August 1

East London, South Africa: Bantam: Phumzile Matyhila (17-1-2) W PTS 12 Nkqubela Gwazela (20-7). Mild upset as more experienced Matyhila, 34, fighting out of his weight division, wins national title with split decision over defending champion 30-year-old Gwazela. Champion goes in the lead in early rounds but fades and Matyhila counter-punches his way to wafer thin victory. Scores 116-115, 115-114 and 113-115. Matyhila won a bronze medal in the 1998 Commonwealth Games, competed in the 2000 Olympics and competed in the 2002 Commonwealth Games in Manchester, all at 48kgs. M'Lang, Philippines: Feather: Lorenzo Villaneuva (18-0,1ND) W TKO 7 Balweg Bangoyan (15-2). Fly: Ardin Diale (9-4-3) W TKO 3 Jermie Jabel (15-1). Super Bantam : Rolando Magbanua (18-1) W KO 1 Nikong Calamba (4-5-1 ). Glenn Porras (24-2)W TKO 1 Jun Pader (17-32-2). Impressive display of power from 23-year-old southpaw "Thunderbolt" Villaneuva. Hits too hard for Bangoyan who fails to come out for round seven due a closed left eye. That's 17 by KO/TKO for Villaneuva, but he needs to work on his defence. Bangoyan, a super bantam, somehow managed to come in 4 1/2lbs over the limit for this WBO Orient title fight. His only other loss was in April when he was stopped in five rounds by Toshiaki Nishioka in challenge for the WBC super bantam title. Villaneuva retains WBO Orient title. Upset as Diale,21, crushes unbeaten prospect Jabel. Scores knockdown in each round and fight stopped in third. Magbanua returns after a year of inactivity and scores quick kayo. Southpaw Porras, 24, has now won his last eleven, nine by KO/TKO. "The Rock" wraps it up with body punches.

August 6

Chicago, USA: Welter: Breidis Prescott (23-2) W PTS 10 Harrison Cuello (19-13-3).Light Welter: Patrick Lopez (20-2) W TKO 3 Pernice Brewer (15-1-1). Heavy: Mike Mollo (20-3-1) DREW 8 Gary Gomez (18-11-2). As both Prescott 27, and Dominican southpaw Cuello, 32 were late subs the fight took a little while to warm up. Prescott used his height and reach to control the fight but Cuello tried to force the pace. Already comfortably ahead, a knock down in the ninth nailed it down for Prescott as he won on scores of 99-90 twice and 98-91. After beating Amir Khan, Prescott has been beaten by Miguel Vasquez and Kevin Mitchell so he needed a win. After losing the first, Lopez, marginally the outsider, just walked through previously unbeaten Brewer, 22, and was dishing out some heavy punishment when the referee stopped it. "El Elegante" a southpaw, now 32, was an outstanding amateur twice being a South American and Central American gold medal winner. A disappointing return for Mollo , 30, as he struggled to a majority draw with 35-year-old "Pit Bull" Gomez on scores of 76-76 twice and a 77-75 for Mollo. Hinckley, USA: Bantam: Chris Martin (19-0-2) W PTS 12 Chris Avalos (16-1). Heavy: Maurice "Sugar Moe" Harris (24-14-2,1ND) W PTS 12 Nagy Aguilera (16-4). Cruiser: Lateef Kayode (13-0) W TKO 8 Alfredo Escalera JR (18-3-1). Middle: Andy Kolle (22-2) W KO 1 Daryl Salmon (16-5).In an upset "San Diego" Kid Martin, 24, out boxed highly touted 20-year-old Avalos. Martin counter punching early and then taking over as Avalos had no Plan B and seemed to come apart. Somehow Martin has to settle for a split decision on scores of 98-92, 97-93, 94-98. Martin was 2lbs over the weight for the fight so does not win NABO title. Another upset as veteran Harris wins vacant USBA title with a unanimous verdict on scores of 117-111 twice and 115-113. Harris was busier and used his jab to pile up the points whilst Dominican Aguilera kept looking for the big punch. Fourth win for Harris after being out for three years. Harris lost a split verdict to Larry Holmes in 1997 and was kayoed in a round by Henry Akinwande 2001. Aguilera looked to have made a break through when he stopped former WBC champ Oleg Maskaev in December, but was stopped in two rounds by Samuel Peter in March. Kayode, 30, always looking dangerous with big hooks and uppercuts, finally catches up with Escalera in eighth and floors and stops him at the end of the round. Now twelve by KO/TKO for Freddie Roach trained Nigerian. Escalera is the son of the Puerto Rican former world champion of the same name. "Kaos" Kolle takes out overweight Salmon with a right hand. All over in 91 seconds as 28-year-old southpaw Kolle goes to 16 by KO/TKO. El Paso, USA: Feather: Antonio Escalante (24-2) W KO 3 Edel Ruiz (34-23-4). Light Middle: Jermell Charlo (13-0) W TKO 2 Quinton Whitaker (7-7). All-Mexican battle sees 25-year-old Escalante too young and strong for veteran Ruiz, 32. Wins first two rounds and then ends it in third with body shot. Ten wins in a row for Escalante including victories over Mike Oliver, Gary Stark, Cornelius Lock and Miguel Roman. Golden Boy team prospect Charlo, 20 has it easy as he halts Whitaker in two. Tres Isletas, Argentina: Light Welter: Cesar Cuenca (38-0,2ND) W PTS 10 Cesar Telechea (8-4-1). Southpaw Cuenca, 29, retains Argentinian title with unanimous verdict over Telechea. El Distinto, the WBO No 2 has an amazing record of only one win by KO/TKO in his 38 victories. I can't think of any other fighter who has so many winning fights with so few coming inside the distance. Avezzano, Italy: Super Feather: Devis Boschiero (27-0) W KO 9 Ivan Forletta (26-5-2). Light Middle: Stefano Castelucci (18-0) W PTS 6 Attila Molnar (18-17-6). Boschiero, 29, remains unbeaten and wins vacant Italian title. Boschiero takes the fight inside and his power wears down the home town fighter Forletta, 31, who is deducted a point and has to take a standing count before the kayo. Castelucci 28, saved the night for the locals as he floors poor Hungarian Molnar twice on the way to a wide points win. Molnar lost to Billy Joe Saunders in 2009. Cancun, Mexico: Fly: Wilbert Uicab (29-5-1,1ND) W TKO 3 William De Sousa (15-13-1). Feather: Sergio Thompson W TKO 8 Lizardo Moreno (37-9-2). Bantam: Carlos Cuadras (17-0) W TKO 5 Jose Barrero. "Huracan" Uicab hits too hard for Panamanian De Sousa. Uicab retains NABF title as his heavy punishment in round two convinces De Sousa to retire at the bell for the third. Unbeaten in his last 11 now 26-year-old Uicab meets tough Filipino Edrin Dapudong next month. First fight in almost two years for De Sousa and only one win in last six. Thompson floors Moreno twice early in the bout. However stoppage in the eighth looked premature and "Pajarito’s manager climbed in the ring to dispute it with the referee. Thompson retains WBC Mundo Hispano title. "Yeyo" now claims to be 17-1 with 16 by KO/TKO. Cuadras, 21, too strong for game Barrero and halts him in five and makes it 15 by KO/TKO. Bangkok, Thailand: Strawweight: Wanheng (14-0) W PTS 12 Jayson Rotoni (11-6-1). Bantam: Medgoen Singsurat (68-6) W TKO 5 Sulaiman Ali. Wanheng goes over old ground and again is taken the distance by Filipino Rotoni. Scores 116-112 twice and 117-111 as Wanheng retains interim WBC International title. The Thai 24-year-old was going ten rounds in only his third fight and twelve of his 14 fights have been title fights. The last time he fought Rotoni the scores were 117-112 twice and 116-112, so the spectators might have thought they were watching a film of the previous fight. Former WBC fly champ Medgoen halts Nigerian in five. Reportedly this was Ali's first pro fight. Probably the biggest discrepancy between respective records in the history of boxing. Medgoen has the honour of a third round kayo win over a weight-weakened Manny Pacquiao when winning the WBC title in 1999.

August 7

St Louis, USA: Light Welter: Devon Alexander (21-0) W PTS 12 Andriy Kotelnik (31-4-1).Light Heavy: Tavoris Cloud (21-0) W PTS 12 Glen Johnson (50-14-2). Light Middle: Cornelius Bundrage (30-4,1ND) W TKO 5 Cory Spinks (37-6). Alexander retains WBC and IBF titles but is given a much harder fight than the score of 116 -112 from all three judges made it seem. Southpaw Alexander, 23, was shaken a few times and badly cut over the right eye by a clash of heads in the fourth. He relied on hand speed and a busy style whilst former WBA champion Kotelnik landed the harder punches and was more accurate. The slow start by Ukrainian Kotelnik, 32, may have cost him the fight as he finished the stronger fighter and the scores did not do him credit. It was the second defence of his WBC title and first of his IBF for Alexander. Kotelnik had won the WBA title from Gavin Rees in 2008 but was totally outclassed in losing the title to Amir Khan in July last year. Cloud retains IBF title and again the scores are 116-112 from all three officials. This time not so controversial. Cloud started fast and had the veteran former IBF champion badly hurt in the fifth and shaky in the sixth. However as with the pattern with the rest of the fight it would be one good round then one indifferent round. Johnson, now 41, used all of his experience to stay busy and steal rounds but did not do enough to take the decision. Only the third fight in almost two years for Cloud and the first since he won the IBF title by beating Clinton Woods in August 2009. Johnson had a three bout series with Woods which included his title winning effort in 2004. Controversy over the gloves used by Cloud and they are confiscated at the end of the fight. Yet another upset as Bundrage, 37, makes it one-sided. Constantly pressurising champion Spinks, 32, who is shaken in each of the first two rounds. Steadies the ship in the third and fourth. Spinks slips and falls through the ropes at the start of the fifth. On the resumption Bundrage floors Spinks and when Spinks regains his feet the referee stops the fight. Detroiter Bundrage, trained by Manny Stewart, wins IBF title after almost 15 year as a pro. Buenos Aires, Argentina: Welter: Diego Chaves (15-0) W PTS 12 Jefferson Goncalo(22-9-3). Super Middle: Javier Maciel (16-1) W TKO 1 Valentin Ochoa (20-16-2) . A walk in the woods for "La Joya" as Chaves wins every round against 39-year-old Brazilian. With vicious left hooks to the body Chaves, 25, forces a standing count in the fifth but has to go the distance in defence of his WBO Latino title. Sores 120-107 twice and 120-108. Puncher "La Bestia" Maciel, 24, floors Ochoa twice and makes it ten by KO/TKO. Ochoa one win in last eleven. Mexico City, Mexico: Fly: Edgar Sosa (39-6) W TKO 4 Jose Luis Varela (15-8,1ND).Bantam: Chris Esquivel (20-2) W PTS 12 Tshifhiwa Munyai (20-2-1). Bantam: Mario Macias (20-5) W PTS 10 Alex Espinoza(9-4).Super Feather: Carlos Cardenas (12-4-1) W KO 1 Azael Villegas . Feather: Juan Antonio Rodriguez (12-2) W TKO 3 Hugo Partida (15-3-2). Bantam: Mario Macias (19-5) W PTS 10 Alex Espinoza (9-4). Sosa eases back by outclassing "Olympio" Varela. Former WBC light fly champ Sosa in control from the start, floors Venezuelan Varela, 32, in third and is hurting him with body punches when referee stops it. Many observers thought South African Munyai was robbed against "Italiano" Esquivel. He was battering him so badly in the last that the fight could easily have been stopped. Esquivel built an early lead, and was still in front on the open scoring in the eighth. He had a big ninth, but faded over the last three rounds. A point deduction against the "Atomic Spider" in the fifth and a knock down scored by Esquivel in the ninth proved the difference as the 23-year-old Mexican won the vacant WBC Silver belt on scores of 114-112 twice and 115-112. Munyai is a former undefeated Commonwealth bantam champion, and this was his second fight in ten days, with a Trans-Atlantic flight thrown in. NABF champ "Huracan" Macias 25, takes a unanimous verdict over Venezuelan Espinoza in a non title bout. "El Profeta" Cardenas, the only Venezuelan winner on the show, as he kayos lanky Mexican Villegas in just 52 seconds. In the second defence of his WBC Youth title southpaw "Boy" Rodriguez floors and halts useful Partida in third. Now eleven by KO/TKO for Rodriguez. Hermosillo, Mexico: Fly: Manuel Vargas (28-5-1) W TKO 6 Mike Arango (30-9-3). Super Fly: Juan Francisco Estrada (14-0) W TKO 2 Carlos Rodriguez (17-7-4).Feather: Roberto Marroquin (15-0) W TKO 3 Jesus Quintero (8-5-2 ). "Monkey" Vargas, 29, batters outclassed Colombian Arango who stays in his corner at the start of the sixth. Vargas, a former WBO interim strawweight champ, has fought Donnie Nietes at 105lbs and Nonito Donaire at 115lbs, and needs to decide where he belongs. Arango had lost only one of his last ten and that was to Ramiro Garcia. Local boy Estrada, 20, goes to twelve by KO/TKO and Texan Marroquin continues his education with easy stoppage of soft-chinned Quintero. Now 13 by KO/TKO for former top amateur. Carsoli, Italy: Super Middle: Lorenzo Di Giacomo (40-3-1) W TKO 3 Norbert Nagy (9-5). Home town picnic for 32-year-old Di Giacomo as he halts china-chinned Hungarian in three. Tokyo, Japan: Super Bantam: Akifumi Shimoda (21-2-1) W TEC DEC 5 Chang-Hyun Son (12-0-1). Unfortunate early ending. Southpaw Shimoda , 24, in front when a clash of heads in fourth round leaves both men with cuts. Shimoda retains OPBF title on technical decision over Korean champion. New York, USA: Super Bantam: Rey Lopez (31-8-3) W TKO 1 Mauricio Martinez (35-10-1). Super Middle: Lennox Allen (12-0-1) DREW 8 Darnell Boone (17-15-3). Feather: Gary Stark (23-3) W PTS 6 Leo Arrocha (10-13-2). All over in 81 seconds as Lopez floors a washed up Martinez three times. Colombian Lopez, 36, wins vacant New York State title by kayoing 35-year-old Panamanian. Martinez is a former WBO bantam champ. He won the title by beating Lester Fuentes in Manchester and stopped Esham Pickering in one round in a defence in Sheffield, both in 2000. Dreary majority draw as Guyanan southpaw Allen, 25, fails to dominate against experienced Boone. Scores 76-76 twice and 78-74 for Allen. Boone lost 5 of his last 6 but in his last fight beat Canadian Adonis Stevenson. Stark disappointing as he struggles with mediocre Panamanian. Result majority verdict for Stark on 58-56, 58-57 and 57-57 but point deduction against Arrocha was the difference.

Additional Commonwealth result: August 7

Walvis Bay, Namibia: Martin Haikali (6-4) W PTS 12 Pius Dipheko (9-9-5). Light Welter: Sacky Shikukutu (12-1) W TKO 10 Silas Mandeya. Fly: Abmeku Shindjuu (9-3-2) W TKO 1 Anyway Katundu. Haikali retains WBO African title for third time with win over South African. Shikukutu returning after dislocating shoulder in last fight score two late knockdowns and stops inexperienced Zimbabwean. Former Commonwealth challenger Shindjuu halts another inexperienced Zimbabwean in first.

Additional Commonwealth result: August 8

Chanika, Tanzania: Super Middle: Oswaldo Maneno (34-21-3) Draw 6 Said Mbwela (10-4-3)

August 12

Southport, Australia: Heavy: Alex Leapai (20-3-3) W TKO 6 Owen Beck (29-6). Beck came to fight and gave it a go for four rounds. Samoan Leapai, 30, breaks through in the fifth and is battering 34-year-old Jamaican on the ropes when fight stopped. Leapai typical Samoan build, 6'0" tall and almost 17 stones, now has 16 by KO/TKO and is unbeaten in last twelve including stoppage of Travis Walker in his last fight. Third stoppage loss in a row for former WBA title challenger Beck. Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic: Light Middle: Ed Paredes W KO 1 Daniel Beato (1-14-1). Light Middle: Melvin Betancourt (18-0) W TKO 4 Joselito Del Rosario (2-34). A Couple of rubbish fights as Paredes and Betancourt pad their records with easy wins.

August 13

Ontario, USA: Chris Arreola (29-2) W PTS 12 Manuel Quezada (29-6). Light Welter: Chad Bennett (25-4-3) W PTS 8 Gary Bergeron (12-6). Light Welter: Josesito Lopez (27-3,1ND) W PTS 8 Marvin Cordova Jr (21-2-1). Super Middle: Shawn Estrada (8-0) W TKO 1 Alex Armenta (7-2). With both fighters coming off losses, a win was important and former WBC title challenger Arreola, 29, was the one who got it. Despite injuring his hand in the second round, Arreola won most of the early rounds. After looking sluggish in the middle rounds, he floored the game Quezada twice in the ninth and again in the last. Wide unanimous decision for Arreola 118-107 twice and 116-109 who wins vacant WBC Fecombox title, but he made hard work of it. Two losses in a row now for 32-yewar-old Quezada who has found his level after deceptive. One-way traffic as Aussie Bennett, 37, in his first fight outside Australia, has too much of everything for Bergeron. Scores knockdown in fifth, and wins wide unanimous decision on scores of 80-71 from all three judges. The arena lights failing in the seventh was the only real excitement. Work-rate and skill bring home this one for Lopez in tough match with Cordova. Lopez, 26, hurt by Cordova in third, but attack broken up by low blow from Cordova. A body punch from Cordova again hurts Lopez in sixth but Cordova loses a point for another low blow in last. Scores 78-73 twice and 77-74. Lopez has good wins over Patrick Lopez and Anthony Mora. More rubbish for Estrada. Takes only 57 seconds to halt Armenta. All eight wins now by KO/TKO. Seven in the first rounds, which has taught the ex-Olympian nothing. Armenta having his first fight in nine years! Who approved this? Estrada lost to James DeGale in Beijing Olympics. Soledad, Colombia: Light: Likar Ramos (22-3) W KO 5 Franklin Arroyo (7-10). Southpaw Ramos, 24, a former WBA interim super featherweight champion, returns for the first time since losing his interim title to Jorge Solis in February. No trouble against Arroyo who has lost his last seven. Pico Rivera, USA: Super Feather: Eloy Perez (18-0-2,1ND) W TKO 5 Derrick Campos (20-9). Light Welter: Carlos Molina (13-0) W TKO 5 Glenn Gonzales (8-2-1).Classy show from "The Prince" Perez, 23, as he first outboxes and then breaks up game Campos with speedy combinations forcing a stoppage in the fifth. Lack of a punch (only five wins by KO/TKO) may hinder Perez as he steps up in quality, but he has already beaten David Rodela and Danny Williams. First stoppage loss for Campos. "Golden Boy team prospect Molina, has all of the skill and technique to handle useful Filipino southpaw. Always in front Molina, 25, wins when Gonzalez, cut early, retires on his stool at the end of the fifth. First fight for Gonzalez since February 2009. Santa Fe, Argentina: Welter: Hector Saldivia (34-2) W TKO 3 Diego Alzugaray (25-18-4). Cruiser: Rogelio Rossi (14-2-1) W TKO 4 Orlando Farias (20-9). Saldivia, 26, rebuilding after crushing one round loss to Said Ouali in May. "El Tigre hits too hard for Alzugaray who is cut and badly hurt when the referee stops it. This for WBC Mundo Hispano title. Repeat victory as Rossi wins vacant South American title. Southpaw Rossi, 28, on top in third and in fourth Farias, 36, pulls out with shoulder injury. Brunswick, Australia: Light Heavy: Joel Casey (11-8-3) W PTS 12 Tim Bell (18-6-1). Upset as journeyman Casey holds on to take PABA title from WBA No 3 Bell. Casey builds early lead and survives a knockdown in the eleventh to win split verdict on scores of 115-112 twice and 112-116. Tampa, USA: Jesus Pabon (15-1) W TKO 8 Ernesto Zepeda (39-14-4). Feather: Luis Franco (6-0) W TKO 5 Yogli Herrera (22-12). Pabon, 30, suffers barrages of low blows from 33-year-old Mexican and is floored four times by illegal punches. Zepeda losing a point in the third for his indiscretions. In between protecting his lower regions Puerto Rican southpaw is landing the legal punches and busting-up Zepeda’s features. Pabon scores knockdown in seventh and Doctor stops the fight at the start of the eighth. Zepeda lost on points to Matthew Hatton in May 2009, and has won only two of his last eight. Pabon wins vacant WBO Latino title. Former World Junior champion and Cuban Olympic representative Franco, 28, too good for Colombian. Herrera scores flash knockdown in third but Cuban registers knockdowns in fourth and fifth and fight stopped. Franco lost to current WBC super feather champ Vitali Tajbert in the 2004 Olympics. Nine losses in a row for Herrera. Oklahoma City, USA: Eric Fields (16-1) W KO 3 Harvey Jolly (11-16-1,1ND). Now five wins in a row for former double National Golden Gloves champion Fields, 28, who is rebuilding after being derailed by loss to Ola Afolabi in 2008. Twelve by KO/TKO, but "Candy Man" Holly typical of recent Fields’ victims with just two wins in last eight. Hurtsville, Australia: Welter: Victor Chernous (10-1) W PTS 10 James Giltrow (11-2). Ukrainian Chernous, 25, wins Australian title on unanimous verdict over Gitrow, who was making his first defence. Scores 99-91, 98-94 and 98-93. Longchamps, Argentina: Light Welter: Matias Gomez (17-0) W TKO 5 Walter Gonzalez (13-7-1). "Tsunami" rolls on as Gomez, 22, extends his run of wins by KO/TKO to 17 by halting previous victim 39-year-old Gonzalez in front of home town fans.

August 14

Montreal, Canada: Light Heavy: Jean Pascal (26-1) W TEC DEC 11 Chad Dawson (29-1,1ND. Light Welter: Dierry Jean (18-0) W TKO 6 Antonio Soriano (15-12-2). Super Feather: Arash Usmanee (6-0) W TKO 2 Hugo Pacheco (11-16-1). It was the toughness awkwardness, speed and strength of attack of champion Haitian-born Pascal, 27, against the more measured and skilled but strangely subdued Dawson. Pascal forces former undefeated IBF and WBC and current WBC interim champion Dawson to fight his fight, but southpaw Dawson,28, has Pascal badly hurt in ninth and looks to be taking control when a clash of heads in the eleventh sees Dawson too badly cut to continue. Scorecards have hometown fighter Pascal in front of scores of 106-103 twice and 108-101 as he retains his WBC title for the third time. Dawson claims injured shoulder hampered him. Haitian-born Canadian Jean much too talented for tall Mexican trial horse Soriano and has a good workout before Soriano’s corner throws in the towel in the sixth. Mexican Soriano, 33, has won only three of his last eleven. Now twelve by KO/TKO for Jean. Former top amateur Usmanee, 28, floors Mexican three times on the way to easy second round victory. Panama City, Panama: Bantam: Anselmo Moreno (30-1-1) W PTS 12 Nehomar Cermeno (19-2). Middle: Gennady Golovkin (19-0) W KO 1 Milton Nunez (21-2-1). Light Welter: Alberto Mosquera (14-0,1ND) W KO 10 Nelson Lara (15-3-3). Super Fly: Ricardo Nunez (18-2) W KO 1 Anduar Vargas (9-2-1). Super Fly: Luis Concepcion (21-1) W KO 1 Wilfrido Valdez (25-7-3). Middle: Nilson Tapia (13-2-1) W TKO 2 Reward Marti (6-1-1). Light: Eric Castro (8-2-1) W KO 8 Whyber Garcia (22-9). Another split verdict as southpaw Moreno, 25, retains WBA title for eighth time. When they met in March the split verdict was hotly disputed. However, this time, despite the scores, the champion’s movement, fast hands and accuracy give him the edge. Cermeno came into it in the fifth and sixth fighting inside, and always looking to press the fight. "Chemito" stole the later rounds with Cermeno, 30, looking for a kayo in the last. Scores 117-112, 115-113, 113-115 for the Panamanian. Moreno runs it close as that is his third split decision win in his eight defences. Kazak Golovkin outclasses Nunez and wins vacant WBA interim title with a kayo in just 58 seconds. His first fight in nine month sees the former World Amateur champion and Olympic silver medalist make it 16 by KO/TKO. Nunez figures deceptive as opposition pathetic and he should never be rated on the basis of a 10-0-1 run when five of those opponent have had less than three fights and only two had won more that they had lost. Just more rubbish from WBA. Southpaw Mosquera, 23, lets Lara do all the pressing and scores with hard counters puts the Costa Rican-based Nicaraguan down in first and seventh rounds and halts him in tenth in second defence of his WBA Fed Latin title. Now eleven by KO/TKO for promising Panamanian. Lara a loser to Ali Chebah in France in May. Now 16 by KO/TKO for Nunez as he flattens Vargas in supposed WBA eliminator. Nunez bouncing back from loss to Filipino Drian Francisco in April. Concepcion hardly breaks sweat as he floors veteran Colombian three times for stoppage. Concepcion, 24, fights Denkaesan for WBA interim title on October 3. Panamanian-based Colombian Tapia floors Marti twice to win vacant WBA Fedcentro title. Mild upset as novice Castro kayos more experienced Garcia. Castro has seven by KO.TKO. Garcia has had two shots at WBA titles losing to Jorge Linares and Yuriorkis Gamboa. Laredo, USA: Miguel Vazquez (26-3) W PTS 12 Jihoon Kim (21-6). Feather: Miguel Angel Garcia (23-0) W KO 11 Cornelius Lock (19-6-1). Light Fly: Hekkie Budler (17-0) W PTS Evaristo Primero (14-14-1). New IBF champion Vazquez outboxes aggressive South Korean who just marches into Vazquez’s counters with no plan B. Vazquez suffers bad cut high on his head from clash of heads in eighth and Kim cut in same fashion in ninth. Scores 12-108, 119-110 and 118-110 as 23-year-old Mexican wins vacant title. Vazquez climbed off the floor to beat Breidis Prescott in his last fight in July 2009. Losses have been to Saul Alvarez twice and Tim Bradley. "Volcano" Kim had won eleven by KO/TKO in a row. Another impressive performance by "Mikey" Garcia. Floors Lock in third and dominated the fight before putting Lock down again and halting in eleventh. The 22-year-old from Oxnard has 19 by KO/TKO and this was an IBF eliminator. Southpaw Lock, 31, can be a difficult fighter to beat on his night and lost a close verdict to Daniel Ponce De Leon in May. South African IBO light fly champ Budler, 22, makes heavy weather of edging out Mexican Primera on a split decision on scores of 96-94, 98-92 and 93-97. Primera (0-9-1 in his last ten now, but opposition very strong. Guasave, Mexico: Straw: Donnie Nietes (27-1-3) W PTS 12 Mario Rodriguez (10-6-3). Light Fly: Wide unanimous points win for Nietes as he retains his WBO title for the fourth time and the third time in Mexico. Scores 119-110, 118-110 and 116-112. "Snake" 28 was in front for the first eight rounds and had Rodriguez badly hurt in the seventh. Then the heat got to him, reportedly about 115-120 deg F at ringside, and he faded over the last four rounds, but Rodriguez was hampered by a cut. Donnie, unbeaten in his last 18, is trained by former top Filipino Ala Villamor. No post fight urine tests were carried out and the gloves used were not those in the contract so there were some irregularities. Norfolk, USA: Hasim Rahman (48-7-2,1ND) W KO 6 Damon Reed (45-14, 7ND). Super Middle: Henry Buchanan (20-2) W TKO 9 Bobby Jordan (8-3-1). Glorified sparring bout for 37-year-old Rahman as former WBC champ breaks up 38-year-old Reed before putting him down and out in sixth." Sugar Poo" Buchanan, 32, has a tough night with local Jordan but badly cuts and batters him to stoppage loss. Buchanan losses have been to Andre Ward and Jean Paul Mendy. Mexico City, Mexico: Super Feather: Gamaliel Diaz (28-9-2) W PTS 12 Pedro Navarette (29-5-3). Straw: Ganigan Lopez (15-4) W PTS 12 Omar Soto (15-5-1). Diaz leaves his boxing in the dressing room and goes to war with Navarette, making it harder than it needed to be. Diaz deserved the unanimous decision, but it was loudly booed. Successful third defence of his WBC Continental Americas title for Diaz who has won five in a row since losing to Zolani Marali for the vacant IBO title. Now 29, he has also lost to Jorge Linares for the WBC feather title and Humberto Soto for the interim WBC title. "Vaquero" Navarette, also 29, has now lost five of his last seven. Lopez wins vacant WBC Silver belt but given a tough time by Puerto Rican Soto. Scores knockdown in first and goes on to win on scores of 118-111, 117-110 and 116-112. Soto gave Edgar Sosa plenty of problems in a challenge for the WBC light fly title last September. Santa Fe, Argentina: Cruiser: Hugo Garay (33-5) W KO 1 Marcelo Da Silva (19-3). Super Fly: Roberto Sosa (19-0) W KO 1 Roberto Santos de Jesus (11-1). The first punch, a right from former WBA champ "Pigu" Garay 29, and it is all over in just 15 seconds. Garay needed win after back-to-back losses to Gabriel Campanino and Chris Henry but this was farcically easy. Brazilian Da Silva, 31, with padded record, his first 15 victims being guys who had never recorded a win. Same again for South American and Argentinian champ Sosa, 25 who overwhelms pathetic Brazilian and ends it with a volley and a vicious body punch which puts Brazilian down. Managua, Nicaragua: Super Feather: Santos Benavides (21-2-2) W TKO 4 Carlos Guevara (13-11-1). Super Fly Carlos Rueda (14-4-1,2ND) DRAW 9 Marlon Marquez (11-4-1). Southpaw power of "El Toro" Benavides, too much for Guevara. Benavides hands out punishment and cuts Guevara who retires at the end of the fourth. Now unbeaten in his last 8, and with 16 by KO/TKO, the losses for Benavides have been to Roman Martinez and Rene Gonzalez. Rueda takes early lead. Both cut in third and Rueda floors Marquez in fourth. As Rueda fade Marquez takes control and looks to have edged it but the judges all have it 85-85.

August 18

Monroe, USA: Light Middle: Erislandy Lara (13-0) W TKO 1 Willie Lee (17-7). Light Heavy: Yordanis Despaigne (7-0) W PTS 10 Frank Paines (11-1). Lara floors southpaw Lee and forces early stoppage. Easy win by Cuban Despaigne, 30, who floors Paines in second and wins on scores of 100-89, 99-90 and a too close 96-93.

August 19

Texas City, USA: Cruiser: Felix Cora (21-3-2) W TKO 5 Rubin Williams (29-11-1). Re-building after first round stoppage loss to Troy Ross in Singapore tournament, Cora had no trouble making it three stoppages in a row against passive Williams who just looked to survive. A low blow from Cora in the fourth hurt Williams, who was given a couple of minutes to recover, but he retired in his corner at the end of the round. Ten losses in a row for "Hollywood" who has settled for being a record padder.

August 20

Tucson, USA: Mercito Gesta (19-0-1) W KO 7 Genaro Trazancos (22-12-1). Filipino southpaw prospect Gesta, 22, took a while to warm up, but comfortably handled the aggression of 35-year-old Mexican. " No Mercy", who turned pro at 16, lived up to his name in the seventh with a volley rounded off with a straight left that ended the fight. Trazcanos no real test as he is 1-7 in his last eight with six of those seven losses by KO/TKO. Cleveland, USA: Heavy: Nicola Firtha (19-7-1) W PTS 10 Mike Sheppard (15-11-1). Building on his upset win over Tony Grano, former top amateur Firtha, 31, wins Ohio State title and retains NABA title as he is too busy for West Virginian Sheppard, 39, who was dangerous at times with his right. "Stone Man" settles for a majority verdict on scores of 97-93 twice, 95-95. Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic: Light Welter: Victor Cayo (25-1) W TKO 2 Jose Castillo (0-9). Super Feather: Francisco Lorenzo (34-8,1ND) NO DEC 1 Javier Fortuna (10-0,1 ND) Super Middle; Julius Jackson ( 7-0) W TKO 1 Nelsido Agramonte (0-9,1ND). Light Middle: John Jackson (7-0) W TKO 1 Valerio Marte(6-11). Light: Argenis Mendez (18-1) W PTS 4 Ambioris Ciricao (1-5). Feather: Carlos Reyes (17-1) W KO 1 Norberto Jimenez (0-3). Rubbish show. "Mermelada" Cayo, in first fight since losing to Marcos Maidana for interim WBA title, fed a soft touch. Fortuna looks on his way to quick win as he hurts former "WBC champion" Lorenzo only for a clash of heads to leave the unbeaten Fortuna too badly cut to continue. Both Jackson brothers in shameful matches. Agramonte lost seven of his nine fights by KO/TKO and Marte has eight losses by KO/TKO in a row. World rated Mendez, who beat Martin Honorio in May, just goes through the motions for four rounds with poor Ciricao, and Reyes, who had Nick Walters on the floor in his losing bout in December, blows away another no hoper. The local Commission should be sacked and the promoter should refund all ticket money, as the matching was a disgrace to boxing. Formosa, Argentina: Feather: Mauricio Munoz (19-2) W PTS 8 Lucas Baez (9-4-2). Stronger Munoz has to come from behind and as Baez fades he edges his way to a split verdict on scores of 79-77, 78 ½ -77 and 77½-78. Fortitude Valley, Australia: Super Fly: Fred Mundraby (11-0-1) W PTS 10 Flash Villacura (23-29-3). Easy for talented Aborigine Mundraby, 22, as he wins every round against experienced 33-year-old Filipino southpaw loser. Aussie bantam champ Mundraby wins vacant Australian super fly title. Scores 100-90 twice and 99-91. Only twelve fights in over four years so Mundraby needs to be more active. Villacura now only one win in his last 17. Flemington, Australia: Super Feather: Will Tomlinson ( 13-0) W KO 8 Elly Ray . Heavy: Justin Whitehead (5-0) W PTS 10 Colin Wilson (35-26-1,1ND). Welter: Sam Colomban (17-3-0) W PTS 6 Ade Alfons (14-11-3). Cruiser: Brad Pitt(6-0) W TKO 3 Walter Pupu'a ( 11-9). Fly: Omari Kimweri (7-2) W PTS 6 Ricky Manufoe. Predictably easy win for "Wild Bill" as the promising 24-year-old puncher dominates unknown Indonesian and kayos him in eighth to win interim WBO Orient title. Now 12 by KO/TKO. In a battle of heavyweights, close in weight but miles apart in pro experience, Whitehead lifts Australian title with a split decision over 38-year-old champion Wilson. A former Australian amateur champion, who lost to Audley Harrison in the semi-finals of the 1998 Commonwealth Games, Whitehead did not turn pro until he was 36. Southpaw Wilson has held the Aussie title on five occasions now. Useful Colomban, 24, from Cameroon took a points decision over modest Indonesian. Pitt too good for Tongan in a cruiser bout. Pitt, a Commonwealth Games gold medalist in 2006 where he beat Dan Price, also competed in the World championships and Beijing Olympics, and is a cruiser to watch. Little Tanzanian Kimweri, 4'11"tall, the Australian champion, takes every round against Indonesian. Navojoa, Mexico: Super Feather: Leonilo Miranda (32-2) W KO 5 Carlos Medellin (18-9-2). Light Welter: Abraham Barrera (17-1-1) W KO 3 Jaime Maldonado (6-12-1). Puncher Miranda floors "The Butcher" twice and closes his left eye on his way to win No 30 by KO/TKO. Leonilo was outclassed by Orlando Cruz in January 2009 and was shown to be a big banger, but with limited technique. He outpointed Medellin back in 2008. "Iceman" Barrera, 22, makes it twelve by KO/TKO as he puts Maldonado out of the fight with a body shot in third. Despite his record, Barrera has struggled even against modest opposition in the past. Toscolano Maderno, Italy: Light Heavy: Vigan Mustafa (15-2) W PTS 12 Maurizio Lovaglio (7-7). Light: Luca Marasco (16-1) W PTS 6 Mike Carrero (9-13-2). Mustafa ,31, born in Kosovo, uses height and good jab to lift vacant IBF Mediterranean title with his seventh win in a row, but stable mate Lovaglio makes him fight hard for it. Weird scoring as one judge has it 118-109 another has it 116-111 and the third 115-112. Former Italian champion Marasco unimpressive as he looks lucky to edge out modest Nicaraguan. First fight for 28-year-old from Turin since losing his national title and his unbeaten record to Emiliano Marsali in May. Guadalajara, Mexico: Welter: Daniel Sandoval (16-1) W TKO 2 Crispin Martinez. Poor match as Sandoval overwhelms Martinez. All of 19-year-old Sandoval's wins have been by KO/TKO but very poor opposition. Bangkok, Thailand: Super Feather: Fahsai Sakkreerin (28-2) W KO 5 Sony Fony. Slow start by Fahsai, 28, but takes over and finishes obscure Indonesian with body shot in fifth in first defence of his IBF Pan Pacific title.

August 21

Erfurt, Germany: Cruiser: Marco Huck (30-1) W TKO 5 Matt Godfrey (20-2). Heavy: Robert Helenius (13-0) W TKO 6 Greg Tony (12-1). Cruiser: Enad Licina (18-2) W PTS 8 Ismail Abdoul (35-18-2). Light Heavy: Dustin Dirks (16-0) W KO 2 Sami Selesman (4-2). Middle: Dominik Britsch (20-0) W PTS 8 Lorenzo Cosseddu (23-4-5). "Kapt'n Huck hands out a one-sided beating to Godfrey. Floors his American challenger at the end of the second, puts him down again in the third, but from a low blow. The beating continued in the fourth and two more knockdowns in the fifth as the referee stops the fight. Fourth defence of his WBO title by 25-year-old Serbian-born German and now 23 wins by KO/TKO. Southpaw Godfrey, 29, showed good movement in first, but then never in the fight. Another one-sided bout as big Swedish-born Finn Helenius,26, floors crude French champion Tony, 32, four times on the way to a sixth round stoppage win. The 6'6" tall Helenius, a European silver medalist as an amateur, wins vacant European Union title as he builds on recent victories over Taras Bidenko and Lamon Brewster. Serbian Licina, 30, bouncing back from loss to Yoan Pablo Hernandez in October, wins every round in repeat victory over durable Belgian veteran Abdoul. Scores 80-72 from all three officials. Poor match sees Dirks, 21, make it ten by KO/TKO and seven in a row as a he kayos inexperienced Finn late in second round. Britsch , 22, given good learning fight by experienced and game Italian Cosseddu who uses a clever left jab to pile up the points and runs the unbeaten German close. Scores 77-75 twice and 78-75. Newark, USA: Heavy: Tomasz Adamek (42-1) W PTS 12 Mike Grant (46-4). Light Middle: Joel Julio (36-4) W PTS 10 Jamaal Davis (12-7). Welter: Sadam Ali (9-0) W KO 5 Lenin Arroyo (20-13-1,1ND). Light Welter: Jerry Bryan (14-1) W TKO 1 Dan Mitchell ( 5-2-1). Adamek given a much tougher fight than expected despite the wide decision. Adamek started fast and dominated the early rounds. Grant finally woke up late in the sixth as he hurt the 33-year-old Pole and cut him over the right eye. Adamek was cut again in the eighth but had a good ninth. Adamek got going again in the tenth and eleventh, but was hurt and badly shaken again in the last, Scores 118-110, 118-111 and 117-111. The former WBC light heavy and IBF cruiser champ was giving away 6" in height, 43lbs in weight and 11" in reach. The trouble he had with Grant does not bode well for how he would fare against one of the Klitschko brothers. Grant, 33, had rebuilt with eight wins since losing to Dominic Guinn in 2003, and put up one of his better performances in losing. Colombian Julio 25, needing a win after losing to Alfredo Angulo for the interim WBO title, was on top for most of his ten rounder against Philadelphian Davis, but could not find a finisher to add to his 31 wins by KO/TKO, and had to settle for a unanimous verdict on scores of 99-93, 98-92 and 97-93. Multi-titled former amateur Ali on top against Costa Rican and finishes things with a body shot in fifth. Ali was a member of the US team at the Beijing Olympics. Bryan bounces back from a shock loss to Vince Arroyo in April with a win, as Mitchell retired at the end of the first claiming impaired vision. Tijuana, Mexico: Super Bantam: Guillermo Rigondeaux (6-0) W TKO 6 Jose Angel Beranza(33-19-2 ). Super Feather: Joksan Hernandez (21-2) W KO 1 Ira Terry(24-4). Middle: Jose Pinzon (17-1) W TKO 1 Javier Gutierrez . Feather: Alejandro Lopez (19-1) WPTS 8 Edgar Riovalle (27-11-1).Fast, accurate and hurtful punching and another impressive display from Cuban former amateur Rigondeaux as the "Jackal" takes apart 34-year-old Mexican. Beranza never in it as he is floored twice in fourth and retires at the end of the sixth round. The 29-year-old southpaw could fight for a world title right now. Hernandez,23, crushes poor Terry with a big right in first. "El Torito" from Ensenada has 13 by KO/TKO and in previous bouts scored impressive wins over Miguel Beltran and Daniel Ruiz. Terry's record is deceiving as his opposition has been hand-picked. Same for Pinzon who kayos poor Gutierrez. A serious lack of punching power means that Lopez has to go the distance for a decision over useful Riovalle. Irapuato, Mexico: Mexico: Marco Antonio Rubio (48-5-1) W TKO 6 Jose Luis Zertuche (21-7-3). Super Fly: Victor Zaleta (16-1) W TKO 3 Julio Cesar Cabrera . Middle: Marcos Reyes (16-1) W KO 3 Miguel Angel Tena. Light: Cesar Soto (63-20-3) W TKO 3 Jesus Gonzalez (14-3-1).War between these two experienced Mexicans both throwing lots of punches but Rubio's defence the stronger. "Poison" takes over in the fourth, hurting Zertuche who spits out his gum shield to get a respite. The fifth sees a fading Zertuche cut and a big attack by Rubio in the sixth brings the finish. The 30-year-old former WBC/WBO title challenger has 40 wins by KO/TKO and was too strong for 36-year-old Zertuche as he repeated a 2008 result. This was the WBC Fecarbox title, but Zertuche came in over the poundage. "Nene" Zaleta, takes an easy one and halts outclassed Cabrera. The former top amateur could be one to watch. No contest as Reyes floors a then flattens poor Tena. "Dorado" Reyes, 22, has 13 by KO/TKO. "Cobrita", Soto, now 38, feeds on inexperienced Gonzalez and halts him in three. Soto was WBC Feather champ back in 1999, losing his title to Prince Naseem Hamed. Puerto Plata, Dominican Republic: Felix Perez (7-0) W TKO 2 Alex Perez (23-40-4). Light Middle: Hector Sanchez (19-1-1) W TKO 1 Nelson Sanchez (3-1). Olympic gold medalist Diaz , 26, a southpaw, makes it five by KO/TKO as he floors veteran Cuban Perez early in first and has him badly hurt when his corner man climbed onto the ring apron to bring the stoppage. Perez, 38, has lost his last 15. Must be dustbin week in the Republic as "The Thin Man" Hector Sanchez bounces back from upset loss to Cleo Pendarvis and halts his namesake in 129 seconds. More rubbish. Dallas, USA: Welter: Charles Hatley (13-0) W TKO 2 Dumont Welliver (18-22-1,1ND). Light Welter: Mark Davis (14-0) W PTS 8 Justo Vallecillo (6-12 ). Former amateur champions Hatley and Davis stay on track. Hatley, US champ in 2007 now has eleven by KO/TKO after halting Welliver. Davis, US champ in both 2005 and 2006, still can't find a punch as a pro and settles for unanimous verdict over Vallecillo. Scores 80-72 twice and 78-74. San Luis Potosi, Mexico: Super Fly: Jose Cabrera (19-2-1) W PTS 10 Luis Leon (11-2). Cabrera wins interim WBC Youth title with a unanimous decision over tall Colombian southpaw. Cabrera almost pulled out due to illness and lacked his usual fire. Leon is 27 so how he qualifies to fight for the Youth title is a puzzle.

Additional Commonwealth Results:

August 19

Calgary, Canada: Light Welter: Steve Claggett (9-0) W PTS 8 Abdou Sow (3-1)

August 21

Randwick, Australia: Super Middle: Dan Pawsey (12-4) W PTS 12 Tim Kanofski (9-2). Vacant WBO Asia Pacific title.

August 24

Hollywood, USA: Heavy: Timur Ibragimov (29-2-1) W TKO 10 Gurcharan Singh (20-1-0). Welter: Brad Solomon (13-0) W TKO 6 Wilfredo Negron (26-15-1). Heavy: Luis Ortiz (3-0) W PTS 8 Kendrick Releford (22-14-2). Uzbek Ibragimov, 35, too sharp and accurate for Indian Singh. Puts the pressure on late, floors Singh, 32, in ninth and has him helpless on the ropes when the referee stops the fight. Eight wins in a row since back-to-back losses to Calvin Brock and Tony Thompson derailed him. First fight for Singh since March 2009. Lanky Solomon, 27, continues to look an outstanding prospect as he showed some brilliant touches before halting trial horse Negron. Wins vacant WBA International and WBC Latino titles. Solomon one to watch. Cuban southpaw Ortiz, 31, a former amateur star, has too much class for Releford and wins on scores of 79-72 twice and 80-72.

August 25

Pathum Thani, Thailand: Bantam: Pungluang (29-1) W KO 1 Joel Rafols (11-8-2). Rubbish fight as right from WBO No 6 Pungluang kayos wide-open Filipino victim in 134 seconds to win vacant WBO Asia Pacific Youth title. Rafols qualified by losing four of his last six fights.

August 26

Los Angeles, USA: Super Feather: Ronny Rios (12-0) W KO 4 Levi Brea (18-9-3). Body shots from Rios too much for Brea. Rios had a point deducted for a low blow in the second. Even fight in third, but body punches put Brea down twice in fourth for kayo. Hamburg, Germany: Middle: Hamid Rahimi (16-0) W TKO 4 Armen Azizani (9-11).Afghan-born Rahimi wins interim WBA PABA title. In front all the way and floors and stops Georgian Azizani. Not sure how a Georgian qualifies to fight for the Pacific and Asian title.

August 27

Rosario, Argentina: Light Welter: Lucas Matthysse (27-0,1ND) W KO 1 Rogelio Castaneda (26-16-3,1ND). Welter: Sebastian Lujan (34-5-1,1ND) W TKO 7 Emilio Julio Julio (18-6-1). Pig-tailed banger Matthysse, 27, puts right the only minor blemish on his record as he floors experience Mexican three times. When they met in September 2008 a clash of heads in the first round left Castaneda, 33, with a bad cut, and it was declared a no decision. This time a left hook dropped Castaneda half way through the round and after two more knockdowns Castaneda’s corner threw in the towel. Now 26 by KO/TKO for the WBO No 3. All-out aggression from “Iron” Lujan , 30, too much for Colombian With Lujan swarming all over him, the badly hurt Colombian was deducted a point for holding in the fifth. Julio, a sucker for Lujan’s right hand swipes, showed a good chin, but after taking heavy punishment in sixth retired at the end of the round. WBC No 7 Lujan, 30, since losing to Jamie Moore in 2007, has won his last eight including victories over Charlie Navarro, Jose Luis Castillo and Walter Matthysse. Lujan has had two world title shots, losing to Antonio Margarito for the WBO welter title in 2005 and Sergey Dzindziruk for the WBO light middle title in 2006. Dover, USA: Middle: Jose Angel Rodriguez (16-2-1) W PTS 12 Russell Jordan ( 15-8). Heavy: Amir Mansour (10-0) W KO 2 Sam Brown (4-7-2). In battle of southpaws the body attack of “Silver Boy” Rodriguez gives him early lead, but “Spiderman” Jordan has good spell in middle rounds and cut Rodriguez in sixth. Rodriguez takes over as Jordan fades and wins vacant IBF North American title with unanimous verdict on scores of 118-110, 117-111 and 115-113. Southpaw Mansour looks a real danger man as he floors poor Brown twice and puts him out cold for a couple of minutes. Second win for the 38-year-old after being released from serving an eight year sentence on a felony drugs conviction. Shades of Sonny Liston perhaps. Atlanta, USA: Light: Zahir Raheem (31-3) W TKO 2 Robert Valenzuela (53-54-2).It is a long way down from beating Erik Morales to fighting Roberto Valenzuela in an eight round bout in Atlanta. Raheem hurt Valenzuela in first and dropped him in the second with the referee stopping the fight as Valenzuela got to his feet. Raheem had outpointed Valenzuela in his last fight in April. Khon Kaen, Thailand: Fly: Panomroonlek (29-1) W KO 3 Ego Yohan. Vicious left body shots from southpaw Panomroonlek, rated WBC No 10 ends this mismatch as he kayos game , but obscure, Indonesian. Coburg, Australia: Welter: Steve Maxwell (8-3) W KO 5 Yodmongkol (11-9-1). Tasmania-born Maxwell, 28, defends his WBC Asian Boxing Council title as he kayos Thai to go to six by KO/TKO in a row. Fourth loss in a row for moderate Thai, and fourth loss on four visits to Australia. Sydney, Australia: Super Middle: Junior Talipeau (16-1-1) W PTS 8 Sonni Michael Angelo (16-10-2). Cruiser: Kariz Kariuki (22-9-2) W PTS 6 Josh Clenshaw (29-18). New Zealand-born Talipeau, 26, floors Congolese-born Sonni, 25, in fifth on the way to a wide unanimous verdict. Scores 80-73, 79-72 and 78-73. Sonni has lost five of his last six. Kenyan Kariuki, carrying too much weight, has to settle for a majority verdict over former double Australian champ Clenshaw in battle of 33-year-olds. Scores 60-53, 59-55 and 57-57! Tijuana, Mexico: Light Welter: Misael Castillo (17-0) W PTS 8 Jesus Gurrola (13-2-2). Puncher Castillo wins Guante Azteca tournament with points victory over tough Gurrola. Castillo won his first two bouts in the tournament by first round kayo and has 15 wins by KO/TKO. Juana Diaz, Puerto Rico: Super Fly: Cesar Seda Jr (19-0) W PTS 10 Jose Lopez (39-9-2). Welter: Kenny Galarza (14-1) W TKO 4 Ilido Julio (40-19-1). Big win for 24-year-old southpaw Seda as he floors former WBO champ “Carita” Lopez in the second and outclasses him all the way. Scores 100-89 from all three officials. First fight for Lopez, 38, since losing his WBO title to Marvin Sonsona in September. Seda wins vacant WBA Fedlatin title. Galarza, rebuilding after loss to Brad Solomon in June, floors Colombian Julio, 39, in second and continues to dish out punishment with Colombian’s corner pulling their man out before the start of the fourth. Julio, started out as a flyweight, and was unbeaten in his first 18 fights, winning 17 by KO/TKO, but also managed to lose nine fights in a row later in his career.

August 28

Guaynabo, Puerto Rico: Light Fly: Giovanni Segura (25-1-1) W KO 8 Ivan Calderon (34-1-1). Light: Jose Gonzalez (12-0) W TKO 6 Hector Marengo (5-1-4). Light Welter: Alex De Jesus (20-1) W PTS 6 Jose Roman (11-26-5). Super Bantam: McJoe Arroyo (5-0) W PTS 6 Sigfredo Medina (3-2). Super Fly: McWilliams Arroyo (4-1) W PTS 6 Jiovanne Fuentes (2-1). Time and young tiger Segura finally caught-up with 35-year-old Calderon in this unification bout. As expected the classy southpaw boxing of the little Puerto Rican gave him an early lead, but Mexican Segura would not be denied. He hunted Calderon down in the fifth and sixth and floored with a body punch in the seventh with Calderon taking the full count on one knee. WBA champion Segura, 28, adds the WBO title and now has 21 by KO/TKO. It was title fight No 20 for Calderon in his reign as WBO straw and light fly champion. Calderon says he will fight on. Gonzalez, 27, won a real war of unbeaten Puerto Ricans as he floored Marengo in the fifth and forced a stoppage in the sixth. Routine clear points win for “Pollo” De Jesus. Only thing not routine is that De Jesus was allowed out of jail, where he is serving a long sentence, for this fight, and then goes back to jail. Both Arroyo twins win every round on the way to easy points victories over very modest opposition. Buenos Aires, Argentina: Light Welter: Marcos Maidana (29-1) W PTS 12 DeMarcus Corley (37-14-1). Light Welter: Guillermo de Jesus Paz (19-20-3,1ND) W PTS 10 Claudio Olmedo (19-3,1ND). Light Welter: Cesar Cuenca (39-0, 2 ND) W PTS 8 Mauricio Pereira (15-1-1). Light Welter: Martin Coggi (24-4-1) W TKO 2 Juan Abrego (8-6-1). The mismatch turned out not to be one. “El Chino” Maidana, retained his WBA interim title for the third time with a unanimous decision over 36-year-old former WBO champ “Chop Chop” Corley, but it was far from easy. After two close rounds a clash of heads saw Maidana cut on the right eye lid. It turned rough in the fourth with both boxers warned to clean up their act. Maidana had Corley shaky in the sixth and floored him for nine in the seventh Maidana did not follow-up his advantage and Corley came into the fight more, hurting Maidana in tenth, winning the eleventh and sharing the last as Maidana seemed to tire. Not an impressive showing by Maidana, but best showing for years by Corley after losing two of his previous three fights to Fariz Kazimov and Fred Hernandez. Scores 117-110, 116-110 and 115-112. Upset as journeyman Paz reverses a June defeat and overcomes early cut to outbox hard punching Olmedo and wins WBC Latino title on scores of 97-93, 96-94 and 94-95. Olmedo had won 18 of his 22 fights by KO/TKO. At the other end of the power scale non-puncher Cuenca, 29, remained unbeaten in 41 with a points win over formerly unbeaten Pereira. Southpaw Cuenca, who has only won one of his fights by TKO/KO, took it on scores of 79-71 ½ twice and 79-72. Both fighters lost a point for infractions. Southpaw Coggi, 27, son of the former WBA champion makes it 13 by KO/TKO. Cebu City, Philippines: Feather: Rey Bautista (28-2) W TKO 4 Alejandro Barrera (20-3). Fly: Milan Melinda (22-0) W KO 2 Jin-Man Joen (13-4-1). Light Welter: Jimrex Jaca (31-6-3) W KO 1 Pipino Cuevas Jr (14-6). Straw: Florante Condes (24-5-1) W PTS 8 Sofyan Effgendi (10-8-2). Bautista and Barrera in brawl which ends in fourth with Barrera badly cut on left eyelid. Former WBO super bantam title challenger “Boom Boom Bautista, 24, now 22 by KO/TKO, rebuilding with fourth win after shock loss to Heriberto Ruiz in 2008. “Little Fox” Barrera, 30, embarrassed, but not in the ring. Was overweight so took off his shorts to reduce weight, only for the flag covering his modesty to fall down to the dismay/ enjoyment of the ladies attending the weigh-in. ALA gym star Melinda, top rated straw with the IBF, halts outclassed Korean and kayos him with a left uppercut in two. Just 144 seconds and a right from southpaw Jaca, 27, demolishes Mexican Cuevas. Win No 17 by KO/TKO for Jaca, who lost to Juan Manuel Marquez for interim WBO feather title in 2206. Cuevas is not a patch on his father, the former WBA welter champion. Former IBF straw champ in first fight since loss to Nkosinathi Joyi in June 2009, scores knockdown in sixth and wins on scores of 80-71 from all three judges. Las Piedras, Puerto Rico: Super Feather: Luis Cruz (15-0) W TKO 5 Hevinson Herrera (14-5-1). Super Bantam: Jayson Velez( 13-0) W PTS 8 Isaac Hidalgo (7-5-2). Prospect Cruz, 24, hands out a beating to Colombian Herrera who retires at the end of the fourth. That’s thirteen by KO/TKO for Cruz who wins WBO Latino title. Prospect “La Marvilla” Velez taken the distance by Hidalgo but wins wide unanimous verdict. Kiev, Ukraine: Super Fly: Wladimir Sidorenko (22-2-1) W PTS 12 Mbwana Matumla (19-5,1ND). Cruiser: Dmytro Kucher (10-0) W PTS 8 Joey Vargas (11-6-1). Former WBA bantam champ Sidorenko, in his first fight since May 2009, and his first fight in his home country, takes easy, wide verdict over Tanzanian southpaw. Aggressive two-handed body attack from Sidorenko has 35-year-old Matumla on the defensive until the last three rounds when Matumla landed a few punches. Scores 120-108 twice and 119-109 as Sidorenko wins something called the vacant WBC International Silver belt. Cruiser hope Kucher, 26, floors Ugandan Joey Vegas in second and wins every round. Scores 80-72 on all three cards. Atlantic City, USA: Heavy: Chazz Witherspoon (27-2) W TKO 7 Livin Castillo (16-9). Light Heavy: Farah Ennis ( 16-0) W TKO 3 Reg Pena (6-4). Witherspoon, 28, finally breaks down Ecuadorian southpaw Castillo and scores knockdown in seventh to force stoppage. Eighteen by KO/TKO for “ The Gentleman” in first fight since stoppage loss to Tony Thompson in December . Philadelphian Ennis body attack too much for outclassed Pena who takes the knee for the full count in third. Ten by KO/TKO for 27-year-old Ennis. Fallon, USA: Light Heavy: Otis Griffin (23-6-2) W PTS 8 Bill Bailey(10-10). Middle: Brandon Gonzales (13-0,1ND) W TKO 3 Byron Tyson (9-2-2). Griffin looks all of his 33 years as he struggles with bulldog style of modest Bailey and has to settle for unpopular decision. Scores 78-74 twice and 79-73. Bailey had lost six of his last seven. Gonzales on top, has Tyson down in first, cut in second, and losers corner call for fight to be stopped after two minutes of third. Pittsburg, USA: Super Feather: Monty Meza-Clay (29-3) W TKO 3 Allen Litzau (13-6). Light Welter: Derrick Gainer (41-7-1) W PTS 6 Angel Hernandez (14-6). Meza-Clay, 29, returning after operations to his hand, shoulder and elbow, dishes out enough of a beating for Litzau’s corner throw in the towel late in the third round. First fight since June 2009 and consecutive losses to Jorge Solis and Fernando Beltran, for Meza-Clay. Litzau now four losses in last five. The smoke is there but the fire has gone out. In his first fight for over three years “Smoke” Gainer, 38, the former WBA featherweight champion, was floored in the first round and only just edged out club fighter Hernandez on a split decision. Hernandez had lost his last three fights. Let's hope that is the end of a short comeback. Virgin Beach, USA: Light: Dorin Spivey (38-6,1ND) W PTS 10 Leo Martinez (15-14). Light: Meacher Major (17-4-1,1ND) W TKO 3 Jamar Saunders (5-6-1). Spivey, 37, given a torrid time by Martinez. Despite forcing two standing counts in the first round Spidery was under pressure much of the way from aggressive Martinez, but his better boxing saw him through on scores of 98-90, 95-94 and 95-92. Bahamian Major, a loser in four rounds to Spivey in November, wins over ordinary Saunders who is retired in his corner at the end of third due to a bad cut over his right eye. Accra, Ghana: Super Bantam: Light Middle: Obodai Sai W PTS 12 Isaac Selom. Super Feather: Joseph Laryea W TKO 6 Ali Alabi. Bantam: Isaac Nettey W PTS 10 Gabriel Laryea . Sai remains unbeaten and retains Ghana title for second time. Laryea wins vacant Ghana title. Netty , a loser to Rendall Monroe by a mile in for the vacant Commonwealth title in 2009, wins a split decision in Ghana title eliminator. No records quoted as I have no faith in any record for fighters from Ghana. Montreal, Canada: Light Welter: Henry Lundy (19-1-1) W PTS 10 Omri Lowther (14-2). Middle: Kevin Bizier (12-0) W TKO 3 Leo Rojas (8-11-3,1ND). Light Heavy: Nicholson Poulard (15-3) W TKO 3 Alfredo Contreras (11-9). Light: Arash Usmanee (7-0) W TKO 2 Carlos Martinez (5-9). Easy win for late sub Hank Lundy as he proves too busy for Lowther in very technical match. Bosses the fight, shaking Lowther in eighth and ninth. Lundy, a late sub, did not make the weight and had to pay a forfeit, but got back on track after a stoppage loss to John Molina in July. Lowther, from Georgia, also 26, won silver medals in both the US and PAL championships as an amateur, but is struggling as a pro. Scores 100-90 twice and 98-92. Bizier, 26, batters away at Peruvian Rojas for three rounds and Rojas retires at the end of the third. Now eight by KO/TKO for Bizier, but just one win in his last ten for Rojas. Poulard, 32, elder brother of Jean Pascal, continues his good run as he floors Mexican Contreras twice and stops him in third. Only one loss in his last 15 for Poulard, and that was to world rated Sebastien Demers. Former top amateur Usmanee, from Alberta, and Canadian national amateur champion in 2005/6/7, makes it seven wins as he halts poor Martinez. Mazatlan, Mexico: Bantam: Belgium: Tomoki Kameda (16-0) W PTS 10 Stephane Jamoye (18-1). Light Fly: Jose Rodriguez (24-0) W KO 7 Karluis Diaz (10-1). Great fight-pity about the arithmetic. Classic, exciting boxer vs. banger match between two unbeaten prospects. Clever boxing from Belgian EU champ Jamoye as his fast jab and movement gives him the early edge. Kameda, 19, takes middle rounds and shakes Belgian in fourth. Jamoye, 20, bounces back to take ninth and Kameda the last. Scores 96-95, 95-96 and 96-96 as Jamoye retains WBC Youth title-for a short while. A recount of the score cards shows an error and scores corrected to 96-95 Jamoye and two scores of 96-95 for Mexican-based Kameda. Jamoye showed he is for real as Kameda is a good prospect. “El Torito” Rodriguez, 20, floors Colombian three times and finishes him in seventh in third defence of his WBC Youth Intercontinental title. Tijuana, Mexico: Light Welter: Juan Pablo Lopez (17-0) W TKO 4 Luis Rey (8-5-1). Super Fly: Arturo Badillo (18-1) W KO 1 Arcadio Salazar (6-5-2). After quiet first round it is all Lopez and “Che Che” hurts Rey in third and finishes him with a left uppercut to the body in fourth. Now 16 by KO/TKO for Lopez. Badilla returns after loss in overly ambitious match with Ronald Barrera in April, and floors Salazar three times for quick kayo. Mexicali, Mexico: Feather: Cisco Leal (15-5-2 ) DRAW 12 Miguel Angel Gonzalez (11-3). Super Feather: Nery Saguilan (19-0) W TKO 9 Filomeno Jaramillo (6-5). Middle: David Lopez (39-12 ) W PTS 12 Saul Roman (32-8).Leal climbs off the floor twice in the first round to win a controversial majority decision over hard punching Gonzalez. Scores 115-114, 112-111 and 115-115. Later the local Commission found an error in the cards and changed the result to a draw. Not a good night for Mexican judges. “Panther” Saguilan, 22, retains WBC Latino title as he floors Jaramillo three times and halts him in ninth. Punishing battle between Lopez , 32, and Roman. Lopez, inactive for 16 months, too strong as he slowly busts up Roman and wins wide unanimous verdict on scores of 119-109, 118-110 and 118-112 to take vacant WBC USNBC title and extends winning run to 15.Leal, Lopez and Jamarillo are all southpaws. Toluca, Mexico: Super Bantam: Giovanni Caro (19-8-4) W TKO 1 Franklin Varela (18-5). Fly : Oscar Blanquet (23-3-1) W KO 4 Gerardo Pinon (11-4-2). Super Feather: Juan Antonio Rodriguez (12-2) W TKO 9 Ariel Vasquez (10-2,1ND). Super Feather: Carlos Cardenas (13-4-1) W TKO 2 Jorge Urias . Typical explosive show from “Ruso” Caro as he floors Venezuelan Varela for stoppage win in 139 seconds. Caro wins vacant WBC International title. Two knockdowns in the fourth scored by Blanquet, 25, sees him kayo “Little Hands of Stone” Pinon and retain his WBC Continental Americas title for the fourth time and go to 13 wins by KO/TKO. Pinon was stretchered out of the ring and taken to hospital for observation. In an all-southpaw battle Rodriguez applies a steady beating to Nicaraguan Vasquez who did not come out for the ninth round. Third defence of his WBC Youth title for Rodriguez who has won his last eight and has eleven wins by KO/TKO. Mexican-based Venezuelan Cardenas overwhelms poor Urias. After a patchy start to his career, Cardenas has now lost only one of his last nine fights.

July 21


Perth, Australia: Cruiser: Danny Green (30-3) W KO 1 Paul Briggs. Heavy: Shane Cameron (25-2) W PTS 10 Daniel Ammann (19-4-1). Light: William Kickett (17-2) W PTS 6 Jack Asis (21-15-4). Cruiser: Brad Pitt (5-0) W KO 3 Oscar Siale (12-6).Total disgrace as Briggs falls over after just 29 seconds from what seemed a light punch. Green, crowd and TV people and IBO all very upset. Second defence of his IBO title for 37-year-old “Green Machine”. Briggs, 34, a former two-time WBC light heavy title challenger had been inactive since February 2007 and failed to make the agreed weight. Rubbish was thrown at Briggs in the ring and on his way back to the dressing room, and the local Board is to investigate the fight, with some bookies refusing to pay out on bets. New Zealander Cameron, 32, with a view to moving down to challenge Green comes at his lightest weigh in his career, but still too big and strong for southpaw former Aussie champ Ammann, and takes unanimous decision. Much needed win for young Kickett as he takes every round against experienced Filipino with all three judges seeing it 60-54. Pitt, 28, a Commonwealth gold medal winner in 2006, again shows his power and potential as he kayos Siale in third. Just 20 days previously Siale had gone twelve rounds in losing a majority decision to Dominic Vea for the vacant Commonwealth title.

July 22

Los Angeles, USA: Super Bantam: Nestor Rocha (22-2) W KO 2 Benji Garcia (14-16-3). Super Feather: Gary Russell Jr (11-0) W TKO 1 Mauricio Pastrana (35-15-2).Rocha, in his first fight since disastrous one round loss to Hozumi Hasegawa in a challenge for the WBC bantam title in July 2009, although not a noted puncher, takes out durable Garcia with a body punch in second round. Now eight by KO/TKO for Olympian Russell, 22, as it is all over in just 106 seconds. Pastrana not down but hurt against the ropes and referee calls it off after giving the Colombian a standing count. Stoppage may have been a bit premature, but it is time someone saved the washed-up 37-year-old from himself. Pastrana, eight losses in his last nine fights.

Sydney, Australia: Light: Lenny Zappavigna (24-0) W KO 2 Billy Sumba (18-2-1). Heavy: Adam Forsyth (8-0) W KO 1 Bob Gasio (11-15). IBO champion Zappavigna has an easy night as he hurts Indonesian in first and puts him out in round two. A bit of reality seeping into Sumba's inflated record. He won his first 17, but the move up in opposition has found him out. Forsyth a real prospect. Floors Samoan veteran Gasio three times for automatic stoppage. Forsyth, 29, was a multi national champion as an amateur and Olympic quarter finalist in 2004.

Jurmala, Latvia: Denis Shafikov (24-0) W TKO 6 Leo Resendiz (23-25).Twenty-five-year-old Russian southpaw wears down oldie Resendiz, 33, floors him in sixth and Mexican does not come out for seventh.

July 28

New York, USA: Super Feather: Argenis Mendez (17-1) W PTS 8 Shamir Reyes (18-7-2,1ND). Fresh from an important win over Martin Honorio in May, talented Dominican Mendez, 24, has too much of everything for southpaw Reyes. Floors him at the end of first, hurts him in fifth and sixth and wins wide unanimous verdict on scores of 79-72 and 80-71 twice. Mendez competed in the 2004 Olympics and won a World Junior silver medal in the same year. Kempton Park, South Africa: Bantam: Tshifhiwa Munyai (20-1-1) W KO 3 Prosper Ankrah. Heavy: Flo Simba (6-0) W TKO 1 Papy Mondende (1-2-1). Easy win for 25-year-old former undefeated Commonwealth champion "Atomic Spider" Munyai. Controls the fight with his height and reach advantage and middle of third round ends it when he puts Ghanaian down and out with an overhand right. Heavyweight hope Simba from D R Congo halts late sub, and fellow-countryman, Mondende, who pulls out with a knee injury after just 78 seconds.

July 30

Miami, USA: Light Middle: Ashley Theophane (27-4-1) W PTS 10 Delvin Rodriguez (25-5-2). Middle: Andy Lee (22-1) W KO 5 James Cook (11-4-1). Super Middle: Francisco Sierra (22-3) W TEC DEC 7 Don George (20-1-1). Welter: Jonathan Gonzalez (9-0) W TKO 6 Abel Perry (12-4). Welter: Yordenis Ugas (2-0) W TKO 1 DeJuan Jackson (1-1).Big win for "The Treasure" from London. Dominican Rodriguez starts strongly and seems to be in front after six rounds, but then fades. Hurts Theophane in ninth but not enough to influence the judges as Theophane comes strongly in the later rounds Controversial majority decision as most ringsiders had Rodriguez, rated No 3 by the IBF, winning it. Scores 96-94 twice for Theophane and 95-95. Rodriguez had lost to Isaac Hlatshwayo for the vacant IBF title last August. Lee, 26, floors Cook with southpaw left to the body in fourth only to have it ruled a low blow. Lands same punch again in fifth, this time for the finish. Win No 16 by KO/TKO for Lee, and seven wins since losing to Brian Vera in March 2008. Controversial win for Sierra over previously unbeaten George. Sierra hurts George in first two rounds and busts his nose. In seventh Sierra puts George down and then floors him again with a punch after the bell. George given five minutes to recover, but unable to go on. Instead of disqualification Sierra is deducted two points. Wins technical decision on scores of 68-63 and 69-62 twice, but expect a protest from George’s camp. Puerto Rican prospect Gonzalez, 21, keeps up his 100 % record of wins by KO/TKO by halting Alaskan Perry. Cuban former World amateur champion and Pan American gold medalist Ugas halts poor Jackson in first. Ugas lost to Amir Khan in the World Junior championships in 2004. Cancun, Mexico: Welter: Danny Garcia (18-0) W TKO 9 Jorge Romero (17-3). Fly: Juan Esquer (26-7-2) TEC DRAW 3 Gilberto Keb Baas (32-20-4). Super Middle: Marco Periban (9-0) W TKO 2 Franco Sanchez (12-7-2).Tough fight but great finish from Garcia. Unbeaten Philadelphian sweeps fist four rounds, but tough Romero has success in middle rounds and has Garcia’s face swelling. Garcia scores with big left hook in ninth. Romero, 20, makes it to his feet, but being battered when the referee stops it. "Swift", 22, beat Theophane on a split decision in February. For Romero only three of his 20 fights have gone the distance, and his only other stoppage loss was due to a broken jaw. The fight between Esquer and veteran Keb Baas just warming up when a clash of heads sees Esquer too badly cut to continue. Former top amateur Periban floors Argentinian three times and now has six wins by KO/TKO. Philadelphia, USA: Light Middle: Derek Ennis (22-2-1) W PTS 12 Gabe Rosado (14-5). Super Middle: Farah Ennis (15-0) W KO 3 Demetrius Davis (20-24-5). Super Middle: Dennis Hasson (10-0) W PTS 6 Alberto Mercedes (14-16-1). Great fight in the Philadelphia tradition. In battle of fringe contenders Ennis makes it ten wins in a row taking majority verdict on scores of 117-111, 116-112 and 114-114 to retain his USBA title. The lanky Rosado is never in a bad fight. No real match as Farah Ennis kayos 41-year-old loser Davis, who has won only one of his last eleven. Hasson, 26 stays unbeaten with unanimous win over Dominican. Scores 60-54, 59-55 twice. Hasson was a top level amateur. Enna, Italy: Light Heavy: Danilo D’Agata (9-0-1) W PTS 10 Roberto Cocco (10-6-1).Sicilian D’Agata, 26, wins vacant Italian title in his first move up to ten round bouts. Unanimous decision with scores of 97-93 twice and 97-94 for D'Agata. Cocco, 33, already a loser in two shots at national super middle title. Khemarat, Thailand: Feather: Chonlatarn Piriyapinyo (33-0) W PTS 12 Ericson Origenes (7-2-2). Cake walk for world rated Chonlatarn as he wins wide unanimous verdict over Filipino No 8 Origenes. Scores 118-110-119-109 and 120-109. Defence No 25 of WBC Asian title he won back in 2004. New York, USA: Light: Mike Faragon (12-0) W TKO 4 Eddie Soto (12-2).Impressive performance from 23-year-old Faragon. He floors Soto with body punch in first and floors him a couple more times before the fight is called off in fourth. Santiago de Chile, Chile: Super Feather: Oscar Bravo (14-1) W PTS 8 Gustavo Bermudez (10-3). Tough night for local Bravo. Floored in second round, for the first time in his career, Bravo fights back aggressively to have Argentinian on the back foot and wins unanimous verdict on scores of 77-75 and 79-74 twice.

July 31

Las Vegas, USA: Light: Juan Manuel Marquez (51-5-1) W PTS 12 Juan Diaz (35-4). Middle: Dmitry Pirog (17-0) W TKO 5 Dan Jacobs (20-1). Super Middle: Jean Paul Mendy (29-0-1) W DIS 1 Sakio Bika (28-4-2). Light Welter: Robert Guerrero (27-1-1,2ND) W PTS 10 Joel Casamayor (37-5-1). Light: Jorge Linares (29-1) W PTS 10 Rocky Juarez (28-7-1).Super Middle: George Groves (10-0) W TKO 6 Alfredo Contreras (11-8-1). Heavy: Seth Mitchell (18-0) W TKO 1 Derek Bryant (20-6-1). Light Welter: Frankie Gomez (5-0) W KO 1 Ron Peterson (3-3). Youth was not served as 36-year-old Marquez beat 26-year-old Diaz for the second time to retain his WBA and WBO titles. Boxing well within himself and giving Diaz a lesson on tactics, Marquez scored constantly with quick, accurate combinations to which Diaz had no answer. "Dinamita" was not even fazed by having to box with a badly swollen eye over the last few rounds and had Diaz rocking at the bell to clinch a wide unanimous verdict on scores of 118-110, 117-111 and 116-112. Now Marquez naturally wants a third bout with Manny Pacquiao, he has drawn and lost a close decision to the Filipino in their previous two fights. Diaz a former IBF, WBA and WBO lightweight champion fought a more intelligent fight this time, but the change of tactics made little difference as there is no way he was going to outbox Marquez. Diaz had been stopped in nine rounds by Marquez in their previous match in February 2009 and since then had won and lost against Paul Malignaggi. After 33 wins in a row Juan is now 2-4 in his last six and is at a career crossroads. Upset as Russian Pirog, 30 finished "The Golden Child" Jacobs with a right in the fifth to win the vacant WBO title. Jacobs ended on his back and the referee did not even finish the count before waiving it over. Pirog switching and movement causing plenty of problems and Jacobs is almost floored in second. Keeps himself in the fight until Pirog explodes his bomb. Finally someone gets disqualified for hitting an opponent when he is on his knees. Cameroon tough guy Bika launched an early attack that had unbeaten Mendy backed into a corner and floored him with a left hook. Mendy was on one knee when Bike threw another right which blasted the French southpaw face down on the canvas. Joe Cortez promptly disqualified Bika, and it was all over in 76 seconds. This was an IBF eliminator so the 36-year-old southpaw should now get a shot at Lucien Bute. Mendy lost to Carl Froch in the European qualifiers for the 2000 Olympics. "The Scorpion" Bika, 31, who was IBO champion, will feel he threw away a certain win. He lost to Joe Calzaghe in a challenge for the IBF and WBO titles in 2006. "The Ghost" is back in the big time. Former unbeaten IBF super feather champ Guerrero, 27, won big as he dominated Cuban veteran Casamayor to win a unanimous points verdict. Guerrero had been sidelined whilst he supported his wife in her battle against cancer and through his promotional disputes, but he is now very much in the mix at lightweight or light welter. He floored the 39-year-old fellow southpaw, a former WBA super feather and WBC light champ, in the second. Casamayor was also deducted a point in the same round. The Cuban enjoyed brief success in the last round as he had Guerrero down for the first time in his career, but not badly hurt. Scores for Guerrero 97-90 and 98-89 twice. Former WBC feather and WBA super feather champ Linares bosses the fight from the start against Juarez and controls the fight with his left hand. Floors Texan in fifth, and despite injuring his right hand early in the fight, and a late rally by Juarez, Linares wins wide unanimous verdict on scores of 97-92 and 99-90 twice from the judges. "El Nino De Oro" , a 24-year-old Venezuelan, can now be a threat at lightweight. He still has to answer the questions set by his first round loss to Juan Carlos Salgado in October, but he has talent. Juarez who at 30 is now talking retirement. No knockdowns, but Commonwealth champion Groves , 22, applying a steady beating to more experienced Mexican and referee has seen enough in sixth. Former American footballer Mitchell , 28, overwhelms poor Bryant in just 95 seconds. Sustained attack has Bryant, 39, reeling. Eleven by KO/TKO for Mitchell but poor match as southpaw Bryant inactive since November 2008. Hot prospect Gomez, US national amateur champion in 2009, and world championships silver medalist, takes out poor Peterson early with a devastating left hook. Hamburg, Germany: Middle: Sebastian Zbik (30-0) W PTS 12 Jorge Heiland (16-1). Super Middle: Dimitri Sartison (27-1) W PTS 12 Khoren Gevor (31-5). Heavy: Alex Dimitrenko (30-1) W TKO 5 Yaroslav Zavorotny (14-5). Super Middle: Karoly Balzsay (22-2) W KO 5 Aziz Daari (24-15-4). Heavy: Juan Carlos Gomez (48-2,1ND) W PTS 8 Zack Page (21-30). Middle: Mariusz Cendrowski (20-2-2) W PTS 8 Bronislav Kubin ( 10-3). Light Middle : Jack Culcay (6-0) W TKO 4 Ionut Trandafir Ilie (13-5-1).Zbik retains his WBC interim title for the third time as he outboxes the aggressive but limited Argentinian southpaw Heiland. Zbik technical skills give him the edge but Argentinian makes the fight interesting. Zbik rarely in exciting fight but excellent technical skills make him a hard man to beat .Scores 117-111 twice and 116-112. Kazakh-born Sartison makes a successful first defence of his WBA secondary title and makes surprisingly easy work of beating Armenian southpaw Gevor, who was moving up from middleweight. Height and reach edge with Sartison who looks to have registered a knockdown in the fourth as Gevor’s glove touched the canvas, but not scored. Gevor trying to mix things up loses a point in sixth for his tactics. Strong finish by Gevor not enough and Sartison retains on scores of 117-109, 117-110 and 115-112. Mismatch as big Dimitrenko, 6’7" and 28-years-old, easily handles fellow Ukrainian Zavorotny, 35, to win vacant European title. Dimitrenko floors Zavorotny in fifth and has him trapped in a corner when Zavorotny’s team throw in the towel. First fight for Dimitrenko since a loss to Eddie Chambers derailed him in July last year. Former WBO champ Balzsay shows some ring rust in first fight in seven months. Moroccan-born former French light middle champ Daari has some early success but floored by big left cross from southpaw Balzsay in fifth and stopped. Former WBC cruiser champ Gomez , 37, has a workout against experienced spoiler Page, also 37, and wins wide unanimous verdict on scores of 80-72 from all three judges. Pole Cendrowski, 32, has routine unanimous points win over Czech Kubin. Scores 79-73 twice and 79-74. Future star "Golden Jack" Culcay, 24, halts Romanian in fourth. Culcay, born in Ecuador, is a former World amateur gold medalist and European silver winner. Tepic, Mexico: Super Fly: Juan Alberto Rosas (32-5) W TKO 6 Simphiwe Nongqayi (16-1-1). Super Bantam: Jorge Arce (55-6-1) W KO 1 Martin Castillo (35-4). Straw: Jesus Silvestre (18-2) W TKO 7 Moises Eb (11-4). "Golden Master" drops his IBF title in his second defence. Fighting in front of his home crowd Rosas punched too hard for the South African dominated from the fourth, and the referee stopped the fight when Nongqayi dropped to his knees in the sixth and looked finished. New champion "The Mole" Rosas "now has 26 wins by KO/TKO. He is the second world champion from Nayrit after Manuel Medina. Nongqayi a veteran, even though he has had only 18 fights (he represented South Africa in the 1998 Commonwealth Games), looked great beating Jorge Arce in September, but struggled in a defence against Malik Bouziane in April and may now retire. One vicious left to the body and it is all over as Arce finishes former WBA super flyweight champion Castillo in a ten round non-title fight. Now 41 by KO/TKO for 31-year-old WBO super fly champ Arce. Castillo, 33, who beat Floyd Mayweather Jr in the amateurs is a spent force. Another inside the distance win for Silvestre. He now has 14 by KO/TKO and his only loss in his last ten fights was to IBF champ Donnie Nietes in a non title bout in January. Champoton, Mexico: Feather : Eduard Lazcano (21-1) W TKO 8 Tomas Sierra (9-18). "Chucky's" fight all the way as 24-year-old southpaw dominates Sierra and forces a stoppage in the eighth to win vacant WBC Mundo Hispana title. Eduardo’s only loss was a disputed one to Miguel Beltran in the Azteca competition. Sao Paulo, Brazil: Heavy: George Arias (46-11) W TKO 2 Saul Farah (41-13-2). Now 36, Brazilian Arias has no trouble with Bolivian Farah and easily retains South American title. Arias lost to Johnny Nelson for the WBO cruiser title in 2001 and to Audley Harrison in 2008. Accra, Ghana: Light Heavy: Brahim Kamoko (20-0) W TKO 10 Hector Velazco (37-8-1). Welter: Joshua Okine (20-4-1) W PTS 12 Muhammad Abdullayev (20-4). Light Welter: Albert Mensah (22-3-1,1ND) W PTS 12 Karen Tevosyan (15-3-3). Super Feather: Emmanuel Tagoe (14-1) W TKO 1 Samuel Kamau (11-4-1). Middle: Peter Mashamaite (18-8-1) W PTS 12 Ishmael Tetteh (20-5-2). Feather: Alfred Tetteh W PTS 12 Ishmael Aryitey. Super Feather: Max Awuku W TKO 4 Dan Quartey .Good night for Ghanaian boxers. Having only his second fight in three years Kamoko's aggression too much for former WBO middle champ Velazco. "Bukom Banku" floors 37-year-old Argentinian southpaw in ninth and has him in trouble in tenth when the towel comes. Kamoko wins World Professional Boxing Federation title, but still has those medical allegations hanging over him. Former Commonwealth champion Okine 30, wins every round against Uzbek Abdullayev to lift vacant WPBF title. Scores 120-109 twice and 120-108 for 30-year-old southpaw. Now 36, Abdullayev, beat Miguel Cotto and Ricardo Williams in the Olympics, but was stopped by Cotto in a challenge for the WBO light welter title in 2005. The lanky Mensah made it three WPBF titles for Ghana as he easily outpointed Russian Tevosyan on scores of 119-110 twice and 118-111. Tagoe retained his WBO African title with a stoppage of Kenyan Kamau. South African southpaw Mashamaite prevented a clean sweep for the locals, and halted a three bout losing streak for himself, by taking a unanimous verdict on scores of 118-112, 117-112 and 116-114 to win the WBO African title. Southpaw Awuku remained unbeaten with a fourth round stoppage of Dan Quartey. Tetteh wins Ghana title with majority verdict over Aryitey. Colon City, Panama: Light Middle: Alfonso Mosquera (20-7) W PTS 11 Daniel Edouard (23-3-2). Feather: Nicholas Walters (14-0) W TKO 5 Jose Miguel Payares (9-3). Light: Evens Pierre (14-1) W TKO 6 Rosano Lawrence (13-9-1). Tall Panamanian Mosquera, 28, lived up to his "Hurricane" nickname as he threw enough leather to smother any attempts by favourite Edouard to get untracked. Haitian Eduard came on in the last two rounds but Mosquera won a unanimous decision which gave him the WBA Fed Latin title. "Axe Man" Walters retained his Fed Latin title as Colombian Payares retires at the end of the fifth. Now 12 by KO/TKO for Jamaican Walters. Haitian Pierre reverses his only loss in slug fest with Panamanian "Bulldog" Lawrence. Both fighters on the deck before Pierre ends it with body punch. York, USA: Feather: Carney Bowman (15-0) W KO 3 Roberto Acevedo (9-11-3). Cruiser: Andres Taylor (16-1-1) W TKO 2 Adam Harris (10-4).Light Welter: Terry Crawford (12-0) W TKO 1 Ron Boyd (6-11-1). More wrestling than fighting but prospect Bowman, 27, a former Nation Golden Gloves champion, brings it to an end with rights in the third. Puerto Rican southpaw Acevedo’s clutching tactics cost him a point in the first. Both fighters trying to mix even after the fight ended. Taylor has it easy as he floors modest Harris in the second and Harris retires at the end of the round claiming a shoulder injury. Now nine by KO/TKO for former Olympic trialist Crawford. Pasig City, Philippines: Super Fly: Sylvester Lopez (14-2) W TKO 2 Wandee Singwancha (63-12-1). Ten wins in a row as Lopez, 22, retains WBC International title with crushing win over Thai veteran. Floors 30-year-old former WBC interim strawweight and light fly champ at the end of the first and twice in the second for impressive win. Wandee lost to Peter Culshaw for the WB Federation super flyweight title in 2003.

August 1

East London, South Africa: Bantam: Phumzile Matyhila (17-1-2) W PTS 12 Nkqubela Gwazela (20-7). Mild upset as more experienced Matyhila, 34, fighting out of his weight division, wins national title with split decision over defending champion 30-year-old Gwazela. Champion goes in the lead in early rounds but fades and Matyhila counter-punches his way to wafer thin victory. Scores 116-115, 115-114 and 113-115. Matyhila won a bronze medal in the 1998 Commonwealth Games, competed in the 2000 Olympics and competed in the 2002 Commonwealth Games in Manchester, all at 48kgs. M'Lang, Philippines: Feather: Lorenzo Villaneuva (18-0,1ND) W TKO 7 Balweg Bangoyan (15-2). Fly: Ardin Diale (9-4-3) W TKO 3 Jermie Jabel (15-1). Super Bantam : Rolando Magbanua (18-1) W KO 1 Nikong Calamba (4-5-1 ). Glenn Porras (24-2)W TKO 1 Jun Pader (17-32-2). Impressive display of power from 23-year-old southpaw "Thunderbolt" Villaneuva. Hits too hard for Bangoyan who fails to come out for round seven due a closed left eye. That's 17 by KO/TKO for Villaneuva, but he needs to work on his defence. Bangoyan, a super bantam, somehow managed to come in 4 1/2lbs over the limit for this WBO Orient title fight. His only other loss was in April when he was stopped in five rounds by Toshiaki Nishioka in challenge for the WBC super bantam title. Villaneuva retains WBO Orient title. Upset as Diale,21, crushes unbeaten prospect Jabel. Scores knockdown in each round and fight stopped in third. Magbanua returns after a year of inactivity and scores quick kayo. Southpaw Porras, 24, has now won his last eleven, nine by KO/TKO. "The Rock" wraps it up with body punches. Additional Commonwealth Results:

July 30

Dar-Es-Salaam, Tanzania: Fly : Juma Fundi (13-4) W TKO 9 Shabani Kilumbelumbe (7-2-1). Fundi wins vacant UBO International title.

July 31

Mzuzu, Malawi: Light : Ken Chinthenga (3-0) W TKO 4 Perpetual Mkandawire (3-6). Kondoa, Tamzania: Fly: Fadhili Majia (8-1-1) W TKO 4 Ramadhan Kumbele (8-5-2). Miidle: Maneno Oswald (34-21-2 ) W PTS 6 Hussein Chiwa (6-8-2). Feather: Hassan Kidebe (9-3-2) W KO 2 Nassibu Ibrahim (0-1).Majia wins TPBO title. Oswald still winning at 40yoa.

July 21


Perth, Australia: Cruiser: Danny Green (30-3) W KO 1 Paul Briggs. Heavy: Shane Cameron (25-2) W PTS 10 Daniel Ammann (19-4-1). Light: William Kickett (17-2) W PTS 6 Jack Asis (21-15-4). Cruiser: Brad Pitt (5-0) W KO 3 Oscar Siale (12-6).Total disgrace as Briggs falls over after just 29 seconds from what seemed a light punch. Green, crowd and TV people and IBO all very upset. Second defence of his IBO title for 37-year-old “Green Machine”. Briggs, 34, a former two-time WBC light heavy title challenger had been inactive since February 2007 and failed to make the agreed weight. Rubbish was thrown at Briggs in the ring and on his way back to the dressing room, and the local Board is to investigate the fight, with some bookies refusing to pay out on bets. New Zealander Cameron, 32, with a view to moving down to challenge Green comes at his lightest weigh in his career, but still too big and strong for southpaw former Aussie champ Ammann, and takes unanimous decision. Much needed win for young Kickett as he takes every round against experienced Filipino with all three judges seeing it 60-54. Pitt, 28, a Commonwealth gold medal winner in 2006, again shows his power and potential as he kayos Siale in third. Just 20 days previously Siale had gone twelve rounds in losing a majority decision to Dominic Vea for the vacant Commonwealth title.

July 22


Los Angeles, USA: Super Bantam: Nestor Rocha (22-2) W KO 2 Benji Garcia (14-16-3). Super Feather: Gary Russell Jr (11-0) W TKO 1 Mauricio Pastrana (35-15-2).Rocha, in his first fight since disastrous one round loss to Hozumi Hasegawa in a challenge for the WBC bantam title in July 2009, although not a noted puncher, takes out durable Garcia with a body punch in second round. Now eight by KO/TKO for Olympian Russell, 22, as it is all over in just 106 seconds. Pastrana not down but hurt against the ropes and referee calls it off after giving the Colombian a standing count. Stoppage may have been a bit premature, but it is time someone saved the washed-up 37-year-old from himself. Pastrana, eight losses in his last nine fights.

Sydney, Australia: Light: Lenny Zappavigna (24-0) W KO 2 Billy Sumba (18-2-1). Heavy: Adam Forsyth (8-0) W KO 1 Bob Gasio (11-15). IBO champion Zappavigna has an easy night as he hurts Indonesian in first and puts him out in round two. A bit of reality seeping into Sumba's inflated record. He won his first 17, but the move up in opposition has found him out. Forsyth a real prospect. Floors Samoan veteran Gasio three times for automatic stoppage. Forsyth, 29, was a multi national champion as an amateur and Olympic quarter finalist in 2004.

Jurmala, Latvia: Denis Shafikov (24-0) W TKO 6 Leo Resendiz (23-25).Twenty-five-year-old Russian southpaw wears down oldie Resendiz, 33, floors him in sixth and Mexican does not come out for seventh.

July 23

Leemore, USA: Light Heavy: Beibut Shumenov (10-1) W PTS 12 Vyacheslav Uzelkov(22-1). Light Heavy: Gayrat Ahmedov ( 15-0-1) W KO 1 Dallas Vargas (22-5). Super Bantam: Rico Ramos (17-0) W PTS 8 Cuauhtemoc Vargas (15-4-1). Light Middle: Ravshan Hudaynazarov (13-0) W TKO 5 Pavel Miranda (16-6-1). After some early excitement, this turned out to be a one-sided first defence of his WBA title for Shumenov. Ukrainian Uzelkov had the champion from Kazakhstan down in the first from a left hook, but Shumenov, 26, returned the compliment by flooring Uzelkov, 31, at the end of the third. From then Shumenov was in the groove and won every round to take a wide unanimous decision on scores of 117-109 and 118-110 twice. Mild upset as Uzbek Ahmedov puts away former top amateur Vargas with a body punch at the end of the first round. Ten by KO/TKO for Ahmedov, 31, but third loss by KO/TKO in his last four outings for 33-year-old Vargas. Talented Ramos, 23, retains NABO Youth title with routine win over once promising Mexican Vargas (he was undefeated in his first 15 fights). Unanimous verdict 79-73 and 80-72 twice. Hudaynazarov, 26, makes it a good night for Uzbekistan as he dismantles game Mexican Miranda who retires at the end of fifth. Eleven by KO/TKO for Uzbek prospect, but only one win in his last seven for Miranda.

Lomas de Zamora, Argentina: Heavy: Gonzalo Basile (47-4,1ND) W PTS 10 Daniel Bispo (22-14). Light Middle: Rodolfo Martinez (37-4-1,1ND) W TKO 8 Oscar Fuchs

(10-13). Poor bout as 36-year-old “El Patio” tries to make a fight of it, but Brazilian southpaw Bispo only set on survival so ten dull rounds. Scores 100-94, 98-96.5 and 97-93 for Basile. Martinez, in his first fight since losing to Jan Zaveck for the IBF welter title in April, given a good argument by Fuchs. A borderline blow puts Fuchs down in sixth and his trainer is banished from the corner after remonstrating with the referee. Fuchs fights back in seventh but floored again in eighth and corner throws in the towel.

Mexico City, Mexico: Bantam: Alejandro Hernandez (24-7-2) W TKO 7 Jesus Ceja (13-7-1). No problems for “The Little Clown” as “Payasito” Hernandez, 24, gradually broke down modest Ceja and forced the stoppage in round seven. Hernandez lost to Omar Narvaez for the WBO fly title in 2008 and drew with Marvin Sonsona for the WBO super fly title in November last year. Loss No 6 in his last 8 fights for Ceja.

Houghton-Le-Spring, England: Bantam: Stuart Hall (9-0-1) W TKO 10 Martin Power (21-6). Light Welter: Nigel Wright (22-6-1) W PTS 10 Dean Harrison (16-4). Light Heavy: Tony Jeffries (7-0-1) DREW 8 Mike Banbula (10-25-4). Cruiser: David Dolan (14-2-1) W PTS 6 Hastings Rasani (23-52-4). Successful first defence of his British title by 30-year-old local Hall. He dominates from the start with game ex champ Power trying to turn things around with one punch. Strength of Hall keeps him on top as Power tires and volley of punches in tenth sees Power turn away and the referee stop the fight. Hall had stopped Power in eight rounds in November 2009. Southpaw Wright, 31, a winner over Alex Arthur in December, looked to be boxing his way to an easy points victory until floored in seventh. Midland Area champ Harrison, 26, comes into it from then, but Wright digs deep to regain English title on scores of 98-93 and 97-92 twice . Poor performance by Olympian Jeffries. Despite suffering a cut in the first round he breezes through the first four rounds and then runs out of gas and ideas. Offered his hand at the end of the sixth, only to realize it was an eight round fight. Pole Banbula takes over and although cut in the last round, has Jeffries hurt. Score 77-77. Plodding performance from Dolan who cuts Zimbabwean in first and works just a bit harder than flashy Rasani to just about deserve the points win on score of 58-57.

Temecula, USA: Light Middle: Craig McEwan (19-0) W PTS 10 Danny Perez (34-8). Welter: Keith Thurman (13-0) W KO 2 Stalinn Lopez (7-1). Edinburgh southpaw McEwan boxes his way to majority verdict over tough veteran Perez, 33, who has been in with the best, but never been stopped. McEwan too fast and slick but Perez does all of the pressing. McEwan, 28, on the floor in last, but ruled a slip so no count. One judge had it 95-95, but the other two had McEwan winning comfortably on scores of 97-93. Perez lost on points to Antonio Margarita for the WBO welter title in 2002. Lanky Thurman, 21, wins battle of the unbeatens as he kayos Cuban Stalinn in round two.

Royal Oak, USA: Super Middle: Daryl Cunningham (20-2) W KO 3 Anton Echols (32-14-4).Welter: Vernon Paris (22-0) W PTS 8 Courtney Burton (22-7,1ND). Big win for Cunningham. No clue of things to come in first two rounds, but in the third a big right from southpaw Cunningham unhinges veteran Echols who is given a standing count. Ending only delayed as Cunningham finishes Echols in a follow-up attack and scores kayo. Only one win in his last 13 for 38-year-old Echols, or should I say the shadow of the world class fighter Echols once was. Another uneven performance from Paris who seems to have a serious stamina problem. On top early he has experienced Burton,33, in trouble in fourth but blows himself out trying for the finish. Burton takes over and in rough and tumble affair looks unlucky to lose. Scores 77-75, 77-76 and a too wide 78-74.

July 24

Los Mochis, Mexico: Light Fly: Ramon Garcia(13-1-1) W PTS 12 Johnriel Casimero (14-1) Super Fly: Rodrigo Guerrero (14-2-1) W PTS 12 Federico Catubay (25-17-3). Welter: Omar Chavez (23-0-1) W KO 2 Miguel Angel Galindo (16-25-2). Super Feather: Jorge Lacierva (36-7-6) W KO 2 Abel Berrelle (20-16-2). The Garcia family have a “world” champion again. Just four months after Raul lost his IBF strawweight title, brother Ramon collected the WBO interim light fly title with a majority verdict over Filipino youngster Casimero. The better boxing of the 20-year-old Filipino saw him take the early rounds as Garcia, 27, struggled to get into the fight. He started to close the distance and had more success from the fifth, but it could have gone either way as the scores show. Garcia takes it 115-113, 115-113, 113-115 and makes it ten wins in a row, but Casimero deserves a return. Unanimous points win for Guerrero in IBF eliminator over Filipino. Scores 115-113, 116-112 & 117-111. Guerrero has now won eleven of his last twelve, losing only to Vic Darchinyan for the WBA/WBC super fly title in his last fight in March. Catubay lost an IBF eliminator to Juan Alberto Rosas, but goes straight back into another one. Businessman Chavez does the business in poor match he kayos Galindo in second to go to 16 by KO/TKO, but he can't keep fighting opponents like this.Hidden down the card, veteran Lacierva much too good for modest Berrelle, “Baby Face” lost to Mark Johnson for the IBF super fly title in 1999 and to Celestino Caballero for the WBA super bantam crown in 2007. One win in his last ten tells you about Berrelle's form.

Campeche, Mexico: Feather: Jhonny Gonzalez (45-7) W TKO 2 Aristedes Perez (17-3-1). Super Fly: Oscar Ibarra (23-4) W TKO 6 Carlos Melo (19-11-1). Colombian Perez, 29, tried to take the fight to Gonzalez, 28, which was suicide. A left puts Perez down and he is driven in to the ropes and shipping some heavy punishment when the referee stops it. That's 38 by KO/TKO as Gonzalez retains WBC Continental Americas title. Perez previous two losses to Humberto Soto for WBC super feather title and on cuts against Vincent Escobedo. Ibarra, wins vacant WBC Silver Belt, but Panamanian Melo gets in a few licks of his own in third and fifth rounds before a concerted attack from Ibarra overpowers him. Now 15 by KO/TKO incuding the last eight in a row for Ibarra 24, as he wins vacant WBC Silver Belt. Melo one win in his last seven, but really a light fly at best, at which weight he lost to Edgar Sosa for the WBC title in June 2009.

St. Louis, USA: Light Middle: Deandre Latimore (20-3) W TKO 3 Darien Ford (11-20,2ND). Heavy: Chauncy Welliver (43-5-5) W PTS 12 Joell Godfrey (9-4-1). In his first fight since losing to Sechew Powell in March, Latimore given a sure win as veteran loser Ford came in as a late substitute. Latimore had Ford down three times in second and fight was stopped after knockdown early in third. The 24-year-old, fighting in his hometown, lost to Cory Spinks for the IBF title April 2009.Welliver, 27, who has dual New Zealand and American nationality, retained the WBC Continental Americas title but had to go the distance for a unanimous points win against much less experienced Godfrey. No knockdowns, but Godfrey just could not get untracked against Welliver’s high glove defence. Welliver wins on scores of 115-113 and 117-111 twice. Only one loss in last 26 for Welliver, and that was to Odlanier Solis, but the rest of the opposition has been ordinary-at best.

Tijuana, Mexico: Light Welter: Antonio Lozada (23-0) W TKO 4 Hugo Hernandez (11-2-1). Bantam: David de la Mora (21-0) W PTS 12 Elvis Garcia (9-7-3). Super Feather: Marvin Quintero (20-2) W KO 5 Jean Javier Sotelo (23-9-2). Light: Antonio Cervantes (9-5-2) W TKO 10 Alain Hernandez (18-8-2). Light Welter: Juan Pablo Lopez (17-0) W TKO 1 Carlos Luziania. Punching power and hand speed were the factors which gave Lozada win No 20 by KO/TKO in this battle of 5'10” tall light welters. Hernandez shook Lozada with a right in the second, but “Canitas” exploded in the last minute of the fourth and Hernandez was defenceless on the ropes when it was stopped. First defence of his WBC Fecarbox title for 20-year-old prospect. Between them these two had recorded 19 first round wins, so it was almost a surprise it went as long as it did. First defence of his WBC Fecarbox title also for de la Mora who could not find a finishing punch but took a wide unanimous decision over Colombian. Another Fecarbox title fight sees “Puppy” Quintero continue his good run with a kayo of Colombian veteran Sotelo,35. Only loss in his last 17 for southpaw Quintero was against Ty Harris, and he has wins over Nick Casal and Wes Ferguson. In yet another WBC Fecarbox title fight, this for the interim title, “Bazooka” Cervantes has Hernandez under fire and not fighting back when it is stopped in the tenth. Local prospect “Che Che” Lopez makes it 17 in a row, 16 by KO/TKO, but opposition awful.

Neuquen, Argentina: Middle: Bill Godoy (17-0) W KO 1 Fernando Pereyra (15-4). Light Welter: Aldo Rios (48-5) W PTS 10 Saul Carreon (14-3-1).One big right and it is all over in 68 seconds as “El Nino”, 23, retains his WBC Fecarbox title. First time Pereyra has failed to last the distance. Terrible decision as Mexican Carreon, 24, looks to be a clear winner taking most of the rounds and with 36-year-old Rios only just lasting the distance. Local referee deducts two points from Carreon for minor infringements and local judges give it Rios who “wins” vacant WBC Latino title. Argentinian newspaper source scored it 98-90 to Carreon!

Quartu Sant'Elena, Italy: Welter: Luciano Abis (29-1-1 ) W TEC DEC 8 Kobe Vandekerkhove(18-9-2). Welter : Michele Di Rocco (28-1-1) W PTS 6 Peter McDonagh (15-18). Abis wins vacant European Union title. Well in front on points when eye damage suffered in the second round becomes too bad for him to continue. Only loss for “Bazooka” Abis was in a challenge for the European title against Rafal Jackiewicz last year, but opposition modest. “The King” Di Rocco outpoints tough and durable Irishman McDonagh.

Windhoek, Namibia: Bantam: Paulus Ambunda (13-0) W PTS 12 Klaus Mboyane (12-8-2). Super Middle: Wilberforce Shihepo (13-6) W KO 4 Innocent Salesmanship (1-2). “The Rock” Ambunda retains WBO African title with a unanimous verdict over South African. Ambunda started well, then “Iron Man” Mboyane, a former South African bantam champion, had a good spell in the middle rounds. However, the strength of Ambunda told at the end. “Black Mamba” Shihepo, back in the ring after an absence of 14 months, makes it a double for the home fighters as he kayoed late substitute Kalimanshi in four. Now eleven by KO/TKO for Shihepo.

July 25

Osaka, Japan: Koki Kameda (23-1) W KO 4 Cecilio Santos (24-15-3). Bantam: Daiki Kameda (17-2) W PTS 10 Rosendo Vega (16-6). Win double for the Kameda brothers as former undefeated WBA light fly and former WBC fly Koki kayos a sliding Santos in four. WBA fly champ Daiki much too good for Vega and wins by a mile, but can’t force a stoppage. Scores 100-90 twice and 100-91.

Johannesburg, South Africa: Super Feather: Sipho Taliwe (11-2-1) DREW 12 Godfrey Nzimande (20-3-3). Challenger Nzimande shakes Taliwe in first and sweeps the early rounds. Taliwe scores heavily in the later rounds, busting-up the face of former champion Nzimande and in the end a majority draw looked right. Scores 115-113 for Nzimande and two scores of 114-114, so Taliwe retains title in second defence.

July 23

Leemore, USA: Light Heavy: Beibut Shumenov (10-1) W PTS 12 Vyacheslav Uzelkov(22-1). Light Heavy: Gayrat Ahmedov ( 15-0-1) W KO 1 Dallas Vargas (22-5). Super Bantam: Rico Ramos (17-0) W PTS 8 Cuauhtemoc Vargas (15-4-1). Light Middle: Ravshan Hudaynazarov (13-0) W TKO 5 Pavel Miranda (16-6-1). After some early excitement, this turned out to be a one-sided first defence of his WBA title for Shumenov. Ukrainian Uzelkov had the champion from Kazakhstan down in the first from a left hook, but Shumenov, 26, returned the compliment by flooring Uzelkov, 31, at the end of the third. From then Shumenov was in the groove and won every round to take a wide unanimous decision on scores of 117-109 and 118-110 twice. Mild upset as Uzbek Ahmedov puts away former top amateur Vargas with a body punch at the end of the first round. Ten by KO/TKO for Ahmedov, 31, but third loss by KO/TKO in his last four outings for 33-year-old Vargas. Talented Ramos, 23, retains NABO Youth title with routine win over once promising Mexican Vargas (he was undefeated in his first 15 fights). Unanimous verdict 79-73 and 80-72 twice. Hudaynazarov, 26, makes it a good night for Uzbekistan as he dismantles game Mexican Miranda who retires at the end of fifth. Eleven by KO/TKO for Uzbek prospect, but only one win in his last seven for Miranda.

Lomas de Zamora, Argentina: Heavy: Gonzalo Basile (47-4,1ND) W PTS 10 Daniel Bispo (22-14). Light Middle: Rodolfo Martinez (37-4-1,1ND) W TKO 8 Oscar Fuchs

(10-13). Poor bout as 36-year-old “El Patio” tries to make a fight of it, but Brazilian southpaw Bispo only set on survival so ten dull rounds. Scores 100-94, 98-96.5 and 97-93 for Basile. Martinez, in his first fight since losing to Jan Zaveck for the IBF welter title in April, given a good argument by Fuchs. A borderline blow puts Fuchs down in sixth and his trainer is banished from the corner after remonstrating with the referee. Fuchs fights back in seventh but floored again in eighth and corner throws in the towel.

Mexico City, Mexico: Bantam: Alejandro Hernandez (24-7-2) W TKO 7 Jesus Ceja (13-7-1). No problems for “The Little Clown” as “Payasito” Hernandez, 24, gradually broke down modest Ceja and forced the stoppage in round seven. Hernandez lost to Omar Narvaez for the WBO fly title in 2008 and drew with Marvin Sonsona for the WBO super fly title in November last year. Loss No 6 in his last 8 fights for Ceja.

Houghton-Le-Spring, England: Bantam: Stuart Hall (9-0-1) W TKO 10 Martin Power (21-6). Light Welter: Nigel Wright (22-6-1) W PTS 10 Dean Harrison (16-4). Light Heavy: Tony Jeffries (7-0-1) DREW 8 Mike Banbula (10-25-4). Cruiser: David Dolan (14-2-1) W PTS 6 Hastings Rasani (23-52-4). Successful first defence of his British title by 30-year-old local Hall. He dominates from the start with game ex champ Power trying to turn things around with one punch. Strength of Hall keeps him on top as Power tires and volley of punches in tenth sees Power turn away and the referee stop the fight. Hall had stopped Power in eight rounds in November 2009. Southpaw Wright, 31, a winner over Alex Arthur in December, looked to be boxing his way to an easy points victory until floored in seventh. Midland Area champ Harrison, 26, comes into it from then, but Wright digs deep to regain English title on scores of 98-93 and 97-92 twice . Poor performance by Olympian Jeffries. Despite suffering a cut in the first round he breezes through the first four rounds and then runs out of gas and ideas. Offered his hand at the end of the sixth, only to realize it was an eight round fight. Pole Banbula takes over and although cut in the last round, has Jeffries hurt. Score 77-77. Plodding performance from Dolan who cuts Zimbabwean in first and works just a bit harder than flashy Rasani to just about deserve the points win on score of 58-57.

Temecula, USA: Light Middle: Craig McEwan (19-0) W PTS 10 Danny Perez (34-8). Welter: Keith Thurman (13-0) W KO 2 Stalinn Lopez (7-1). Edinburgh southpaw McEwan boxes his way to majority verdict over tough veteran Perez, 33, who has been in with the best, but never been stopped. McEwan too fast and slick but Perez does all of the pressing. McEwan, 28, on the floor in last, but ruled a slip so no count. One judge had it 95-95, but the other two had McEwan winning comfortably on scores of 97-93. Perez lost on points to Antonio Margarita for the WBO welter title in 2002. Lanky Thurman, 21, wins battle of the unbeatens as he kayos Cuban Stalinn in round two.

Royal Oak, USA: Super Middle: Daryl Cunningham (20-2) W KO 3 Anton Echols (32-14-4).Welter: Vernon Paris (22-0) W PTS 8 Courtney Burton (22-7,1ND). Big win for Cunningham. No clue of things to come in first two rounds, but in the third a big right from southpaw Cunningham unhinges veteran Echols who is given a standing count. Ending only delayed as Cunningham finishes Echols in a follow-up attack and scores kayo. Only one win in his last 13 for 38-year-old Echols, or should I say the shadow of the world class fighter Echols once was. Another uneven performance from Paris who seems to have a serious stamina problem. On top early he has experienced Burton,33, in trouble in fourth but blows himself out trying for the finish. Burton takes over and in rough and tumble affair looks unlucky to lose. Scores 77-75, 77-76 and a too wide 78-74.

July 24

Los Mochis, Mexico: Light Fly: Ramon Garcia(13-1-1) W PTS 12 Johnriel Casimero (14-1) Super Fly: Rodrigo Guerrero (14-2-1) W PTS 12 Federico Catubay (25-17-3). Welter: Omar Chavez (23-0-1) W KO 2 Miguel Angel Galindo (16-25-2). Super Feather: Jorge Lacierva (36-7-6) W KO 2 Abel Berrelle (20-16-2). The Garcia family have a “world” champion again. Just four months after Raul lost his IBF strawweight title, brother Ramon collected the WBO interim light fly title with a majority verdict over Filipino youngster Casimero. The better boxing of the 20-year-old Filipino saw him take the early rounds as Garcia, 27, struggled to get into the fight. He started to close the distance and had more success from the fifth, but it could have gone either way as the scores show. Garcia takes it 115-113, 115-113, 113-115 and makes it ten wins in a row, but Casimero deserves a return. Unanimous points win for Guerrero in IBF eliminator over Filipino. Scores 115-113, 116-112 & 117-111. Guerrero has now won eleven of his last twelve, losing only to Vic Darchinyan for the WBA/WBC super fly title in his last fight in March. Catubay lost an IBF eliminator to Juan Alberto Rosas, but goes straight back into another one. Businessman Chavez does the business in poor match he kayos Galindo in second to go to 16 by KO/TKO, but he can't keep fighting opponents like this.Hidden down the card, veteran Lacierva much too good for modest Berrelle, “Baby Face” lost to Mark Johnson for the IBF super fly title in 1999 and to Celestino Caballero for the WBA super bantam crown in 2007. One win in his last ten tells you about Berrelle's form.

Campeche, Mexico: Feather: Jhonny Gonzalez (45-7) W TKO 2 Aristedes Perez (17-3-1). Super Fly: Oscar Ibarra (23-4) W TKO 6 Carlos Melo (19-11-1). Colombian Perez, 29, tried to take the fight to Gonzalez, 28, which was suicide. A left puts Perez down and he is driven in to the ropes and shipping some heavy punishment when the referee stops it. That's 38 by KO/TKO as Gonzalez retains WBC Continental Americas title. Perez previous two losses to Humberto Soto for WBC super feather title and on cuts against Vincent Escobedo. Ibarra, wins vacant WBC Silver Belt, but Panamanian Melo gets in a few licks of his own in third and fifth rounds before a concerted attack from Ibarra overpowers him. Now 15 by KO/TKO incuding the last eight in a row for Ibarra 24, as he wins vacant WBC Silver Belt. Melo one win in his last seven, but really a light fly at best, at which weight he lost to Edgar Sosa for the WBC title in June 2009.

St. Louis, USA: Light Middle: Deandre Latimore (20-3) W TKO 3 Darien Ford (11-20,2ND). Heavy: Chauncy Welliver (43-5-5) W PTS 12 Joell Godfrey (9-4-1). In his first fight since losing to Sechew Powell in March, Latimore given a sure win as veteran loser Ford came in as a late substitute. Latimore had Ford down three times in second and fight was stopped after knockdown early in third. The 24-year-old, fighting in his hometown, lost to Cory Spinks for the IBF title April 2009.Welliver, 27, who has dual New Zealand and American nationality, retained the WBC Continental Americas title but had to go the distance for a unanimous points win against much less experienced Godfrey. No knockdowns, but Godfrey just could not get untracked against Welliver’s high glove defence. Welliver wins on scores of 115-113 and 117-111 twice. Only one loss in last 26 for Welliver, and that was to Odlanier Solis, but the rest of the opposition has been ordinary-at best.

Tijuana, Mexico: Light Welter: Antonio Lozada (23-0) W TKO 4 Hugo Hernandez (11-2-1). Bantam: David de la Mora (21-0) W PTS 12 Elvis Garcia (9-7-3). Super Feather: Marvin Quintero (20-2) W KO 5 Jean Javier Sotelo (23-9-2). Light: Antonio Cervantes (9-5-2) W TKO 10 Alain Hernandez (18-8-2). Light Welter: Juan Pablo Lopez (17-0) W TKO 1 Carlos Luziania. Punching power and hand speed were the factors which gave Lozada win No 20 by KO/TKO in this battle of 5'10” tall light welters. Hernandez shook Lozada with a right in the second, but “Canitas” exploded in the last minute of the fourth and Hernandez was defenceless on the ropes when it was stopped. First defence of his WBC Fecarbox title for 20-year-old prospect. Between them these two had recorded 19 first round wins, so it was almost a surprise it went as long as it did. First defence of his WBC Fecarbox title also for de la Mora who could not find a finishing punch but took a wide unanimous decision over Colombian. Another Fecarbox title fight sees “Puppy” Quintero continue his good run with a kayo of Colombian veteran Sotelo,35. Only loss in his last 17 for southpaw Quintero was against Ty Harris, and he has wins over Nick Casal and Wes Ferguson. In yet another WBC Fecarbox title fight, this for the interim title, “Bazooka” Cervantes has Hernandez under fire and not fighting back when it is stopped in the tenth. Local prospect “Che Che” Lopez makes it 17 in a row, 16 by KO/TKO, but opposition awful.

Neuquen, Argentina: Middle: Bill Godoy (17-0) W KO 1 Fernando Pereyra (15-4). Light Welter: Aldo Rios (48-5) W PTS 10 Saul Carreon (14-3-1).One big right and it is all over in 68 seconds as “El Nino”, 23, retains his WBC Fecarbox title. First time Pereyra has failed to last the distance. Terrible decision as Mexican Carreon, 24, looks to be a clear winner taking most of the rounds and with 36-year-old Rios only just lasting the distance. Local referee deducts two points from Carreon for minor infringements and local judges give it Rios who “wins” vacant WBC Latino title. Argentinian newspaper source scored it 98-90 to Carreon!

Quartu Sant'Elena, Italy: Welter: Luciano Abis (29-1-1 ) W TEC DEC 8 Kobe Vandekerkhove(18-9-2). Welter : Michele Di Rocco (28-1-1) W PTS 6 Peter McDonagh (15-18). Abis wins vacant European Union title. Well in front on points when eye damage suffered in the second round becomes too bad for him to continue. Only loss for “Bazooka” Abis was in a challenge for the European title against Rafal Jackiewicz last year, but opposition modest. “The King” Di Rocco outpoints tough and durable Irishman McDonagh.

Windhoek, Namibia: Bantam: Paulus Ambunda (13-0) W PTS 12 Klaus Mboyane (12-8-2). Super Middle: Wilberforce Shihepo (13-6) W KO 4 Innocent Salesmanship (1-2). “The Rock” Ambunda retains WBO African title with a unanimous verdict over South African. Ambunda started well, then “Iron Man” Mboyane, a former South African bantam champion, had a good spell in the middle rounds. However, the strength of Ambunda told at the end. “Black Mamba” Shihepo, back in the ring after an absence of 14 months, makes it a double for the home fighters as he kayoed late substitute Kalimanshi in four. Now eleven by KO/TKO for Shihepo.

July 25

Osaka, Japan: Koki Kameda (23-1) W KO 4 Cecilio Santos (24-15-3). Bantam: Daiki Kameda (17-2) W PTS 10 Rosendo Vega (16-6). Win double for the Kameda brothers as former undefeated WBA light fly and former WBC fly Koki kayos a sliding Santos in four. WBA fly champ Daiki much too good for Vega and wins by a mile, but can’t force a stoppage. Scores 100-90 twice and 100-91.

Johannesburg, South Africa: Super Feather: Sipho Taliwe (11-2-1) DREW 12 Godfrey Nzimande (20-3-3). Challenger Nzimande shakes Taliwe in first and sweeps the early rounds. Taliwe scores heavily in the later rounds, busting-up the face of former champion Nzimande and in the end a majority draw looked right. Scores 115-113 for Nzimande and two scores of 114-114, so Taliwe retains title in second defence.

14 July

Philadelphia, USA: Cruiser: Ran Nakash (25-0) W PTS 10 Vic Barragan (11-6). Heavy: Vyacheslav Glazkov (6-0) W TKO 3 Mark Brown (15-4). Welter: Felix Diaz (6-0) W TKO 8 Brod Antoine (10-11-1). Yet again some weird scoring. Israeli hope Nakash has to adjust from facing veteran southpaw Luis Del Valle to late sub modest Californian Barragan. Nakash mixes between aggression and counter-punching. Pulps Barragan’s nose in fifth and finishes strongly to take unanimous verdict. Scores 96-96, 97-94 and 99-91. One more round by Nakash on one card would have made it a shutout and one round for Barragan on one of the other cards would have made it a draw! Ukrainian Glazkov, 25, a World University Games gold medalist, World Championships silver medalist and 2008 Olympics bronze winner where an injury forced him to pull out) was too much for 41-year-old “Oak Tree” Brown. Hurts him at end of second and has him in deep trouble in the third when the referee steps in. Olympic gold medalist Diaz finding 5’11” tall New Yorker Antoine a real handful until Antoine suffers a bad cut over his right eye. With both fighters tiring and 26-year-old Diaz targeting the cut, it is bleeding too much for Antoine to continue, and Dominican southpaw gets a fortunate stoppage win.

15 July

Houston, USA: Luis Ramon Campas (93-15-1) W PTS 6 Tarzone Washington (14-14,2ND). Now seemingly settling for backwoods circuit, Campas, 38, too strong and experienced for Texan journeyman Washington. Body shot hurts Washington, 30, in fifth, but “Yori Boy” unable to find finish so settles for verdict on scores of 59-55 twice and 60-53.

Mexico City, Mexico: Fly: Oscar Blanquet (22-3-1) W TKO 2 Valentin Leon (20-23-3). Blanquet, 25, retains his WBC Continental Americas title for the second time, and makes it ten wins in a row as he halts experience Leon, 31, in round two. With height and reach advantage Blanquet uses jab to take first round, despite unintentional butt from Leon. Clash of heads early in second then Blanquet floors Leon with big combination. Leon beats the count but in no condition to continue. Only one win in his last ten for veteran Leon.

16 July

Newark, USA: Light Welter: Zab Judah (39-6,2ND) W TKO 3 Jose Armando Santa Cruz (28-5). Light Middle: Sadam Ali (8-0) W TKO 3 Julias Edmonds (7-8). Giving away height and reach, former light welter and welter champ Judah, 32, only 4-4 with a no decision in his last nine fights, boxes cleverly on retreat and shows the gap in class. Trying to force the pace, Santa Cruz nailed with left uppercut and is floored. Beats the count but Judah jumps right on him and referee stops the fight. Classy talent Ali floors poor Edmonds in first and second and stops him in third. The 21-year-old kid from Brooklyn, with Yemini roots, competed in both the 2007 World championships and the 2008 Olympics.

Bolton, England: Welter: Matthew Hatton (40-4-2) W PTS 12 Yuriy Nuzhnenko (30-2-1). Middle: Martin Murray (20-0) W PTS 12 Peter Mitrevski jr. (23-7-1). Welter: Craig Watson (18-3) W TKO 5 Steve Okine (11-10-1).Super Bantam: Scott Quigg (19-0) W TKO 9 Gavin Reid (6-7-1). Super Feather: Anthony Crolla (18-2) W PTS 6 Chris Riley (2-3-2). Perhaps best performance so far by 29-year-old Hatton. Floored and badly hurt by left hook in first, Hatton does not really get into the fight until the third. From then until eleventh he outboxes the Ukrainian piling up the points with quick counter punching. Nuzhnenko, 34, stages rally in eleventh and early in twelfth, but Hatton finished the last round strongly and gets well-deserved unanimous decision on scores of 116-111 twice and 117-110 over former WBA interim title holder, and retains European title for first time. Nuzhnenko’s only other loss was to Vyacheslav Senchenko for the WBA secondary title. One-sided wide victory for 27-year-old Merseysider Murray, as he outworks tough, but limited, Aussie Mitrevski, 30, on the inside and does not lose a round. Murray wins vacant Commonwealth title on one-sided scores of 120-109 twice and 120-108. Commonwealth light middle champion Watson’s two-fisted aggression makes it an uncomfortable night for limited Ghanaian. Southpaw Watson registers two knockdowns in third and another in fifth for stoppage win. Watson beat Matt Hatton by a mile for Commonwealth welter title back in 2008.Formal eliminator, but one-sided. Quigg, 21, after slow start, too good for game but predictable Reid, cuts him below left eye in seventh and uppercut and follow-up attack brings finish in ninth. Quigg now has 13 by KO/TKO. Crolla, 23, much too good for courageous Riley who is floored in first and second but hangs on to hear final bell. Score 60-52 for Crolla.

Southaven, USA: Middle: Fernando Guerrero (19-0) W PTS 10 Ishe Smith (21-5). Light Middle: Shawn Porter (16-0) W PTS 10 Ray Robinson (11-2). Welter Mike Dallas (15-0-1) W PTS 8 Lanard Lane (12-1). After a couple of slow rounds, tremendous work rate of 23-year-old Dominican southpaw Guerrero keeps him on top of the counter-punching Smith. Older fighter Smith, 31, works the body, but after a couple of warnings is deducted a point for low blows in sixth. Smith gets the point back with flash knockdown in eighth and has the best of last two rounds, but rightly Guerrero’s fight on scores of 96-93, 95-93 and 97-91 to win vacant NABF title. Impressive performance by Olympic alternate Porter. After aggressive start by Robinson, Porter body attack sees him take control and swing the fight heavily his way with a knockdown in sixth. “Showtime” 22, takes wide unanimous verdict over Philly southpaw Robinson, 24, on scores of 99-89, 98-91 and 97-92. Dallas wins battle of unbeaten prospects. Hand speed and better boxing give Dallas, 23, the edge over aggressive but wild Lane and he takes decision by 78-74 on all three cards. Three excellent matches on paper from Showbox.

Toulon, France: Super Feather: Leva Kirakosyan (33-5) W KO 2 Francisco Nohales (19-12-5). Light Middle: Hamlet Petrosyan (29-6) W PTS 6 Semjons Moroseks (6-11-1).In his adopted hometown Russian Kiraksoyan, 36, has a too easy title 1st defence of his European title by kayoing modest 34-year-old Spaniard Nohales with a two-punch combination in second. Kirakosyan won title for second time by beating Scott Lawton in February. Nohales has had only one fight in 19 months, and he lost that inside the distance, so this was way below the normally high standard of European title fights. Armenian-born Swiss resident Petrosyan wins every round in repeating points win over Latvian.

Marina de Grosseto, Italy: Feather: Davide Dieli (7-1) W PTS 10 Massimo Mora 
(21-5). Super Middle: Andrea Di Luisa (9-0) W KO 1 Janos Olah (5-5). Great little fight and mild upset as aging novice Dieli, 30, outboxes aggressive champion Mora, 36, and lifts national title on close decision on scores of 96-95, 96-94 and 96-92. It was the first time that Dieli had been in a fight scheduled for more than six rounds. One body shot from Di Luisa, 28, finishes Hungarian. Di Luisa keeps his 100% record of wins by KO/TKO, six in the first round, but opposition poor.

Catano, Puerto Rico: Super Feather: Carlos Ivan Velasquez (13-0) W TKO 5 Eduardo Arcos (15-2). Super Bantam: Jonathan Vidal (11-0) W PTS 6 Felix Perez (7-2). Puerto Rican prospect Velasquez, 25, fighting in front of his hometown fans, has height, reach and skill advantage and makes them tell. Rocks Mexican Arcos, 22, in second and keeps up pressure. Big attack in fifth has Arcos hurt and cut when referee stops the fight. One of fighting twins, Velasquez beat both Yuriorkis Gamboa and Nehomar Cermeno in the amateurs. He now has eleven wins by KO/TKO. Tough fight for 25-year-old Vidal, but scores knockdowns in second and sixth over fellow Puerto Rican Perez and wins unanimous verdict on scores of 60-52, 59-53 and 58-54.

Buenos Aires, Argentina: Light Welter: Vicente Rodriguez (28-2-1) W TKO 2 Oscar Mutuverria (9-6-2). In non-title fight Rodriguez, 25, takes the first round to take a look at Mutuverria then forces two standing counts in second and corner pulls Mutuverria pulls out. Now 16 by KO/TKO for Argentinian champ “El Mono. First time Mutuverria beaten inside the distance.

Navojoa, Mexico: Super Bantam: Jesus Ruiz (23-2-2) W PTS 10 Gil Bolanos (11-15-1). Good test for Ruiz as he has to go the distance to take a points win over durable Bolanos. Ruiz, 20, turned pro at 16. Bolanos beat hard puncher Leonil Miranda in October.

July 17

Rancho Mirage, USA: Light Welter: Tim Bradley (26-0,1ND) W PTS 12 Luis Carlos Abregu (29-1). Light Middle: Alfredo Angulo (19-1) W TKO 1 Joachim Alcine (32-2). Light: Antonio De Marco (24-2-1) W TKO 2 Daniel Attah (24-6-1,1ND). Moving up to welterweight “Desert Storm” Bradley, the WBO light welter champ, was too fast, accurate and talented for the hard-punching Argentinian. Bradley, 26, suffered a small cut in the first round, and Abregu, 27, was cut on his right eyelid in the fourth, but neither cut was a factor. Bradley dominated most of the rounds with Abregu having some success from 7th to 9th, but no real problems for Bradley who wins on scores of 118-110, 117-111 and 116-112. Big win for Mexican Angulo, 27 as he halts former WBA champ Alcine, 34, with just one second left in first round. Both fighters looking for an early finish and late volley of punches from “Perro” has Haitian helpless on the ropes. This a WBC eliminator. Easy for Mexican southpaw De Marco, 24, he wins first round then floors Nigerian Attah, 33, in second and after Attah beats the count De Marco has him in trouble again on the ropes when fight stopped. First fight for De Marco since loss to Edwin Valero for WBC title in February. Attah, having only his third fight in four years, challenged Avellino Ferias for WBA/WBO titles in 2002.

Schwerin, Germany: Cruiser: Denis Lebedev (21-0) W KO 2 Alex Alexeev (19-2). Super Middle: Eduard Gutknecht (19-1) W TKO 2 Michal Bilak (19-14).Heavy: Mariusz Wach (22-0) W KO 6 Chris Hammer (7-2). Super Feather: Marcel Meyerdiercks (17-0) W PTS 8 Hermin Isava (9-6). Light Heavy: Vikapita Meroro (19-1) W PTS 6 Jevgenijs Andrejevs (9-32). When Juergen Braehmer pulled out of his WBO title defence the WBO cruiser eliminator between Russian southpaws Lebedev and Alexeev became the main event. After a fairly even first round, it was all over quickly as the aggressive Lebedev crushed former interim champion Alekeev, 29, with a big southpaw left over Alexeev’s lazy jab in round two. Lebedev was giving away height and reach, but the speed and power in his left was the deciding factor. Impressive punching power from Lebedev who finished Enzo Maccarinelli in three rounds in July 2009. Now he gets a shot at German Marco Huck. Kazak-born German Gutknetch forces Czech to retire after two painful rounds. Bad cut over the right eye was the finisher. First fight for 28-year-old Gutknecht since losing to Robert Stieglitz for WBO title in April. Eight losses in a row for Bilak. Thirty-year-old Pole Wach, 6’71/2” tall ended a close battle as he kayoed Romanian Hammer, 22, with a right in the sixth. The referee did not even bother to count. Typical Meyerdiercks fight as his stylish boxing and sharp punching sees him floor and almost finish Isava in last but in the end win a wide unanimous decision over Venezuelan. Scores 80-71, 80-72 and 79-71 but still only five inside the distance for talented 23-year-old. Isava beat former IBF super fly champ Felix Machado in 2008. Easy points win for Namibian “Beast Master” Meroro as he extends his winning run to eleven and wins on scores of 60-54 twice and 59-55 over Latvian southpaw. Tuxtla Gutierrez, Mexico: Bantam: Fernando Montiel (43-2-2) W KO 3 Rafael Concepcion (14-5-1). Light Middle: Mike Medina (24-2-2) W TKO 4 Gilberto Flores (14-5). Fly: Juan Kantun (15-1-2) W TKO 7 Paulino Villalobos(27-43-2). Super Bantam: Ramon Maas (21-0) W PTS 4 Carlos Penalosa (5-11-1 ). One-sided fight as WBC/WBO champ Montiel destroys former interim WBA super fly champ Concepcion. Panamanian floored twice in second and down for full count in third. First defence of each title (WBO refused to recognise his WBC title winning effort over Hozumi Hasegawa) and 32 wins by KO/TKO. “Murder Man” Medina and Flores go toe-to-toe but the greater power of 24-year-old Medina tells as he stops southpaw Flores in fourth. Now 20 by KO/TKO for Medina who lost a split verdict to John Duddy in March. Prospect Kantun just too young and fast for 39-year-old Villalobos as he makes it 13 by KO/TKO. In bout cut to four rounds southpaw hope Maas looks lucky to win split verdict over Penalosa.

Las Heras, Argentina: Light Fly: Juan Carlos Reveco (25-1) W TKO 5 Armando Torres (13-7). “Coton” , 26, retains WBA interim title by crushing outclassed Mexican. Reveco too fast and hits too hard. Scores knockdown in third and again in fifth. Torres gamely beats count on both occasions but under more pressure when his corner throws in the towel. Six wins by KO/TKO in his last seven fights for Reveco, but Torres out of his depth and had no right challenging for title.

San Juan, USA: Feather: Johnny Tapia (57-5-2) W Frankie Archuleta (26-7-1). 43yo WBA/WBO bant & IBF Feath WBO/IBF s fly 20 world title fight. VAC UBO. Arch 34yo 8/09 last fight. Pro 97

Atlantic City, USA: Heavy: David Tua (51-3-2) DREW 12 Monte Barrett (34-9-1). Light: Carlos Vinan (10-8-4) W TKO 8 Anthony Mezzache (18-6-3). Feather: Khadafi Djelkhir (7-0) W TKO 1 Jorge Cordero (4-4).Welter: Ray Serrano (13-0) W PTS 8 Ayi Bruce. Most of the excitement in this WBO Asian Pacific/WBO Oriental title fight between veterans came in the last round. Tua tried to make the fight, and won the early rounds, but Barrett’s solid defence off the ropes limited the damage. Barrett out boxed Tua from sixth to ninth but Tua came back to take ten and eleven. An exhausted Tua lost a point in the last round for throwing Barrett to the canvas, and then Barrett, 39, floored Tua heavily with a left hook just before the final bell. The first time the Samoan-born 37-year-old had been down in his career. Scores 115-111 to Tua and two scores of 113-113, so that point deduction and the knockdown cost Tua the win. Tua lost to Lennox Lewis for the IBF and WBC titles in 2000. Former WBA title challenger Barrett is 3-6-1 in his last ten and claimed that this was his last fight. Big upset as former undefeated European champion Mezzache, 30, looks on his way to routine points win when Ecuadorian Vinan, explodes in last round and floors and halts Frenchman. Bombs away between Olympic and European silver medalist Djelkhir and Puerto Rican Cordero. Both fighter on the canvas before Djelkhir flattens Cordero for stoppage. Philadelphian Serrano,21, retains his unbeaten tag, but only just, as tough Ghanaian Bruce, a former Commonwealth Games competitor, pushes him all the way before losing a majority verdict. Scores 78-74, 77-76 and 76-76.

Tagbilaran City, Philippines: Bantam: A J Banal (22-1-1) W KO 5 Big Yoo (16-3). Jason Pagara (23-1) W TKO 2 Young-Bin Kim (10-2). Tough WBO Asia Pacific title defence for Banal,21, as Yoo (a Korean-based Japanese fighter Hayato Kimura) starts fast and has Banal cut after clash of heads in second. Banal takes third and fourth, but badly shaken in fifth only to find great left uppercut to put Yoo down and out. First time the 21-year-old Yoo had failed to last the distance. Fighting on his 18th birthday, Philippines light champ Pagara just getting into his stride when a straight right cuts lanky Kim on right eyelid which causes stoppage

Port Elizabeth, South Africa: Light Fly: Sizwe Sinyabe (19-8-2) W PTS 12 Mfundo Gwayana (11-4-1). Former national champ Sinyabe regains title with points victory over champion Gwayana. These two fought a draw for the title in June 2009, but Sinyabi had been relatively inactive since then. A knockdown in the eleventh took away any doubt as Sinyabe won without dispute. Fifth defence for Gwayana who was the favourite going in.

St Paul, USA: Heavy: Joey Abell (27-4) W TKO 4 Arron Lyons (11-9). Abell warm-up for his fight with someone in Kampala with win No 26 by KO/TKO, but this was one of the TKO variety as southpaw Lyons stopped on a cut.

July 8

Johannesburg, South Africa:Super Middle: Tinteyi Mardizo (9-6) W KO 3 Mike Schultz (15-2-2). Cruiser: Dan Bruwer (21-1-1) W RTD 7 Sean Santana (4-6). Zimbabwean Mardizo, 27, proves his first round kayo of Schultz was no fluke as he retains his WBO African title. Schultz boxes carefully in the first two rounds and probably shading the fight until nailed with Mardizo’s favorite overhand right and counted out. Former South African light heavy champ Bruwer returns after almost two years away and his condition looks to need some work. Floored in the third, Bruwer was not certain of victory until Santana pulled-out with a cut over his left eye.

Winnipeg, Canada:Super Middle: Larry Sharpe (25-8) W PTS 8 Jose Corral (18-16). Light Welter: Chad Brisson (22-2) W PTS 8 Jose Corona (8-12). “Razor” now 36, in what was rumored to be his last fight, takes a comfortable unanimous verdict over Mexican Corral, 29, on scores of 80-71 and 79-73 twice. Southpaw Sharpe lost to Scott Dan for the Commonwealth title in 2006 and also lost to Darren Barker in a non title fight in 2008. Brisson, 30, ends his four year retirement with a majority verdict over Mexican. It was a tough comeback for Brisson and some thought the Mexican deserved the verdict, but scores were 77-75 twice for Brisson, who had ten wins in a row when he walked away, so now it is eleven. Game Corona has now lost seven of his last eight.

July 9

London, England: Light Welter: Lenny Daws (21-1-2) W TKO 10 Steve Williams (9-1).Welter: Bradley Pryce (30-8) W TKO 2 Ted Bami (26-7). Welter: Mike Lomax (17-2-1) W PTS 6 Steve Okine (11-9-1). Middle: Grzegorz Proksa (21-0) W TKO 4 Alex Spitko (7-27).Light Middle: Prince Arron (19-3-1) W TKO 6 Tony Randell (11-22-2). Heavy: Matt Skelton (23-5) W TKO 5 Lee Swaby (25-27-2). Light Welter: Barry Morrison (18-4) W TKO 2 Billy Smith (12-81-2). Experience tells as 31-year-old “Lightening” Daws retains British title for second time with a corner retirement win over 26-year-old English champion Williams. Challenger has the better of the first two rounds with his body attack, but Daws solves his style and takes control. Williams, 26, cut over left eye by clash of heads in fifth and talking punishment in most rounds before retiring in his corner at the end of tenth. Congolese-born Bami starts brightly hoping to repeat a 2002 win over former Commonwealth light middle champ Pryce. Pryce bigger and stronger and a big right hand floors Bami late in the second. Bami beat the count, but the fight was stopped. A breeze for 6’0” southpaw Lomax, 31, winner of the 2008 Prizefighter competition, almost became a disaster. Londoner Lomax uses his height reach and class to outbox and pound on Ghanaian. In the sixth a butt from former national light welter champion Okine, 31, opened a big gash high on the forehead of Lomax and the round turns in to an ugly maul. In the end Lomax wins on score of 59-55, but with there being no technical decisions in British boxing it might have been different if the cut had opened earlier. Surrey-based Polish southpaw prospect Proksa, 25, too much for normally durable Latvian. Busts his nose early and scores two knockdowns when referee stops fight. Spitko is 1-15 in his last 16. Lanky Arron, 6’3”, another Prizefighter winner, not impressive early due to clash of styles with journeyman Randell, but he finds a big right uppercut in the sixth, and forces finish with another knockdown. After three losses in a row a much needed win for former British, European and Commonwealth champion Skelton, 43. He scores with heavy shots on southpaw Swaby, 34, in the fourth, then brings the curtain down in the fifth with a right. Former British champ Morrison, 30, uses body attack to discourage experienced loser Smith, who retires at the end of the second.

Atlantic City, USA: Welter: Mike Jones (22-0) W KO 5 Irving Garcia (17-5-3). Welter: Lanardo Tyner (24-3) W TKO 9 Antwone Smith (18-2-1). After a couple of even rounds Jones takes over and bombards Puerto Rican Garcia with vicious combinations. Garcia fading when floored with what looked a borderline punch and counted out. Again 27-year-old Jones looks the goods and ready for better things. M.J. retains NABO and NABA titles. Only the second fight in two years for Garcia, 31. Upset as Texas-based Tyner, 34, beats highly touted Smith. Smith has best start but Tyner closes the right eye of Smith and then concentrates on the body. Tyner the stronger and Smith goes down in ninth and calls it a day. The losses for Tyner were to Saul Alvarez, Mike Arnaoutis and Lamar Peterson so he had mixed in good company, but Floridian Smith, 23, was on a run of impressive victories.

Denver, USA: Light Middle: Erislandy Lara (12-0) W KO 1 Bill Correa (8-4). Much too easy for the talented Cuban who floors poor Correa twice and halts him in just 154 seconds. That makes it seven by KO/TKO for southpaw Lara, but I can’t think this is the kind of fight he defected for. Puerto Rican Correa, 24, has yet to go the distance in losing or winning a fight.

Lincoln, USA: Light: John Molina (21-1) W TKO 11 Henry Lundy (18-1-1). Come-from-behind win for 27-year-old Californian Molina. After being out boxed by previously unbeaten Lundy, Molina scored a knockdown in the eighth and then has Lundy hurt and defenseless in the eleventh for the stoppage win. Molina lifts Lundy’s NABO title and makes it 17 by KO/TKO and three wins in a row since his loss to Martin Honorio in November.

Rayong, Thailand: Straw: Pigmy (42-5-2) W PTS 12 Jack Amisa (19-12-2). Super Fly: Duangpetch (50-1-1) W PTS 6 Henry Barongsay (9-12-3). Sixth defence of WBC Asian title for Pigmy (Kokietgym), 22, and he is now unbeaten in his last 31. Indonesian Amis, a loser to Pigmy in 2007 is without a win in his last seven. Routine workout for 30-year-old southpaw Duangpetch who is now unbeaten in 50 fights going back to 2000, the longest unbeaten run of any active fighter, but the Indonesian has just two wins in his last eleven fights, so you can see how much this statistic means.. Duangpetch’s name is mud; no I mean his real first name is Mud.

Prato, Italy: Light Middle: Francesco Di Fiore (11-5-1) W PTS 10 Lenny Botai (11-1). A real war between two “mature novices” (both 32) sees Di Fiore edge out hometown fighter Botai on a majority verdict to take his national title on scores of 96-94, 96-94, 95-95.

Coburg, Australia: Super Bantam: Allan Jay Tunacao (10-2-3) W PTS 12 Dan Iannazzo (17-1). All-out two-fisted aggression of Filipino Tunacao, 22, just too much for previously unbeaten “Baby Face” Iannazzo and Tunacao wins vacant PABA title, but weird scoring 119-110 !!, 115-113 and 113-115.

Sydney, Australia: Light: Ryan Langham (12-1) W PTS 6 Jack de Asis (21-14-4). Another continuing his comeback as 28-year-old southpaw Langham wins a unanimous verdict 58-56 on all cards against Filipino de Asis. Langham retired after being stopped by Lenny Zapavignia for the Aussie light title in 2007, having first had Zappavigna on the floor .Filipino de Asis, also 28, is no mug having beaten Anthony Marcial and drawn with Thai Sod..

Mexico City, Mexico: Light: Ramon Ayala (18-1-1) W PTS 10 Carlos Velasquez (15-10-1,1ND). Super Bantam: Giovanni Caro (18-8-4) W PTS 12 Brelior Teran (6-8-1). “Nino de Oro” Ayala, 21, retains WBC Youth title. Dominates bout against Nicaraguan and scores a knockdown in fifth on the way to a unanimous verdict on scores of 98-91, 97-92 and 96-93. Ayala is unbeaten in eleven since a kayo loss to David Rodela in 2008. Usual war for “Ruso” Caro as he batters his way to wide verdict over Venezuelan Teran. Caro down in the seventh and badly cut in a clash of heads in the last. Teran loses points in third and eleventh for head work. Caro retains Fecarbox title on scores of 118-107 twice and 117-109. Teran, 25, is a former Fecarbox champ.

Puerto Madryn, Argentina: Claudio Abalos (21-10-3) W PTS 12 Oscar Veliz (28-17-2,1ND). Styles do not match so a disappointing fourth meeting between these two. Southpaw El Chino Abalos, 29, lands the few scoring punches and retains Argentinian title and collects the South American title from hometown fighter Veliz. Scores 100-95, 98.5-96 and 99.5-95.5. Abalos now ahead 2-1-1 in their series.

Gregorio de Laferrere, Argentina: Super Feather: Domingo Damigella (35-5) W PTS 12 Cris Borges (10-4). “World” title win for 42-year-old Damigella as he takes unanimous verdict over novice Brazilian Borges to win the WBC title-World Boxing Commission that is! Damigella lost to Steve Robinson for the WBO featherweight title in 1995, and is a “champion” 15 years later. This was only the second fight in five years for Borges having previously fought as a light flyweight.

Curuzu Cuatia, Argentina: Super Bantam: Sergio Santillan (26-11-3) W KO 2 Reginaldo Carvalho (19-11-1). Easy for 36-year-old “”El Tigre” as he kayos 39-year-old Brazilian in second round to win vacant WBC Latino title. Santillan lost to Bernard Dunne on points back in 2006. Carvalho lost to Omar Narvaez for the WBO fly title in 2004.

Humble, USA: Heavy: Gene Hill (22-1) W PTS 6 Andy Greeley (14-33-3, 1ND). Huffing, puffing and some slow ponderous punching sees local Hill win wide unanimous points win over travelling loser Greeley. Don’t let the figures fool you, Hill’s defeat came against Zack Page, the only decent fighter he has met’ and his 5’11” 261lbs weight tells you all you need to know about his conditioning.

July 10

San Juan, Puerto Rico: Feather: Juan Manuel Lopez (29-0) W TKO 2 Bernabe Concepcion (28-4-1). Super Fly: Nonito Donaire (24-1) W TKO 8 Hernan Marquez (27-2). Bantam: Jonathan Oquendo (19-2) W KO 9 Eden Sonsona (21-6). Cruiser: Carlos Negron (10-0) W PTS 4 Gustavo Enriquez (15-10). Heavy: Victor Bisbal (17-1) W KO 1 David Whittom (10-13-1). Explosive first round sees Lopez, 27, hurt then floor Filipino Concepcion, only to get wild looking for a finish and himself get floored by a left hook near the end of the round. Southpaw Lopez back on the attack at the start of the second and floors Concepcion heavily. Filipino beats the count but another stunning pair of punches puts him down and hurt badly enough for the referee to waive the count. First defence of his WBO feather title for former WBO super bantam champ Lopez and 26 wins by KO/TKO. Concepcion, 22, lost to Steve Luevano for the WBO title on a disqualification, and earned this shot at Lopez by beating Puerto Rican Mario Santiago. Concepcion had lost only one of his last 23 fights. Next up for Lopez is Rafael Marquez in a fight to savor. Despite problem in making the weight, and puzzling tactics of deciding to box southpaw for the early rounds Donaire scores another stoppage win. Marquez had early success with his southpaw left, but the fight changed when Donaire switched to his normal orthodox guard. Filipino Donaire, 27, floored Marquez with a left hook in the fifth and then finished the fight with a left uppercut in the eighth. Nonito, the former undefeated IBF fly champ, wins vacant WBA interim title, but may now move up to bantam as there seems no likelihood of a return with Vic Darchinyan. Marquez, 21, loses for the second time in a row after 27 straight wins. Big win for 26-year-old Puerto Rican Oquendo. Both fighters fighting rough with a few low blows flying about. Oquendo turns the fight in the eighth as he drops Filipino Sonsona, 21, and puts him down again in the ninth for the count. Oquendo's losses have been a disqualification and a stoppage by Juan Manuel Lopez. Sonsona had won his last six. Negron, 6’6” tall, takes no chances and uses his height and reach to win every round against modest opposition. Too easy for Bisbal, 30, who finishes Canadian with a body shot after 153 seconds. Now ten wins in a row for former top amateur Bisbal, and seven losses in a row for Whittom.
Guadalajara, Mexico: Light Middle: Saul Alvarez (33-0-1) W TKO 6 Luciano Cuello (26-2). Welter: Daniel Sandoval (15-1) W TKO 2 Ramon Alvarez (7-3-1).Super Bantam: Tomoki Kameda (15-0) W PTS 10 Arturo Camargo (23-16-2). Middle: Rigoberto Alvarez (25-2) W KO 1 Alfredo Trevino (4-1). Just 19, “Canelo” looks to be the next Mexican star. He floored game Argentinian Cuello in the first and second rounds and continued to punish him until the referee mercifully called it off in the sixth. Ginger-headed Alvarez wins vacant WBC silver belt, but let’s pass over that rubbish quickly. To put the win into context Cuello, “El Principito”, only lost to Julio Cesar Chavez Jr on a very close decision in March 2009. Sandoval spoils the night for the Alvarez brothers as he halts brother Ramon in the second. All of the wins for the 19-year-old Sandoval have come by KO/TKO. This for the State title. “Mexicanito” Kameda, at 18 the youngest of the three Kameda brothers, warned for low blows in the third, has Camargo hurt in fifth and sixth, and then keeps the fight at a distance and wins on scores of 100-90, 98-90 and 98-91. Rigoberto was the third Alvarez brother in action and he had the easiest task as he kayoed novice Trevino in 135 seconds. Now 19 by KO/TKO for 32-year-old “El Espanol” but there are a few women who would like to know how Trevino came down from 185lbs in February to 157lbs.
Pasig City, Philippines: Fly: Brian Viloria (27-3,2ND) W PTS 10 Omar Soto (19-7-2). To use a soccer phrase, this was a fight of two halves. For the first five rounds former double world champion Viloria was comfortably in front with his better boxing. Over the second half of the fight the tough little 30-year-old Mexican managed to pressure Viloria and get through with body shots. Hawaiian-born Viloria, 29, swept the last round to take the split verdict on scores of 97-93, 96-94 and 93-97. It was Viloria’s first fight since losing his IBF title to Carlos Tamara in January. Soto, 30 has been unsuccessful in shots at the IBF straw title and WBO fly.
Poughkeepsie, USA: Heavy: Zack Page (21-29-2) W PTS 8 Kevin McBride (34-7-1). Heavy: Nagy Aguilera (16-3) W TKO 1 Rod Willis (14-7-1). Feather: Luis Del Valle (10-0) W KO 4 Pasqual Rouse (20-15-3). Super Middle: Lennox Allen (12-0) W TKO 6 Victor Paz (9-10-1). In a battle of 37-year-olds Page was quicker and busier than returning McBride and boxed his way to a comfortable unanimous decision on scores of 80-72 twice and 78-74. With his recent win over previously unbeaten German Sebastian Koeber, Page is becoming unreliable-he is winning when he is only there to lose. McBride had been out almost three years and it may be the end for the man who ended the career of Mike Tyson in 2005. A piece of rubbish was all over in 67 seconds as Dominican Aguilera, 24, halted 37-year-old Willis in just 67 seconds. Aguilera had a big win when he beat former WBC champion Oleg Maskaev in December, but was destroyed by another former WBC champion, Samuel Peter in two rounds in March. A bout for the New York State title saw Puerto Rican Del Valle kayo Rouse in four rounds and in an all-southpaw fight Guyanan Allen, 25, halted Paz in six. Paz is 0-9-1 in his last ten.
Fairfax, USA: Welter: DeMarcus Corley (37-13-1) W TKO 4 Damian Fuller (30-8-1). Light Middle: Jimmy Lange (32-4-2) W TKO 2 Jimmy LeBlanc (12-17-4). A battle of veterans is close for three rounds. In the fourth southpaw former WBO light welter champ Corley, 36, found a right hand to floor Detroiter Fuller, 32, and after another knockdown the referee stopped the fight. Four losses in a row for Fuller, three by KO/TKO. Local favorite Lange, 34, floors LeBlanc, 36, three times in the second round from body shots for easy win. LeBlanc has now lost 8 of his last 9 and had been inactive for 16 months so this was no great feat for Lange.

July 11

Nagoya, Japan: Bantam: Malcolm Tunacao (26-2-3) W PTS 12 Kohei Oba (27-1-1). “Eagle Eyes” Tunacao retains OPBF title with a hard-fought win over world rated Japanese champion Oba 25. Southpaw counter-punching style of 31-year-old Filipino just gives him the edge and fight looks closer than the 116-112 verdict rendered by the three Japanese judges. Tunacao is a former WBC flyweight champion. This was a rematch after these two fought to a draw in 2006 when Tunacao was in his first reign as champion.

June 17

Humble, USA: Light Heavy: Alfonso Lopez (20-0) W PTS 10 Rubin Williams (29-10-1). Lopez, 28, wins wide unanimous verdict as Williams slides even further down the slope. Lopez the aggressor and Williams in survival mode. “El Tigre” has 15 by KO/TKO, but opposition poor. Former IBF super middle challenger “Mr Hollywood” Williams needs a new nickname as he is now 0-8-1 in his last nine and Hollywood does not like losers. Auckland, New Zealand: Light Heavy: Soulan Pownceby (15-0-1) W PTS 12 Joel Casey (10-8-3). Cruiser: Moyoyo Mensah (21-8-1) W PTS 12 Oscar Siale (12-4).Hometown fighter Pownceby, 35, wins WBFoundation title and WBO Asia Pacific titles from Australian holder Casey, 26, on unanimous decision. Pownceby represented New Zealand at the World championships, the Commonwealth Games and the Olympics but has left it late to turn pro. Ghanaian Mensah, 34, wins vacant WBO African title with unanimous verdict over 39-yea-old southpaw from New Zealander. New Zealander fighting for the African title! More WBO rubbish.

June 18

Hamilton Township, USA: Light Heavy: Omar Sheika (30-9) W TKO 3 Jim Strohl (27-9). Welter: Terry Cauthen (35-6,1ND) W PTS 8 Cleotis Pendarvis (10-3-2).Sheika too strong and aggressive for Strohl, 38, who is cut and taking punishment when fight stopped. Sheika, 33, is seeking a fifth world title shot having lost in four attempts at versions of the super middle title. Strohl 2-8 in his last ten fights. In all southpaw battle speed and skill of 1996 Olympic bronze medalist Cauthen just gives him a narrow edge over aggression and power of Pendarvis, who himself competed in the 2004 US Olympic trials. Scores 79-73, 77-75 and 75-77 34. Poor fight due to styles not jelling but useful victory for Cauthen as Pendarvis stopped previously unbeaten Hector Sanchez in April.
Airway Heights, USA: Super Middle: Max Vlasov (18-0) W TKO 3 Jerson Ravelo ( ).Light Middle: Sherzod Husanov (15-0-1) W PTS 10 Jhon Berrio (15-7). Heavy: Jonte Willis (7-0) W PTS 4 Leo Bercier (8-13-1). Russian Vlasov, 23yo and 6’3” tall chases a reluctant Ravelo, 32, until the third when a big right floors Dominican and fight stopped. Seven out of his last eight wins by KO/TKO for Vlasov. An outstanding amateur who was once a good prospect was sidetracked by losses to Andre Ward and Allan Green. Lanky Uzbek Husanov, who only arrived from Siberia three days before the fight, and in US debut too fast and busy for wild Colombian Berrio in good scrap but fades a bit in middle rounds and only just gets by on majority verdict. Scores 98-92, 96-94 and 95-95.
Former top amateur Willis floors Bercier in third and wins unanimous verdict, but not impressive.
Managua, Nicaragua: Super Feather: Santos Benavides (20-2-2) W PTS 9 Danys Davis (12-8-2).Straw: Carlos Buitrago (16-0) W PTS 9 Eddy Zuniga (7-3-1). Light Fly: Nerys Espinoza (29-5-1,2ND) W PTS 8 Julio Buitrago (11-8,2ND). Southpaw Benavides, 28, retains WBA Fedcentro title with clear unanimous verdict over Panamanian. Dominates all rounds but no knockdowns. Scores 87-85, 89-83 ½, 87 ½-85. Only losses for “chontaleno” are to Roman Martinez and Rene Gonzalez. Local idol Buitrago, 18-year-old “Chocorroncito” is hottest property in Nicaragua again wins easily against Costa Rican prelim fighter but just can’t find the finish. Wins vacant WBO Youth title. Scores 90-81, 90-82 and 89 ½-82 ½. Former IBF light fly challenger Espinoza, 29, wins wide unanimous verdict over Julio Buitrago.
Syracuse, Italy: Welter: Phil Lo Greco (20-0) W TKO 9 Slawomir Ziemlewicz (20-7-2). Cruiser: Vincenzo Rossitto (39-6-2) W PTS 8 Jiri Svacina (11-7). Lo Greco, 25, who has dual Italian / Canadian citizenship, wins his first title as he proves too strong for light-punching, Ziemlewicz, 31, and floors him twice and halts him in ninth to take vacant WBC International title. First time Pole has been stopped. Veteran hometown fighter Rossitto, 34 takes wide unanimous verdict over Czech.
Culiacan, Mexico: Feather: Chris Perez (17-0) W TKO 10 Jorge Pazos (8-3). Light Welter : Jorge Romero (17-2 ) W KO 4 Yahir Aguiar (8-15). Perez marches on now 13 by KO/TKO with nine of his last ten ending that way. Romero, 20, floors and finishes Aguiar with body shot. Now 15 by KO/TKO for “Koky” in first fight since fractured jaw loss to Jesus Gurrola in November McAllen, USA: Cruiser: Eric Molina (14-1) W TKO 4 Chris Thomas (17-12-2 ). Light Welter: Luis Ramos Jr (16-0) W PTS 8 Joshua Allotey (16-10). Molina, 28 and 6’5” retains WBC Latino title with stoppage of 38-year-old Thomas, and has 11 by KO/TKO and has won 14 straight since losing his first fight on kayo. Southpaw prospect Ramos, 22, wins all the way against Ghanaian. Scores 80-72 twice and 79-73. Four losses in a row for Allotey, but all tough matches.

June 19

Oakland, USA; Super Middle: Andre Ward (22-0) W PTS 12 Allan Green (29-2 ). Heavy: Steve Chambers (22-1-1,1ND) W pts Hector Alatorre (16-10). An easy win for 26-year-old Ward, fighting in front of his home fans, as he dictates from bell to bell outboxing Green on the outside and outmuscleing him and out brawling him on the inside, where most of the action was. “Ghost Dog” Green claimed to have been weakened by the weight as he came in at 166lbs, but admitted that he was well beaten. Scores tell the tale as all three officials had it 120-108 for impressive Ward who retained the WBA title he won from Mikkel Kessler in November and moved clear at the top of the Super Six table. Philadelphian Chambers, 25, overcomes cut suffered in the third round to easily outpoint Alatorre in poor fight. Southpaw Chambers is unbeaten in last 19 and Alatorre has lost eight of his last nine.
San Juan del Rio, Mexico: Light Fly: Omar Nino (Romero) (29-3-2,1ND) ) W PTS 12 Rodel Mayol (26-5-2). Super Fly: Tomas Rojas (34-12-1) W TKO 7 Felipe Almanza (17-17-4). Ugly battle. A clash of heads has Nino cut in first . Further clashes cause cuts on Nino in second and fifth, and as per the stupid WBC rules, Mayol deducted a point in each round because Nino cut and he was not. Nino had trouble making the weight but despite this and a couple of examinations of his cuts by the Doctor during the fight, Nino gets stronger as fight goes on and Mayol, after a bright start , lacking his normal all-out aggression. Nino edges the late rounds but Mayol also doing good work. Scores 115-111, 115-112 and an amazing 117-109. Nino wins WBC title for second time. He originally won the title in 2006 but was stripped off the title when he tested positive for a banned substance. These two fought in February when Nino kayoed Mayol, but the fight was somehow rule a technical draw. Former WBC interim champion Rojas gives Colombian a boxing lesson. Almanza loses a point for a butt in the fifth and is under pressure when fight stopped in seventh.
Niagara Falls, USA: Heavy: Hasim Rahman (47-7-2,1 ND ) W TKO 4 Shannon Miller (16-5,1ND ). Middle: John Mackey (12-5-2,1ND ) W PTS 8 Don Orr (15-1). Rocked by a right in the first and right eye puffing up, then too easy for former WBC/ IBF champ as he floors 36-year-old Miller in first, second and third rounds and then again in fourth when corner ask for fight to be stopped with Miller on canvas. Second win on his comeback. Canadian Orr, 33, loses his unbeaten tag in bloody battle with journeyman southpaw Mackey. Orr , 33, does the pressing and Mackey, 36, effective counter punching. Orr cut badly over left eye in sixth. In an exciting seventh Orr cut by right eye and Mackey exhaust himself trying for stoppage and Orr takes over and has Mackey badly hurt at end of round. Orr streaming blood as they both try to swing the fight in the last. Mackey wins majority verdict on scores of 77-75 twice and 76-76. and over right eye early in seventh. Upset loss for Orr and bounce back by Mackey from kayo loss to James McGirt in April.
Kempton Park, South Africa: Light Fly: Hekkie Budler (16-0) W PTS 12 Juanito Rubillar (48-15-7).Super Middle: Isaac Chilemba (15-1) W PTS 12 Mike Bolling (12-1). Straw : Gideon Buthelezi (10-2 ) W PTS 12 Ronelle Ferreras (8-4-1). Light: Jason Bedeman (12-0 ) W TKO 3 Bongani Dlamini (6-2). Return bout sees 22-year-old South African retain IBO title on split verdict over experienced thirty-three-year-old Filipino Rubillar. Filipino constantly straying low with his punches and finally has a point taken away in the sixth. Budler working the jab and Rubillar concentrating on body attack. Close fight with Budler slowing in the late rounds but rallying at the end. Budler cleaner work impresses two officials who score 116-111 and 115-113 and the other saw it 113-114. Rubillar now unsuccessful in six title shots and two shots at interim titles. Disappointing fight sees Malawi “Golden Boy” Chilemba, 23, based in South Africa , come in as a substitute and outbox Australian southpaw Bolling, 25, for vacant IBO super middle title. Scores 119-109, 119-108 twice show his dominance. Switch-hitting former South African champion Buthelezi wins vacant IBO straw title. He took no chances against the wild swinging Filipino southpaw and boxed his way to a unanimous verdict with all officials scoring it 117-111. Too easy for hard punching Bedeman as he floors novice DlaminiIn first and second and stops him in third. Ten by KO/TKO for Bedeman who retains IBO All African title.
Tepic, Mexico: Fly: Edren Dapudong (18-2) W KO 1 Jesus Jimenez (28-6).Feather: Nery Saguilan (18-0 ) W TKO 6 Luis Guzman (7-7). Super Fly: Juan Jose Montes (18-1) W TKO 4 Richard Garcia(21-11-1 ). Super Fly: Hugo Ruiz (25-1) W TKO 2 Cesar Martinez (21-18-1).Upset as Filipino Dapudong floors Jimenez with a left then floors him again for the kayo. “ Brave Heart” Dapudong wins vacant WBC Silver Belt title. Southpaw Jimenez had won his last 15 going into this fight. ”Pantera” Saguilan, 22, floors game southpaw Guzman in third then ends it with a big right in sixth. Aggression from “Goofy” Montes from the first bell. A two-punch combination floors Filipino Garcia in third, but a clash of heads leaves Montes with a cut over his right eye. In the fourth body punches put Garcia down twice and the fight is stopped. Montes retains WBC Youth title. Local sources give his record as 22-1 with 18 wins by KO/TKO. In his last fight in February Garcia lost over twelve rounds in an IBF eliminator to Zolani Tete. Ruiz, 21 , floors Martinez at the end of the first and has him out on his feet early in the second when the referee stops the fight. All 25 of Ruiz’s wins have come by KO/TKO.
Las Heras, Argentina: Fly: Juan Carlos Reveco (24-1) W TKO 6 Luis Doria (22-19-3 ). Mismatch as WBA interim light fly champion Reveco, 26, cuts and batters game 37-year-old Colombian, a former IBF strawweight challenger, until referee calls it off. The one-sided fight could have been stopped any round after the second but good sparring for Reveco before title defence next month in Mexico.
Cincinnati, USA: Light: Adrian Broner ( 16-0) W TKO 7 Carlos Claudio (10-5-3). “The Problem” Broner , 22, just too much for modest Puerto Rican southpaw Claudio who takes a beating for seven rounds then stays in his corner.
Burghausen, Germany: Welter: Ashley Theophane (26-4-1) W PTS 12 Harasch Hotaki (7-2-1). Londoner Theophane, 29, wins vacant IBO International title with majority verdict over Afghan novice. Treasure’s skills gave him the edge and he seemed to have won more clearly that the scores suggest, but then Hotaki, normally a middleweight, and just a four round prelim fighter who had never fought beyond four rounds before. Scores 116-112, 115-113 and 114-114. First fight for Theophane since split verdict loss to Danny Garcia in February.
Miami Beach, USA: Heavy: Mike Marrone (19-1) W KO 5 Jose Rabotte (8-14-1). In his first fight for two years 24-year-old Marrone, trained by Eddie Chambers Snr. takes a little while to shake off the ring rust, but then has no problem dominating Rabotte. Hard left jab and big right finish fight in fifth. Marrone first fight since losing to Francesco Paneta at a time when the death of his brother may have affected his preparation. Promoted by Don King, so watch him climb the ratings.
Mexicali, Mexico: Straw: Manuel Jimenez (8-0-1) W PTS 12 Yader Escobar (23-3). Super Feather: Robinson Castellanos (8-8) W PTS 10 Alejandro Sanabria (24-1-1). Tough fight for vacant WBFederation title. Jimenez uses height and reach to good effect and has Nicaraguan in trouble in third and fifth and cut in sixth. Escobar stays in fight and makes it close right to the end. Split verdict for Jimenez 117-111 twice and 112-116. Upset as Sanabria loses his unbeaten tag with unfancied Castellanos winning unanimous verdict.
Wheeling, USA: Light Heavy: Tom Karpency (20-2-1) W TKO 1 Julius Jackson (3-8). Southpaw Karpency, 22, bounces back from creditable losing performance against Karo Murat with an easy one as he floors poor Jackson at the end of the first and Jackson retires.

May 27

Los Angeles, Light: USA; David Rodela (15-3-2) W PTS 8 Eric Cruz (7-3-3). Bantam: Jose Navarro (27-5) W PTS 6 Ben Garcia (14-15-3). Close hard bout. Rodela, rebuilding after two losses, starts fast but Cruz finishes the stronger. Split verdict favours Oxnard’s 27-year-old Rodela over 22-year-old Puerto Rican on scores of 77-75 twice and 74-78. Navarro 28, former double world title challenger, stronger and faster, bounces back from three losses n a row, two of them world title shots, and takes all three cards 60-54 against Mexican Garcia.
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Turffontein, South Africa: Super Middle: Rudi Bruwer (6-0) W TKO 5 Chamunorwa Gonorenda (5-8). Light: Grant Fourie (12-2-1) W PTS 6 Stanford Mabasa (2-6-1) Super Middle: David Kitooke (12-2-1) W PTS 6 Simon Mokoena (16-20-5). Ugandan repeats previous win but this time a majority verdict.

May 28

Quebec City, Canada: Super Middle: Librado Andrade (29-3) W TKO 8 Eric Lucas (39-8-3). Middle: Marcus Upshaw (13-4-1) W PTS 10 Rene St Juste (21-2-1).Super Feather: Benoit Gaudet (22-2) W TKO 8 Pipino Cuevas Jr (14-5). Bad night for Canadian boxing as both Lucas and St Juste lose (and Decarie over in France). Mexican Andrade, 31, just too young, strong and aggressive for 38-year-old former WBC champ Lucas. Lucas cut above right eye in third, but competitive for four rounds then cut over left eye in fifth. Andrade pressure puts him on top and Lucas cut over the left worsens. Allowed to see out the round, but cut too bad and fight stopped by corner and Doctor. Andrade still a force. His losses have been to Lucian Bute (twice) and Mikkel Kessler, and he will get another title shot when the Super Six finishes. Lucas announces his retirement. What should have been a routine win for St Juste ended in an upset as he lost a split verdict to modest Upshaw on scores of 96-93. St Juste was outworked, so perhaps at 38 time is also catching up on him. Taller Upshaw credited a knockdown in fourth when St Juste turned his back on him. Canadian had won 13 in a row. Perhaps the danger signs were there in Upshaw only losing on a split verdict to Travis Simms in August. Easy for former WBC super feather challenger Gaudet ,30, as he staggers Cuevas a number of times and then floors and halts him in last round. Cuevas not a patch on his famous father. 96-93
Levallois-Perret, France: Welter: Souleymane M’baye (39-3-1) W PTS 12 Antonin Decare (23-1). Julien Marie Sainte (26-2 ) W PTS 10 Francois Bastient (37-8-1). Middle: Roman Dzhuman (24-8-1) W TKO 4 Chris Canclaux (41-4) . Clear win for Frenchman 35-year-old M’baye as he floors Canadian with a right in the fourth. M’Baye better skills and Decarie’s lack of a punch see the former WBA and European light welter champ a comfortable victor on scores of 116-112 and 116-113 twice. This for the WBA interim title. “Brigadier” Sainte wins the vacant French title with a wide points win over experienced ex-champion Bastient. Speed and accuracy do it for 26-year-old. Scores 98-91,97-92 and 96-93. Big surprise as Ukrainian Dzhuman floors former European champ Canclaux in third and halts him in fourth. Dzhuman , 34, with five losses and a draw in last six fights not expected to give Canclaux, also 34, any trouble.
Norfolk, USA: Heavy : Shannan Briggs (51-5-1,1ND) W TKO 1 Rob Calloway (70-12-2,4 ND ). Cruiser: Adam Seal (8-1 ) W TKO 5 Daniel Judah (23-6-3 ).Another easy blow-out for 38-year-old former WBO champion Briggs who floors Calloway three times for stoppage after just 98 seconds. Briggs last three opponents have lasted a total of just 2mins 26 secs in all, that says more about the opponents than it does about Briggs who now has 45 by KO/TKO. Calloway, 40, pads his record at home and has never won a big fight. Upset, and maybe the end of the road for southpaw 32-year-old Judah, brother of pros Zab and Josiah. Once world rated he has now lost three in a row and this one to a 34-year-old unknown from the boondocks. When under pressure former toughman competitor Seal uncorks a right uppercut which finishes Jacob.
Huddersfield, England: Super Feather: Gary Sykes (16-0) W PTS 12 Kevin O’Hara (17-6). Super Feather: Carl Johanneson (29-4) W PTS 6 Arek Malek (7-25-2). Sykes, 26, makes successful first defence of British title. Northern Irelander O’Hara starts well but from the third the better boxing and higher work rate of the champion sees him take control and win a comfortable unanimous decision on scores of 119-109 twice and 118-111. Second comeback win for former British champ Johanneson as he wins every round against Malek.
Santa Fe, Argentina: Welter: Sebastian Lujan (33-5-2,1ND ) W KO 5 Jailer Berrio (19-7). Light: Marcelino Lopez (18-0) W PTS 10 Alberto Santillan (16-5).Younger Colombian starts fast but brawler Lujan takes over from third. Former WBO title challenger floors Berrio, 22, twice in fourth with body shots and two more times in fifth and referee stops the fight. Lujan, 30, wins vacant WBC Latino title and has beaten Walter Matthysse, Jose Luis Castillo and Charley Navarro in his current run. Prospect Lopez, 24, only just holds on to his unbeaten tag with a controversial majority verdict in close, hard-fought battle, with 29-year-old “El Puma” Santillan. Lopez losses gum shield three times in the late rounds and decision not popular. Scores 97-94, 96-95 and 95-95.
Sydney, Australia: Light: Ahmed Elomar (16-1-2) W KO 5 Abner Llanasa (3-10).Ahmed, 27, in first fight since kayoing prospect William Kickett in a round in November 2008, has tough time for four rounds with Filipino then finishes it cleanly in fifth.
Ensenada, Mexico: Super Bantam: Ivan Hernandez (27-4-1 ) W TKO Lizandro de los Santos (10-5). Middle: Juan Carlos Virgen (16-0-1) W KO 5 Jorge Juarez (8-17-3). Light Middle, Mario Meraz (11-0) W KO 1 Cesar Luna (4-1). “Choko” keeps busy . Takes control early but de los Santos scores well with counters. Hernandez floors de los Santos in fourth with hook to body and right cross, but de los Santos survives to bell. Has nothing left and Hernandez scores heavily causing referee to stop it in fifth. Two wins in a row for 27-year-old former WBO super fly champ since stoppage loss to Toshiaki Nishioka for WBBC title in October. “Salado” Virgen makes it eleven by KO/TKO against Juarez. Six losses in a row for Juarez but back in 2006 he held Saul Alvarez to a draw . Meraz continues his 100% record of wins by KO/TKO and has seven first round finishes.

OTHER COMMONWEALTH RESULT
Quebec, Canada: Light: Pier Olivier Cote (12-0) W PTS 4 Hugo Armenta (11-6).

May 29

Gelsenkirchen, Germany: Heavy: Vitali Klitschko (40-2) W KO 10 Albert Sosnowski (45-3-1). Heavy: Jonathan Banks (24-1-1) DREW 12 Jason Gavern (19-7-4). Heavy: Nenad Borovcanin (26-0) W PTS 6 Ray Ochieng (21-11-3). Another dominating display in the fourth defence of his WBC title from 38-year-old Klitschko as he wins every round before flooring and halting Sosnowski, 31, in tenth. The Polish “Dragon” gave it his best but just could not handle the , height reach and strength of the Ukrainian and took punishment in the ninth before Klitschko brought the show to a close. Gavern once again does not follow the script as he was supposed to lose to highly rated Banks. In fact they both threw out the script, and the rules, and participated in a foul-filled scrap with each boxer losing a point for infarctions. Scores 113-113 twice and 115-113 for Banks. Banks retains his NABF title, but this was a fight he should have breezed through. After ten years as a pro in just seven weeks Gavern, 33, has beaten Manuel Quezada and drawn with Banks and gone from “opponent” to world rated. Serbian Borovcanin made heavy work of outpointing 33-year-old Kenyan on a unanimous verdict.
Bayamon, Puerto Rico: Super Bantam: Wilfredo Vazquez (19-0-1) W TKO 10 Zsolt Bedak (15-1). Super Feather: Roman Martinez ( 24-0) W KO 4 Gonzalo Munguia (17-7-3).Even fight for four rounds then Vazquez gets through and hurts Hungarian challenger in fifth. Vazquez on top from then with vicious body attack and has Bedak down and hurt in tenth when referee stops it. Successful first defence of WBO title for 25-year-old who must be making his Dad proud. Predictable win for Martinez as he is too strong for modest Nicaraguan and after two rounds of brawling he hurts Munguia in third and kayos with a right uppercut in fourth. Second defence of WBO title for twenty-seven-year-old “Rocky”.
Buenos Aires, Argentina: Light Fly: Luis Lazarte (47-9-1,1ND ) W PTS 12 Carlos Tamara (21-5) . Feather: Jonathan Barros (29-1-1) W PTS 8 Adrian Flamenco (12-8-3). Cruiser: Roberto Bolonti (21-1) W TKO 2 Walter Cabral (10-6). If at first you don’t succeed…. In his fifth shot at a world title the 39-year-old “El Mosquito” finally becomes a champion. Tamara badly cut in clash of heads in first round then, with his all out aggression Lazarte takes the fight to the 5” taller Colombian and his busy aggression overcomes the better boxing and style switching of the defending champion. Split decision with scores of 116-112 and 115-113 for Lazarte and 115-113 for Tamara. First defence for “El Olympio” Tamara (he represented Colombia in the 2004 Olympics and won a silver medal at the 2003 Pan American Games) after wining the IBF title with a stoppage of Brian Viloria in January. In his first fight since a losing challenge to Yuriorkis Gamboa for the WBA title in March Argentinian champion Barros, 26, puts on a boxing exhibition and wins a clear unanimous decision over southpaw Flamenco. Scores 79-75.5 and 78-75.5 twice. Bolonti makes it 15 wins in a row as Cabral is stopped on a cut in the second.
Guadalajara, Mexico: Feather: Juan Carlos Burgos (25-0) W TKO 10 Ricardo Castillo(38-8-1). Feather: Miguel Angel Gonzalez (26-3) W PTS 10 Fernando Beltran (34-3-1,1ND). Bantam: Tomoki Kameda (14-0) W PTS 10 Javier Rodriguez (5-3). A surprise ending saw Castillo retire on his stool and refuse to come out for the twelfth round, Beltran, 22, made it 17 wins by KO/TKO. Burgos seemed to score a knockdown in the second, but it was ruled a slip. Castillo had the better of it in rounds six and eight, but Beltran dominated the others . The officials had it 100-91, 98-92 and 97-93 when Castillo quit. This was a WBC eliminator. Castillo, 30, had fought a technical draw with Cristobal Cruz for the IBF title in December. Burgos is the nephew of former IBF light fly champ Victor Burgos. Upset as Gonzalez floors favoured Beltran, a southpaw, with a big right in first and uses the punch to good effect throughout the ten rounds to win the decision. Beltran 8th in the IBF ratings, has had two shots at the IBF super bantam title. “El Mexicanito” Kameda, the brother of Koki and Daiki, has the edge in speed, but still has a tough time with Rodriguez before winning a unanimous verdict for the vacant WBC CABOFE title.
Juarez, Mexico: Feather: Eduardo Lazcano (19-1) W PTS 10 (26-16-1,1ND) German Meraz. Feather: Miguel Roman (29-7) W TKO 3 Daniel Valenzuela (7-10-1). Southpaw “Chucky” Lazcano scores good win over experienced Meraz and takes decision on scores of 99-91, 99-92 and 97-93. “Mickey” Roman,24, bounces back after losses to Miguel Beltran and Antonio Escalante and collects vacant WBC FECOMBOX title with easy stoppage of late sub Valenzuela.
Chicago, USA: Welter: Jesus Soto Karass (24-4-3,1ND) ND2 Gabriel Martinez (24-1-1,1ND). Clash of heads cuts Martinez badly under right eye and he is unable to come out for round two.
Bury, England: Super Bantam: Scott Quigg (18-0) W TKO 1 Andrey Kostin (20-16). Two uppercuts and two knockdowns and prospect Quigg finishes experienced Russian.
Mdantsane, South Africa: Bantam: Nkqubela Gwazela (19-7) W PTS 12 Klaas Mboyane (12-7-2). Great little all-action fight as former national flyweight champion Gwazela, 30, gains revenge for stoppage loss for vacant title last August and takes a unanimous verdict over Mboyane to win South African title on scores of 118-111, 118-112 and 117-113. Close early then Gwazela opens gap. Southpaw Mboyane, making his second defence, hampered by a cut, does much better than scores suggest.
Leon, Mexico: Super Middle: Francisco Sierra (21-3) W TKO 6 Jose Luis Lopez (50-5-2).Welter: Omar Chavez (22-0-1) W PTS 8 Rodrigo Juarez (15-11-1). Big upset as Sierra , 23, bounces back from one round blow-out by Edison Miranda to beat former WBO welter champ Lopez , 37, who takes a beating and does not come out for round six. Second fight after five year lay-off for the veteran, who also drew with Ike Quartey for the WBA title in 1997.Another unpopular split decision for young “Businessman”. Good fight with the greater accuracy of Chavez perhaps giving him the edge. Scores were 78-77 twice and 77-79. Juarez, only two wins in his last ten fights, made it close, but Omar 20, is too big a draw card to lose these tight decisions.
Windhoek, Namibia: Light Miguel Acosta (27-3-2) W KO 6 Paulus Moses (25-1). Welter: Bethuel Ushona (21-0) W PTS 12 Phil Kotey (20-5-1). Fly: Abmerk Shindjuu (8-3-2) W KO 4 Juma Fundi (12-4). Bantam: Paulus Ambunda (12-0) W PTS 8 Sipho Nkadimeng (4-7-3).Huge disappointment for local fans as Moses just does not get into the fight. Venezuelan Acosta, 32, always threatening and always moving forward and Moses, 31, throwing very little back. Finally in sixth a big right from the Panamanian puts Namibian down and he sits out count. Acosta, WBA interim champion wins WBA secondary title and registers win No 21 by KO/TKO and 18 wins in a row. Brilliant boxing display by Ushona, 28, as he handles game but limited Ghanaian with ease. Only Ushona’s lack of a punch lets fight go the distance. Scores 119-108, 118-109 and 116-111.This a Commonwealth title eliminator . Another Commonwealth eliminator saw Shindjuu control the fight from the outset and finish Tanzanian Fundi with a volley of punches in round four. Ambunda cuts South African in fourth and floors him in sixth on way winning every round and score 80-70 from all three officials.
Berne, Switzerland: Yves Studer (24-0-1) DREW 12 Shalva Jomardashvili (27-2-1). Good match-up in the EBU-External title as 27-year-old local Studer retains title and remains unbeaten . Georgian Jomardashvili, 23, is the aggressor but Studer picks his shots better and maybe has the edge. Scores 117-111 Studer, 116-112 Jomardashvili and 114-114.
Belgrade, Serbia: Light Middle: Nikola Stevanovic (21-1-1) W PTS 12 Chris Van Heerden (14-1-1). Cruiser: Goran Delic(16-0) W PTS 12 Alex Mogyewski (12-5 ).“Johnnie” Stevanovic , 23, boxes his way to split verdict over aggressive South African to retain IBF Intercontinental title. Local judge and one of South African judges give it to champion and the other South African goes for Van Heerden who loses his unbeaten tag after moving up from welter. Bosnian Delic, 35, wins something called the IBF East/West Europe title with unanimous decision over modest Ukrainian.
Spittal/Drau,Austria:Light: Ali Chusseinov (21-0, 2ND) W KO 4 Uwe Tritschler (1-2-1). A pro at 17, the twenty-year-old still being fed easy ones to pad his record and has no trouble flooring and kayoing 40-year-old German. Two no decision are fights that Chusseinov originally won but tested positive for THC after the first fight in 2008 which was then declared a no contest, and then fought again whilst under suspension which was again declared no contest.
Hammond, USA: Montell Griffin (49-8-1) DREW 10 Ross Thompson (27-14-3). Disappointing for going-on-40 Griffin. Looking for win No 50 he is outboxed by 36-year-old Thompson, who had lost seven of his last eight going in. Scores 97-93 Thompson, 96-94 Griffin and 95-95 but Thompson looked unlucky. Griffin’s first fight since loss to Beibut Shumenov in August 2008.
Balcetta, Australia: Cruiser: Adam Forsyth (7-0) W KO 1Walter Pupu’a (11-7). New Zealand born Aussie Forsyth takes just 125 seconds to kayo usually durable Tongan. Forsyth, four times Aussie amateur champ at 91kg, was a quarter finalist at the 2004 Olympics and is already probably the best cruiser down under.
Masaya, Nicaragua: Feather: Luis Perez W TKO 2 Freddy Madrigal (0-5). Former IBF super fly and bantam champ Perez, 32, bounces with an easy win in a mismatch as he floors and halts poor Madrigal. Perez suffered a shock stoppage loss to Sergio Gomez last October, his third loss in a row, the other two being in title fights to Joseph Agbeko and Ricardo Cordoba.
Gomez Palacio, Mexico: Light: Ricardo Mijares (16-0) W TKO 7 Adrian Hernandez. Now eleven inside the distance for “Silencio” Mijares, brother of Cristian.

OTHER COMMONWEALTH RESULTS
Bedford, England: Light Welter: Jay Morris (12-15-1) W PTS 10 Kristian Laight (6-76-6). For vacant British Masters title. Score 98-95.
Shediac, Canada: Super Middle: Chris Aucoin (3-3-1) W PTS 6 Ian Mackillop (25-12-3). Upset comeback loss for Mackillop who is now without a win in his last seven fights, including a loss to Adnan Amar in 2008.
Mzuzu, Malawi: Light: Perpetual Mkandawire (3-4) W TKO 6 Marshall Ali (1-2).
Dar-Es Salaam, Tanzania: Bantam: Francis Miyeyusho (27-8-2) W TKO 7 Tony Kariuku (2-3-1). Super Fly: Ramadhan Kumbele (8-4-2) W TKO 3 Ibraham Hassan (0-1)
Lusaka, Zambia: Bantam: Kennedy Kanyanta (8-0) W TKO 3 Twalib Mibiru (10-5-2). ABU title defence for Kanyanta.