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Saturday Night (September 3) Global Boxing Results: Vic Darchinyan def Evans Mbamba, Humberto Soto def Jose Alfaro, Marco Antonio Rubio def Mohammed Akrong, Seiichi Okada def Kota Suzushino…..Results from: Argentina, Armenia, Germany, Azerbaijan, Mexico, Sweden, Philippines, United Kingdom and United States

• Saturday 3 September – Salón Municipal, Villa del Dique, Cordoba, Argentina

Welterweight – Juan Manuel Bonanni def Diego Nicolas Ledesma on UD 10 / 10

• Saturday 3 September – Karen Demirchyan Sports Complex, Yerevan, Armenia

Bantamweight   Vic Darchinyan def Evans Mbamba on UD 12 / 12 – International Boxing Organization bantamweight title (supervisor: Benedetto Montella)

IBO bantamweight champion Vic Darchinyan (37-3-1, 27 KOs) battered iron-jawed Evans Mbamba (18-2, 9 KOs) for twelve one-sided rounds. It was Darchinyan’s first pro fight in Armenia.

• Saturday 3 September – Olympic Palace, Baku, Azerbaijan

Lightweight – Agali Alyshev def Nugzar Margvelashvili on UD 12 / 12 – Vacant EBA (European Boxing Association) lightweight title

• Saturday 3 September – Kugelbake-Halle, Cuxhaven, Niedersachsen, Germany

Middleweight – Ante Bilic def Adnan Oezcoban by KO 1 / 8

Middleweight – Goekalp Oezekler def Tomas Kugler on UD 8 / 8

• Saturday 3 September – Korakuen Hall, Tokyo, Japan

Super featherweight – Seiichi Okada def Kota Suzushino on UD 10 / 10 – Japanese super featherweight title

• Saturday 3 September – Foro Promo Casa, Mexicali, Baja California, Mexico

Welterweight – Omar Chavez def Alberto Martinez by TKO 1 / 12 – Time: 2:51

In the main event, welterweight Omar “Businessman” Chavez (27-0-1, 20 KOs) annihilated Alberto Martínez (15-2, 10 KOs) in the first round. A left to the jaw did the damage. Time was 2:51.

• Saturday 3 September – Estadio Centenario, Los Mochis, Sinaloa, Mexico

Light welterweight – Humberto Soto def Jose Alfaro      by TKO 2 / 10

In a non-title super lightweight fight, former WBC super featherweight and lightweight world champion Humberto “Zorrita” Soto (56-7-2, 33 KOs) scored an explosive second round TKO over former WBA lightweight world titlist Jose “Quiebra Jicara” Alfaro (25-7, 22 KOs) at the Estadio Centenario in Los Mochis, Sinaloa, Mexico. After being cut by a headbutt in round one, an enfuriated Soto launched a violent barrage of punches in round two that had Alfaro in trouble and turning his back to quit. The bout was then waved off. Video courtesy of Televisa Deportes

• Saturday 3 September – Centro de Convenciones, San Luis Potosi, San Luis Potosí, Mexico

Middleweight – Marco Antonio Rubio def Mohammed Akrong by TKO 5 / 12 – Interim WBC Latino middleweight title (supervisor: Lorenzo Soberanes Maya)

WBC #1 ranked middleweight Marco Antonio “El Veneno” Rubio (51-5-1, 44 KOs) scored a fifth round TKO over Mohammad Akrong (13-3, 10 KOs) on Saturday night at the Centro de Convenciones in San Luis Potosi, Mexico. The bout was waved off after Rucio dropped Akrong in the fifth. Video courtesy of Televisa Deportes

• Saturday 3 September – Santa Rosa City, Laguna, Philippines

Light flyweight – Benezer Alolod def Elbert Guardario on UD 10 / 10

Bantamweight – Rey Perez def Rodel Quilaton on UD 10 / 10

• Saturday 3 September – Karlstad CCC, Karlstad, Sweden

Super featherweight – Frida Wallberg    def Olivia Gerula on UD 10 / 10 – WBC female super featherweight title

• Saturday 3 September – Doncaster Dome, Doncaster, Yorkshire, United Kingdom

Bantamweight – Jamie McDonnell def Stuart Hall on UD 12 / 12 – Commonwealth (British Empire) bantamweight title – EBU (European) bantamweight title (supervisor: Charles Giles) – BBBofC British bantamweight title

Light heavyweight – Tony Jeffries def Paul Morby on PTS 8 / 8

Jamie McDonnell (18-2-1, 7 KO’s) defeated Stuart Hall (11-1-1, 7 KO’s) by a 12 round decision to capture the British and Commonwealth bantamweight titles. The final judges’ scores were 116-113, 116-114 and 115-113. McDonnell pressured the harder hitting Hall by taking the fight to him and produced a high work-rate, making Hall look sluggish in the process.

• Saturday 3 September – Beau Rivage Resort & Casino, Biloxi, Mississippi, United States

Welterweight – Andre Berto def Jan Zaveck by RTD 5 / 12 – Time: 3:00 – IBF welterweight title (supervisor: Lindsey Tucker)

Super middleweight – Thomas Oosthuizen def Aaron Pryor Jr on UD 12 / 12 – International Boxing Organization super middleweight title

IBF welterweight champion Jan Zaveck (31-2, 18 KOs) was dethroned by former WBC champ Andre Berto (28-1, 21 KOs) in an entertaining fight that came to a halt, after the Slovenian was unable to continue due to a badly damaged right eye. Zaveck, who had been in the fight the whole way, suffered cuts to both eyes during a hectic fifth session, with the right eye swelling almost shut before the sixth round could get underway. - Unbeaten IBO super middleweight champion Thomas Oosthuizen (16-0-1, 11 KOs) dropped Aaron Pryor, Jr. (16-4, 11 KOs) in round three and went on to defend his belt by scores of 117-111 on all cards.

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