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February 2009 - Title Tournament Fights (cont.)
Jr. Lightweight: #1 Cassius Baloyi (15-0-1, 11 KO) vs #4 Jesus Chavez (9-2, 8 KO)
Chavez dominates the fight, dropping the undefeated Baloyi in the 5th and again in the 7th, despite a major gash over his eye that has been opened and worsened three times. So imagine Chavez's anger when the fight is stopped because of the cut in the 10th and Baloyi declared winner by TKO - with Chavez up 87-82, 87-82, 86-83.
Jr. Featherweight: #2. Somsak Sithchatchawal (13-0, 11 KO) vs #3 Joan Guzman (10-0, 10 KO)
A clash of styles here, as Guzman sets a frenetic pace, while Sithchatchawal aims for punching accuracy. As such, Guzman throws nearly twice as many punches per round, but lands only 17% compared with 42%. Guzman drops Sithchatchawal in the 7th, and when the cards are read at the end, it's anybody's guess: 115-112 Sithchatchawal, 114-113 Guzman, 115-113 for the winner by split decision....Somsak Sithchatchawal!
Light-Heavyweight: #1 Philadelphia Jack O’Brien (16-0, 7 KO) vs #4 Georges Carpentier (10-1, 6 KO)
O'Brien peppers Carpentier, jabbing him to death and landing more than half his punches. Meanwhile, Carpentier is fouling like mad until - clearly down in the 10th - Carpentier intentionally butts O'Brien, spurring a disqualification. O'Brien and Adamek will fight for the title.
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