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kenyan_cheena · 07-28-2014, 04:27 AM

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Thursday, November 13, 2008

Brooks clinches WCC berth

Story by Michael Ford

Loudon-born heavyweight boxer Adam Brooks secured a berth in the International Boxing League's 2009 World Championship Conference with a 5th round knockout of the New Zealander Neemia Sivivatu last night in Portland. Brooks came into the fight with a 3-1 record in the '08 International Conference and needed the victory to confirm his place in the WCC. He dominated the opening two rounds of the bout, peppering and punishing his tough Maori opponent at will. Sivivatu was unable to handle the southpaw's penetrating lead right, which had already brought up some alarming swelling under his left eye before the end of the 2nd. Sivivatu had some success in round three, but it was merely an intermission as Brooks regained control in the 4th. A crunching uppercut dropped Sivivatu for an eight count midway through round five, and a right hook finished him off later in the frame. He was counted out at the 2:41 mark.

Brooks outlanded Sivivatu 192-53 in improving his overall record to 13-5-1(6). 2008 has been a breakthrough year for Brooks after enduring a tough start to his professional career. Like so many others, the 24-year-old signed with the IBL back in 2006 and brought a promising 4-0(3) record with him. That promise was quickly diminished as he went up against a series of oppnents who, in hindsight, he was simply not ready to face. Brooks lost three of his first five IBL bouts and four of his first nine, and ended 2007 with an unflattering 9-4-1(5) mark. It might have been enough to destroy the confidence and self-belief of this extroverted young man, but he put those disappointments behind him in 2008. The highlight of his year was a majority decision win over the veteran Englishman Gary Mason in July, a victory that, as it turns out, has now seen him reach the "Big Time" of the WCC.

07-28-2014, 04:27 AM	#2006
kenyan_cheena Hall Of Famer Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: Sydney, NSW, Australia Posts: 9,037	~ THE TENNESSEAN ~ Thursday, November 13, 2008 Brooks clinches WCC berth Story by Michael Ford Loudon-born heavyweight boxer Adam Brooks secured a berth in the International Boxing League's 2009 World Championship Conference with a 5th round knockout of the New Zealander Neemia Sivivatu last night in Portland. Brooks came into the fight with a 3-1 record in the '08 International Conference and needed the victory to confirm his place in the WCC. He dominated the opening two rounds of the bout, peppering and punishing his tough Maori opponent at will. Sivivatu was unable to handle the southpaw's penetrating lead right, which had already brought up some alarming swelling under his left eye before the end of the 2nd. Sivivatu had some success in round three, but it was merely an intermission as Brooks regained control in the 4th. A crunching uppercut dropped Sivivatu for an eight count midway through round five, and a right hook finished him off later in the frame. He was counted out at the 2:41 mark. Brooks outlanded Sivivatu 192-53 in improving his overall record to 13-5-1(6). 2008 has been a breakthrough year for Brooks after enduring a tough start to his professional career. Like so many others, the 24-year-old signed with the IBL back in 2006 and brought a promising 4-0(3) record with him. That promise was quickly diminished as he went up against a series of oppnents who, in hindsight, he was simply not ready to face. Brooks lost three of his first five IBL bouts and four of his first nine, and ended 2007 with an unflattering 9-4-1(5) mark. It might have been enough to destroy the confidence and self-belief of this extroverted young man, but he put those disappointments behind him in 2008. The highlight of his year was a majority decision win over the veteran Englishman Gary Mason in July, a victory that, as it turns out, has now seen him reach the "Big Time" of the WCC.