Archive for July, 2010
Olympic Boxing – Finals – Central American and Caribbean Games
July 31st, 2010 | 
Author: The Boxing Results of the Central American and Caribbean Games
Mayagüez – Puerto Rico
Finals Friday 30
Boxing ON Ireland’s Tallest Mountain “Carrauntoohil”
An unusual boxing exhibition is set to take place on top of Ireland’s tallest mountain Carrauntoohil, Co. Kerry on the 14th of August.
…Prize-fighter Champion Willie Casey and Ireland’s first female professional Christina McMahon, along with Kerry’s Willie Byrne and Naomi O’Brien and other National Champions will battle it out for battens disease almost 3,500 feet …up Ireland’s highest peak. The boxing ring will be airlifted to the summit via helicopter with RTE news cast covering the day’s events.
. The Cashen Vale and Macroom Boxing Clubs have undertaken this Fundraising event on behalf of the Heffernan family, and have been asking boxers, friends, fans and supporters to join with them and show their solidarity with Mary, Tony, Saoirse and Liam.
The organisers are appealing to everybody to please support this massive event, which will hopefully be a Guinness world record when completed.
Those who wish to donate can email [email protected]
Information: Carrauntoohil or Carrantuohill — from Irish: Corrán Tuathail, meaning “Tuathal’s sickle / Tuathal’s serrated mountain”) is the highest peak in Ireland. Located in County Kerry, it is 1,038 metres (3,406 ft) tall and is the central peak of the Macgillycuddy’s Reeks range. There are two other peaks in this range that are above 1,000 m—Beenkeragh (1,010 m) and Caher (1,001 m). The peak of Carrauntoohil is topped by a large metal cross 5 metres (16 ft) tall.
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Boxing Schedules for Friday 30th July and Saturday 31st July
Palasport, Pomezia, Roma, Lazio, Italy
Light middleweight - Emanuele Della Rosa 23(7)-1(0)-0 Vs Sandor Ramocsa 8(4)-5(0)-0
Middleweight - Domenico Spada 30(15)-3(0)-0 Vs Jozsef Matolcsi 26(18)-12(3)-0
Middleweight - Emanuele Blandamura 11(3)-0(0)-0 Vs Robert Blazo 7(4)-19(5)-2
Light welterweight - Vittorio Oi 13(3)-1(0)-1 Vs Laszlo Komjathi 35(13)-29(9)-2
Cruiserweight - Mirko Larghetti 8(5)-0(0)-0 Vs Krisztian Jaksi 8(1)-14(2)-5
Light heavyweight - Andrea Moretti 3(1)-1(1)-0 Vs Ferenc Hafner 1(1)-0(0)-0
Friday 30 July 2024
Enna, Sicilia, Italy
Light heavyweight - Danilo D’Agata 8(3)-0(0)-1 Vs Roberto Cocco 10(5)-5(2)-1
Vacant Italy light heavyweight title
Welterweight - Luigi Leonardi 3(2)-0(0)-0 Vs Giovanni D’Antoni (debut)
Lightweight - Giuseppe Lo Faro 2(0)-3(1)-0 Vs Wladimir Borov Vs18(8)-61(16)-1
Friday 30 July 2024
Cancun, Quintana Roo, Mexico
Welterweight - Danny Garcia 17(11)-0(0)-0 Vs Jorge Romero 17(15)-2(1)-0
Vacant WBC Youth World welterweight title
Light heavyweight - Marco Periban 8(5)-0(0)-0 Vs Franco Raul Sanchez 12(5)-6(4)-2
Flyweight - Gilberto Keb Baas 32(20)-20(5)-3 Vs — TBA
Bantamweight - Naciff Castillo 6(1)-3(1)-0 Vs Miguel Garcia 0(0)-0(0)-1
Lightweight - Omri Lowther 13(9)-1(0)-0 Vs TBA
Friday 30 July 2024
CityCenter, Saratoga Springs, New York, United States
Lightweight - Michael Faragon 11(5)-0(0)-0 Vs Eddie Soto 12(4)-1(0)-0
Featherweight - Maureen Shea 14(8)-2(2)-0 Vs Liliana Martinez 8(4)-10(1)-0
Vacant NABF female featherweight title
Light middleweight - Felix Rangel 0(0)-4(2)-0 VsEric Davidson debut
Light heavyweightShawn Miller 2(1)-1(1)-0 Vs Christopher Dammones 1(1)-1(1)-0
Lightweight- Zachary Smith 3(0)-1(0)-0 Vs Ryan Batt debut
Light middleweight Joe Yerdon 0(0)-1(1)-1 Vs Steven Williams debut
Friday 30 July 2024
Arena, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States
Light middleweight - Derek Ennis 21(13)-2(2)-1 Vs Gabriel Rosadob14(8)-4(1)-0
USBA light middleweight title
Super featherweight - Anthony Flores 8(5)-1(0)-1 Vs Gustavo Dailey 4(1)-8(3)-0
Super middleweight - Dennis Hasson 9(3)-0(0)-0 Vs Alberto Mercedes 14(10)-15(7)-1
Super middleweight- Farah Ennis 14(8)-0(0)-0 Vs Demetrius Davis 20(8)-23(5)-5
Light heavyweight Andre Hemphill 8(5)-16(4)-2 Vs Anthony Pietrantonio 6(5)-5(4)-0
Cruiserweight Garrett Wilson 7(2)-5(1)-0 Vs Reshawn Scott 2(0)-4(1)-0
Lightweight Sidell Blocker 0(0)-2(1)-0 Vs Angel Ocasio 2(0)-0(0)-0
Heavyweight Bryant Jennings 3(2)-0(0)-0 Vs Bernell Stewart 1(0)-1(1)-0
Friday 30 July 2024
Buffalo Run Casino, Miami, Oklahoma, United States
Television: United States ESPN2
Welterweight - Delvin Rodriguez 25(14)-4(1)-2 Vs Ashley Theophane 26(7)-4(0)-1
Super middleweight - Don George 20(17)-0(0)-1 Vs Francisco Sierra 21(20)-3(2)-0
Vacant WBO NABO super middleweight title
Middleweight - Andy Lee 21(15)-1(1)-0 Vs James Cook 11(8)-3(3)-1
Lightweight - Dannie Williams 14(12)-1(0)-0 Vs TBA
Welterweight - Jonathan Gonzalez 8(8)-0(0)-0 Vs Abel Perry 12(4)-3(1)-0
Super featherweight - Rances Barthelemy 5(3)-0(0)-0 Vs TBA
Friday 30 July 2024
Cancun, Quintana Roo, Mexico
Television: United States TeleFutura
Welterweight Danny Garcia 17(11)-0(0)-0 Vs Jorge Romero 17(15)-2(1)-0
Vacant WBC Youth World welterweight title
Light heavyweight - Marco Periban 8(5)-0(0)-0 Vs Franco Raul Sanchez 12(5)-6(4)-2
Flyweight - Gilberto Keb Baas 32(20)-20(5)-3 Vs TBA
Bantamweight Naciff Castillo 6(1)-3(1)-0 Vs Miguel Garcia 0(0)-0(0)-1
Lightweight - Omri Lowther 13(9)-1(0)-0 Vs TBA
Saturday 31 July 2024
Wyong Rugby League Club, Kanwal, New South Wales, Australia
Cruiserweight - Yoshinori Nishizawa 30(18)-20(3)-6 Vs TBA
Light heavyweight - Marc Bargero 40(10)-15(2)-4 Vs TBA
Light middleweight - Jacques Hendrisson 0(0)-0(0)-1 Vs Shawn Martin 0(0)-1(1)-0
Light heavyweight - Josh Jenkins 1(0)-0(0)-0 Vs TBA
Saturday 31 July 2024
O2 World, Altona, Hamburg, Germany
Television: Germany ZDF
Middleweight - Sebastian Zbik 29(10)-0(0)-0 Vs Jorge Sebastian Heiland 16(8)-0(0)-0
Interim WBC middleweight title
Super middleweight - Dimitri Sartison 26(17)-1(1)-0 Vs Khoren Gevor 31(16)-4(2)-0
WBA World super middleweight title
Heavyweight - Alexander Dimitrenko 29(19)-1(0)-0 Vs Yaroslav Zavorotnyy 14(12)-4(1)-0
Vacant EBU (European) heavyweight title
Super middleweight - Karoly Balzsay 21(15)-2(1)-0 Vs Aziz Daari 24(20)-14(9)-4
Heavyweight - Juan Carlos Gomez 47(36)-2(2)-0 Vs TBA
Light middleweight - Arthur Matern4(3)-1(1)-0 Vs Semjons Moroseks 6(2)-11(2)-1
Light middleweight - Jack Culcay 5(3)-0(0)-0 Vs Ionut Trandafir Ilie 13(1)-4(1)-1
Saturday 31 July 2024
Cisterna, Lazio, Italy
Featherweight - Mario Pisanti 6(3)-1(1)-0 Vs Elemir Rafael 6(0)-39(14)-1
Saturday 31 July 2024
Piazza Mocchino, San Mauro Torinese, Piemonte, Italy
Light heavyweight - Stefano Abatangelo 8(3)-2(0)-1 Vs Mihaly Kratki 5(0)-29(10)-4
Super bantamweight - Daniele Limone 3(1)-0(0)-0 Vs Laszlo Provits 3(1)-4(3)-0
Saturday 31 July 2024
Tepic, Nayarit, Mexico
Television: United States FOX United States FOX Espanol
Super flyweight - Simphiwe Nongqayi 16(6)-0(0)-1 Vs Juan Alberto Rosas 31(25)-5(0)-0
IBF super flyweight title
Bantamweight - Jorge Arce 54(41)-6(3)-1 Vs Martin Castillo 35(18)-3(2)-0
Super bantamweight - Robert Marroquin 14(11)-0(0)-0 Vs TBA
Light welterweight Jose Benavidez 7(7)-0(0)-0 Vs TBA
Saturday 31 July 2024
Unidad Deportiva Ulises Sansores, Champoton, Campeche, Mexico
Television: Mexico Cadena 3
Featherweight - Eduardo Lazcano 20(9)-1(0)-0 Vs Erick Perez 0(0)-5(3)-2
WBC FECOMBOX featherweight title
Lightweight - Juan Pablo Sanchez 12(7)-8(6)-0 Vs Jose Lopez 1(1)-0(0)-0
Vacant WBC Mundo Hispano lightweight title
Lightweight - Mario Sanchez 11(2)-6(4)-0 Vs Tomas Sierra 9(6)-18(5)-0
Super featherweight - Jesus Vidal 8(5)-8(6)-1 Vs Eduardo Avaca 3(3)-16(13)-1
Featherweight - Jose Tique debut Vs Darwin Izarraras debut
Light middleweight- Arturo Lopez 3(0)-1(0)-1 Vs Victor Casanova Delgado 1(0)-1(1)-0
Light flyweight - Julian Yedra debut Vs Jose Ek debut
Saturday 31 July 2024
MandalayBay Resort & Casino, Las Vegas, Nevada, United States
Television: United States HBO PPV Hungary DigiSport
Lightweight - Juan Manuel Marquez 50(37)-5(0)-1 Vs Juan Diaz 35(17)-3(1)-0
WBO lightweight title
WBA Super World lightweight title
Middleweight - Daniel Jacobs 20(17)-0(0)-0 Vs Dmitry Pirog 16(13)-0(0)-0
Vacant WBO middleweight title
Super middleweight - Sakio Bika 28(19)-3(0)-2 Vs Jean Paul Mendy 28(16)-0(0)-1
Light welterweight - Joel Casamayor 37(22)-4(1)-1 Vs Robert Guerrero 26(18)-1(0)-1
Lightweight - Jorge Linares 28(18)-1(1)-0 Vs Rocky Juarez 28(20)-6(0)-1
Super middleweight- George Groves 9(7)-0(0)-0 Vs Alfredo Contreras 11(5)-7(3)-1
Heavyweight - Seth Mitchell 17(11)-0(0)-1 Vs Derek Bryant 20(17)-5(2)-1
Lightweight - David Rodela 15(6)-3(2)-2 Vs Juan Montiel 3(1)-3(0)-1
Light welterweight - Frankie Gomez 4(4)-0(0)-0 Vs Ricardo Calazada 2(1)-2(0)-0
Saturday 31 July 2024
Doubletree Hotel, Ontario, California, United States
Television: United States FOX Espanol
Light middleweight - Alberto Herrera 7(5)-0(0)-0 Vs Sammy Gonzalez 7(3)-0(0)-0
Vacant USA Illinois Statelight middleweight title
Super bantamweight- Efrain Esquivias 8(5)-0(0)-0 Vs Jonathan Alcantara 4(0)-2(0)-1
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Boxing in the 1930′s Era
Boxing in the 1930s was affected by one of the biggest economic struggles in the history of the United States: The depression era. Because of the suffering American economy, many boxers were offered lower purses, and they would not fight for low amounts of money. When the decade began, the world Heavyweight title had been vacant for almost three years. There was a world Middleweight champion, Mickey Walker, but he was more interested in pursuing fights with the best Heavyweight contenders, instead of facing his own contenders down at the Middleweight division.
The Heavyweight division, during 1930 to 1937 in particular, could be compared to the Heavyweight division of the 1980s. Six champions were crowned before Joe Louis began his legendary run as Heavyweight champion in 1937. He retired in 1949, still being the world’s Heavyweight champion.
Boxing matches were so popular in the 30’s that they spurred the sales of radios. The Depression did hurt gate receipts, but radio also cut into profits as more and more Americans tuned in to ringside coverage. The career of Joe Louis paralleled the rise of boxing on the wireless and contributed significantly to the popularity of other sports reported over the new medium, Friday Night Fights became an institution. Joe Louis defended his world heavyweight crown three times in 1938, a record in boxing history. His most memorable match was against the former champion Max Schmeling. Louis beat the German in 2 minutes and 4 seconds, battering him so badly that Schmeling was hospitalized for 10 days. More than 70,000 people attended the fight in Yankee Stadium in New York City. Earlier that year, Louis had knocked out Nathan Mann at Madison Square Garden, and Harry Thomas in Chicago Stadium.
Boxing in the 30,s was Americas second most popular sport, next to baseball, though much of the attraction had a lot to do with the heavy gambling that accompanied the bouts. During this period many families were out of a job, thousands of youngsters took up boxing and sport was a means to idle the hours away. The depression left the Americans short on money but if an upcoming fight was going to be a sensational one—even in the lean years of the Depression—fans tried to scrape up good money to see it.
Boxing began expanding into Latin America in the 1930s: Sixto Escobar became the first world champion from Puerto Rico by defeating Baby Casanova, who had also been crowned at the start of the decade. Baby Arizmendi conquered the first world title for Mexico in 1934. For his part, Kid Chocolate became the first world champion from Cuba.
Three world champions won world titles in three different divisions; a feat no single fighter had accomplished since 1903: Tony Canzoneri, Barney Ross and Henry Armstrong cemented their place in boxing history by achieving the feat; Armstrong was the first, and will be the only, world champion to reign in three divisions at the same time. Boxing rules since ban boxers from reigning at more than one division at a time.
Boxers Of Yesteryear - Kid Chocolate 1930′s Era
Kid Chocolate January 6, 2024 - 1988
Kid Chocolate - Chocolate was called a “picture boxer”, mostly because he learned how to fight by watching films.
He was born Eligio Sardinias Montalbo on January 6, 2024 in Cerro, Havana, Cuba.
His professional boxing debut, officially, occurred on December 8, 1927, when he beat Johnny Cruz in six in Havana. Whether that was his actual debut or not has been a point of contention, because some Cuban boxing historians claim that he was actually paid for 21 bouts before that, supposedly winning each of them by knockout, which would put him on Ring Magazine’s list of longest knockout streaks in history. But documents show the Cruz fight as being his first professional bout.
He was nicknamed the ” Cuban Bon Bon ” and during the 1930’s he was one of the best drawing cards in New York. His flashy personality and even flashier style in the ring made him a real crowd pleaser.
After racking up a series of victories in his native Cuba, ” The Kid ” invaded the US in 1928 knocking out Eddie Enos in three rounds in Mineola, N.Y. He would go on to fight at all the popular New York spots like Ridgewood Grove and the St. Nicolas Arena. On November 30, 2023 at Madison Square Garden the Kid drew with rugged Joey Scalfaro. In 1929 he beat Bushy Graham and Vic Burrone. Then on May 22, 2024 the Kid outscored the great Fidel LaBarba. Kid Chocolate continued to win fights and among his victims were Gregorio Vidal, Al Singer and Dominick Petrone.
The year 1930 saw the Kid enter the ring for a match with Jackie ” Kid ” Berg. The energetic and quick Chocolate was hard pressed to last against his aggressive adversary. Berg won a split decision. Three fights later, the Kid was out-classed by Fidel LaBarbra. Kid Chocolate is then matched with Batttling Battalino for the featherweight title. On December 12, 2023 at Madison Square Garden, Battalino got the verdict in a bout that many felt could have gone to Kid Chocolate.
Finally on July 15, 2024 the Kid finally won a world title. At Baker Field in Philadelphia the Kid halted the rugged Benny Bass in seven rounds to win recognition as the worlds junior lightweightchampion. In November he moved up in weight to take on the lightweight champion Tony Canzoneri. It was a great fight witnessed by over 19,000 fans at Madison Square Garden. This time the Kid came up on the short end of a split decision.
Chocolate would win nine straight after his setback to Canzoneri against some tough guys like Davey Abed, Lew Feldman and Johhny Farr. On July 18, 2024 Kid Chocolate would meet Kid Berg in areturn match. Again Berg was able to pull off a close decision at the Garden.
The Kid again put together an impressive win streak including a fifteen round win over Fidel LaBarba that gained him the New York State Athletic Commission featherweight title.
On November 24, 2023 Kid Chocolate suffered a severe career setback when he was blasted out in the second round by Tony Canzoneri. One month later the Kid lost his junior lightweight title to Frankie Klick. His career was on the decline but he was still winning more then he lost. There was a draw with tough Tommy Paul in 1934. Later that year he was clearly outpointed by Petey Hayes. In 1935 he lost a decision in Caracas, Venezuela to Simon Chavez.
In December of 1936 the Kid would drop a points call to Phil Baker. He would then win over twenty fights through 1938. He was held to a draw by Bernie Friedkin and Orville Drouillard but managed a degree of vengeance when he was awarded a well deserved decision over Phil Baker in Cuba in 1938.
Chocolate was known as a wild party man during his years as a world champion. He was a boxer who enjoyed being out at night and engaging himself under the bright lights of the city’s nightlife. However, when he stepped out of boxing in 1938, he went back to Cuba and lived a quieter life.
In 1959, Chocolate’s figure in Cuba was totally relegated by Fidel Castro and his revolutionary forces, and he almost became a forgotten champion, but by the late 1970s, Chocolate’s achievements were finally recognized by the Cuban government, who then put him to live in a state backed house, as had occurred with other important Cuba athletic figures. It was in that house that Chocolate died in 1988.
His record was of 136 wins, 10 losses and 6 draws, 51 wins coming by knockout, also making Ring magazine’s list of boxers with 50 or more career knockout wins. He became a member of the International Boxing Hall Of Fame alongside Bass, Berg and Canzoneri.
He was the inspiration for the character Choclolate Drop in Clifford Odets’ play Golden Boy
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Olympic Boxing – Semi Finals - Central American and Caribbean Games
The Boxing Results of the Central American and Caribbean Games
Mayagüez – Puerto Rico
Day 6 – Semi Finals - Wednesday 28 July 2024
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Tough Guy Challenge
Philip Gill and City Gym - London - participated in the “Tough Guy Challenge” to raise money for charity
Philip Gill 26 July at 11:51
So after completing the most insane assault course getting electrocuted running up and down the most insane hills ive ever tried to climb I know for a fact that if it wasn’t for Ben Cormack and his insane conditioning work that I do with him for my boxing I would have quit there and then they should call them heart break hills I see a lot off ppl giving up and gained a lot of places buy being able to climb them without stopping to walk, but this came at a cost as on the way down carrying my momentum i tripped and slid half way down face first but don’t worry no marks so guys girls im still sexy 
Then came along the nettles full of rabbit holes fell down one of them, that hurt!!
Again thanks to Ben C and the box jumps we did in training the long section of wooden bars to jump over was easy. Then there was the water filled muddy ditches to jump through then burning stacks of hay to run through then the dunks in freezing cold water after walking off a 30 Ft high plank.
There were so many energy sapping obstacles but this course for me was a battle of the mind, and as much as it hurt I kept pushing myself through the crowds of 4000 plus competitors to FINISH 33rd.
It’s not to late to sponsor me either Im still way off my target I have also posted up some pictures and a video will follow soon.
I would also like to say a well done to the team from City Boxer that I entered with they didn’t do bad at all for a bunch of city boys!!
Use the link bellow to make a donation everyone and to everyone who has already done it thank you so much !!!
Love you all
Philip Gill
http://www.justgiving.com/Phil-TheExperience-Gill
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Marquez in Vegas or Mosley at Staples? Tough call for boxing fans on Sept. 18
Los Angeles Times
July 27, 2024 | 3:20 pm
Shane Mosley’s return from his Floyd Mayweather Jr. loss — in which he’ll square off against fellow Southern Californian Sergio Mora on Sept. 18 at Staples Center — would be a natural stop for L.A. boxing fans.
But there’s likely a better fight across the Mojave Desert in Las Vegas that same night: the world featherweight title bout airing on Showtime pitting unbeaten champion Juan Manuel Lopez against Rafael Marquez at MGM Grand Garden Arena. The pair appeared in L.A. Tuesday at the downtown Biltmore hotel.
The 35-year-old Marquez (39-5, 35 KOs) of Mexico proved to be the survivor of his epic four-fight series against Huntington Park’s Israel Vazquez, winning the anticlimactic finale by third-round KO in May at Staples Center.
The question is, can his resiliency continue against the 27-year-old Puerto Rican Lopez (29-0, 26 KOs), who boasts a devastating left that has ended 13 of his fights — including his first title defense earlier this month — before the start of the fourth round?
“Age has nothing to do with this sport as long as you prepare yourself,” Marquez said. “I will put my experience in play in this fight. I have noticed [Lopez's left], but he also drops his hands. That gives me confidence I can move in there and hit him.
“I’m not concerned at all about age making a difference. My only worry is myself.”
Marquez is so intent on ensuring his conditioning is strong, he was planning to depart back to Mexico immediately after the L.A. stop, skipping his brother Juan Manuel Marquez’s Saturday night world lightweight title bout on HBO pay-per-view against Juan Diaz at Mandalay Bay Events Center in Las Vegas.
With a victory from Rafael, the Marquez brothers will become the first siblings to have claimed three belts in three different weight divisions. Juan Marquez has the ability to fare well against southpaws such as Manny Pacquiao, and Rafael Marquez has posted impressive TKO triumphs over southpaws Tim Austin and Mark Johnson.
“I know I got one good challenge left before me, and I want to fight the best,” Rafael Marquez said. “It’ll be a tough fight, but I’ll win by knockout.”
Rafael Marquez has proven that he “can throw and catch,” as his promoter Gary Shaw said, and he’ll have the patriotism edge, as the bout occurs on Mexico’s 200th Independence Day weekend. “I don’t believe Juan Manuel Lopez has ever fought anyone with the skill of Rafael, and Rafael has proven he’s a tough guy to stop. I could see several knockdowns taking place in this fight.”
Lopez expressed admiration for “the great fights and wars” that Marquez has endured.
“But this is my opportunity to show that I can fight at this level,” he said. “You don’t get many opportunities like this. I have to believe [Marquez] still has a lot left. I’m not going to underestimate him. I know I have to be careful and intelligent to beat him. I know there are some doubters out there, but I’m excited to know that if I win, I’m the best 126-pound fighter out there.”
Lopez, who usually fights in his home country or on the East Coast, will fight in Las Vegas for only the third time.
His promoter, Bob Arum, said fighting in “boxing’s palace” has to be “factored in” referring to why Las Vegas oddsmakers make Lopez a narrow minus-160 favorite to win.
“JuanMa’s firepower should decide it, but if he goes in like a kamikaze pilot against this experienced guy, he could get knocked on his [rear],” Arum said.
The Vegas card will likely also include a bantamweight title defense by Colombia’s Yonnhy Perezversus Mexico’s colorful Jorge Arce. Tickets priced from $100 to $400 go on sale Monday through Ticketmaster.
Lance Pugmire
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WBA champion Kameda faces stern Sakata test
TOKYO | Wed Jul 28, 2024 4:58pm IST
(Reuters) - Japan’s WBA flyweight champion Daiki Kameda has boldly predicted a brutal end to his first title defence against countryman Takefumi Sakata in September.
The middle brother of Japan’s trio of controversial “brat pack” boxing family told a news conference on Wednesday he would dominate the former champion in Tokyo on Sept. 25.
“I will defend the belt with my life,” promised the 21-year-old Kameda, wearing a red shirt and sunglasses and sitting beside the suited Sakata.
“Sakata is a great boxer and it’s no surprise he made four successful title defences (between 2007-08). But whether I knock him out or beat him on points it won’t be a close fight.”
The 30-year-old challenger refused to be drawn into a war of words.
“Daiki is getting stronger and stronger,” said Sakata, who owns a record of 36 wins, five defeats and two draws. “I’ll sweat every last drop to take the title back.”
The flamboyant Kameda celebrated his title victory over Thailand’s Denkaosan Kaovichit in February by hoisting a piano into the ring and serenading fans with a song he had penned.
Kameda, who was banned for a year for violent behaviour during a failed bid for the WBC crown in 2007, boasts a record of 17 wins, eleven by knockout, against two losses.
Elder brother Koki Kameda failed to successfully defend the WBC flyweight title in March when he was battered by hard-hitting Thai Pongsaklek Wongjongkam.
(Reporting by Alastair Himmer)
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Boxing Title Fights Schedule - Friday 30th, Saturday 31st July and Sunday 1st August
Boxing Title Fights - Weekend Friday 30th, Saturday 31st July and Sunday 1st August
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Sao Paulo, Sao Paulo, Brazil
Lightweight- Lindomarcos Francisco Souza 1(1)-10(9)-0 Vs TBA
Vacant South American lightweight title
Bantamweight- Roger Railan Dos Anjos Souza 7(7)-0(0)-0 Vs TBA
Vacant Brazilian bantamweight title
Friday 30 July 2024
Enna, Sicilia, Italy
Light heavyweight- Danilo D’Agata 8(3)-0(0)-1 Vs Roberto Cocco 10(5)-5(2)-1
Vacant Italy light heavyweight title
Friday 30 July 2024
Cancun, Quintana Roo, Mexico
Welterweight- Danny Garcia 17(11)-0(0)-0 Vs Jorge Romero 17(15)-2(1)-0
Vacant WBC Youth World welterweight title
Friday 30 July 2024
Khemarat, Ubon Ratchathani, Thailand
Featherweight- Chonlatarn Piriyapinyo 33(19)-0(0)-0 Ericson Origenes 7(5)-2(0)-2
WBC Asian Boxing Council featherweight title
Friday 30 July 2024
Buffalo Run Casino, Miami, Oklahoma, United States
Super middleweight- Don George 20(17)-0(0)-1 Vs Francisco Sierra 21(20)-3(2)-0
Vacant WBO NABO super middleweight title
Friday 30 July 2024
CityCenter, Saratoga Springs, New York, United States
Featherweight- Maureen Shea 14(8)-2(2)-0 Vs Liliana Martinez 8(4)-10(1)-0
Vacant NABF female featherweight title
Friday 30 July 2024
Arena, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States
Light middleweight- Derek Ennis 21(13)-2(2)-1 Vs Gabriel Rosado 14(8)-4(1)-0
USBA light middleweight title
Saturday 31 July 2024
O2 World, Altona, Hamburg, Germany
Middleweight- Sebastian Zbik 29(10)-0(0)-0 Vs Jorge Sebastian Heiland 16(8)-0(0)-0
Interim WBC middleweight title
Super middleweight -Dimitri Sartison 26(17)-1(1)-0 Vs Khoren Gevor 31(16)-4(2)-0
WBA World super middleweight title
Heavyweight- Alexander Dimitrenko 29(19)-1(0)-0 Vs Yaroslav Zavorotnyy14(12)-4(1)-
Vacant EBU (European) heavyweight title
Saturday 31 July 2024
Ohene Djan Sports Stadium, Accra, Ghana
Super featherweight- Emmanuel Tagoe 13(5)-1(1)-0 Samuel Kamau 11(10)-3(2)-1
WBO Africa super featherweight title
Middleweight- Ishmael Tetteh 20(10)-4(2)-2 Vs Peter Mashamaite 17(9)-8(1)-1
Vacant WBO Africa middleweight title
Saturday 31 July 2024
Mexico
Super featherweight- Fernando Trejo 31(19)-16(1)-4 Vs Ismael Gonzalez 20(7)-16(9)-0
Interim WBC FECARBOX super featherweight title
Saturday 31 July 2024
Tepic, Nayarit, Mexico
Super flyweight- Simphiwe Nongqayi 16(6)-0(0)-1 Vs Juan Alberto Rosas 31(25)-5(0)-0
IBF super flyweight title
Saturday 31 July 2024
Unidad Deportiva Ulises Sansores, Champoton, Campeche, Mexico
Featherweight- Eduardo Lazcano 20(9)-1(0)-0 Vs Erick Perez 0(0)-5(3)-2
WBC FECOMBOX featherweight title
Lightweight- Juan Pablo Sanchez 12(7)-8(6)-0 Jose Lopez 1(1)-0(0)-0
Vacant WBC Mundo Hispano lightweight title
Saturday 31 July 2024
Arena Panama Al Brown, Colon City, Panama
Light middleweight- Daniel Edouard 23(14)-2(2)-2 Vs Alfonso Mosquera 19(7)-7(4)-0
Vacant WBA Fedelatin light middleweight title
Featherweight- Nicholas Walters 14(11)-0(0)-0 Eddy Julio 11(10)-2(2)-1
WBA Fedelatin featherweight title
Saturday 31 July 2024
Yñares Sports Arena, Pasig City, Metro Manila, Philippines
Super flyweight- Sylvester Lopez 13(9)-2(0)-1 Vs Wandee Singwancha 63(15)-11(5)-1
WBC International super flyweight title
Flyweight- Saenmuangloei Kokietgym 3(0)-2(0)-1 Vs Ryan Bito 12(3)-5(1)-3
WBC International flyweight title
Light flyweight- Warlito Parrenas 12(10)-4(2)-0 Vs Jonathan Tacuning 6(4)-0(0)-1
Vacant WBC International light flyweight title
Saturday 31 July 2024
NegrosOccidental Multi-Purpose Activity Center (Nompac), Bacolod City, Negros Occidental, Philippines
Minimumweight- Merlito Sabillo 10(4)-0(0)-0 Vs Jetly Purisima 9(1)-6(1)-1
Vacant Philippines Games & Amusement Board (GAB) minimumweight title
Flyweight Arthur Villanueva 9(6)-0(0)-0 Vs Brix Ray 12(8)-8(1)-2
Vacant Philippines Games & Amusement Board (GAB) flyweight title
Saturday 31 July 2024
MandaluyongCity, Metro Manila, Philippines
Super featherweight- Jesus Singwancha 16(7)-8(1)-0 Vs Rey Labao 18(13)-2(0)-0
Philippines Boxing Federation (PBF) super featherweight title
Saturday 31 July 2024
Doubletree Hotel, Ontario, California, United States
Light middleweight- Alberto Herrera 7(5)-0(0)-0 Vs Sammy Gonzalez 7(3)-0(0)-0
Vacant USA Illinois State light middleweight title
Saturday 31 July 2024
MandalayBay Resort & Casino, Las Vegas, Nevada, United States
Lightweight- Juan Manuel Marquez 50(37)-5(0)-1 Vs Juan Diaz 35(17)-3(1)-0
WBO lightweight title
WBA Super World lightweight title
Middleweight Daniel Jacobs 20(17)-0(0)-0 Vs Dmitry Pirog 16(13)-0(0)-0
Vacant WBO middleweight title
Sunday 1 August 2024
M’lang, Cotabato (del Norte), Philippines
Minimumweight- Rommel Asenjo- 18(15)-2(0)-0 Bimbo Nacionales 5(2)-1(1)-0
WBO Oriental minimumweight title
Featherweight- Lorenzo Villanueva 17(16)-0(0)-0 Vs Balweg Bangoyan 15(6)-1(1)-0
WBO Oriental featherweight title
Flyweight Jermie Jabel 15(7)-0(0)-0 Vs Arden Diale 8(1)-4(1)-3
Vacant WBO Oriental flyweight title
Note all listed schedules may be inaccurate and are subject to changes
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