one. Final of the round.

“Great round for Grigorian, Mugabi starts well but Arthur was the best on the second half of the round and stunned Mugabi on the last thirty seconds. Hit and move is Grigorian strategy”
Scorecard 10-9 Grigorian
General 29-27 Grigorian.

Round 4
Mugabi scores with at least two hard shots to Grigorian's ribcage and neck. Less action only missed punches, feints and clinches. Ninety seconds into the round Mugabi lands a crushing cross. Mugabi throws punches to turn a wall but fails by a hair, Grigorian only dances and backpedals, the round reaches the end.

“The best round of Mugabi he lands a few hard-shots with the highlight of a big cross, Grigorian did nothing this round and failed to land a sigle punch”
Scorecard 10-9 Mugabi
General : 38-37 Grigorian.

Round 5
Mugabi muscles his way inside and lands an uppercut and ten seconds later a more devasting one that stunned Grigorian. Arthur backpedals and looks confused Mugabi chases him, Mugabi lands a solid hook and Grigorian is down!!!!! The referee starts the count 1,2,3,4,5,6… Grigorian try to get off the canvas as the count reaches 7.. but he can’t 8, 9, 10 it’s over Mugabi is the WBA Welterweight new Champion!

“Mugabi’s power won the fight when Grigorian began to tire the african could connect his powershots from the inside and destroyed Arthur”

At the time of the stoppage the scorecards were 38-37 (x3) for Grigorian.

Here is the final result and the new records of the fighters:

WBA WELTERWEIGHT WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP
John Mugabi - Record: 23-0-0 (22) WKO5 Arthur Grigorian - Record: 24-1-0 (4)

[Thomas Hearns]

1992-12-20
Sydney Stadium, Sydney, Australia

Jeff Fenech - Record: 26-0-0 (16) UD10 Chan-Yong Park - Record: 15-7-2 (2)
The korean Park gave local hero and heavy favourite Jeff Fenech a very tough contest.
Park won the first two rounds outlanded Fenech in both. Fenech appeared in the fight on the third round with his traditional busy style. The highlight of the round was a big body shot that stunned Park. But surprisingly was Park who was in control again on the fourth. Fenech won the fifth round clearly and the sixth in an oustanding way, in this round he stunned Park more than one time and swelled the korean left eye. Fenech won clearly rounds seven and eight, but the referee took a point from him by holding and hitting on the eight round. Park come back to the fight winning the ninth round convincingly. With the point taken out from Fenech the fight seemed to be even entering in the last round. An on the last round Fenech showed why he is a superstar, he punnished Park for two minutes until landed a solid cross and sent him to the canvas , the korean got up and managed to survive the round but this strong finish was enough to Fenech to secure his victory. The scorecards were 95-93 (x3) all for Fenech.

Joan Guzman - Record: 21-2-0 (17) WTKO7 Lorenzo Parra - Record: 22-4-0 (9)
A very competitive fight for four rounds , Guzman won convincingly rounds one and three and Parra won clearly rounds two and four. On the fifth stanza Guzaman hurt Parra several times and started to dominate the fight. On the sixth stanza Guzman dropped Parra twice but Lorenzo survived the round. On the seventh round Guzman floored Parra again with a vicious uppercut, Parra got up again and looked spent, Guzman was merciless and punished Parra for another minute until the referee stopped the fight.

Jorge Barrios - Record: 21-3-1 (11) WTKO9 Nate Campbell - Record: 20-5-1 (12)
Uneven fight, Campbell only won the fourth round of the fight the rest was all for Barrios. The argentine drooped Campbell twice on the fifth round the first with a wild overhand right, the second with a short clean hook. After winning the sixth round easily , Barrios dropped Campbell again on the seventh with a big uppercut. With the same punch Barrios floored Campbell again on the eight round. On the ninth round Barrios was landing punch after punch without answer when the referee sttoped the fight.

Brahim Asloum - Record: 19-4-1 WSD10 Javier Alvarez - Record: 8-6-4 (3)
A very competitive fight with the two fighters trading rounds with no one having the control of the bout. Asloum seemed to win the fight by a little margin but it was an appreciation bout.
The scorecards were 97-94 ,97-95 for Asloum and 97-95 for Alvarez.

[Thomas Hearns]

1992-12-20
Azteca, Mexico DF, Mexico

Diego Morales - Record: 20-5-1 (9) WKO3 Rico Ramos - Record: 12-10-3 (1)
After an even first round , Ramos won the second, Morales came strong on the third round and landed a smashing cross that hurt Ramos, after that Morales gave a real beating to Ramos for two minutes until dropping him for good with a clean hook.

Hector Chicagual - Record: 13-6-2 (3) WSD10 Bobby Vanzie - Record: 8-8-3 (1)
A competitive battle between this two journeyman. Chicagual won the first but Vanzie won the second and third rounds. The argentine won convincingly the fourth round but Vanzie had a perfect fifth round in which Chicagual failed to land a single punch. Chicagual recovered winning the sixth and outboxing Vanzie on the seventh. Eight and ninth rounds were actionless even ones and finally Vanzie won the last round. The scorecards were 96-94 (x2) for Chicagual and 97-95 for Vanzie. I think that a draw was the more accurate result.

In-Jin Chi - Record: 21-3-1 (10) WUD10 Juan Cabrera - Record: 14-7-5 (2)
In-Jin Chi was simple to classy for Juan Cabrera. He outboxed the overwhelmed argentine for the majority of the fight. As a highlight Chi had a beautiful fifth round where he stunned and almost dropped the argentine. Cabrera only won clearly the second and the last rounds but one judge was more generous with him. The scorecards were 98-92 (x2) and 96-94.


......Coming up Julio Cesar Chavez-Salvador Sanchez.

[Thomas Hearns]

I had over than 1000 views of this Universe, thanks to the people that follow it! Personaly this is my 100 post in this forum, I enjoy a lot doing my Universe and still more reading the other people Universes!

The following things are the blockbuster fight between two mexican stars: Julio Cesar Chavez and Salvador Sanchez, I want to do a live coverage of this fight if i have time enough, and then I will post the final standings (Champions, Rankings, Prospects, Next Title fights) for the year 1992, the first of real action with the main characters. (1990 and 1991 were only fights against TC to make records).

[Thomas Hearns]

WBA FEATHERWEIGHT WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP
Live Coverage from Azteca, Mexico DF, Mexico

Julio Cesar Chavez Record: 24-0-0 (22) Vs Salvador Sanchez Record: 24-0-0 (11)

Round 1
First action of the bout Chavez scores with a tremendous left that shocked Sanchez, Forty five seconds into the round Salvador Sanchez lands a hard uppercut , following by a hook to the body and a lead straight right, Chavez looks stunned after this punch but Chavez lands a violent shot under Sanchez's ribcage and Sanchez instantly drops down on both knees. The referee starts the count 1, 2 … Sanchez is on his feet again and the referee allows him to continue the bout. An uppercut by Chavez and then a terribe hook and Sanchez is again in the canvas… 1,2 ,3 ,4 ,5 Sanchez tries to got up but he can´t…7,8,9…. Sanchez makes it to his feet but his legs look wobbly…the referee again allows Sanchez to continue boxing…Chavez lands a hook and a straight right Sanchez looks hurt again , Chavez tries a big left but lands on Sanchez shulder. End of this action packed round….

“On the first half of the round Sanchez used his hand speed to take the control of the fight, but on the second half was Chavez power who put the conditions in the bout. Big round for J.C., let see if Sanchez can regroup for the second stanza”
Scorecards: 10-7 Chavez.

Round 2
Thirty seconds without action, Sanchez shoots the jab into the chest of Julio Cesar Chavez, Sanchez lands a hook from inside, Sanchez lands another left jab and then a right cross to Chavez´s forehead. Chavez came and Sanchez ties up Julio Cesar. Chavez tries to attack but Sanchez holds him again. OH! Sanchez lands a devastating uppercut from inside, Chavez tries to counterpunch but misses widly with a hook. End of the round.

“Very good round for Sanchez he outboxed Chavez for all the round, J.C. failed to land a single clean shot”
Scorecards: 10-9 Sanchez
General: 29-27 Chavez.

Round 3
His cornermen told Chavez to be more aggressive and J.C. tries to do it landing a hook to the body nine seconds into the round. Sanchez counterpounchs big with a straight right, Sanchez is throwing a defensive jab all the time, Chavez comes at Sanchez but Salvador catches him with a sweet uppercut . One-two-three by Sanchez, straight right , left jab and another straight right.Another big right and a contention jab by Sanchez , Chavez backpedals…but the round cames to the end.

“Sanchez again was the best on the ring he uses his hand speed and his good ring-movement to frustrate Chavez.”
Scorecards: 10-9 Sanchez
General: 28-27 Chavez

Round 4
The boxers are exchanging power shots in the centre of the ring with little success, Chavez throws a barrage of punches but Sanchez blocks or avoids them. Sanchez lands a short uppercut but Chavez answers with a big boby shot. Sanchez goes to the body too and lands two shots under Chavez´s ribcage. Chavez pushes Sanchez away and then he lands a short uppercut to the chin of Sanchez. End of the round.

“A very even round with little clean punches landing, Chavez was more aggressive an could connect some shots, Sanchez continued with his bout-plan like in rounds two and three”.
Scorecards 10-10
General : 38-37 Chavez.



To be continued....

[Thomas Hearns]

.....



Round 5
Chavez scores with a straight right, less action until the first minute of the round. Oh now Chavez lands a crushing hook, Sanchez holds Chavez desperately. Chavez scores with another short hook but this time Sanchez answers with a hook of his own. Chavez throws a jab and lands cleanly. This is a good round for Chavez at the moment. Two minutes into the round Sanchez lands a hard hook and Chavez looks hurt now…Sanchez scores with a nice short uppercut to the jaw of Chavez. Sanchez misses with a winging shot but lands a cross and hurts Chavez again, J.C. doesn´t backpedals and lands a right of his own. Sanchez throws a barrage of punches and some connected Chavez. End of the round.

“ A real action-packed round in which Chavez was in control for the first two minutes but Sanchez managed to rally on the last minute hurting Chavez in the way”
Scorecards: 10-9 Sanchez
General: 47-47

Round 6
Nothing to tell for the first minute of the round, now Sanchez lands a crushing uppercut but Chavez answers with a solid one of his one, Sanchez misses with a swing and Chavez counterpunchs big with a great straight right. Sanchez looks stunned and Chavez lands a jolting uppercut now…Sanchez lands a staright right, misses a jab but connects a cross.
Now Sanchez lands another cross to the jaw of Chavez. Fifteen final seconds, Sanchez lands a straight right Chavez backpedals and Sanchez connects with a smashing hook that shakes Chavez. The round come to the end and in his way to the corner we see that Chavez's right eye looks like it may have a bit of swelling starting.

“The last two minutes of the round had a lot of action, Chavez appeared to be in control but once again Sanchez stole the momentum and managed to rally in the final stages of the round”
Scorecards: 10-9 Sanchez
General: 57-56 Sanchez.

Round 7
Sanchez digs a short hook to ribs of Chavez.Sanchez is moving around the ring and now scores with a nice short hook to the head of Chavez. Salvador Sanchez lands a punch over the jab of Chavez. The two boxers fires furious punches but miss all of it. Chavez lands a cross from the inside but Sanchez answers with a hook. Sanchez misses with the uppercut and Chavez lands a big body-shot. Chavez failed with the right and Sanchez lands a jab. The increasing swelling under Chavez ‘s right eye is starting to complicate his vision. End of the round.

“The pair slowed the pace this round but still ware Sanchez quick hands the best of the round. By a small margin the round was for Salvador”
Scorecards : 10-9 Sanchez
General: 67-65 Sanchez

Round 8
Chavez needs to try something different other way he will lose this fight. A crushing hook by Sanchez. Little action in the first minute of the round. Chavez lands a good right and then a winging right that shakes Sanchez that backpedals but now Sanchez connects a straight right but again Chavez lands a smashing hook that stagers Sanchez. Salvador lands a quick hook but he looks tired, Chavez trapps Sanchez in a corner and fires a straight right. End of the round.

“More aggressive style for Chavez gave him some good results, Sanchez lands some shots but he look a bit inactive this round”
Scorecards: 10-9 Chavez.
General: 76-75 Sanchez.


To be concluded....

[Thomas Hearns]

..... THIRD AND FINAL PART.

Round 9
Sanchez lands a nice uppercut to the chin from inside, Chavez answers with two hooks to the body. Sanchez moves around Chavez and lands a jab.Another uppercut by Chavez but Sanchez scores with at least two hard shots to Chavez's ribcage and neck. Less action in the bottom part of the round , now Sanchez lands a jab just before the bell rings.

“Less action in this round the boxers started to feel the pace of the bout and slowed the action, Sanchez was the most effective fighter by a little margin”
Socrecards: 10-9 Sanchez
General: 86-84 Sanchez

Round 10
Sanchez scores with a cross, Chavez fires a hook but Sanchez blocks it and scores with his own hook. Cross to the neck by Sanchez and now a sweet uppercut by Sanchez that launchs Chavez head straight back. Chavez has his right eye bad swelled. The pair exchange punches, Sanchez takes the better part , Chavez is hurt! Sanchez connects two jabs and a quick hook, no answer by Chavez… Sanchez scores with a big right to the chin. Chavez legs have turned to jelly!. Sanchez lands a cross and an uppercut, the round is coming to the end Chavez survived it but he looks spent.

“Sanchez gave Chavez a lesson of boxing and a real beating this round, he only need the serenity to find the final punch. Brave Chavez didn´t give up but was completely outboxed this round”
Scorecards: 10-8 Sanchez
General: 96-92 Sanchez.

Round 11
Thirty seconds without big action before Sanchez lands a right cross, Chavez backpedals to the ropes but suddenly he lands a trmendous left, Sanchez was stunned by the hit but quickly answers with an uppercut and a stinging jab. Another jab by Sanchez,Chavez misses with the right and Sanchez lands a hook to the head. Chavez tries an attack but Sanchez tied up him. End of the round.

“Sanchez is sure that he has the bout won so he manages to control Chavez without taking any risks, Chavez only has the hope of a lucky punch”
Scorecards: 10-9 Sanchez
General: 106-101 Sanchez.

Round 12
Last round the fighters touch globes respectfully. Chavez has his right eye almost close. But brave J.C. lands a big uppercut and Sanchez looks shaken! This is the last chance for Chavez, he fires a left and a big right but misses the two. Sanchez starts to move and fires the jab he lands three of it cleanely. Final half of the round Sanchez lands a cross and Chavez is stunned by the punch. Sanchez is again on the drivers seat. Another big shot by Sanchez to Chavez head , Chavez is stumbling backward, Sanchez lands an uppercut Chavez backpedals he is totally spent. Final thirty seconds Sanchez slowed the pace and uses his jab to control Chavez. End of the round and the fight, the boxers embrace with respect.

“Sanchez dominated the round and almost dropped Chavez; J.C put this last effort but it wasn´t enough. His right eye looks really ugly”
Scorecards: 10-9 Sanchez.
Final Scorecard: 116-110 Sanchez

Now here is your decision:

Robert Byrd, United States scores the bout 116 to 110


Vince Delgado, United States scores the bout 116 to 110

Luciano Tagliamonte, Italy scores the bout 115 to 111

All for the winner and first WBA featherweight champion: SALVADOR SANCHEZ!!!!!!

NEW RECORDS:
Salvador Sanchez Record: 25-0-0 (11) WUD12 Julio Cesar Chavez Record: 24-1-0 (22)

[Thomas Hearns]

HEAVYWEIGHTS

WBA CH Larry Holmes 22-2-0 (13)
1 Jack Johnson 20-1-1 (9)
2 Lennox Lewis 22-0-0 (17)
3 Archie Moore 20-1-1 (18)
4 Carl Thompson 23-1-0 (15)
5 Herbie Hide 22-3-1 (17)
6 Tony Galento 16-6-0 (8)
7 Wayne Braithwaite 23-1-2 (17)
8 Evander Holyfield 21-1-0 (18)
9 Pinklon Thomas 24-2-0 (14)
10 James Toney 21-1-8 (11)
11 James Bradock 19-3-3 (0)
12 Ossie Ocasio 15-9-2 (1)
13 Tony Tucker 21-4-0 (13)
14 Cedric Boswell 15-5-1 (10)
15 Gerrie Coetze 18-5-0 (9)

Schedule Title Fights

WBC Jack Johnson Vs Lennox Lewis (January 93)
IBF Archie Moore Vs Tony Galento (February 93)
–Rematch WKO1 for Galento in first meeting-
WBO Carl Thompson Vs Herbie Hide. (February 93)

Best Prospects

Sonny Liston 19-0-0 (18)
Jimmy Young 18-0-0 (1)
Gary Mason 18-1-0 (14)
Samuel Peter 17-1-0 (12)
Mike Weaver 17-1-1 (18)

IBO Championship Tournament (Fighters with less than 22 bouts)

#1 Sonny Liston Vs #8 Cedric Boswell
#2 Samuel Peter Vs #7 Michael Grant
#3 Mike Weaver Vs #6 Bruce seldon
#4 Shannon Briggs Vs #5 John Sullivan

Quarter-Finals on January Semi-Finals on March and Final on July.

WBU Championship Tournament (Fighters with less than 22 bouts)

#1 Jimmy Young Vs #8 Bernardo Mercado
#2 Gary Mason Vs #7 Jemeel McCline
#3 Larry Donald Vs #6 Jerry Quarry
#4Chrys Byrd Vs #5 Monte Barrett

Quarter-Finals on February Semi-Finals on April Final on August.

[Thomas Hearns]

MIDDLEWEIGHTS

WBA CH Joe Calzaghe 25-0-1 (7)
1 Roy Jones Jr. 24-1-0 (15)
2 Dariusz Michalczewski 21-1-0 (12)
3 Ramon Campas 23-2-0 (12)
4 Mads Larsen 19-1-2 (9)
5 Arthur Abraham 23-1-0 (14)
6 Jorge Castro 22-0-0 (12)
7 Tony Thorton 21-1-1 (15)
8 Dana Rosenblatt 18-4-3 (3)
9 Fulgencio Obelmejias 20-1-1 (15)
10 Quincy Taylor 19-3-0 (9)
11 George Groves 22-3-1 (9)
12 Juan Roldan 20-2-1 (9)
13 Vinny Pazzienza 19-6-1 (5)
14 Victor Galindez 21-4-0 (13)
15 Vito Antuofermo 20-4-0 (1)

Schedule Title Fights

WBC Roy Jones jr. Vs Arthur Abraham (Jan 93)
IBF Dariusz Michalczewski Vs Tony Thorton (Feb 93)
WBO Jorge Castro Vs Ramon Campas (Feb 93)

Best Prospects

Lucian Bute 19-0-0 (12)
Nigl Benn 19-0-0 (12)
Bennie Briscoe 18-0-0 (10)
Antony Hanshaw 18-0-1 (12)
Manny Siaca 17-0-1 (10)

IBO Championship Tournament (Fighters with less than 22 bouts)

#1 Lucian Bute Vs #8 Gilbert Baptist
#2 Bennie Briscoe Vs #7 Sergio Merani
#3 Bert Schenk vs #6 Armand Krajnc
#4 Glenn Johnson Vs #5 George K. Jones

Quarter-Finals on January Semi-Finals on March and Final on July

WBU Championship Tournament (Fighters with less than 22 bouts)

#1 Nigel Benn Vs #8 Juan Meza
#2 Antony Hanshaw Vs #7 Bruno Godoy
#3 Many Siaca Vs #6 Bruno Girard
#4 Vincenzo Nardiello Vs #5 Tony Licata


Quarter-Finals on February Semi-Finals on April Final on August

[Thomas Hearns]

WELTERWEIGHTS

WBA CH John Mugabi 23-0-0- (22)
1 Sugar Leonard 20-0-0 (14)
2 Luis Collazo 25-1-0 (3)
3 Arthur Grigorian 24-1-0 (4)
4 Ricky Hatton 23-1-0 (19)
5 Tony Ayala 20-2-0 (14)
6 Mike McCallum 23-0-0 (18)
7 Diego Corrales 24-1-0 (20)
8 Junior Witter 21-3-0 (4)
9 Ken Buchannan 22-3-0 (8)
10 Ike Quartey 21-3-1 (11)
11 Saul Alvarez 17-4-3 (12)
12 Miguel Cotto 19-3-0 (10)
13 Edwin Rosario 24-1-0 (18)
14 Rene Arredondo 23-2-0 (17)
15 Sannan Taylor 21-4-0 (8)

Schedule Title Fights

WBC Sugar Ray Leonard Vs Ricky Hatton (Jan)
IBF Luis Collazo Vs Ken Buchannan* (Feb)
WBO Mike Mcallum Vs Tony Ayala (Feb)

*Note Diego Corrales and Junior Witter have better Ranking than Buchanan to earn a title fight but they both lost his last fight.

Prospects


Vernnon Forrest 19-0-0 (11)
Paul Williams 19-0-0 (8)
Roberto Duran 17-0-0 (9)
Thomas Hearns 17-0-1 (16)
Vince Phillips 15-1-0 (8)





IBO Championship Tournament (Fighters with less than 22 bouts)

#1 Paul Williams Vs #8 Marco A. Rubio
#2 Thomas Hearns Vs #7 Angel Manfredy
#3 Kassim Ouma Vs #6 Walter Crucce
#4 Gabriel Ruelas Vs #5 Wilfredo Vilches

Quarter-Finals on January Semi-Finals on March and Final on July

WBU Championship Tournament (Fighters with less than 22 bouts)

#1 Vernon Forrest Vs #8 Eddie Gazo
#2 Roberto Duran Vs #7 Raul Balbi
#3 Vince Phillips Vs #6 Oktay Urkal
#4 Vivian Harris Vs #5 Steve Forbes

Quarter-Finals on February Semi-Finals on April Final on August

[Thomas Hearns]

FEATHERWEIGHTS

WBA CH Salvador Sanchez 25-0-0 (11)
1 Jeff Fenech 26-0-0 (16)
2 Ricardo Lopez 23-0-0 (15)
3 Cesar Soto 22-1-0 (12)
4 Celestino Caballero 17-3-3 (5)
5 Joan Guzman 21-2-0 (17)
6 Jorge Barrios 21-3-1 (11)
7 Julio Cesar Chavez 24-1-0 (22)
8 Everaldo Morales 20-1-2 (4)
9 Scott Harrison 19-2-1 (6)
10 Jiro Watanabe 18-3-0 (7)
11 Fernando Montiel 20-3-0 (12)
12 Pascual Perez 22-2-0 (6)
13 Junior Jones 17-3-1 (6)
14 HoracioAcavallo 23-2-0 (6)
15 BrahimAsloum 19-4-1 (0)

Schedule Title Fights

WBC Cesar Soto Vs Celestino Caballero (Jan 93)
IBF Jeff Fenech VS Jorge Rodrigo Barrios (Feb 93)
WBO Ricardo Lopez Vs Joan Guzman (Feb 93)

Prospects

Joseph Agbeko 20-0-0 (6)
Naseem Hamed 18-0-0 (11)
Santos Laciar 15-0-0 (5)
Kevin Kelly 18-0-2 (9)
Orlando Salido 18-1-1 (7)

IBO Championship Tournament (Fighters with less than 22 bouts)

#1 Naseem Hamed Vs #8 Miguel Garcia
#2 Agapito Sanchez Vs #7 Juanito Rubilar
#3 Kid Chocolate Vs #6 Joel Julio
#4 Jiro Watanabe Vs #5 Humberto Gonzalez

Quarter-Finals on January Semi-Finals on March and Final on July

WBU Championship Tournament (Fighters with less than 22 bouts)

#1 Joseph Agbeko Vs #8 Genaro Garcia
#2 Santos Laciar Vs #7 Hugo Soto
#3 Junior Jones Vs #6 Jorge Solis
#4 Kevin Kelley Vs #5 Orlando Salido

Quarter-Finals on February Semi-Finals on April Final on August

[Thomas Hearns]

1993-01-02
Caesars Atlantic City, Atlantic City, New Jersey, United States

Eric Esch - Record: 4-12-1 (1) WTSD8 Sherman Williams - Record: 8-7-2 (1)
Esch scored a minor upset victory over Sherman Williams with a Technical split decision win due to a nasty cut above Esch's eye after an accidental head clash on round eight.
The scorecrads were 68-65 (x2) for Esch and 67-67.

David Izon - Record: 20-5-0 (14) WTKO4 Ron Lyle - Record: 18-5-1 (14)
After three rounds of boxing Ron Lyle seemeed to be in the way to an easy victory , he outpunched Izon in the first two competitve rounds , and took the total control of the bout on the third. But on the fourth round Izon landed a wild overhand right and dropped Lyle. Ron got up but looks confused and Izon was merciless and dropped Lyle again with a thudding shot under his ribcage a minute later into the round. Lyle got up but the referee didn´t allowed him to continue fighting.

Cleveland Williams - Record: 20-4-0 (18) WKO7 Joe Mesi - Record: 21-5-0 (17)
Williams came strong and won the first round, on the second he dropped Mesi with a violent shot under his ribcage. Messi started a rally edging round three and winning the fourth clearly. The fifth was an even round but Williams took the control of the fight again on the sixth, and put Mesi to sleep on the sevnth with a wicked hook to the head. At the time of the stoppage the scorecards were 58-56 (x2) for Williams and 57-57.


IBO CHAMPIONSHIP TOURNAMENT QUARTERFINALS
John L Sullivan - Record: 15-2-0 (10) WKO4 Shannon Briggs - Record: 15-3-0 (7)
The first round was for Sullivan that was cearly the more aggressive men in the ring. Briggs only tried to clinch and counterpunch. On the second round Briggs was more effective and could win the round. On the third round Briggs was outboxing Sullivan but on the last fifteen seconds of the stanza Sullivan lands a right to Briggs’s forehead and a hook to the head and stunned Briggs to even the round. On the fourth round there was little action until Sullivan landed a big uppercut and dropped Briggs for good.

IBO CHAMPIONSHIP TOURNAMENT QUARTERFINALS
Sonny Liston - Record: 20-0-0 (19) WKO5 Cedric Boswell - Record: 15-6-1 (10)
Charles “Sonny” Liston scored a spectacular KO victory over Cedric Boswell on a real slugfest. On the first round after competitive first two minutes Liston landed a thudding shot under Boswell's ribcage and sent him to the canvas. Boswell got up at four and took the bicycle for the rest of the round. On the second round Liston tried to finish the fight but Boswell managed to avoid his shots and couterpunched well. On the last twenty seconds Boswell landed a violent shot under Liston's ribcage and dropped him. Liston got up and the bell rang. On the third round Liston came out furious and sent Boswell to the canvas with a a combination of blows to the head and body. Boswell got up and Liston continued punishing him but Boswell managed to survive the round. The fourth round was an even one but on the last seconds Liston lands a a straight right and stunned Boswell. On the fifth round Liston discharged all his anger and dropped Boswell FIVE TIMES the last one for good.

Coming Up Live Coverage Heavyweight Championship Lennox Lewis Vs Jack Johnson.

[Thomas Hearns]

Live coverage from Caesars Atlantic City, Atlantic City, New Jersey, United States
WBC Heavyweight Championship

Jack Johnson - Record: 20-1-1 (9) Vs Lennox Lewis - Record: 22-0-0 (17)

Round 1
The fight begins, Johnson lands a nice uppercut. Johnson throws a barrage of punches but fails to land or Lewis blocks them with his arms. Johnson lands a quick hook to Lewis’s head. Two minutes and thirty into the round Lewis lands his first clear hand of the bout a solid hook. Johnson is staggered. Lewis lands a smashing hook and Johnson misses widly with one of his own. End of the round.

“Johnson with little was the best on the first two minutes of the round, Lewis finished the round well landing two solid shots”.
Scorecards: 10-10
General : 10-10.

Round 2
Johnson lands a stinging jab and straight right. Johnson swings and misses, Lewis couterpunchs with an uppercut. Now Lewis goes inside and lands a hook. One minute and ten seconds into the round Johnson lands a short powerful hook that stopped Lewis in his tracks. It was his best hand of the fight. Johnson tries to go inside but Lewis lands a devastating uppercut to his head and Johnson is down!!! 1,2,3,4 , 5……7, 8 ,Johnson is trying to got up…9.. and Johnson is on his feet now but looks hurt. Lewis lands a jab, Johnosn backpedals Lewis lands a big combination, Johnson is hurt again…Thirty seconds left .. Lewis with a jab and a straight right and now a wicked uppercut to the head! Johnson is down again!!!! 1,2,3,4 , 5,6,7,8,9…Johnson is trying to push himself up …10. KO! The fight is over Lewis is the WBC Champion!

Official Result and new records:

Lennox Lewis - Record: 23-0-0 (18) WKO2 Jack Johnson - Record: 20-2-1 (9)

[Thomas Hearns]

1993-01-04,
Park Center, Charlotte, NC, United States

James Toney - Record: 22-1-0 (11) WSD10 James Braddock - Record: 19-4-3
Bradock won the first round while Toney was inactive. But James took the control of the fight betweem rounds two and five. On the sixth Bradock had a good round where Toney failed to land a single clear shot. Toney won the seventh using some “dirty” fight, but Bradock had again a good round on the eight one. The final was open but on the last two rounds Toney outboxed Bradock from the outside to secure his victory. The scorecards were 96-94 and 96-95 for Toney and 97-93 for Bradock. (Bradock did a good fight but no way he won by four points).

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Michael Grant - Record: 16-5-1 (12) WKO2 Samuel Peter - Record: 17-2-0 (12)
After an even first round Michael Grant came strong on the second and first staggered Peter with a quick left hook and then dropped the nigerian with a shot under Peter's ribcage. Peter tried to got up at four but fell down again and for good. This was the biggest victory of Grant career and a big upset.

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Mike Weaver - Record: 18-1-1 (10) WUD10 Bruce Seldon - Record: 15-3-1 (12)
Before the first minute of the fight and when Seldon was in control Weaver landed a vicious uppercut and dropped Seldon showing the difference of power betweem the pair. Seldon survived the round and managed to win the second stanza. On the third Weaver was the best of an actionless round. The fourth was again for Seldon and Weaver took the best part of an action packed fifth round. The pair alternated the control of the bout, so again Seldon won the sixth round. But the sevnth round was the breakdown of the fight becouse Weaver floored Seldon three times and gave him a real beating. Brave Seldon managed to survive the round and to continue fighting. Seldon tried to rally again on the last stanzas but only won the ninth round clearly, the eight and the last were even rounds. The scorecards were 97-92 (x2) and 96-92 all for Seldon.

Gerrie Coetzee - Record: 19-5-0 (9) WUD10 Henry Tillman - Record: 12-6-2 (3)
The favourite Coetze came strong and won the first round, but Tillman surprise him and won the second and third rounds convincingly. Coetze edged the fourth and he dropped Tillman on the fifth with a short, clean cross and after Tillman got up he continued punishing him for the rest of the round. Coetze maintained his momentum winning rounds sixth and seventh. Tillman tried a rally and dropped Coetze with a a wild overhand right. Coetze got up and then managed to clinch and block Tillman’s attempts for knocking him. Tillman also won an actionless ninth round and put some uncertainty to the result, but Coetze won the last round convincingly to secure his victory. The scorecards were 95-93 (x2) and 96-93 all for Coetze.

[Thomas Hearns]

1993-01-09
Las Vegas Hilton, Las Vegas, NV, United States

Hugo Corro - Record: 22-2-2 (5) WTKO3 Tony Mundine - Record: 17-9-0 (6)
A first action packed round for Corro, a big second one for Mundine and the final on the third round where Corro dropped Mundine with a wild overhand right and after the aussie got up Corro continued punishing him until the referee stop the fight to avoid further punishment.

Edison Miranda - Record: 21-3-0 (12) WUD10 Frank Fletcher - Record: 18-4-1 (7)
One minute into the fight Miranda dropped Fletcher with a combination of blows to the head and body. Fletcher got up but only to be down again ninety seconds later this time courtesy of a wild overhand right by Miranda. Brave Fletcher got up and survived the round. Fletcher managed to win the second round but on the third Miranda dropped him again with a solid combination. Miranda won clearly rounds four and five establishing a solid lead on the cards.
Fletcher tried a rally on the second half of the fight swepting three of the last five rounds on two scorecards and four on the other, but it wasn´t enough to win the fight. The scorecards were 96-91 (x2) and 95-92 all for Miranda.

Rubin Carter - Record: 22-3-1 (14) WTKO7 Reginaldo Andrade - Record: 18-7-0 (9)
Andrade had a good start and won the first round convincingly , he was winning the second when Carter landed a thudding shot under Andrade's ribcage and dropped the brazilian. The third round was even but Andrade edged the fourth round and won convincingly the fifth one.
Carter was in control again on the sixth round but the final came on the seventh when Carter dropped Andrade twice one with a shot under his ribcage and the second with a wicked hook to the jaw. After the second time he visited the canvas Andrde got up on bad shape, and Carter was merciless and punished him until the referee stopped the fight.

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Bennie Briscoe - Record: 19-0-0 (10) WUD10 Sergio Merani - Record: 9-9-0
Easy win for Bennie Briscoe , he was in control almost all the fight, Merani could only win clearly the seventh round. Briscoe tried for a KO win on the last round where he dropped Merani with a solid combination but the argentine got up and managed to finish the fight on his feet. The scorecards where 98-91 (x2) and 97-93 all for Briscoe.

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Bert Schenk - Record: 17-0-1 (6) WSD10 Armand Krajnc - Record: 14-3-2 (6)
A very good fight, Schenk started on fire dropped Krajnc on the first round with a hook. Krajcn got up but failed to land a single punch this round. On the second Krajnc showed his teeth and edged the round. But Schenk won the third and dropped Krajnc again on the fourth with a devastating combination. The sweden got up again but this time Schenk decimated him until the finish of the round. Schenk seemed t be in the way of an easy victory, but on the fifth round the momentum changed and Krajnc dropped Schenk with a solid combination the german got up and took the bicycle to survive the round. The sweden won the sixth round convincingly but it was all becouse Schenk dominated rounds from seven to nine and the last was an even one. (I don´t know why, a judge gave three of the last four rounds to Kranjc). The scorecards were 96-91 (the most accurate) 94-93 for Schenk and 94-93 for Krajnc.

WBC WORLD MIDDLEWEIGHT CHAMPIONSHIP FIGHT
Roy Jones Jr - Record: 25-1-0 (16) WKO8 Arthur Abraham - Record: 23-2-0 (14)
A real boxing exhibition of the new Midleweight Champion Roy Jones Jr. He scored a one-sided KO victory against and overmatched Arthur Abraham.
Jones Jr outboxed Abraham on the first round to win the stanza convincingly.On the second Abraham tried to be more aggressive and took the round. But on the third Jones Jr decided to attack and gave Abraham a real beating. Arthur failed to land a single punch this round. Jones Jr won rounds fourth and fifth on an easy way and he hurt Abraham on the sixth with a left hook to the body. After this round Abraham had a big swelling on his eye. Jones Jr accelerated the pace on the seventh round and dropped Abraham , Arthur got up at four but only to received more punishment until the finish of the round. On the eight Jones Jr was decided to finished the fight and after landed punch after punch without answer for more than two minutes, he landed a big cross that sent Abraham to the canvas for good. At the time of the stoppage the socrecards were 69-63 (x3) for Roy Jones Jr.

[Thomas Hearns]

1993-01-12
Stadio Olympic, Caracas, Venezuela

Victor Galindez Record: 22-4-0 (13) WUD10 Fulgencio Obelmejias Record: 20-2-1 (15)
Galindez scored a minor upset victory over crowd favourite Fulgencio Obelmejias, for the Venezuelan it was his second defeat on a row. After an even first round Galindez edged the second and the third rounds. On the fourth round Obelmejias landed a combination of blows to the head and body and dropped Galindez. The argentine got up but was staggered again by a left hook but finally could survive the round. Galindez recovered and won clearly the fifth round but the referee took a point away from him by headbutting. On the seventh Obelmejias landed two power hooks and had Galindez in trouble but the argentine managed to stay on his feet. The seventh was an even round and it seemed that Obelmejias was in the way for a victory but on the eight round the momentum changed again Galindez dropped Obelmejias with a big uppercut. The venezuelan got up but was shaken again thirty seconds later by a devastating hook and again by a sweet uppercut, finally he survived the round. Galindez won clearly the ninth stanza and was the best on an actionless final round. The scorecards were 96-93 (x2) and 95-94 all for Galindez.

Quincy Taylor - Record: 20-3-0 (9) WUD10 Dana Rosenblatt - Record: 18-5-3 (3)
Taylor won four of the first five rounds and in the way he dropped Rosenblatt on the second round with a devastating combination to the head. Rosenblatt tried a rally winning rounds five and six but Taylor edged the seventh and dropped Rosenblatt again on the eight round. Taylor gave Rosenblatt a clinic of boxing on the ninth round swelling his left eye and won the last round clearly. The scorecards were 97-90 96-91 and 98-89 all for Taylor.


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Lucian Bute - Record: 20-0-0 (12) WUD10 Gilbert Baptist - Record: 7-9-2
This fight was a real waste of time Lucian Bute but was by far too classy for the limited Baptist. In my view Bute won every round of the fight but the judges were more generous with the frenchman and the scorecards were 99-90 (x2) and 100-89. Bute also dropped Baptist on the sixth round with a thudding shot under his ribcage.

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Glencoffe Johnson Record: 18-1-1 (4) WUD10 George Khalid Jones Record: 15-2-2 (4)
It was a very competitive fight. Johnson won clearly the first round , but Jones won an action packed second one. Johonson had a good moment in the fight between rounds three and five.Jones won the sixth round but Johnson managed to win three of the last four to secure his victory. There were many competitive and difficult to rate rounds on this fight , the scorecards were 97-94 (x2) and 96-93 all for Johnson.

[Thomas Hearns]

1993-01-15
Mandalay Bay Resort & Casino, Las Vegas, Nevada, United States

Javier Castillejo - Record: 21-3-1 (5) WUD10 Alberto Cortes - Record: 16-5-2
Crotes had an excellent first round where Castillejo failed to land a single punch. But Castillejo found the rate on the following rounds winning the second, the third and dropping Cortes on the fourth round. Castillejo continued on the driver seat on the fifth and sixth rounds, Cortes had a little reaction on the seventh but Castillejo won the eight and ninth rounds. Cortes won the last stanza but the fight was defined yet. The scorecards were 97-92 (x2) and 96-93 all for Castillejo.

Jose Antonio Rivera - Record: 16-3-4 (4) DRAW10 Ahmet Dottuev - Record: 22-3-1 (8)
Ahmet Dottuev climbed two times from the canvas to earned a very laborious draw.
Rivera dropped Dottuev on the fourth and on the sventh round and after seven rounds of boxing he was leading by three points on two scorecards and five on the other. But Dottuev mounted a late rally and won the three last stanzas on the three scorecards. The final scorecards were 94-94 (x2) and 95-93 for Rivera.

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Kassim Ouma - Record: 17-2-0 (8) WUD10 Walter Crucce - Record: 16-4-1 (6)
A total one-sided fight with Kassim Ouma winning almost all the rounds of the fight. Ouma also dropped Crucce with a a wild overhand right on the sventh round. The scorecards were 100-90 (x2) and 99-91.

Junior Witter - Record: 22-3-0 (9) WTKO8 Jaime Rangel - Record: 15-4-1 (6)
A very competitive contest where the fighter alternate in the control of the fight. After seven rounds of boxing Witter won four and Rangel three, but Rangel had a big cut under his eye at the finish of the seventh round. On the eight round Witter landed some jabs that reopened the cut forcing the referee to stop the fight.

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Thomas Hearns - Record: 18-0-1 (17) WKO3 Angel Manfredy - Record: 13-5-0 (3)
Hearns came strong and two minutes into the first round he landed a a wicked cross to the head and dropped Manfredy. After Manfredy got up Hearns tried to finish the fight and landed a big hook to the jaw but Manfredy stayed on his feet. On the second Manfredy managed to outbox Hearns and he tried to do the same on the third and he almost dropped Hearns but a big right by “the hitman” sent Manfredy to the canvas for good.
Coming Up Live Coverage WBC WELTERWEIGHT FIGHT: Sugar Leonard Vs Ricky Hatton.

[Thomas Hearns]

Live coverage Mandalay Bay Resort & Casino, Las Vegas, Nevada, United States
WBC Welterweight Championship.

Ray Leonard - Record: 20-0-0 (14) Vs Ricky Hatton - Record: 23-1-0 (19)

Round 1
The fight begins: Leonard lands a jab. Hatton looks for the inside but Leonard ties up him. After a minute and forty four seconds Hatton lands a solid combination and Leonard looks shaken. Leonard lands another jab and then backpedals.Hatton lands a quick hook to the head and then a straight right. Hatton fails to the body but connects a big hook to the head. Leonard appears stagger by that punch. Hatton lands another short hook and Leonard seems to be hurt as the bell rings.

“After being frustrated for ninety seconds Hatton took the control of the fight and hurt Leonard at three separated times”
Socrecards 10-9 Hatton
General 10-9 Hatton.

Round 2
Leonard lands two jabs and then he moves around Hatton. The engishman misses with a cross. Leonard scores with a hook, and then backpedals. Hatton looks frustrated as he misses with three consecutive shots. Leonard lands a combination to the head and the body. Hatton fails with a cross and Leonard lands a one-two combination. Hatton blocks Leonard but doesn’t land any clear shot. The round comes to the end.

“Sugar Ray clearly outboxed Hatton on this round, he didn’t land any power shots but he connects some good ones, Hatton failed to connect a single clear punch on this round.”
Socrecards 10-9 Leonard
General 19-19

Round 3
Leonard lands a left hook and a right hook , Hatton lunches a lot of punches but Leonard blocks or avoid them. Another hook by Leonard but this time to the body. Now Leonard lands a big shot to the head, Hatton looks hurt. Leonard connects a right hook ,Hatton backpedals on unsteady legs. Leonard lands a left-right combination, Hatton fires a jab but fails ,and Leonard lands another quick combination. Hatton looks frozen, and Leonard connects three consecutive power shots. Hatton is defenless and Leonard lands a crushing hook and Hatton is down! 1,2,3….Hatton tries to get up but fails…6,7,8,9…..10! It’s over Sugar Ray Leonard is the new Welterweight World Champion!

Official Result and new records:

Ray Leonard - Record: 21-0-0 (15) WKO3 Ricky Hatton - Record: 23-2-0 (19)

[Thomas Hearns]

Note. It's january not February

1993-01-18
Ruben Rodriguez Coliseum, Bayamon, Puerto Rico

Edwin Rosario - Record: 25-1-0 (18) WUD10 Diego Corrales - Record: 24-2-0 (20)
Rosario edged the first round but Corrales came strong on the second round where he staggered Rosario with a hard cross and then he almost dropped him with a big hook.
But Rosario answered hard on the third round in which he hurt Corrales several times. Rosario was the best in an action packed fourth round dropping Corrales with a a devastating uppercut to the head. Rosario won the fifth round but Corrales tried a rally on the sixth and seventh rounds. On this last stanza he dropped Rosario with a tremendous shot under his ribcage. Rosario recovered ok and won the eight round clearly, swelling Corrales right eye in the way. The ninth was the definitive round of this war becouse Corrales was winning the round when Rosario landed a wild overhand right and sent him to the canvas. Corrales got up but looked spent. He survived the rest of the round but he was totally out of fuel. Rosario won the last stanza in an easy way. The scorecards were 96-91 95-93 and 97-91 all for Corrales.

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Paul Williams - Record: 20-0-0 (9) WTKO6 Marco Antonio Rubio - Record: 13-6-2 (6)
Williams won in an easy way the first two stanzas, then Rubio was the best of a competitive third round but Williams was again in control on the fourth round. On the fifth Williams outboxed Rubio that failed to land a single punch on this round. On the sixth Williams decided to finish the bout and he dropped Rubio with a perfect cross, Rubio got up but only to received punch after punch until the referee stopped the uneven fight.

Ike Quartey - Record: 22-3-1 (12) WTKO2 Saul Alvarez - Record: 17-5-3 (12)
A short fight Alvarez won the first round convincingly. Quartey was more aggressive on the second round and landed a tremendous hook that opened a big cut on the left eyelid of Alvarez. The cut was two bad and the referee decided to stopped the fight over the protests of Alvarez corner.

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Wilfredo Vilches - Record: 17-2-1 WKO8 Gabriel Ruelas - Record: 15-2-0 (6)
Vilches scored a surprising victory over favourite Gabriel Ruelas. On a very strange fight after seven rounds all the judges gave the first round to Ruelas and the fourth for Vilches , the remaining five rounds were even in all three scorecards. But on the first seconds of the eight round Vilches landed a big combination and dropped Ruelas. Gabriel got up at four but in unsteady legs. Vilches punished him for two minutes and finally dropped him for good at the finish of the round.

[Thomas Hearns]

1993-01-24
Municipal Gymnasium, Colon, Panama

Horacio Acavallo - Record: 24-2-0 (6) WUD10 Adonis Rivas - Record: 17-6-4 (2)
In my point of view it was an easy unanimous decision for Horacio Acavallo with the argentine won at least seven or eight rounds of the fight. But two of the judges watched the fight in another way and one of them also had Rivas winning the fight by the seventh round.
The oficial scorecards were 99-92 and 96-94 (x2) all for Acavallo.

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Kid Chocolate - Record: 15-1-0 (3) WUD10 Jorge Elicer Julio - Record: 16-3-0 (10)
Kid Chocolate started the fight strong winning four of the first five rounds, but then Julio tried a rally winning rounds six and seven convincingly. But Kid Chocolate outboxed Julio on the last three stanzas to secure his victory. The scorecards were 97-93 (x2) and 96-94.

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Juanito Rubillar - Record: 16-1-2 (3) WUD10 Agapito Sanchez - Record: 17-2-0 (2)
Rubillar scored a big upset victory over favourite Agapito Sanchez. On a very even contest Sanchez won the first round , the second and the third were even and difficult to rate rounds. Sanchez won the fourth and fifth rounds and with half of the fight disputed he appeared in the way to an easy victory. But after a no action sixth round that the three judges gave to Rubillar for being the aggressor, Rubilar mounted a great comeback winning the last four rounds convincingly to secure his victory. The scorecards were 98-93 96-94 and 97-94 all for Rubillar.

Paul Banke - Record: 12-4-2 (1) DRAW(m)10 Edwin Santana - Record: 14-5-1 (1)
A very even fight I saw four rounds clearly for each boxer and the eight and ninth ones very, very difficult to rate so perhaps a draw is a good result to the fight. Banks was the best on the first six rounds of the fight but then Santana rallied on the bottom half of the bout. The scorecards were 95-95 (x2) and 97-93(¿?) for Santana.

Tom Johnson - Record: 15-4-2 (2) WKO3 Francisco Montiel - Record: 11-5-3
Johnson won the first two rounds, Montiel tried a reaction on the third but Johnson put him to sleep for all the count on the fourth round with a tremendous shot under his ribcage.