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Monday, 6th February 2012

Marco Antonio Barrera Returns To British Shores On 9th March

Promoter, and former World Champion, Carl Greaves recently announced  that  three weight World Champion Marco Antonio Barrera is to make a return visit to the UK next month. Now before you go getting too excited, or maybe you should, because it’s not for yet another super fight, oh no this time it’s for a much more up close and personal event with British boxing fans.

Yep you’ve got it Carl is putting together another of his highly successful  ‘Evening With’ events and this time it’s the legendary Mexican star that will be the centre of attraction at the Newark Showground, Newark, Nottinghamshire, on Friday, 9th March 2012.

Barrera, a former two-time WBO super bantamweight, WBC, Lineal, The Ring & IBO Featherweight and WBC & IBF super featherweight champion, earned his legendary status following a trilogy of battles with another Mexican legend Erik Morales as well as his being the first to defeat Prince Naseem Hamed.

Barrera began his career as a Super Flyweight and won his first professional title at this weight, defeating Justino Suárez by a decision to win the Mexican national super flyweight title in 1992. A title he successfully defended five times as well as adding the division’s NABF crown to his collection.

In 1994, even though he beat Carlos Salazar, Barrera failed to secure a WBC Super Flyweight World Title eliminator as he had come in over the weight limit.  Barrera then stepped up to the Super Bantamweight division and  challenged for and won the WBA Penta-Continental Super Bantamweight title, which he successfully defended on a single occasion.

Barrera began 1995 with his first World title shot. On the 31st March of that year, he became the WBO super bantamweight champion after defeating Puerto Rican boxer Daniel Cobrita Jiménez.

Barrera defended the WBO crown seven times before on the 22nd November 1996, he suffered his first career loss, as well as losing the WBO title, after a crazy faux pas by his coach.

Barrera was knocked down in round five by American Junior Jones, Barrera got to his feet but just after the fight resumed Barrera’s corner man climbed onto the ring apron, leaving the referee no option but to stop the fight and disqualify Barrera.

On the 18th April 1997, Barrera was presented the chance to regain his title, by facing Jones in a rematch in Las Vegas. Unfortunately after twelve hard fought close rounds Barrera was once again thwarted, this time by a unanimous decision, after which he announced his retirement from boxing.

One year later Barrera announced his comeback, shortly after he defeated Angel Rosario with a fifth round knockout. After two more wins, he was given another opportunity to fight for the WBO World title.

Barrera became a two-time World Super Bantamweight Champion, on the 31st October, when he defeated Richie Wenton by a third round knockout to secure the vacant WBO title.

In February 2000, Barrera was defeated by the WBC super bantamweight title holder Erik Morales by a controversial split decision. It was an intense battle in which both fighters were cut and battered. At the 2000 year end awards this thrilling bout was declared the new Millenniums first ‘Fight of the Year’ by Ring Magazine.

Shortly after the bout, the WBO reinstated Barrera as their champion, which he defended three times in 2000

In 2001, Barrera moved up a weight division. On the 7th April, he handed legendary British boxer Prince Naseem Hamed his first and only loss to secure the lineal Featherweight title by a twelve-round decision.

Before the fight, Hamed was the clear bookies favorite, however Hamed could not hit Barrera with his trademark left, as Barrera circled to his left and worked both head and body.

Barrera was not a fan of Hamed’s antics and responded to Hamed’s punches during clinches. On one occasion early in the fight, Hamed grabbed Barrera and they both fell to the ground, whilst down on the canvas Barrera threw a right jab which lead to a warning from referee Joe Cortez. In the twelfth and final round Barrera trapped Hamed in a full nelson, and forced his head into the turnbuckle, resulting in a point deduction from Cortez.

Throughout the bout Barrera threw far more and harder punches as well as more impressive combinations than Hamed to rightfully be awarded the victory via a unanimous decision.

On the 8th September  2001, Barrera added the IBO Featherweight title to his collection after stopping former champion Enrique Sánchez in the sixth round.

Nine months later, on the 22 June 2002, Barrera successfully defended his lineal title by out pointing Erik Morales in a rematch, in doing so added Morales’ WBC title and the vacant Ring Magazine title to his ever expanding trophy case, albeit for only a short while in the case of the WBC belt as shortly after he relinquished the title.

On the 7th November, Barrera defeated former five-time world champion Johnny Tapia by a 12-round unanimous decision.

Barrera’s 60th career fight, on the 12th April 2003,  see him finish off former WBC title holder Kevin Kelley in style, with a spectacular fourth round knockout.

On the 16th November 2003, Barrera faced Manny Pacquiao. After eleven bruising hard fought  rounds Barerra’s corner threw in the towel. In doing so  handed Pacquiao his third world championship, all in different weight divisions, and as Barrera was the recognized Lineal champion his coveted Ring Magazine title also went to the Pac Man.

On November 27, 2004, Barrera joined Pacquiao as a three weight division World Champion, after defeating Morales to secure the WBC super featherweight title, a title which he successfully defended four times as well as adding the IBF version to his impressive collection.

Barrera lost his WBC Super Featherweight title, On the 17th March 2007,  to fellow Mexican boxer Juan Manuel Márquez by a unanimous points decision.

Barrera was furious and demanded a rematch, claiming that the judges and referee were wrong, because he knocked down Márquez in the seventh round and the referee ruled it a slip.

Just under seven months later, on the 6th October, Barrera fought Pacquiao for a second time, for the WBC International Super Featherweight title. Again Barrera’s efforts was thwarted by the Filipino. After the bout a distraught Barrera expressed his desire to retire from boxing a second time.

On the 26th August 2008 Barrera, at 35, ended his brief retirement, and signed a five year contract with promoter Don King and  moved to the Lightweight division, his goal to become the first Mexican ever, to win a World Championship at four different weights.

The 7th December 2008, marked Barrera’s return to the ring, in Chengdu, China, where he secured his first win, as a Lightweight, by knocking out Sammy Ventura.

It was announced on the 15th January 2009 that Barrera’s next fight would see him travel to the UK to  face the highly rated Amir Khan, at the MEN Arena on the 14th March. Even with Barrera being in the twilight years of his career this was still viewed as the toughest test of young Khan’s career to date.

Barrera lost the bout by a dubious fifth-round technical decision – the two fighters clashed heads in the first round, resulting in a deep gash above Barrera’s forehead. Throughout the bout blood flowed from the cut and even though the referee could have called a halt to the proceedings anytime he left it until the beginning of the fifth to summon the ringside doctor. Immediately the doctor stopped the fight due to the severity of the cut, The judges scored the fight 50-45, 50-45, and 50-44 for Khan at the point of stoppage and he was declared the winner by technical decision.

It would not be until the 26th June  2010 that Barrera would fight again, where he faced Brazil’s Adailton de Jesus in a non-Championship ten rounder at the Alamodome, San Antonio, Texas. Barrera dominated De Jesus for every single round to secure victory.

In his last bout, on 12th February 2011, Barrera beat Jose Arias, of the Dominican Republic by a second round TKO.

Whilst it’s not clear whether that fight brings to a close Barrera’s magnificent career, one thing is clear that Marco Antonio Barrera has earned the right to be known as one of the greatest boxers of his generation, something that makes this opportunity presented by Carl Greaves, a can’t miss one, especially as those attending will not only get the to meet and chat with Barrera but will also have the opportunity to be photographed with him.

Not just that though, those attending will also get to sit down at the dinner table with the great man himself, and other star guests, for a two course meal as well as further evening entertainment, in the form of a comedian.

Carl Greaves is really doing the fans proud yet again, especially as the cost of attending ‘An Evening With Marco Antonio Barrera’ is just £75 per person – Tickets available on-line at www.tkoboxoffice.com

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Boxing News & Updates – 6^th February – For: Spivey-Vasquez; Result, Cleverly vs. Karpency: 25^th Feb, Roberto “Massa” Ortiz, Still Winning, Hernandez – Cunningham Result, Yuba Takes Fourth National Belt, Chavez was arrested for DUI, Chavez Jr. retains title, Donaire defeats Vazquez, Team Rubio Claims Chavez Jr. Dodged Doping Test, Rubio To Protest Chavez Jr. Fight, Joe “The Future “ Hanks wins by 2^nd TKO

• Spivey-Vasquez; Result - Saturday night (4^th Feb) at the Tropicana Casino and Resort in Atlantic City, New Jersey, “Dangerous” Dorin Spivey (41-6, 30 KOs) captured the NABA lightweight title, outslugging Victor Vasquez (14-6-1, 7 KOs) en-route to hard fought seventh round stoppage. Heavyweight Contender Chazz “The Gentleman” Witherspoon (30-2, 22 KOs) captured the vacant IBS North American Continental title with a brutal second round knockout of David Saulsbury (7-5, 7 KOs) in the eight round co-feature of the evening.

• Joe “The Future “ Hanks wins by 2^nd TKO – Saturday night (4^th Feb) at the Times Union Center, Albany, New York, Joe “The Future “Hanks (19-0, 13 KOs) defended his IBA Americas Title by second round TKO against 6’7 Cuban Rafael Pedro (21-10-1, 15 KOs). The Outgunned Pedroclaiming a dislocated right shoulder, informed the referee he was unable to continue and the bout was stopped at the 0:48 mark of the second round.- In the co-main event,fans were treated to a fast-paced ten rounder between bantamweights Sahib Usarov of Moscow, Russia and Cuban 2004 Olympic Gold Medalist Yan Barthelemy for the WBO Inter-Continental Title.Fighting for the first time in the United States. Usarov took the fight right at the fellow southpaw. Utilizing excellent boxing skills, the Russian was able to score effectively with a piston like jab and sharp left hands, keeping the awkward Barthelemy at bay. Both fighters eyes were swollen by the end of the fight. Scores at the end were tallied in Usarov’s favor, 98-91 and 96-93 twice. With the win Usarov improved his unbeaten record to 18-0-0 (6KO’s), while Barthelemy fell to 12-3-0 (4KO’s).

• Roberto “Massa” Ortiz, Still Winning – Saturday Night (4^th Feb) Auditorio Centenario, Torreon, Mexico – Roberto “Massa” Ortiz (23-0-1, 20KOs) continued his win streak, as he retained the WBC’s silver junior welterweight title with a fourth round stoppage of Cesar Chavez (18-2, 8KOs). After dominating the first three rounds, he started unloading with everything to knock Chavez down in the fourth. The referee had seen enough and stopped the fight. After the contest was over, Ortiz told reporters that it “would be an honour” to fight full WBC 140-pound champion Erik Morales.

• Hernandez – Cunningham Result – Saturday Night, Frankfurt – Yoan Pablo Hernandez (26-1, 13 KOs) defended his International Boxing Federation (IBF) Cruiserweight Title with a spectacular points victory over Steve Cunningham (24-4, 12 KOs. The pattern was similar to their first meeting last October, with Cunningham fighting back after two knock-downs in the fourth round. After an exciting fight, Hernandez was ahead 116-110, 116-110 and 115-111 on the scorecards. “This is a big victory for me,” Hernandez said. “But I take my hat off to Steve, he is a great, great fighter and once again proved his world class. But our strategy worked today and I am very happy about the outcome.”

• Yuba Takes Fourth National Belt – Saturday, Tokyo, Japan. – 35-year-old veteran southpaw Tadashi Yuba (40-7-2, 30 KOs), 159.25, acquired his fourth national belt as he won the vacant Japanese middleweight throne by dispatching JBC top ranked Carlos Linares (8-2, 8 KOs), 160, a Japan-based Venezuelan, at 0:39 of the seventh round.

• Chavez was arrested for DUI – Just two weeks prior to his defence against Marco Antonio Rubio, during what would have the peak of his training camp, WBC middleweight champion Julio Cesar Chavez was arrested in Los Angeles on charges of drunk driving at the late, late hour of 4:38AM. According to the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department website, the Son of the Legend was held for about six hours and must return to court on March 16 at 8:30AM. At the time of his arrest, Chavez was listed as weighing 175lbs and it is known that he had difficulty making weight for his fight with Rubio, although he successfully made the 160lb limit on the first try. In the 30 hours or so between the weigh-in and fight, Chavez bulked up nearly 22 pounds according to HBO. (Source Fight News / Karl Freitag.

• Chavez Jr. retains title – WBC middleweight champion Julio Cesar Chavez Jr. (45-0-1, 31 KOs) successfully defended his title with a twelve round unanimous decision over mandatory challenger Marco Antonio Rubio (53-6-1, 47 KOs) on Saturday night (4^th Feb) before 14,120 at the Alamodome in San Antonio, Texas. Rubio put forth a valiant effort; however the effort wasn’t enough to capture the title as the judges at ringside scored the bout 118-110, 116-112, and 115-113.

• Donaire defeats Vazquez – In a clash for the vacant WBO super bantamweight belt, pound-for-pound star Nonito Donaire (28-1, 18 KOs) effectively used his left hand and combinations throughout the entire fight and went on to score a hard fought twelve round split decision over former champ Wilfredo Vazquez Jr. (21-2-1, 17 KOs). The bout too place Saturday night as the Chavez Jr.-Rubio co-feature before 14,120 at the Alamodome in San Antonio, Texas.

• Team Rubio Claims Chavez Jr. Dodged Doping Test – Promociones del Pueblo, representatives of Marco Antonio Rubio, claim WBC middleweight champion Julio Cesar Chavez Jr. violated the WBC regulation that stipulates that in title fights the fighters must leave a urine sample for drug testing with the doctor of the local commission, in this case Texas. According to Team Veneno Rubio “at the end of the fight, in a very suspicious way, Julio Cesar Chavez Jr. practically fled from the dressing room without leaving a sample to be medically evaluated later.”

• Rubio To Protest Chavez Jr. Fight – Handlers for middleweight contender Marco Antonio Rubio plan to protest Saturday’s title fight with Julio Cesar Chavez Jr in San Antonio. The basis for the protest is no anti-doping testing having taken place, despite language existing both in the fighters’ contracts and in the WBC championship rules. “We will protest the fight today,” Rubio’s promoter, Oswaldo Kuchle informed BoxingScene.com early Sunday morning. .”The fight was a WBC world title fight, and they didn’t do the urine anti-doping test as the rules state so. We had agreed on the anti-doping.”

• Cleverly vs. Karpency: 25^th Feb – World Boxing Organization (WBO) world light-heavyweight champion Nathan Cleverly expects the Welsh and British boxing fans to be at their very best when he makes his long awaited homecoming on February 25th. Cleverly will face American Tommy Karpency in the 3rd defence of his world title as he headlines the Motorpoint Arena in Cardiff. He’ll be fighting in front of his own Welsh fans for the first time in 4 years and there are just a few hundred tickets left before the show sells out. “The atmosphere is going to be awesome on the night. It’s going to be a sold out arena and such a good atmosphere. It’s going to give me a great buzz and there’s a good buzz around the fight. I’m excited to come out to an atmosphere like this, it’s going to be electric”, Cleverly commented.

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Stevenson vs. Gonzales – Voluntary IBF #2 Eliminator

Present And Future Title Considerations

Adonis “Superman” Stevenson versus Jesus “El Martillo” Gonzales has present and future title considerations. On the 18th, Stevenson’s IBF Intercontinental Super Middle Weight belt is at stake and the winner gets a promised shot at IBF Super Middleweight Champion Lucian Butte who fights out of Montreal.

Stevenson (16-1) was born in Haiti and now lives in Quebec, is coming off a sensational ninth-round technical knockout victory over Aaron Pryor Jr. last month for the North American Boxing Association (“NABA”), North American Boxing Organization (“NABO”) and International Boxing Federation (“IBF”) Inter-Continental super middleweight titles. Stevenson is rated No. 8 by the World Boxing Association (WBA), as well as No. 15 by the World Boxing Council (WBC) and the IBF.

Gonzales, also a southpaw, holds a record of 27-1 and the 27 year old American who hails from Phoenix, Arizona, is rated No. 12 by the IBF and No. 14 by the WBC. He is riding a 10-fight win streak into the Feb. 18th fight. Gonzales has been boxing since the age of 8 years and both his parents are involved in boxing; he was a great amateur and is a former U.S. National Champion. In March 2011, Jesús defeated Dhafir Smith in a unanimous decision to become the IBF North American Super Middleweight Champion and on July 8, 2011, became the new NABF Super Middleweight Champion, by beating tough veteran Francisco Sierra.

Many of Canada’s best boxers will be in action February 18, on the stacked “Fast & Furious Boxing Series” event, presented by Mise-O-Jeux and Videotron, at the Bell Centre in Montreal.

Scheduled Fight Card

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X12 super middleweight – Adonis Stevenson 16(13)-1(1)-0 vs Jesus Gonzales 27(14)-1(1)-0 for the IBF Inter-Continental super middleweight title

X12 light heavyweight – Eleider Alvarez 7(5)-0-0 vs Otis Griffin 23(9)-9(5)-2 for the Vacant WBC Latino light heavyweight title

Unbeaten, Eleider “Storm” Alvarez, the reigning NABO title-holder from Colombia and 2008 Olympian. Alvarez faces former USBA champion Otis “Triple OG” Griffin, winner of Oscar de la Hoya’s The Next Great Champ television reality show, in the eight-round co-feature.

X8 light welterweight – Dierry Jean 20(13)-0-0 vs Ryan Barrett 25(5)-9(4)-3

X8 heavyweight – Oscar Rivas 8(5)-0-0 vs Ivica Perkovic 15(11)-12(4)-0

X8 featherweight – Tyler Asselstine vs  Cristian Sujevic 3(2)-3(1)-3

X8 super featherweight  - Arash Usmanee 16(8)-0-0 vs Innocent Anyanwu 21(13)-3(2)-2

X6 heavyweight – Didier Bence 4(2)-0-0 vs Stephane Tessier 3(1)-27(2)-1

X6 lightweight – Ghislain Maduma 5(2)-0-0 vs Jeremy Abbott 3(2)-2(1)-0

X6 super featherweight – Baha Laham 7(2)-0-0 vs Csaba Toth 7(4)-11(8)-0

Noteworthy; Jesus “El Martillo” Gonzales Support for APECA’s http://www.protectchild.org/ efforts against sexual exploitation and abuse will be expressed as he will be wearing the logo for Arizonans for the Protection of Exploited Children and Adults (APECA) on his belt as an expression of support for Natalie’s House. Over 100,000 cases of child sex abuse are reported each year in the United States. Around 300,000 children and youth are exploited in the sex trade.

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BRITISH super-bantamweight champion Scott Quigg is gearing himself up for a clash with emerging Irish star Carl Frampton

Quigg, 23, retained his title by stopping Welsh veteran Jamie Arthur in Bolton on Saturday night (February 4) and remains on course for a mouth-watering clash against the Barry McGuigan managed Commonwealth king.

Bury’s Quigg came through a tricky first defence forcing ref Mark Green to stop the contest when the challenger turned away after being hurt by a left hook in round eight.

After his 24th straight win, Quigg who is ranked third in the world by the IBF and WBA was anxious to look forward, and Frampton tops the hit list. It’s the fight everyone wants to see so we need to sit down and discuss it,” Quigg said. “He’s got another fight coming up in March and if he wins and I keep winning, then we’re going to meet. “The fights building up so what’s the point of it being for the just the British and Commonwealth titles? It could be for a bigger title like the European as well for money. “When it happens it should be in a big arena so we can build it up by him going his way and me going mine, but if the fight happens next then that’s fine by me because I know I’ll win.” He added: “I’ll fight him wherever. I’ll go to Ireland as easily as he’ll fight me over here. I respect him and I’m sure he respects me and when we get it on it’s just about proving who’s the best.”

Quigg suffered a shock fourth round knockdown against Arthur, but quickly took control against the former Commonwealth champion, although some ringsiders believed the stoppage was slightly premature. “Everything went to plan except for me getting caught with a daft shot,” Quigg added.“I wasn’t hurt, though, I just got caught square on and went over but it was more embarrassing then anything. When I got up my head was clear. He threw the kitchen sink at me after that and I don’t think one shot landed.”

Quigg also feels that despite the end of the action coming with Arthur still on his feet, a knockout was inevitable if the fight would have been allowed to continue. He said: “It’s up to the ref to decide when to stop it and he couldn’t give him a count because he was still on his feet, but he turned his back and you could tell he was in pain. “I was getting to him and catching him with some big shots and it was only a matter of time before I finished it. “If he thinks he didn’t get a fair chance and he wants a rematch then I’ll gladly give it to him.”

In the chief support, 2008 Olympian “Genius” Joe Murray notch up his twelfth pro win with a clear cut eight round points (80 – 72) win over Jose Luis Graterol.

Other results: Stephen Foster Jnr bt Yauheni Kruhlik Pts, Matty Askin bt Attila Palko TKO 2, Rendall Munroe bt Jose Saez TKO 1, James Dickens bt Barrington Brown pts, Craig Lyon bt Yuri Voronin pts, Tasif Khan bt Delroy Spencer pts.

Jamie Arthur Wants A Rematch

Jamie Arthur says he wants to fight Scott Quigg again after claiming he was the victim of a premature stoppage at Bolton on Saturday night. Referee Mark Green stepped in to stop the contest when Arthur was hurt by a Quigg body punch in the solar plexus. The referee thought Arthur had turned his back, but the Welshman told Hatton TV that he had just swivelled round in a circle from the punch and was quite ok to continue. Quigg is more likely to face rival Carl Frampton but said after the fight that despite the end of the action coming with Arthur still on his feet, a knockout was inevitable if the fight would have been allowed to continue. He said: “It’s up to the ref to decide when to stop it and he couldn’t give him a count because he was still on his feet, but he turned his back and you could tell he was in pain. “I was getting to him and catching him with some big shots and it was only a matter of time before I finished it. “If he thinks he didn’t get a fair chance and he wants a rematch then I’ll gladly give it to him.”

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