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[Romdawg88]

Suck it Lennox.

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It will be quite funny if Infinity is able to take him out.

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ESPN

Boxing

Updated: January 24, 2009 11.45 PM ET

Arcari stops Perkins in 11th round,
claims 140-pound world championship

By Larry Holman
ESPN.com
Archive

The strange world that is boxing outside of the IBL has had little to become excited about during the last couple of years, but one bright spark has been the outstanding junior-welterweight rivalry between Mississippi's Eddie Perkins and the Italian Bruno Arcari. Back at the beginning of 2006, Perkins held the WBA belt while Arcari started the year by winning the IBF championship in January. Both men held onto their respective titles through until the end of the year, when Arcari's became defunct due to the ill-fated IBF/WBO merger. Rather than fighting for the inaugural IBO championship, Arcari instead took the more lucrative option of challenging long-time WBC titleholder Javier Gutierrez in February '07. Arcari stopped the Argentinian in the 9th round to claim both his title and status as the official world champion.

Perkins had agreed to take on the winner in a unification showdown, although he had to firstly get past New York's Leron Mathis in a March title defense, which he was successful in doing. It set the stage for Perkins vs Arcari in a September clash for both the WBA and WBC titles. After an outstanding 12-round stoush, the judges could not separate them and the bout was scored as a draw, meaning both men retained their championships. The rematch, held six months later in March '08, was just as competitive. Perkins started strongly, but had to withstand a late Arcari rally, which included being dropped by an uppercut in round nine. Once again, it seemed that a draw was a possibility, but Perkins took the decision by a slim split decision verdict to become the new world champion.

These two brave warriors clearly had unfinished business, though. A third meeting was scheduled for August, but when Perkins suffered a shoulder injury during his training camp, the fight was cancelled. Arcari considered finding an alternate opponent and going ahead and fighting on the planned date, but when the WBC announced that such a fight would be for their "interim" title, Arcari decided to wait for Perkins instead. Their third clash took place at the Thomas & Mack Center in Las Vegas tonight, and it was Arcari who finally secured a victory for himself in the rivalry. It is hard to believe, but this slugfest was even more action-packed than the first two. The difference was that where the first two had been close affairs, Arcari clearly had Perkins's measure on this occasion.

Perkins started well enough, and held his own through the first three rounds, but when Arcari dominated the 4th, the tide turned his way, and stayed there for most of the remainder of the fight. Perkins rallied in round eight, but when Arcari floored him with an uppercut at the end of the 9th, the signals were clear. It was the same punch that did the damage in their second clash, and Perkins wore an almost resigned expression as he returned to his corner after receiving a standing eight count after the bell. They cruised through round ten, but Arcari came out all guns blazing in the 11th, intent on finishing it. He pummelled Perkins, leading referee Joe Cortez with no option but to jump in and wave it over at the 2:46 mark.

Arcari, who improved to 29-3-2(21) with the victory, outlanded Perkins 338-254. When the possibility of a fourth bout between the two men was mentioned, he was enthusiastic about it, saying it was pretty much a necessity with their rivalry now knotted at 1-1-1. Perkins fell to 37-3-1(26), and while the immediate sting and disappointment of defeat had him not quite as enthusiastic as Arcari, he confirmed that he'd gladly step back into the ring with the Italian again. It might not be as simple as that, though, as the WBC seems intent on ending the unified title status of the junior-welterweight division. They announced before tonight's fight that, regardless of the result, they would be expecting the winner to next defend the WBC belt against the man who claimed that bogus "interim" title back in August, Nashville's Frankie Randall.

It's simply another example of how far away the old alphabet sanctioning organisations currently are from competing with the IBL. If the WBA and WBC can't work together against their common enemy, and are actively seeking to harm each other, what chance do they have against the juggernaut that is the International Boxing League?

Larry Holman is ESPN.com's boxing writer.

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Should get back to working on this early next week. I've simmed all of the opening International Conference bouts with the exception of the welterweights, but the main thing for me to do is finish off the schedule for stage one of the WCC. I want to try to get to the beginning of March (when action in the WCC starts) with a minimum of fuss, which means I'll review a handful of the IC February bouts in an IBL ONLINE post, and list a bunch of the results.

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BOXING MONTHLY

VOLUME 31, ISSUE 1 - JANUARY 2009

(following are selected entries from the magazine's "Rings Around the World" section)

((*) denotes defending champion in title bouts)

Saturday January 3, Los Angeles, CA, USA
David Munoz (USA, 2-0(2)) UD4 Lester Matthews (USA, 5-3(3))
(junior-welterweight division)

Friday January 9, New York, NY, USA
Michael Spinks (USA, 7-0(5)) TKO3 Corey Stephens (USA, 11-8-2(7))
(middleweight division)

Friday January 9, New York, NY, USA
Felix Trinidad (Puerto Rico, 18-0(15)) TKO9 Cesar Bazan (Mexico, 28-10-2(19))
(junior-welterweight division)

Saturday January 10, Houston, TX, USA
Frank Tate (USA, 23-0-1(12))* UD12 Mike Colbert (USA, 19-1-1(10))
(WBA middleweight championship)

Saturday January 10, Houston, TX, USA
Donnie Bates (USA, 44-3-1(34))* KO8 Earl Walls (Canada, 25-4-1(17))
(WBC heavyweight championship)

Saturday January 17, Havana, Cuba
Ormari Gonzalez (Cuba, 3-0(3)) KO3 David Lansman (USA, 4-2(2))
(heavyweight division)

Saturday January 17, Havana, Cuba
Adiel Suarez (Cuba, 2-0(2)) UD4 Jeff Hegarty (USA, 7-3-1(4))
(welterweight division)

Saturday January 17, Havana, Cuba
Teofilo Stevenson (Cuba, 2-0(2)) KO1 Andrew Epps (USA, 8-2(6))
(heavyweight division)

Friday January 23, Indianapolis, IN, USA
Tony Zale (USA, 3-0(3)) TKO2 Maurice Brown (USA, 5-3(2))
(middleweight division)

Saturday January 24, Las Vegas, NV, USA
Niwat Srimaka (Thailand, 30-2(19)) TKO7 Francisco Rivas (Mexico, 41-4-3(32))
(featherweight division)

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Originally Posted by kenyan_cheena

Should get back to working on this early next week. I've simmed all of the opening International Conference bouts with the exception of the welterweights, but the main thing for me to do is finish off the schedule for stage one of the WCC. I want to try to get to the beginning of March (when action in the WCC starts) with a minimum of fuss, which means I'll review a handful of the IC February bouts in an IBL ONLINE post, and list a bunch of the results.

Made some progress with this, and now have about 75% of the bouts scheduled.

[Romdawg88]

Cool, good to hear that you're making progress with the scheduling. Have to imagine that making the schedules up is rather tedious.

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Originally Posted by Romdawg88

Cool, good to hear that you're making progress with the scheduling. Have to imagine that making the schedules up is rather tedious.

A little bit, but I also enjoy it quite a lot, in a mad scientist type of way, lol. While I'm doing it, I'm trying to get into the heads of the fighters and their managers and think of what it is that they are hoping to achieve in their next fight in terms of moving up the rankings, staying where they are, etc.

As an example, all the heavyweights already know what the situation is in regards to the world title picture, which is that Jackson and Haynes aren't fighting until stage two, so no one else is getting a shot until at least stage three. There's also the fact that the winner of the IC gets an automatic title shot to start 2010, so the time to make a move and impress for that precious stage three title shot is really during stage two, although a loss in stage one obviously blows their chance out of the water, anyway.

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TheSweetScience.com

TUESDAY 24 FEBRUARY 2009

IBL confirms WCC's stage one schedule
is now finalised and complete

Story by Michael Broughton

The IBL issued a press release yesterday afternoon which confirmed that the schedule for stage one of its 2009 World Championship Conference is now complete. A total of 85 bouts will be contested over the course of 25 fight cards between March 7 and May 9, including world title fights in the flyweight, featherweight, light-heavyweight and junior-heavyweight divisions. Ten of the cards will be staged in the USA, with Cuba, Canada, Nigeria, South Africa, Panama, Germany, Australia, Japan, Russia, England (two cards), Mexico, Argentina and the Philippines (two cards) to also play host to the league.

One of the major talking points during the last month had related to the lightweight division and its world champion Patricio Marquez's decision over who he would be defending the title against in stage two. It led to a number of other competitors having to wait before scheduling their stage one fights, including former world champions Francsico Ortiz, Ben Villaflor and Joe Brown, aswell as Olympic gold medallist Pernell Whitaker, who will be debuting in the WCC this year. Marquez announced on February 9 that he would be defending the belt against Brown on June 27 in Las Vegas. It was the outcome most observers had expected, and it set in motion the subsequent announcement of stage one bouts for Ortiz, Villaflor and Whitaker.

The belief has been that, regardless of the result, Marquez's next bout will be his last world title fight in the lightweight division, as he will almost certainly end the year by contesting a "superfight" against compatriot and current world featherweight champion Salvador Sanchez. With that in mind, the other top lightweight contenders may have looked at their stage one outings as unofficial elimination bouts for the right to fight for what will be a vacated world title later in the year. At one point, Villaflor had actually requested to be allowed to sit out stage one, due to the fact that he contested three 15-round world title fights in 2008, but eventually he agreed to a fight against 7th-ranked Scotsman Jim Watt on May 2 in Manila.

Ortiz, who has fought Marquez three times and lost each time (although in controversial circumstances on one occasion) knows that he was not going to get another title shot as long as Marquez holds the belt, and he agreed to the high-risk matchup of putting his #2-ranking on the line against Whitaker, who is placed at #11. In this instance, the ranking is almost insignificant as Whitaker and his perfect 24-0 record is regarded by most experts as an almost certainty to be wearing the world title belt around his waist at some point during the next eighteen months (if he can remain undefeated, of course). A win against him would virtually guarantee that Ortiz will be fighting for the belt at the end of the year.

The April 25 lightweight clash between former IBF junior-lightweight champion Hector Hernandez (ranked #3) and former world featherweight champion Jim Driscoll (ranked #6) will also have a major bearing on future world title fights. Even though Hernandez was unsuccessful in his world title bid against Villaflor in June, and Driscoll was defeated in his IBL debut by Joe Brown in April, the winner of their clash will be in a strong position to push for a place in the year end championship bout. All in all, it figures to be an absolutely fascinating year for the WCC's lightweight division.

2009 WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP CONFERENCE
CONFIRMED AND SCHEDULED BOUTS
AS AT MONDAY 23 FEBRUARY

NOTE: (^) indicates the bout was confirmed and scheduled after the league's partial schedule announcement of 16 January.

SATURDAY 7 MARCH
HAVANA, CUBA

(JHW) #14 WAYNE BRAITHWAITE (GUYANA) vs #15 ERIC FIELDS (USA) (^)
(LW) #10 ORLANDO ZULUETA (CUBA) vs #16 HIROSHI KOBAYASHI (JAPAN)

SATURDAY 14 MARCH
TORONTO, ONTARIO, CANADA

(MW) #9 GREG GORECKY (CANADA) vs #17 GENE ARMSTRONG (USA)
(LHW) #2 SAM LANGFORD (CANADA) vs #13 STEVE GAYLE (USA)

SATURDAY 14 MARCH
LAS VEGAS, NEVADA, USA

(LW) #14 RUBEN NAVARRO (USA) vs #15 NICOLAS FILLION (CANADA) (^)
(FW) #5 CHARLIE BENISTON (ENGLAND) vs #8 WITHAYA PAHOLPAT (THAILAND)
(FW) #4 VICENTE SALDIVAR (MEXICO) vs #12 MICHAEL SCHNEIDER (GERMANY)
(BW) #2 JEFF FENECH (AUSTRALIA) vs #10 CANDIDO TELLEZ (MEXICO)

SATURDAY 21 MARCH
MANILA, PHILIPPINES

(FLY) #8 SAMAN SORJATURONG (THAILAND) vs #9 RATON MOJICA (NICARAGUA)
(BW) #7 RICARDO BEDIC (PHILIPPINES) vs #14 PAULIE AYALA (USA)

SATURDAY 21 MARCH
MIAMI, FLORIDA, USA

(WW) #15 WILFRED BENITEZ (PUERTO RICO) vs #19 JASON MORRIS (USA) (^)
(WW) #11 ELFORD COLES (USA) vs #16 EMMANUEL TORRES (PHILIPPINES)
(HW) #7 ROMY ALVAREZ (USA) vs #12 CHEETAH BROWN (USA)
(MW) #6 JOSE NAPOLES (USA) vs #12 JEMAR LOFTON (USA)

SATURDAY 28 MARCH
LAGOS, NIGERIA

(FW) #11 JULIUS SIASIA (NIGERIA) vs #15 KAZUO TAKAYAMA (JAPAN) (^)
(LW) #9 OBAFEMI ROTIMI (NIGERIA) vs #18 IKE WILLIAMS (USA)
(WW) #4 ADEMOLA UDEZE (NIGERIA) vs #12 ORLANDO SIERRA (PUERTO RICO)
(LHW) #6 DICK TIGER (NIGERIA) vs #9 TARIBO KESHI (NIGERIA)

SATURDAY 28 MARCH
BROOKLYN, NEW YORK, USA

(WW) #8 MARCELO SMITH (USA) vs #17 MARVYN ROLLINS (USA) (^)
(BW) #5 JEFF CHANDLER (USA) vs #12 SIXTO ESCOBAR (PUERTO RICO)
(FLY) #3 MARK JOHNSON (USA) vs #10 PANCHO VILLA (PHILIPPINES)
(JHW) #WC MAURICE HOLMES (USA) vs #1 MICHAEL VAUGHAN (USA)
*(IBL WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP)*

SATURDAY 28 MARCH
LAS VEGAS, NEVADA, USA

(LW) #8 RAFAEL LIMON (MEXICO) vs #19 LEONEL HERNANDEZ (VENEZUELA) (^)
(WW) #5 HUGO PINEDA (COLOMBIA) vs #18 JUAN VILLEGAS (ARGENTINA) (^)
(LW) #2 FRANCISCO ORTIZ (DOMINICAN REPUBLIC) vs #11 PERNELL WHITAKER (USA) (^)
(MW) #1 HOLMAN WILLIAMS (USA) vs #8 FRED BOATWRIGHT (USA) (^)

SATURDAY 4 APRIL
JOHANNESBURG, SOUTH AFRICA

(LHW) #3 MAURO MINA (PERU) vs #16 STEVE LITTLE (USA) (^)
(JHW) #3 PIET CROUS (SOUTH AFRICA) vs #5 ANGELO ROTTOLI (ITALY) (^)
(FLY) #2 TEKO DAVIDS (SOUTH AFRICA) vs #17 TAE-SHIK KIM (SOUTH KOREA) (^)

SATURDAY 4 APRIL
PANAMA CITY, PANAMA

(LHW) #15 YOLANDE POMPEY (TRINIDAD & TOBAGO) vs #19 JACK CHASE (USA) (^)
(MW) #5 JOE GANS (PANAMA) vs #13 MAURICE HOPE (ENGLAND)

SATURDAY 4 APRIL
CHICAGO, ILLINOIS, USA

(MW) #18 WILLIE MONROE (USA) vs #19 COLEY WELCH (USA) (^)
(JHW) #9 TAOUFIK BELBOULI (FRANCE) vs #17 URIAH GRANT (JAMAICA) (^)
(HW) #6 ANDREW GOLOTA (POLAND) vs #19 RAY MERCER (USA) (^)
(JHW) #6 LEE ROY MURPHY (USA) vs #12 ORLIN NORRIS (USA)

SATURDAY 11 APRIL
STUTTGART, GERMANY

(JHW) #8 TORSTEN MAY (GERMANY) vs #13 ANACLET WAMBA (FRANCE)
(HW) #5 MARKO FRIEDRICH (GERMANY) vs #15 DAVID KANE (USA) (^)
(HW) #4 MAX SCHMELING (GERMANY) vs #16 SCOTT MUNDT (GERMANY)

SATURDAY 11 APRIL
ST. LOUIS, MISSOURI, USA

(LHW) #11 ALEXANDER LUCAS (ENGLAND) vs #17 EDDIE DAVIS (USA) (^)
(JHW) #10 MARK ELWOOD (USA) vs #19 JOHNY JENSEN (DENMARK) (^)
(HW) #8 IKE IBEABUCHI (NIGERIA) vs #17 RON E. VINCENT (USA) (^)
(WW) #2 MICHAEL LINCOLN (USA) vs #10 MAX RASMUTH (USA)

WEDNESDAY 15 APRIL
MELBOURNE, VICTORIA, AUSTRALIA

(FLY) #13 CHOKCHAI CHOCKVIVAT (THAILAND) vs #15 HITOSHI MISAKO (JAPAN) (^)
(LW) #12 AZUMAH NELSON (GHANA) vs #17 YURI ROMANOV (BELARUS) (^)
(LHW) #8 MARK SOMOGYI (AUSTRALIA) vs #18 JASON WANGANEEN (AUSTRALIA)

SATURDAY 18 APRIL
TOKYO, JAPAN

(BW) #13 SATOSHI IIDA (JAPAN) vs #19 JIMMY KRUG (USA) (^)
(FLY) #7 HIROYUKI EBIHARA (JAPAN) vs #12 JORGE ARCE (MEXICO)
(WW) #6 SHOJI OHASHI (JAPAN) vs #13 JIRO SUZUKI (JAPAN)
(FLY) #5 ICHIRO OKUBO (JAPAN) vs #16 BRAHIM ASLOUM (FRANCE)

SATURDAY 18 APRIL
MOSCOW, RUSSIA

(JHW) #16 PIETRO AURINO (ITALY) vs #18 ENZO MACCARINELLI (WALES) (^)
(HW) #9 ALEXANDER ZOLKIN (RUSSIA) vs #14 LEON HIGGINS (USA)
(FLY) #WC YURI ARBACHAKOV (RUSSIA) vs #1 BENNY LYNCH (SCOTLAND)
*(IBL WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP)*

SATURDAY 18 APRIL
ATLANTIC CITY, NEW JERSEY, USA

(BW) #9 SILENCE MABUZA (SOUTH AFRICA) vs #18 NANA KONADU (GHANA) (^)
(FW) #6 JESUS CARRILLO (MEXICO) vs #16 RAUL CRUZ (MEXICO) (^)
(FLY) #4 KOKI KAMEDA (JAPAN) vs #18 ERBITO SALAVARRIA (PHILIPPINES) (^)
(MW) #4 MICKEY WALKER (USA) vs #16 JAKE MORRISON (USA) (^)

SATURDAY 25 APRIL
LONDON, ENGLAND

(LW) #5 CORNELIUS BOZA-EDWARDS (UGANDA) vs #13 RADAMEL RAMOS (COLOMBIA)
(JHW) #4 CARL THOMPSON (ENGLAND) vs #11 BRUCE SCOTT (ENGLAND)
(MW) #3 NIGEL BENN (ENGLAND) vs #11 IAN LORD (ENGLAND)
(HW) #3 LENNOX LEWIS (ENGLAND) vs #11 JOHN FEHNER (USA)

SATURDAY 25 APRIL
MEXICO CITY, DF, MEXICO

(WW) #7 ENRIQUE DIAZ (MEXICO) vs #14 ASHLEY JACKSON (ENGLAND)
(FLY) #6 HUMBERTO GONZALES (MEXICO) vs #11 LUIS MALDONADO (MEXICO)
(LW) #3 HECTOR HERNANDEZ (MEXICO) vs #6 JIM DRISCOLL (WALES)
(FW) #WC SALVADOR SANCHEZ (MEXICO) vs #1 GILBERTO VASQUEZ (MEXICO)
*(IBL WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP)*

SATURDAY 2 MAY
MANILA, PHILIPPINES

(FW) #9 NOBUHIRO YOKOYAMA (JAPAN) vs #19 DANIEL ZARAGOZA (MEXICO) (^)
(WW) #3 CARMELO BAREA (PUERTO RICO) vs #9 IFEANI ADAMU (NIGERIA) (^)
(LW) #1 BEN VILLAFLOR (PHILIPPINES) vs #7 JIM WATT (SCOTLAND) (^)

SATURDAY 2 MAY
NEW YORK, NEW YORK, USA

(LHW) #7 MELIO BETTINA (USA) vs #14 IRAN BARKLEY (USA)
(FW) #3 MIGUEL BAUTISTA (DOMINICAN REPUBLIC) vs #17 JUAN LAPORTE (PUERTO RICO) (^)
(MW) #10 EMILE GRIFFITH (USA) vs #15 ROBBIE SIMS (USA)
(LHW) #WC RAY LANDIS (USA) vs #1 CELESTINE AMAKOCHI (NIGERIA)
*(IBL WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP)*

SATURDAY 2 MAY
DALLAS, TEXAS, USA

(BW) #16 RUBEN OLIVARES (MEXICO) vs #17 JOHNNY KING (ENGLAND) (^)
(FLY) #14 BEIBIS MENDOZA (COLOMBIA) vs #19 FRITZ CHERVET (SWITZERLAND) (^)
(BW) #8 ORLANDO CANIZALES (USA) vs #15 CARMELO ALEMAN (USA)
(FW) #7 KEITH HARRISON (USA) vs #13 PATRICK FORD (GUYANA)

SATURDAY 9 MAY
LONDON, ENGLAND

(FW) #14 RONNIE CLAYTON (ENGLAND) vs #18 ANTONIO ESPARRAGOZA (VENEZUELA) (^)
(LHW) #4 LEN HARVEY (ENGLAND) vs #12 JOHN CONTEH (ENGLAND) (^)
(JHW) #2 TOM SHARKEY (IRELAND) vs #7 ROBERT DANIELS (USA) (^)
(BW) #1 OWEN MORAN (ENGLAND) vs #4 LUIS GALVANI (CUBA) (^)

SATURDAY 9 MAY
BUENOS AIRES, ARGENTINA

(HW) #13 ARTURO GODOY (CHILE) vs #18 ADAM BROOKS (USA) (^)
(BW) #6 ERNESTO MIRANDA (ARGENTINA) vs #11 SERGIO MILITO (ARGENTINA)

SATURDAY 9 MAY
LAS VEGAS, NEVADA, USA

(MW) #7 JOHN MUGABI (UGANDA) vs #14 FABIO AUTRAN (BRAZIL)
(LHW) #5 MICHAEL KING (USA) vs #10 LES DARCY (AUSTRALIA)
(FW) #2 JOSE MOLINA (PUERTO RICO) vs #10 CARLOS ZARATE (MEXICO)
(HW) #2 KEN NORTON (USA) vs #10 JACK JOHNSON (USA)

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Division-by-Division summary of 2009 WCC Stage One bouts...

HEAVYWEIGHT DIVISION

(HW) #2 KEN NORTON (USA) vs #10 JACK JOHNSON (USA)
(HW) #3 LENNOX LEWIS (ENGLAND) vs #11 JOHN FEHNER (USA)
(HW) #4 MAX SCHMELING (GERMANY) vs #16 SCOTT MUNDT (GERMANY)
(HW) #5 MARKO FRIEDRICH (GERMANY) vs #15 DAVID KANE (USA)
(HW) #6 ANDREW GOLOTA (POLAND) vs #19 RAY MERCER (USA)
(HW) #7 ROMY ALVAREZ (USA) vs #12 CHEETAH BROWN (USA)
(HW) #8 IKE IBEABUCHI (NIGERIA) vs #17 RON E. VINCENT (USA)
(HW) #9 ALEXANDER ZOLKIN (RUSSIA) vs #14 LEON HIGGINS (USA)
(HW) #13 ARTURO GODOY (CHILE) vs #18 ADAM BROOKS (USA)

JUNIOR-HEAVYWEIGHT DIVISION

(JHW) #WC MAURICE HOLMES (USA) vs #1 MICHAEL VAUGHAN (USA)
(JHW) #2 TOM SHARKEY (IRELAND) vs #7 ROBERT DANIELS (USA)
(JHW) #3 PIET CROUS (SOUTH AFRICA) vs #5 ANGELO ROTTOLI (ITALY)
(JHW) #4 CARL THOMPSON (ENGLAND) vs #11 BRUCE SCOTT (ENGLAND)
(JHW) #6 LEE ROY MURPHY (USA) vs #12 ORLIN NORRIS (USA)
(JHW) #8 TORSTEN MAY (GERMANY) vs #13 ANACLET WAMBA (FRANCE)
(JHW) #9 TAOUFIK BELBOULI (FRANCE) vs #17 URIAH GRANT (JAMAICA)
(JHW) #10 MARK ELWOOD (USA) vs #19 JOHNY JENSEN (DENMARK)
(JHW) #14 WAYNE BRAITHWAITE (GUYANA) vs #15 ERIC FIELDS (USA)
(JHW) #16 PIETRO AURINO (ITALY) vs #18 ENZO MACCARINELLI (WALES)

LIGHT-HEAVYWEIGHT DIVISION

(LHW) #WC RAY LANDIS (USA) vs #1 CELESTINE AMAKOCHI (NIGERIA)
(LHW) #2 SAM LANGFORD (CANADA) vs #13 STEVE GAYLE (USA)
(LHW) #3 MAURO MINA (PERU) vs #16 STEVE LITTLE (USA)
(LHW) #4 LEN HARVEY (ENGLAND) vs #12 JOHN CONTEH (ENGLAND)
(LHW) #5 MICHAEL KING (USA) vs #10 LES DARCY (AUSTRALIA)
(LHW) #6 DICK TIGER (NIGERIA) vs #9 TARIBO KESHI (NIGERIA)
(LHW) #7 MELIO BETTINA (USA) vs #14 IRAN BARKLEY (USA)
(LHW) #8 MARK SOMOGYI (AUSTRALIA) vs #18 JASON WANGANEEN (AUSTRALIA)
(LHW) #11 ALEXANDER LUCAS (ENGLAND) vs #17 EDDIE DAVIS (USA)
(LHW) #15 YOLANDE POMPEY (TRINIDAD & TOBAGO) vs #19 JACK CHASE (USA)

MIDDLEWEIGHT DIVISION

(MW) #1 HOLMAN WILLIAMS (USA) vs #8 FRED BOATWRIGHT (USA)
(MW) #3 NIGEL BENN (ENGLAND) vs #11 IAN LORD (ENGLAND)
(MW) #4 MICKEY WALKER (USA) vs #16 JAKE MORRISON (USA)
(MW) #5 JOE GANS (PANAMA) vs #13 MAURICE HOPE (ENGLAND)
(MW) #6 JOSE NAPOLES (USA) vs #12 JEMAR LOFTON (USA)
(MW) #7 JOHN MUGABI (UGANDA) vs #14 FABIO AUTRAN (BRAZIL)
(MW) #9 GREG GORECKY (CANADA) vs #17 GENE ARMSTRONG (USA)
(MW) #10 EMILE GRIFFITH (USA) vs #15 ROBBIE SIMS (USA)
(MW) #18 WILLIE MONROE (USA) vs #19 COLEY WELCH (USA)

WELTERWEIGHT DIVISION

(WW) #2 MICHAEL LINCOLN (USA) vs #10 MAX RASMUTH (USA)
(WW) #3 CARMELO BAREA (PUERTO RICO) vs #9 IFEANI ADAMU (NIGERIA)
(WW) #4 ADEMOLA UDEZE (NIGERIA) vs #12 ORLANDO SIERRA (PUERTO RICO)
(WW) #5 HUGO PINEDA (COLOMBIA) vs #18 JUAN VILLEGAS (ARGENTINA)
(WW) #6 SHOJI OHASHI (JAPAN) vs #13 JIRO SUZUKI (JAPAN)
(WW) #7 ENRIQUE DIAZ (MEXICO) vs #14 ASHLEY JACKSON (ENGLAND)
(WW) #8 MARCELO SMITH (USA) vs #17 MARVYN ROLLINS (USA)
(WW) #11 ELFORD COLES (USA) vs #16 EMMANUEL TORRES (PHILIPPINES)
(WW) #15 WILFRED BENITEZ (PUERTO RICO) vs #19 JASON MORRIS (USA)

LIGHTWEIGHT DIVISION

(LW) #1 BEN VILLAFLOR (PHILIPPINES) vs #7 JIM WATT (SCOTLAND)
(LW) #2 FRANCISCO ORTIZ (DOMINICAN REPUBLIC) vs #11 PERNELL WHITAKER (USA)
(LW) #3 HECTOR HERNANDEZ (MEXICO) vs #6 JIM DRISCOLL (WALES)
(LW) #5 CORNELIUS BOZA-EDWARDS (UGANDA) vs #13 RADAMEL RAMOS (COLOMBIA)
(LW) #8 RAFAEL LIMON (MEXICO) vs #19 LEONEL HERNANDEZ (VENEZUELA)
(LW) #9 OBAFEMI ROTIMI (NIGERIA) vs #18 IKE WILLIAMS (USA)
(LW) #10 ORLANDO ZULUETA (CUBA) vs #16 HIROSHI KOBAYASHI (JAPAN)
(LW) #12 AZUMAH NELSON (GHANA) vs #17 YURI ROMANOV (BELARUS)
(LW) #14 RUBEN NAVARRO (USA) vs #15 NICOLAS FILLION (CANADA)

FEATHERWEIGHT DIVISION

(FW) #WC SALVADOR SANCHEZ (MEXICO) vs #1 GILBERTO VASQUEZ (MEXICO)
(FW) #2 JOSE MOLINA (PUERTO RICO) vs #10 CARLOS ZARATE (MEXICO)
(FW) #3 MIGUEL BAUTISTA (DOMINICAN REPUBLIC) vs #17 JUAN LAPORTE (PUERTO RICO)
(FW) #4 VICENTE SALDIVAR (MEXICO) vs #12 MICHAEL SCHNEIDER (GERMANY)
(FW) #5 CHARLIE BENISTON (ENGLAND) vs #8 WITHAYA PAHOLPAT (THAILAND)
(FW) #6 JESUS CARRILLO (MEXICO) vs #16 RAUL CRUZ (MEXICO)
(FW) #7 KEITH HARRISON (USA) vs #13 PATRICK FORD (GUYANA)
(FW) #9 NOBUHIRO YOKOYAMA (JAPAN) vs #19 DANIEL ZARAGOZA (MEXICO)
(FW) #11 JULIUS SIASIA (NIGERIA) vs #15 KAZUO TAKAYAMA (JAPAN)
(FW) #14 RONNIE CLAYTON (ENGLAND) vs #18 ANTONIO ESPARRAGOZA (VENEZUELA)

BANTAMWEIGHT DIVISION

(BW) #1 OWEN MORAN (ENGLAND) vs #4 LUIS GALVANI (CUBA)
(BW) #2 JEFF FENECH (AUSTRALIA) vs #10 CANDIDO TELLEZ (MEXICO)
(BW) #5 JEFF CHANDLER (USA) vs #12 SIXTO ESCOBAR (PUERTO RICO)
(BW) #6 ERNESTO MIRANDA (ARGENTINA) vs #11 SERGIO MILITO (ARGENTINA)
(BW) #7 RICARDO BEDIC (PHILIPPINES) vs #14 PAULIE AYALA (USA)
(BW) #8 ORLANDO CANIZALES (USA) vs #15 CARMELO ALEMAN (USA)
(BW) #9 SILENCE MABUZA (SOUTH AFRICA) vs #18 NANA KONADU (GHANA)
(BW) #13 SATOSHI IIDA (JAPAN) vs #19 JIMMY KRUG (USA)
(BW) #16 RUBEN OLIVARES (MEXICO) vs #17 JOHNNY KING (ENGLAND)

FLYWEIGHT DIVISION

(FLY) #WC YURI ARBACHAKOV (RUSSIA) vs #1 BENNY LYNCH (SCOTLAND)
(FLY) #2 TEKO DAVIDS (SOUTH AFRICA) vs #17 TAE-SHIK KIM (SOUTH KOREA)
(FLY) #3 MARK JOHNSON (USA) vs #10 PANCHO VILLA (PHILIPPINES)
(FLY) #4 KOKI KAMEDA (JAPAN) vs #18 ERBITO SALAVARRIA (PHILIPPINES)
(FLY) #5 ICHIRO OKUBO (JAPAN) vs #16 BRAHIM ASLOUM (FRANCE)
(FLY) #6 HUMBERTO GONZALES (MEXICO) vs #11 LUIS MALDONADO (MEXICO)
(FLY) #7 HIROYUKI EBIHARA (JAPAN) vs #12 JORGE ARCE (MEXICO)
(FLY) #8 SAMAN SORJATURONG (THAILAND) vs #9 RATON MOJICA (NICARAGUA)
(FLY) #13 CHOKCHAI CHOCKVIVAT (THAILAND) vs #15 HITOSHI MISAKO (JAPAN)
(FLY) #14 BEIBIS MENDOZA (COLOMBIA) vs #19 FRITZ CHERVET (SWITZERLAND)

[kenyan_cheena]

Next up will be month-end summaries/reviews for February '09 for both IBL and non-IBL, and then we'll jump into the WCC action for March.

[kenyan_cheena]

I'm just gonna list the results for the preliminary stages of the IC. Once I get to the knockout stages I'll review some of the fights. The WCC is the main focus of the story, so it will get the most attention and detail.

[Romdawg88]

Cool, yeah no reason to eat up your time and burnout yourself out on matches that don't really matter that much in the grand scheme of things.

[kenyan_cheena]

We have a long weekend coming up down here in Australia, with a public holiday on Monday. Normally I would just spend it in Sydney, but this year I will be going up north to visit my parents. My dad has been ill for quite some time and I have not seen them since March. I will be taking Friday off work, and driving up there on Thursday night and Friday morning. It's a 600 mile trip so will probably take a good twelve hours to get there. It means I won't be updating this thread until at least early next week, 'cause I'm only halfway through doing the IC February results summary.

[kenyan_cheena]

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Saturday, February 28, 2009

2009 INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE TOURNAMENT
STAGE ONE - SUMMARY OF RESULTS

Note: Letter in ( ) denotes tournament group.

WEEK ONE

MONDAY 2 FEBRUARY - SAN JUAN, PUERTO RICO
JUNIOR-HEAVYWEIGHT

(C) #15 LOUIS DEL VALLE (USA, 21-8-3(15)) UD6 #19 MAGNE HAVNAA (NORWAY, 17-3-0(10))
(A) #13 ALEXANDER FRENKEL (UKRAINE, 15-2-2(8) D6 #18 AL COLE (USA, 13-0-1(8))
(B) #11 ELMER RAY (USA, 14-5-1(11)) KO3 #21 GRIGORY DROZD (RUSSIA, 25-9-2(18))
(D) #9 THOMAS SCHMELZER (GERMANY, 30-3-1(20)) UD6 #23 JAMES TONEY (USA, 36-6-1(30))
(B) #7 DAVID HAYE (ENGLAND, 17-6-1(8)) TKO2 #31 RUDOLF KRAJ (CZECH REPUBLIC, 14-10-1(10))
(D) #6 DARIO WALTER MATTEONI (ARGENTINA, 29-9-3(19)) D6 #30 DAN HARVISON (USA, 17-9-2(8))
(C) #3 NATE GIBBS (USA, 25-4-0(19)) UD6 #25 FIRAT ARSLAN (GERMANY, 12-1-0(6))
(A) #32 LAUDELINO JOSE BARROS (BRAZIL, 13-9-1(9)) SD6 #1 CARLOS DELEON (PUERTO RICO, 34-5-1(23))

TUESDAY 3 FEBRUARY - PHILADELPHIA, PENNSYLVANIA, USA
JUNIOR-HEAVYWEIGHT

(H) #16 TERRY DUNSTAN (ENGLAND, 23-9-2(13)) D6 #22 YOAN PABLO HERNANDEZ (CUBA, 23-9-0(17))
(E) #14 DAVID IZEQWIRE (NIGERIA, 22-8-1(12)) TKO6 #20 KENNY KEENE (USA, 33-10-2(23))
(G) #12 MARKUS BOTT (GERMANY, 30-8-1(18)) SD6 #24 JEAN-MARC MORMECK (FRANCE, 12-0-0(7))
(F) #10 VADIM TOKAREV (RUSSIA, 30-9-4(22)) UD6 #17 GARY GOMEZ (USA, 20-9-2(13))
(G) #8 VINCENZO CANTATORE (ITALY, 14-6-1(11)) D6 #27 LOUIS AZILLE (DOMINICA, 11-1-1(6))
(F) #5 RICHARD MASON (USA, 28-10-2(18)) UD6 #29 RYDELL BOOKER (USA, 19-8-1(14))
(E) #4 DALE BROWN (CANADA, 17-5-2(11)) SD6 #28 NATE MILLER (USA, 10-1-0(6))
(H) #2 HAROLD JOHNSON (USA, 38-5-2(26)) UD6 #26 SAMMY REESON (ENGLAND, 16-3-0(9))

WEDNESDAY 4 FEBRUARY - YOKOHAMA, JAPAN
LIGHTWEIGHT

(A) #18 JAVIER LOPEZ (MEXICO, 31-8-1(21)) KO1 #16 SERAPHIN FERRER (FRANCE, 14-2-1(11))
(C) #15 RICARDO UNABIA (PHILIPPINES, 34-8-2(19)) TKO4 #19 ASDRUBAL ROSALES (VENEZUELA, 21-3-0(13))
(D) #12 RAY ADIGUN (NIGERIA, 22-8-1(15)) SD6 #17 VILOMAR FERNANDEZ (DOMINICAN REPUBLIC, 13-0-1(5))
(B) #10 JAGUAR KAKIZAWA (JAPAN, 31-7-5(16)) MD6 #24 LUTHER WHITE (USA, 12-0-0(4))
(B) #7 FLORIANO BECITE (PHILIPPINES, 28-3-1(22)) TKO4 #28 ALFREDO PITALUA (COLOMBIA, 12-6-4(7))
(D) #27 BILLY PETROLLE (USA, 13-0-0(9)) KO5 #5 ENRIQUE BOLANOS (MEXICO, 24-7-3(18))
(C) #29 BUZZSAW YAMABE (JAPAN, 13-6-1(6)) UD6 #3 GREG HAUGEN (USA, 27-8-3(17))
(A) #1 TERUKI NAKATA (JAPAN, 31-6-0(21)) D6 #30 ALDO SPOLDI (ITALY, 13-8-0(6))

THURSDAY 5 FEBRUARY - OSAKA, JAPAN
LIGHTWEIGHT

(E) #20 CLAUDE NOEL (TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO, 26-11-2(18)) UD6 #14 ELEAZAR CONTRERAS JR (USA, 15-1-1(6))
(H) #21 RAY MANCINI (USA, 13-7-2(8)) UD6 #13 DAMAZO COLLAZO (CUBA, 17-0-1(10))
(G) #11 RICHIE PLUNKETT (USA, 18-5-0(14)) KO5 #23 ANATOLY ALEXANDROV (KAZAKHSTAN, 20-9-4(14))
(F) #9 KUROKAWA TAIKI (JAPAN, 18-4-2(9)) UD6 #22 SAMUEL MENSAH (GHANA, 18-8-3(12))
(G) #25 LARRY BOARDMAN (USA, 13-7-1(6)) KO2 #8 DANIEL JIMENEZ (PUERTO RICO, 21-1-1(13))
(F) #6 JUAN MEZA (MEXICO, 34-5-2(26)) TKO6 #32 ISHIMATSU SUZUKI (JAPAN, 10-8-3(5))
(E) #26 FRED GALIANA (SPAIN, 13-2-1(8)) TKO6 #4 VICENTE SANTANA (BRAZIL, 15-5-1(10))
(H) #31 SAMMY MANDELL (USA, 10-6-2(3)) UD6 #2 IWAO OTOMO (JAPAN, 13-3-1(10))

FRIDAY 6 FEBRUARY - CHICAGO, ILLINOIS, USA
MIDDLEWEIGHT

(A) #15 LAURENT BOUDOUANI (FRANCE, 20-9-1(14)) KO5 #20 KINGSLEY IKEKE (NIGERIA, 15-0-1(10))
(C) #14 ROGER MENETREY (FRANCE, 36-9-1(26)) UD6 #19 RENE JACQUOT (FRANCE, 16-8-4(6))
(D) #11 PAUL PIRRONE (USA, 15-6-0(5)) TKO4 #24 JOHN MCCORMACK (SCOTLAND, 12-1-1(7))
(B) #18 TIBERIO MITRI (ITALY, 15-0-1(6)) UD6 #10 MARVIN BLANKS (USA, 32-10-0(20))
(B) #8 DENNY MOYER (USA, 13-4-4(4)) D6 #31 DONATO PADUANO (CANADA, 14-9-1(8))
(D) #27 JIM HALL (AUSTRALIA, 14-3-0(6)) KO5 #6 JESUS ENAMORADO (CUBA, 14-6-0(5))
(C) #3 DAVEY MOORE (USA, 19-4-0(14)) UD6 #28 GENE WELLS (USA, 18-10-1(8))
(A) #1 MONTELL JACKSON (USA, 21-2-0(14)) UD6 #30 TERRY JOHNSON (USA, 18-11-1(9))

SUNDAY 8 FEBRUARY - LEAMINGTON SPA, WARWICKSHIRE, ENGLAND
MIDDLEWEIGHT

(H) #16 STEVE BELLOISE (USA, 13-6-2(7)) UD6 #23 JUAN CARLOS RIVERO (ARGENTINA, 16-8-3(10))
(E) #13 VITO ANTUOFERMO (ITALY, 18-7-2(7)) MD6 #21 ANTON RAADIK (ESTONIA, 14-0-0(9))
(F) #12 DEVON EDWARDS (JAMAICA, 25-3-0(15)) UD6 #22 LAURENT DAUTHUILLE (FRANCE, 11-6-2(4))
(G) #9 ROBERT VILLEMAIN (FRANCE, 14-4-4(5)) UD6 #17 TONY SIBSON (ENGLAND, 14-6-0(7))
(G) #29 HUGO CORRO (ARGENTINA, 13-7-1(5)) UD6 #7 ALAN MINTER (ENGLAND, 26-4-0(16))
(F) #5 JAVIER AGUIRRE (MEXICO, 16-0-0(12)) KO4 #25 VICTOR ZALAZAR (ARGENTINA, 13-0-1(10))
(E) #4 RUBIN CARTER (USA, 23-7-1(18)) KO1 #26 MARCEL THIL (FRANCE, 12-1-0(8))
(H) #2 RANDY TURPIN (ENGLAND, 17-4-0(13)) KO5 #32 LOU GUTIERREZ (NICARAGUA, 11-7-1(6))

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WEEK TWO

MONDAY 9 FEBRUARY - CARACAS, VENEZUELA
BANTAMWEIGHT

(A) #16 RAUL PEREZ (MEXICO, 14-0-1(11)) TKO3 #24 RICHIE SANDOVAL (USA, 14-0-1(9))
(C) #14 JULIAN SOLIS (PUERTO RICO, 33-6-2(23)) D6 #19 OCTAVIO GOMEZ (MEXICO, 37-10-1(24))
(B) #22 JESUS PIMENTEL (MEXICO, 28-9-1(18)) KO1 #11 JOHNNY BREDAHL (DENMARK, 26-7-2(14))
(D) #10 MAURICIO MARTINEZ (PANAMA, 27-7-3(18)) UD6 #23 STEVE DOTSE (GHANA, 14-3-2(10))
(B) #32 TANCY LEE (SCOTLAND, 11-4-3(6)) KO3 #8 GUSTAVO BALLAS (ARGENTINA, 29-3-0(20))
(D) #27 JOHN ARMOUR (ENGLAND, 19-7-1(9)) TKO3 #5 ROBERTO RUBALDINO (MEXICO, 21-7-2(15))
(C) #3 JEROME GUSTILO (PHILIPPINES, 21-4-0(13)) UD6 #25 HIDEKI TODAKA (JAPAN, 13-1-2(6))
(A) #29 CARL TREMAINE (CANADA, 18-8-1(10)) SD6 #2 FELIX MACHADO (VENEZUELA, 29-8-0(19))

TUESDAY 10 FEBRUARY - HAVANA, CUBA
BANTAMWEIGHT

(E) #18 ALPHONSE HALIMI (FRANCE, 25-7-3(14)) KO4 #15 LUIS CASTILLO (MEXICO, 20-7-4(15))
(H) #17 JAKE MATLALA (SOUTH AFRICA, 39-9-3(29)) UD6 #13 CHRIS PINEDA (PHILIPPINES, 15-0-0(6))
(G) #12 JOSE BECERRA (MEXICO, 16-0-1(13)) D6 #21 CASPER LEON (ITALY, 24-7-0(13))
(F) #9 LUPE PINTOR (MEXICO, 33-8-1(23)) TKO1 #20 DANNY O'SULLIVAN (ENGLAND, 25-10-1(19))
(G) #7 AKEEM ANIFOWOSHE (NIGERIA, 23-1-0(20)) MD6 #31 LEO ESPINOZA (PHILIPPINES, 12-6-1(3))
(F) #6 GEORGE DIXON (CANADA, 21-1-0(8)) D6 #30 THANOMCHIT SUKOTHAI (THAILAND, 14-7-1(9))
(E) #4 ENRIQUE PINDER (PANAMA, 24-7-3(18)) D6 #26 MACARIO SANTOS (MEXICO, 33-10-4(22))
(H) #1 MANUEL ARMENTEROS (CUBA, 17-7-2(8)) UD6 #28 MANNY ELIAS (USA, 23-10-2(16))

WEDNESDAY 11 FEBRUARY - LONDON, ENGLAND
LIGHT-HEAVYWEIGHT

(A) #16 RICKY WOMACK (USA, 14-2-0(8)) D6 #22 PAUL ANDREWS (USA, 15-3-1(5))
(C) #13 WAYNE THORNTON (USA, 28-6-2(17)) D6 #17 STEPHEN JENNINGS (WALES, 24-4-1(17))
(D) #12 MICHAEL BARRETT (USA, 25-4-1(17)) TKO2 #23 JIMMY WEBB (USA, 15-1-1(6))
(B) #24 DAVID MAIER (USA, 13-1-1(9)) UD6 #9 TOMASZ ADAMEK (POLAND, 16-0-0(11))
(B) #8 CHARLES WILLIAMS (USA, 16-6-0(8)) TechUD6 #27 MICHAEL RODRIGUEZ (USA, 13-6-2(7))
(D) #30 HENRY HANK (USA, 12-9-2(5)) KO5 #5 MIGUEL ANGEL CUELLO (ARGENTINA, 32-9-3(22))
(C) #4 STEVE FINLEY (USA, 17-4-0(12)) UD6 #29 RICHIE KATES (USA, 12-8-0(7))
(A) #1 JAMES FRANKLIN (ENGLAND, 32-3-0(23)) UD6 #31 MIKE ROSSMAN (USA, 11-8-1(4))

THURSDAY 12 FEBRUARY - BOURNEMOUTH, DORSET, ENGLAND
LIGHT-HEAVYWEIGHT

(H) #15 JIMMY ADAMICK (USA, 16-7-2(10)) TKO4 #18 KLAUS BIERHOFF (GERMANY, 29-10-0(20))
(E) #14 DAMIEN WALEC (USA, 19-0-1(17)) UD6 #21 WILLI HOEPNER (GERMANY, 17-8-3(11))
(G) #11 PETITE FOURIE (FRANCE, 14-6-0(6)) UD6 #19 FRANKIE SWINDELL (USA, 10-6-2(7))
(F) #10 JIMMY SLADE (USA, 33-7-0(17)) MD6 #20 DAN BUCCERONI (USA, 14-7-0(7))
(G) #7 SCOT LONG (USA, 14-6-2(6)) UD6 #25 AXEL MULLER (GERMANY, 12-1-1(8))
(F) #6 PAUL ANDERSON (NEW ZEALAND, 18-7-1(10)) UD6 #32 VICTOR CORDOBA (PANAMA, 10-8-3(5))
(E) #3 TYRONE SHELTON (JAMAICA, 31-6-1(20)) D6 #28 NICHOLAS MARTIN (ENGLAND, 17-9-3(10))
(H) #26 CLARENCE HINNANT (USA, 10-6-4(4)) SD6 #2 FREDDIE MILLS (ENGLAND, 15-2-2(8))

FRIDAY 13 FEBRUARY - CINCINNATI, OHIO, USA
FLYWEIGHT

(C) #20 EMILE PLADNER (FRANCE, 13-0-0(5)) UD6 #16 LUIS IBARRA (PANAMA, 15-2-3(8))
(A) #21 VIC DARCHINYAN (AUSTRALIA, 14-0-0(12)) UD6 #13 EFREN TORRES (MEXICO, 15-0-1(8))
(B) #10 ERIC ORTIZ (MEXICO, 15-7-1(9)) MD6 #17 JACKIE JURICH (USA, 14-1-0(8))
(D) #9 CARLOS SEDA (PUERTO RICO, 15-6-5(10)) UD6 #18 CARLOS MURILLO (PANAMA, 14-0-0(12))
(B) #29 CHARTCHAI CHIONOI (THAILAND, 14-6-1(6)) UD6 #7 ISIDRO PEREZ (MEXICO, 24-8-2(16))
(D) #5 NAM-HOON CHA (SOUTH KOREA, 21-5-2(12)) UD6 #31 JOHNNY MCCLUSKEY (SCOTLAND, 12-7-3(4))
(C) #4 ADRIAN HERNANDEZ (MEXICO, 37-8-2(28)) TKO5 #27 IGNACIO ESPINAL (DOMINICAN REPUBLIC, 12-0-1(9))
(A) #32 ARISTIDE POZZALI (ITALY, 11-6-3(5)) UD6 #2 WILLIE DAVISON (USA, 27-7-2(20))

SUNDAY 15 FEBRUARY - JOHANNESBURG, GUATENG, SOUTH AFRICA
FLYWEIGHT

(E) #15 NETHRA SASIPRAPA (THAILAND, 31-11-3(22)) D6 #22 PERCY JONES (WALES, 12-0-1(8))
(H) #14 FIDEL BASSA (COLOMBIA, 14-1-1(11)) D6 #24 SOT CHITALADA (THAILAND, 13-1-0(9))
(F) #12 HIDEKI SUZUKI (JAPAN, 19-5-2(10)) UD6 #23 ALEJANDRO MONTIEL (MEXICO, 13-0-1(9))
(G) #11 YOKO GUSHIKEN (JAPAN, 18-3-2(11)) UD6 #19 HENRY NISSEN (AUSTRALIA, 33-12-3(23))
(G) #30 OMAR NARVAEZ (ARGENTINA, 16-6-1(8)) UD6 #8 DAISUKE NAITO (JAPAN, 30-8-1(19))
(F) #28 RINTY MONAGHAN (NORTHERN IRELAND, 11-0-1(6)) MD6 #6 ERIC MARSDEN (ENGLAND, 25-8-2(15))
(E) #3 HILARIO ZAPATA (PANAMA, 21-3-1(10)) MD6 #25 MAURICE SANDEYRON (FRANCE, 11-1-0(6))
(H) #1 JOHN BEKKER (SOUTH AFRICA, 24-4-1(17)) UD6 #26 ROSENDO ALVAREZ (NICARAGUA, 13-1-2(10))

====================

WEEK THREE

MONDAY 16 FEBRUARY - SANTIAGO DEL ESTERIO, ARGENTINA
FEATHERWEIGHT

(C) #15 CALVIN GROVE (USA, 17-1-2(6)) MD6 #22 PETER KEENAN (SCOTLAND, 33-11-1(25))
(A) #14 JET BALLY (PHILIPPINES, 23-8-3(13)) UD6 #17 CARMELO NEGRON (PUERTO RICO, 18-6-2(13))
(B) #12 ANSEL BELL (PANAMA, 18-1-1(6)) TechMD5 #21 ELOY ROJAS (VENEZUELA, 13-1-1(9))
(D) #9 WELCOME NCITA (SOUTH AFRICA, 15-5-2(4)) D6 #23 CHAN-YONG PARK (SOUTH KOREA, 30-10-1(20))
(B) #8 HECTOR MARTINEZ (MEXICO, 30-3-1(22)) UD6 #26 CLEMENTE SANCHEZ (MEXICO, 19-8-1(8))
(D) #32 JACK WOLFE (USA, 12-6-1(4)) UD6 #5 ORLANDO SALIDO (MEXICO, 19-7-2(9))
(C) #29 BRUNO ALVES (PORTUGAL, 15-8-0(8)) MD6 #3 SOLLY SMITH (USA, 26-6-0(18))
(A) #2 SERGIO PALMA (ARGENTINA, 32-4-1(26)) UD6 #25 RAFIU KING (NIGERIA, 11-0-1(8))

TUESDAY 17 FEBRUARY - ROME, ITALY
FEATHERWEIGHT

(H) #16 MIGUEL BERRIOS (PUERTO RICO, 14-0-0(6)) D6 #20 JAVIER VIDRIO (MEXICO, 13-3-2(4))
(E) #13 ROBERT BROWN (JAMAICA, 21-6-2(12)) D6 #18 JUNG-IL BYUN (SOUTH KOREA, 41-11-3(28))
(G) #24 TOSHIAKI NISHIOKA (JAPAN, 12-1-1(7)) TKO4 #11 JOHNNY CUTHBERT (ENGLAND, 15-0-0(8))
(F) #10 JESAN VALENZUELA (PHILIPPINES, 15-6-1(7)) UD6 #19 ANTONIO HERRERA (COLOMBIA, 21-8-1(11))
(G) #7 ALEXIS ARGUELLO (NICARAGUA, 16-0-0(14)) TKO6 #30 OSCAR GARDNER (USA, 14-7-3(7))
(F) #31 STEVE CRUZ (USA, 13-9-2(5)) MD6 #6 ANTONIO HAWKINS (USA, 32-3-1(25))
(E) #4 OMAR CALDERON (MEXICO, 23-4-2(14)) UD6 #27 ANUCHA THONGLAO (THAILAND, 13-5-2(3))
(H) #1 LORIS STECCA (ITALY, 18-5-2(11)) KO3 #28 MITSUNORI SEKI (JAPAN, 15-6-2(5))

WEDNESDAY 18 FEBRUARY - EKATERINBURG, RUSSIA
HEAVYWEIGHT

(A) #14 FRES OQUENDO (PUERTO RICO, 17-9-1(11)) UD6 #20 FRANCESCO DAMIANI (ITALY, 15-6-2(8))
(C) #13 PRIMO CARNERA (ITALY, 14-0-0(13)) MD6 #19 MIKE HUNTER (USA, 36-11-4(23))
(D) #12 SAM LEULUAI (NEW ZEALAND, 29-11-2(22)) UD6 #23 ALEXANDER PETKOVICK (GERMANY, 36-8-5(26))
(B) #10 FRED FULTON (USA, 17-6-1(10)) KO4 #24 JIMMY ABBOTT (USA, 15-2-1(9))
(B) #7 MIKE WEAVER (USA, 32-10-2(26)) KO5 #30 CORRIE SANDERS (SOUTH AFRICA, 13-1-1(10))
(D) #6 VLADIMIR VIRCHIS (UKRAINE, 17-5-3(11)) D6 #28 NATIE BROWN (USA, 10-8-1(4))
(C) #4 RIDDICK BOWE (USA, 17-5-0(11)) KO5 #25 DON COCKELL (ENGLAND, 14-3-0(6))
(A) #2 IGOR BEREZUTSKIY (RUSSIA, 26-4-0(20)) D6 #27 LUIS FIRPO (ARGENTINA, 16-3-1(9))

THURSDAY 19 FEBRUARY - DETROIT, MICHIGAN, USA
HEAVYWEIGHT

(E) #22 MARK LYONS (USA, 14-6-0(11)) SD6 #16 PIERRE COETZER (SOUTH AFRICA, 18-9-2(11))
(H) #15 FRANCOIS BOTHA (SOUTH AFRICA, 30-10-1(22)) D6 #17 KALOLO UMAGA (SAMOA, 15-8-1(11))
(G) #21 FRANKIE GODDARD (USA, 38-12-2(24)) UD6 #11 GERRIE COETZEE (SOUTH AFRICA, 25-8-2(17))
(F) #18 GARY MASON (ENGLAND, 31-8-2(23)) KO6 #9 EARNIE SHAVERS (USA, 19-0-0(19))
(G) #8 EDDIE MACHEN (USA, 24-8-1(15)) UD6 #32 TONY GALENTO (USA, 13-2-0(5))
(F) #5 JOE JEANNETTE (USA, 20-4-0(13)) MD6 #29 VAUGHN BEAN (USA, 12-0-1(7))
(E) #3 MIKE HANSON (USA, 13-5-0(10)) KO4 #26 CARL MORRIS (USA, 14-4-1(10))
(H) #1 BRUTUS BRODY (USA, 18-2-0(18)) UD6 #31 TOM HEENEY (NEW ZEALAND, 17-10-1(9))

FRIDAY 20 FEBRUARY - EAST LONDON, SOUTH AFRICA
WELTERWEIGHT

(C) #23 REINHARDT KOHLER (GERMANY, 13-6-2(7)) MD6 #16 JOHNNY GRECO (CANADA, 17-2-1(11))
(A) #13 SANDRO LOPOPOLO (ITALY, 18-8-1(9)) UD6 #22 PETER WATERMAN (ENGLAND, 13-1-1(11))
(B) #11 JIMMY FULTON (ENGLAND, 29-6-2(19)) D6 #20 GEORGE CHANEY (USA, 31-12-4(22))
(D) #18 AARON LISTER BROWN (USA, 20-8-3(14)) UD6 #10 GASPAR ORTEGA (MEXICO, 14-0-1(8))
(B) #8 ALFONZO MONZANT (VENEZUELA, 26-5-0(20)) SD6 #29 JAMES PAGE (USA, 12-8-2(7))
(D) #5 IKE QUARTEY (GHANA, 31-8-0(25)) D6 #28 JOSE STABLE (CUBA, 13-7-4(7))
(C) #3 VIRGIL AKINS (USA, 17-4-1(11)) UD6 #30 SEYI OLOFINJANA (NIGERIA, 12-8-2(6))
(A) #2 BENEDICT KHUMALO (SOUTH AFRICA, 18-4-1(11)) KO5 #32 TSUYOSHI HAMADA (JAPAN, 9-6-2(4))

SUNDAY 22 FEBRUARY - MILWAUKEE, WISCONSIN, USA
WELTERWEIGHT

(H) #17 GUSTAV EDER (GERMANY, 28-5-1(17)) KO3 #15 CLYDE GRAY (CANADA, 17-2-1(9))
(E) #14 BERNABE CARBAJAL (MEXICO, 15-4-3(9)) D6 #21 KIRKLAND LAING (JAMAICA, 14-1-0(10))
(G) #12 ALVARO GUTIERREZ (MEXICO, 17-3-0(12)) D6 #19 ROBERTO CRUZ (PHILIPPINES, 24-12-0(14))
(F) #24 ZAB JUDAH (USA, 12-0-0(10)) UD6 #9 BRIAN MITCHELL (SOUTH AFRICA, 34-8-2(23))
(G) #31 KID AZTECA (MEXICO, 10-7-2(5)) UD6 #7 FRANCISCO BOJADO (MEXICO, 21-3-2(14))
(F) #27 ISAAC HLATSHWAYO (SOUTH AFRICA, 13-6-1(7)) MD6 #6 LERON MATHIS (USA, 29-4-0(18))
(E) #26 TITO MARSHALL (PANAMA, 16-8-2(8)) UD6 #4 JIMMY DOYLE (USA, 10-3-4(3))
(H) #1 ERIC BENGTSON (USA, 14-3-3(7)) D6 #25 JIMMY GARDNER (IRELAND, 11-0-1(7))

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[kenyan_cheena]

Eh, don't know if I'll bother doing that again. Took forever with all the copying and pasting and typing in results. Imagine if I'd had to type out each individual name, lol.

[Romdawg88]

Way to go Elmer Ray!

Good to see you back KC, hope your trip went well and that your dad is feeling better.

[kenyan_cheena]

Notable Development League results, February 2009...

(HW) John L. Sullivan (7-2-0(3)) TKO3 Bob Pastor (5-2-2(1))
(JHW) O'Neil Bell (9-0-0(5)) KO5 Matt Godfrey (7-2-0(5))
(JHW) Craig Bodzianowski (4-3-2(1)) KO2 Tony Tucker (7-0-0(5))
(LHW) Billy Conn (8-0-1(0)) UD6 Thomas Ulrich (4-5-0(2))
(LHW) Jason Dwyer (7-0-1(5)) TKO6 Adrian Diaconu (4-4-1(2))
(MW) Lloyd Marshall (5-2-2(2)) KO4 Babe Risko (6-2-1(1))
(WW) Rube Ferns (7-2-0(2)) UD6 Curtis Cokes (5-4-0(3))
(WW) Johnny Bratton (8-1-0(1)) SD6 George Cole (5-2-2(0))
(LW) Roberto Duran (16-0-0(16)) UD6 Cassius Clay (13-0-0(9))
(LW) Jack Blackburn (8-1-0(2)) D6 Raul Balbi (7-2-0(2))
(FW) Eduardo Briceno (9-0-0(6)) UD6 Wilfredo Vazquez (5-3-1(1))
(BW) Terry McGovern (8-0-1(6)) UD6 Frankie Burns (8-0-1(0))
(FLY) Pascual Perez (10-0-0(8)) KO5 Small Montana (4-2-3(0))

[bob_bask]

Originally Posted by kenyan_cheena

(FW) Eduardo Briceno (9-0-0(6)) UD6 Wilfredo Vazquez (5-3-1(1))

Nice scalp for Briceno.

[kenyan_cheena]

Media excerpts, February 2009

"...and after coming to the the IBL accompanied by a good deal of hype, there was quite a bit of pressure on the Venezuelan-born New Yorker to put on a great show in his league debut. Briceno didn't disappoint, dropping his Puerto Rican opponent Wilfredo Vazquez twice on the way to a comfortable unanimous decision victory. The 20-year-old featherweight received identical 59-54 verdicts from each judge, with only a less than eventful third round being scored in Vazquez's favour.

Briceno had it all but sewn up after round two, as he floored Vazquez with a jolting right cross a minute into the opening stanza and then deposited him on his backside with a thudding uppercut just moments before the end of the second. He unleashed a torrent of punishment on Velazquez in rounds four and six, and when it was all over, he had outlanded him by almost one-hundred punches, 162-64..."

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"...but even following the lively discussion on the issue, the IBL remained tight-lipped in regards to their scheduling policy for the Development League. Whatever machinations brought about the situation where the two best young lightweights in world boxing - both of whom were undefeated - were matched up to trade blows in their DL debuts, will remain a mystery for now. Needless to say, Duran and Clay put on one hell of a stoush, and watching it from ringside, I felt like we were seeing what was merely a dress rehearsal for a future world championship bout, perhaps three or four years from now.

The final scorecards - 59-54, 58-55 and 59-55 - indicated a convincing win for Duran, but it was anything but. While the Panama native is clearly the more powerful fighter, Clay's lightning hand speed gave him fits, and if not for the cut that was opened above Clay's left eyebrow early in round two, the Louisville slugger might have had a better chance. The cut bothered him through the remainder of the contest, and was checked by the ringside doctor late in the third round. The left hook to the body that sent the bragadocious Clay to a knee late in the final frame was an exclamation point for Duran.

The respect he showed his opponent in the moments after the bell and the judge's decision made it clear that Duran realised the magnitude of his victory. The final punch totals were impressive in the confines of a six-rounder, with Duran landing 171 and Clay 134. Yes, it may have come much earlier than most observers were expecting, but that doesn't make it a bad thing. Too often in boxing, talented youngsters such as Duran and Clay are allowed to cruize through the early years of their careers without a hint of adversity. I for one applaude the IBL for the matchup, no matter how it came about..."

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"...wondered if they were true or not, but according to the website Bleacher Report, the rumours surrounding the former world champion and a stint in the WWE have been confirmed. Yes, folks, former world heavyweight boxing champion Terone Haynes, who admittedly does have a good deal of spare time on his hands before he is scheduled to challenge the current world champion Peter Jackson in Sydney on June 28, has agreed to make a number of in-ring appearances on WWE programming.

The appearances will be mostly on the Sports Entertainment giant's Monday night program Raw, commencing on March 2, but Haynes has confirmed that he will be involved in some way at one of the biggest events in WWE history, WrestleMania XXV, which is scheduled to take place at Reliant Stadium in Houston on April 5. Exactly how Haynes will be worked into and 'booked' in the WWE's storylines is yet to be revealed, but it's believed that the big event in Houston will conclude his stint with the company.

Haynes had voiced his frustration at having to wait until June for his next bout, as he last stepped into the ring on November 8 and therefore will have been out of action for more than seven and a half months by the time the Jackson fight eventuates. He apparently approached IBL president Michael Vincennes with the wrestling proposition as a way to keep himself occupied and to 'entertain his fans' before any contact with the WWE had even been initiated. Vincennes gave Haynes his blessing."

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"...so what you're really asking me is, do I think Jacky Johnson has a chip on his shoulder? Man, let me tell you right now: it's not a chip, it's a mountain. He's always had a monster of an ego, but ever since the incident with McVey, he's been going about his business like the whole world is against him. He's convinced himself that everyone hates him, and wants to see him fail, and rather than shrink away from that, he's embraced it. He said it himself back in October. He's playing the role of the bad guy, and he loves it, and with that in mind, what he said yesterday about Ken Norton doesn't surprise me."

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"Looking to rebound from a disappointing 2008 in the WCC, where he went 0-3 and was relegated to the International Conference, Hanson started the new year with a bang, scoring a big fourth round knockout of Pasadena's Carl Morris in Detroit last night. It had been an even, and at times exciting affair through the opening three rounds, but when Hanson unloaded with a brutal, flush left-right salvo one minute into the fourth, it was lights out for Morris. Hanson said afterwards that the frustration of last year has been tempered quite a bit by the opportunity that lies in front of him, as the winners of the International Conference in each of the IBL's nine weight classes will be rewarded with a world championship bid at the beginning of 2010..."

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