European Boxing Council Tournament Results
Heavyweights
1 - Wladimir Klitschko 15-0-0 (8) vs 16 - Henry Akinwande 12-4-1 (5) - Klitschko fought a curious fight, spending most of his time boxing outside defensively trying to emulate the great Ali in a very very close match that saw huge rounds from both fighters, in fact, I was suprised Akinwande didn't get a TKO in the 3rd as he pounded Klitschko unmercifully Klitschko gets the win 96-93 95-94 95-94 to improve his unblemished record to 16-0-0 (8)
2 - Oleg Maskaev 16-0-0 (13) vs 15 - Paolo Vidoz 11-3-1 (0) Most observers predicted an early KO in this one, and they were right...but it was Vidoz that handed Maskaev his first loss in a shocking manner with a 3 KO! Vidoz scores his first stoppage ever to improve to 12-3-1 (1)!!
3 - Alexander Povetkin 12-2-0 (1) vs 14 - Luan Krasniqi 12-2-1 (3) - Krasniqi proved to be the stronger fighter in earning a 10 majority decision 95-95 96-94 96-94 to improve to 13-2-1 (3)
4 - Sultan Ibragimov 12-2-1 (4) vs 13 - Andrew Golota 12-2-0 (11) - Golota scored 2 knockdowns in this fight, yet somehow the judges saw fit to call the bout a draw! 96-94 94-96 95-95 - This bit of injustice will cause the 2 to fight again in 2 weeks! Golota is now 12-2-1 (11) and Ibragimov is 12-2-2 (4)
5 - Herbie Hide 12-3-0 (7) vs 12 Nikolay Valuev 11-3-0 (5) - Both men were bleeding profusely, but Valuev did the most damage in this battle royal, scoring 2 knockdowns, the final one for the KO in the 8th! Valuev improves to 12-3-0 (6) and has offered HIde a rematch sometime after the tourney!
6 - Serguei Lyakhovich 13-2-0 (3) vs 11 - Konstantin Onofrei 11-2-3 (2) - There are fights that make you scratch your head and this is one of them...Lyakhovich floored Onofrei and was dominating the fight despite losing not 1, but 2 points due to dirty tactics....the score through 9 was 86-82 87-81 86-82 when in the 10th Lyakhovich intentionally used his head for the 3rd time to hand Onofrei a 10 DQ!! After the match Lyakhovich demanded a rematch, but Onofrei refused, saying "I'll not put my life in danger against this madman again!" Onofrei gratefully moves on with a record of 12-2-3 (2)
7 - Matt Skelton 14-1-0 (9) vs 10 - Vladimir Virchis 11-3-0 (6) - These 2 lived up to the title "warrior" in this bout Virchis survived a thunderous knockdown in the 4th, and Virchis survived a bad cut over his right eye to somehow go the distance..the score was 96-95 97-94 97-94 for Virchis! the crowd was divided on this one, and I see a rematch in the future as Virchis improves to 12-3-0 (6)
8 - Taras Bidenko 11-2-1 (3) vs 9 - Ruslan Chagaev 13-1-1 (5) - This was another thrilling fight, but Chagaev was the stronger of the 2, scoring 3 knockdowns only to see Bidenko gamely get up each time to force the decision which Chagaev won handily 97-90 96-92 96-91 to improve to 14-1-1 (5)
Light Heavyweights
1 - Vassily Jirov 15-0-0 (8) vs 16 - Carl Froch 12-1-1 (6) - This was shaping up to be a war, but unfortunately Froch suffered a bad cut to force a technical decision in the 5th round. The score was 39-38 40-37 39-38 in favor of the underdog Froch! Jirov recieved his first loss, and Froch improved to 13-1-1 (6)....Froch promised the frustrated Jirov a rematch sometime in the future.
2 - Cristian Sanavia 14-0-0 (1) vs 15 - Robert Stieglitz 12-2-1 (3) - Not much action in this bout between 2 tacticians, but Sanavia won handily to improve to 15-0-0 (1)
3 - Marco Huck 12-1-0 (4) vs 14 - Lucian Bute 10-3-0 (3) - Huck came out boxing nicely in the first round, but ran into a devastating hook that put him out in shocking fashion in the 2nd! Bute, a 2-1 underdog improves to 11-3-0 (4)
4 - Denis Inkin 12-2-0 (8) vs 13 - Krzysztof Wlodarczyk 10-1-2 (7) - Wlodarczyk was game, but Inkin was much too strong for him, scoring 6 knockdowns, the final 3 in the 10th round to earn a 10 TKO and improve to 13-2-0 (9)
5 - Enzo Maccarinelli 13-2-0 (4) vs 12 - Mikkel Kessler 11-2-0 (6) - This fight had the makings of a slugfest before Kessler suffered a nasty gash that stopped the action in the 5th! Maccarinelli improves to 14-2-0 (5)
6 - Tomasz Adamek 12-2-1 (7) vs 11 - Vadim Tokarev 11-1-2 (1) - Tokarev survived a brutal attack that saw him on his back in the 1st, and saw Adamek building up a nice lead when Tokarev came on strong in the 8th to score a controversial TKO! The crowd was livid, as was Adamek who looked like he'd weather the storm when Jankowiak stopped the fight at 2:51 in the 8th. Adamek lead on all 3 cards 68-63 68-63 68-64 through 7! Tokarev improves his record to 12-1-2 (2) as Adamek's corner demanded a rematch!
7 - Alexander Alexeev 12-1-1 (7) vs 10 - Markus Beyer 11-2-1 (1) - little doubt who the stronger fighter was in this one, as Alexeev scored 3 knockdowns, including 2 in the fatal 8th round to score a 8 KO and improve to 13-1-1 (8)
8 - Yuri Barashian 12-1-2 (5) vs 9 - Giacobbe Fragomeni 11-1-2 (3) - Lots of action in this bout, with Barashian proving the stronger with 2 knockdowns, though Fragomeni resolutely picked himself up both times to make a fight of it. Barashian prevailed in 10 very entertaining rounds 96-92 96-92 95-94 to improve to 13-1-2 (5)
Middleweights
1 - Arthur Abraham 14-0-0 (8) vs 16 - Yuri Foreman 7-4-1 (1) - An interesting fight with most rounds being very close throughout brought this one to a draw! Abraham remains unbeaten at 14-0-1 (8) and Foreman suprises everyone at 7-4-2 (1). Rematch will come in 2 weeks, and should be entertaining!
2 - Richard Williams 13-0-0 (6) vs 15 - Sebastian Zbik 9-4-1 (2) - Zbik confounded Williams in this bout to hand hi his first loss and improve to 10-4-1 (2) with the scores 97-93 95-95 97-93.
3 - Howard Eastman 12-0-1 (8) vs 14 - Reda Zam Zam 8-3-3 (4) - This one was as action packed as they come, with Eastman building up a decent lead when Zam Zam went BAM with a right hand that ended Eastman's unbeaten streak in the 9th round! Eastman lead 77-75 76-76 78-75 through 8! Hell, I'd pay to see these 2 lock up again! Zam Zam improves to 9-3-3 (5)
4 - Felix Sturm 14-1-0 (1) vs 13 - Raymond Joval 8-1-6 (3) - Good action bout that could have gone either way with most rounds being too close to predict the score, but Sturm earned a hard fought win 98-94 97-96 97-96 to improve to 15-1-0 (1). Yet another that was worth the price of admission!
5 - Sergei Dzindziruk 11-0-2 (7) vs 12 - Ryan Rhodes 12-2-2 (2) - Dzindziruk remains unbeaten after administering a beating to a game Rhodes. Some great action in this fight, but Rhodes just didn't have the skills to handle Sergei and was dropped 2 times in this bout. Dzindziruk improves to 12-0-2 (7)
6 - John Duddy 12-1-1 (7) vs 11 - Zaurbek Baysangurov 11-1-1 (7) - Duddy scored a knockdown in the 3rd round that nearly ended the fight, but proved to be a one trick pony as Baysangurov dominated the latter rounds to improve to 12-1-1 (7) with a 98-91 97-92 96-93 decision.
7 - Alexander Zaitsev 11-1-1 (7) vs 10 - Kuvanych Toygonbayev 11-2-0 (4) - Zaitsev was game, but couldn't handle the power of Toygonbayev, being dropped 5 times in the fight, 3 times in the fatal 9th as Toygonbayev improves to 12-2-0 (5) with a devastating TKO!
8 - Aslanbek Kodzoev 11-1-1 (2) vs 9 - Roman Karmazin 11-2-0 (4) - A nice close bout that was ended when the cut over Kodzoev's right eye opened widely for the 3rd time, handing Karmazin a TKO in the 7th. Fight was a draw to this point as neither man could pull ahead. Karmazin improves to 11-2-0 (5)
Welterweights
1 - Junior Witter 14-0-0 (1) vs 16 - Nigel Wright 10-2-3 (2) - Suprisingly close tactical bout that saw Witter suffer a cut over his right eye, but his corner did a great job enabling him to earn a well deserved victory 96-94 96-93 96-94 to remain unbeaten at 15-0-0 (1)
2 - Michael Jennings 15-0-0 (1) vs 15 - Giovanni Parisi 11-3-0 (6) - Brutal fight that saw Parisi get himself cut from an intentional butt that HE lost a point for! Parisi then scored the lone knockdown in the 10th, but Jennings held on to pull out a hard fought split decision 95-94 96-94 93-96. Jennings remains unbeaten at 16-0-0 (1)
3 - Ricky Hatton 14-1-0 (8) vs 14 - Gavin Rees 8-2-3 (2) - Pure brutality in this fight with Rees going down in the 6th, Hatton going down 2 times in the 8th and Rees going down 2 times in the 10th, the final time being saved by the bell! The score cards said it all in this one! 95-90 94-91 96-90 as the crowd roared it's approval for both warriors! Hatton improves to 15-1-0 (8) as he survives this scare!
4 - Jackson Osei Bonsu 12-0-3 (7) vs 13 - Vyacheslav Sencenko 9-3-3 (3) - Sencenko proved to be the better man in this one, landing a knockdown right in the 9th enroute to a 97-93 97-94 97-94 victory to hand Bonsu his first loss. Sencenko improves to 10-3-3 (3)
5 - Thomas Damgaard 11-1-1 (6) vs 12 - Brice Faradji 9-2-3 (1) - Damgaard scored 2 knockdowns in the 3rd round, the second one for the count! Damgaard improves to 12-1-1 (7) with a 3 KO!
6 - Colin Lynes 10-3-1 (2) vs 11 - Allan Vester 10-3-0 (0) - Both men drew several flags for holding, as they both failed their auditions for dancing with the stars. Vester did barely enough to win 97-95 96-94 96-95 and improve to 11-3-0 (0)
7 - Andreas Kotelnik 11-2-1 (2) vs 10 - Maxim Nesterenko 8-3-3 (0) - Interesting fight that saw both men spend time on the canvas, but when all was said and done, neither man impressed enough to earn the victory. Kotelnik is now 11-2-2 (2) and Nesterenko is now 8-3-4 (0) as both men gear up for a rematch in 2 weeks.
8 - Viktor Plotnikov 10-2-1 (5)) vs 9 - Yuriy Nuzhnenko 11-2-2 (2)
- This bout was scored a questionable Technical Draw in the 4th round. The reason it was questionable is Plotnikov already had bad cuts on his right eyebrow and left eyelid that should have stopped the fight, and the 3rd cut over his left eyebrow was clearly from a punch, yet the referee inexplicably scored it as a inadvertant head butt! Plotnikov moves to 10-2-2 (5) and Nuzhnenko moves to 11-2-3 (2) as these men are scheduled to meet again in 2 weeks.
Lightweights
1 - Carl Johanneson 13-0-2 (3) vs 16 - Leva Kirakosyan 8-5-0 (3) - This was a tale of 2 fights. In the first fight (6 rounds) Kirakosyan fought to an even draw, Kirakosyan faded in the second (final 4 rounds) fight as Johanneson dominated, including a knockdown in the 10th to seal the deal. Johanneson improves to 14-0-2 (3) with a score of 97-92 on all 3 cards!
2 - Koba Gogoladze 11-1-0 (1) vs 15 - Steve Conway 8-5-2 (0) - Other than scoring a knockdown in the 5th, Gogoladze was unimpressive in winning this one 95-94 96-93 96-93 to improve to 12-1-0 (1)
3 - Alex Arthur 12-2-0 (7) vs 14 - Kirkor Kirkorov 9-3-2 (1) - Arthur was simply dominating in this bout, scoring 2 knockdowns against the hapless Kirkorov to win 100-90 100-89 100-89. Arthur improves to 13-2-0 (7)
4 - Matt Zegan 13-1-0 (6) vs 13 - Amir Khan 11-3-0 (2) - Zegan was dominating, scoring a knockdown enroute to a score of 97-92 on all 3 cards. Zegan moves forward with a record of 14-1-0 (6)
5 - Artur Grigorian 11-1-2 (4) vs 12 - Craig Docherty 11-1-2 (2) - Grigorian came out strong, winning the first 2 rounds, then Docherty opened a cut on the left eyelid in the 3rd, reopened it and made it worse in the 4th, at this point the fight was dead even Grigorian's corner implored him to finish the fight as they didn't think he'd be able to continue much longer, and he came out storming in the 5th, raining blows so fast that Docherty couldn't answer! finally a vicious right hand deposited Dochery on the canvas for a 10 count! KO in 5! Grigorian improves to 12-1-2 (5)
6 - Tontcho Tontchev 11-2-2 (4) vs 11 - Michael Gomez 12-1-1 (5) - Gomez controlled the early part of this fight, but faded in the 6th, with Tontchev taking firm control in the last half of the fight, scoring 2 knockdowns in the 10th to win 96-93 97-92 98-92 and improve to 12-2-2 (4)
7 - Stefano Zoff 12-1-0 (0) vs 10 - Janos Nagy 11-2-1 (5) - This one was pretty even until the 5th when Zoff scored his first knockdown, then took control the rest of the way scoring another knockdown in the 10th enroute to a 97-91 97-91 97-92 victory. Zoff improves to 13-1-0 (0)
8 - Almazbek Raiymkulov 10-3-0 (2) vs 9 - Yuri Romanov 11-3-0 (6) - Good action bout that would have been closer if it weren't for knockdowns in the 2nd and 8th by Raiymkulov. Despite Romanov's heroic effort to overcome the knockdowns, Raiymkulov wins a split decision 93-95 95-93 95-93 to improve to 11-3-0 (2)
Featherweights
1 - Bernard Dunne 13-0-0 (4) vs 16 - Theodosio Rapado 9-4-0 (2) - Rapado was bleeding rapidly (pardon the pun...lol) when the fight was stopped due to cuts over both eyes in the 5th as Dunn put forth a punishing effort to win a 5 TKO and remain undefeated at 14-0-0 (5)
2 - Rendall Munroe 12-0-0 (0) vs 15 - Tuncay Kaya 9-3-2 (1) - A LOT of close rounds in this somewhat slow bout that saw Kaya hand Munroe his first defeat and improve to 10-3-2 (1). The score was 97-93 96-94 98-92.
3 - Cyril Thomas 10-0-2 (1) vs 14 - Gill Menano 4-6-2 (0) - Thomas remains undefeated in this somewhat boring boxing clinic to improve to 11-0-2 (1). Personally I didn't think it was as close as the 97-94 95-95 97-94 scores reflected.
4 - Nicky Cook 11-2-0 (4) vs 13 - Bernalldino Csar 6-4-3 (1) - Csar came out and dominated the first round..and not much else as this fight ended in the 10th due to a cut from an accidental butt in the 9th. Csar was sent to the canvas 2 times prior to this as Cook won handily in a 10 round Technical Decision 88-80 87-81 87-81 to improve to 12-2-0 (4)
5 - Spend Abazi 9-1-2 (1) vs 12 - Esham Pickering 7-2-4 (0) - A lot of very close rounds in this snoozefest made things seem closer than they were, but Abazi prevailed 97-93 95-95 96-94 to improve to 10-1-2 (1)
6 - Mateus Rincn 7-1-4 (1) vs 11 - Dyoguo Rxo 8-4-1 (0) - There were few cheers to be had in this mediocre effort from both fighters that saw Rxo win 96-94 96-95 97-93 to improve to 9-4-1 (0)
7 - Ramao Casacubierta 10-3-1 (1) vs 10 - Santos Machado 9-3-1 (2) - Casacubierta scored 1 knockdown in this suprisingly entertaining boxing match to win 97-94 99-94 97-94 and improve to 11-3-1 (1)
8 - Derry Matthews 8-3-2 (1) vs 9 AntoOio Castelo 8-3-0 (2) - Matthews injured his hand knocking down Castelo in the 2nd round, and Castelo lost a point in the 2nd round for a blatant low blow. Matthews couldn't do much other than that due to the hand, and needed every bit of that 10-7 round to hold on for a 94-94 96-93 95-94 Majority Decision and improve to 9-3-2 (1)
Bantamweights
1 - David Guerault 13-0-0 (2) vs 16 - Gijs Kalkema 6-4-3 (0) - Geuralt showed why he's the #1 seed in this tourney winning handily 99-91 99-91 96-94 to remain undefeated at 14-0-0 (2)
2 - Wladimir Sidorenko 12-0-0 (0) vs 15 - Ed van de Brekel 5-5-4 (0) - Sidorenko boxed a near flawless fight to earn a 99-92 98-93 99-92 decision, improving to 13-0-0 (0)
3 - Marat Mazimbaev 12-1-0 (4) vs 14 - Lou Francken 6-5-3 (1) - Mazimbaev scored a knockdown in the 1st, and inflicted a nasty cut over Francken's left eye and was then content to box until the cut reopened to hand him a TKO in the 7th with him well ahead on all cards. Mazimbaev improves to 13-1-0 (5)
4 - Sven Arents 11-2-1 (0) vs 13 - Elmar van der Heide 7-4-3 (0) - van der Heide did just enough to win this "battle" of the ineffectuals 98-92 96-94 97-93 to raise his record to 8-4-3 (0)
5 - Gjelt Muijen 8-2-3 (2) vs 12 - Dave Pasveer 8-3-2 (1) - Mediocrity was the order of the day in this bout as the score was 96-96 96-96 96-95 (Muijen) for a majority draw. Muijen goes to 8-2-4 (2) and Pasveer goes to 8-3-3 (1) as they get ready for a rematch in 2 weeks.
6 - Sasha Bakhtin 10-2-0 (3) vs 11 - Lucas Teune 7-3-3 (0) - Bakhtin scored knockdowns in the first 2 rounds only to see Teune fight his way back into the fight, when suddenly in the 9th round Teune threw his head as if it were a fist! Teune was immediately disqualified, handing Bakhtin a win by DQ in the 9th. the scores were 76-74 76-74 75-75 at the time as Teune thew away what looked to be an amazing comeback from 2 10-8 rounds to start the bout! Bakhtin improves to 11-2-0 (3). Given the lack of any other offenses in this bout, and the fact that the butt did no damage, the crowd roundly boo'd the result!
7 - Lasse Boermeester 10-2-2 (4) vs 10 Cees Westerbos 9-5-1 (2) - Boermeester came in a 3-1 favorite and went out on a guerney after being KO'd at :58 in the 1st round! Westerbos improves to 10-5-1 (3)
8 - Norman Schooten 7-3-4 (1) vs 9 Simone Maludrottu 6-5-2 (0) - Maldrottu built up a nice lead then withstood a blistering go for broke attack in the 10th to earn a close decision 96-95 97-94 97-94 decision and improve his lackluster record to 7-5-2 (0)
Flyweights
1 - Andrea Sarritzu 12-0-1 (2) vs 16 - Hildebrand Hak 7-8-1 (1) - Sarritzu came in a 7-1 favorite, but was lackluster in this bout, allowing Hak to survive for a draw 97-95 96-96 95-96. Sarritzu remains unbeaten at 12-0-2 (2) and Hack moves to 7-9-1 (1). Rematch in 2 weeks.
2 - Jose Lopez Bueno 11-1-1 (2) vs 15 - Quint Melis 7-4-2 (0) - The fans spent most of this fight booing the contestants as neither man seemed willing to actually fight. Lopez Bueno slept his way to a 94-96 96-94 96-94 split decision that could have gone either way. Bueno improves (if you can call it that) to 12-1-1 (2)
3 - Gerrie van Eck 11-1-2 (1) vs 14 - Derrick Tuk 7-4-2 (2) - Tuk outsmarted van Eck in a mildly entertaining bout to earn a 97-92 (x3) decision and improve to 8-4-2 (2)
4 - Dale Robinson 12-1-2 (2) vs 13 - Henny Els 8-5-0 - Bad fighting and bad officiating marred this bout as both men had a point taken away, though Els's was rather questionable. The fight ended up a draw, 95-94 92-96 96-96. Let's hope these 2 come to fight in 2 weeks for the rematch!
5 - Youp van Emden 11-2-2 (0) vs 12 - Stuart Kodde 7-5-1 (2) - van Emden scored a knockdown in the 2nd and dominated the rest of the way to win 99-91 99-91 99-92 to improve to 12-2-2 (0)
6 - Brahim Asloum 10-2-1 (0) vs 11 - Jason Booth 11-1-0 (4) - Both men made a decent effort that was cut short by a nasty gash over Booth's left eye in the 7th with the score 57-57 58-56 58-56 for Asloum. Asloum gets the 7 TKO and moves on with an 11-2-1 (1) record.
7 - Sibrand Schneider 9-4-2 (1) vs 10 - Garm Klink 9-3-1 (1) - A lot of anyone's guess type of rounds lead to a varied scorecard, but the right man came out on top 96-94 98-92 99-91 in favor of Schneider who improves to 10-4-2 (1)
8 - Bertil de Keizer 9-3-1 (0) vs 9 - Hendri Heerens 7-3-3 (0) - de Keizer scores his first KO, in the 1st to improve to 10-3-1 (1) as Heerens couldn't beat the count!
Results will be added to this post.
Rematch results:
Andrea Sarritzu came to fight this time around against
Hildebrand Hak and earned a 10 decision 98-93 99-92 98-93 to improve his record to 13-0-2 (2)
Both
Dave Pasveer and
Gjelt Muijen had their moments, but in the long run
Pasveer proved to be the better pugilist in this rematch to improve his record to 9-3-3 (1) The fight was scored 95-94 96-94 96-94.
Vikto Plotnikov was knocked down by
Yuriy Nuzhnenko in the 6th round, only to have
Nuzhnenko have 2 points deducted for fouls. No fouls
Nuzhnenko wins, but with the fouls, it was yet another draw for the 2 fighters! 94-94 94-94 96-94 for
Plotnikov who's record is now 10-2-3 (5) while
Nuzhnenko moves to 11-2-4 (2) Rematch in a week!
Andreas Kotelnik and
Maxim Nesterenko fought a spirited bout that saw
Kotelnik well behind on points going into the 10th, despite
Kotelnik having a point deducted.
Kotelnik scored knockdowns in the 9th and 10th, with the final one being lights out for
Nesterenko! Kotelnik improves to 12-2-2 (3) as he moves to the next round!
Arthur Abraham finally lived up to expectations against a game
Yuri Foreman 99-91 99-91 97-93 though there were times that
Foreman gave as good as he recieved, he just couldn't pull it off against
Abraham at his best!
Abraham improves to 15-0-1 (8)
Sultan Ibragimov and
Andrew Golota came to war again! This time however,
Ibragimov was the stronger, scoring 3 knockdowns...the fight was stopped in the 9th however, not because of the knockdowns, but the fact that
Ibragimov tore up
Golata's mouth to the point that the ring doctor ordered the fight to stop!
Ibragimov was ahead 76-74 77-72 77-72 through the 8th. Score it a 9 TKO as he improves to 13-2-2 (5)!
Dale Robinson came out ready to go this time around, dominating Henny Els for 10 rounds. Els went to the canvas in the 8th, but couldn't muster much of an attack against the superior Robinson, who wins 99-92 97-93 99-92 to improve his record to 13-1-3 (2)
Rematch of a Rematch Round:
Vikto Plotnikov met
Yuriy Nuzhenko for the 3rd time in this tourney, and we did finally get a result!
Plotnikov knocked
Nuzhenko down early, and cut him several times before a close bout was stopped in the 10th round due to profuse bleeding! The score was 86-84 86-84 85-85 through the 9th, and the TKO improves
Plotnikov's record to 11-2-3 (5) and propels him to the second round!
Thus ends the first round of the EBA championship tourney!