The Federal Boxing Alliance

[GForce]

Sunday Night Fights RESULTS, December 26

WBA Welterweight: Michele Piccirillo vs Armando Muniz: Piccirillo UD 10 (98-91, 98-91, 97-92)

IBF Flyweight: Hiroki Ioka vs Duke McKenzie: Ioka UD 10 (98-92, 98-92, 97-93)

WBC Heavyweight: David Tua vs Evander Holyfield: Holyfield KO 3 (Impressive work by Evander who just dominates from the opening bell.)

IBF Jr. Bantamweight Title Fight: #4 Masamori Toluyama vs #6 Luis Bolanos

Not competitive enough to write up. Toluyama takes a unanimous decision 148-138, 148-138, 146-140.

Just one title fight remains...the rematch for the WBA Welterweight Title, which was declared a technical draw due to the injury to Vernon Forrest. He and Luis Rodriguez will lock up again sometime in March.

I will recap all the titles in a subsequent post.

GH

[GForce]

FEDERAL BOXING ALLIANCE CHAMPIONS

Heavyweight
WBA: Muhammad Ali
WBC: Vitaly Klitschko
IBF: Mike Tyson

Cruiserweight
WBA: Wayne Braithwaite
WBC: Jean-Marc Mormeck
IBF: Imamu Mayfield

Light-Heavyweight
WBA: Roy Jones Jr.
WBC: Antonio Tarver
IBF: Virgil Hill

Middleweight
WBA: Rodrigo Valdez
WBC: Carlos Monzon
IBF: Bernard Hopkins

Jr. Middleweight
WBA: Mike McCallum
WBC: Shane Mosley
IBF: Maurice Hope

Welterweight
WBA: Vacant (Luis Rodriguez and Vernon Forrest had tech. draw in 1st fight)
WBC: Lloyd Honeyghan
IBF: Wilfred Benitez

Jr. Welterweight
WBA: Antonio Cervantes
WBC: Kostya Tszyu
IBF: Meldrick Taylor

Lightweight
WBA: Roberto Duran
WBC: Pernell Whitaker
IBF: Orzubek Nazarov

Jr. Lightweight
WBA: Alexis Arguello
WBC: Azumah Nelson
IBF: Julio Cesar Chavez

Featherweight
WBA: Salvador Sanchez
WBC: Ernesto Marcel
IBF: Vicente Saldivar

Jr. Featherweight
WBA: Wilfredo Gomez
WBC: Sergio Palma
IBF: Jeff Fenech

Bantamweight
WBA: Eder Jofre
WBC: Carlos Zarate
IBF: Masahiko Harada

Jr. Bantamweight
WBA: Fernando Montiel
WBC: Gilberto Roman
IBF: Masamori Tokuyama

Flyweight
WBA: Ricardo Lopez
WBC: Miguel Canto
IBF: Michael Carbajal

GH

[GForce]

I must admit...it's weird to have the tournaments completed...it's taken a long time.

Fun ride though. Now on to the future of the FBA.

GH

[Ian Lord]

I've really enjoyed following along. It will be interesting now to see who will become dominant champions, go on to unify titles etc, and those who will lose their first defense and perhaps fall of the radar [in some cases]
All the best, and keep up the good work.
Ian.

[GForce]

Originally Posted by Ian Lord

I've really enjoyed following along. It will be interesting now to see who will become dominant champions, go on to unify titles etc, and those who will lose their first defense and perhaps fall of the radar [in some cases]
All the best, and keep up the good work.
Ian.

Thanks, Ian. Yes, I am certainly interested into seeing how things play out, specifically what happens when those who were upset (Leonard, Hearns, Trinidad, Hagler, etc.) at some point get another shot at the titles. It will also be interesting to see the impact any of the WBO guys can have when they move up (for example, Lennox Lewis is eligible and will most likely be picked up by one of the organizations...a formidable force to be sure).

I have to do the December WBO bouts, then figure out who is eligible to move into the big three, then do that draft. Then I'll be adding new guys to the WBO ranks as well.

So a lot of housekeeping to do before moving into "2005". But with that move, I will also be moving to the new game, which I'm looking forward to. So it should be a fun new time for the FBA.

GH

[GForce]

With November WBO bouts completed, some more guys who are now eligible to be signed by one of the big three.

Earnie Shavers
Buster Drayton
Arturo Pineda
Mando Ramos
Moises Pedroza
Vuyani Bungu

GH

[meade95]

I completely enjoyed following your tourney! - It was excellent.

Job well done and I look forward to following it from here on as well.

[GForce]

Originally Posted by meade95

I completely enjoyed following your tourney! - It was excellent.

Job well done and I look forward to following it from here on as well.

Appreciate your feedback throughout, Meade. Should be interesting to see it move on from here.

GH

[Bam Bam]

Originally Posted by GForce

Appreciate your feedback throughout, Meade. Should be interesting to see it move on from here.

GH

I also enjoyed this thread very much. Even though you're wound up tighter than a snare drum.

[GForce]

The December WBO fights put a few guys over the top into draft eligibility. Now available to the Big Three:

Axel Schulz
Gerry Cooney
Drake Thadzi
Wayne Harris
Mark Breland
Johnny Bumphus
Jim Watt
Kiyoshi Hatanaka
Kaokor Galaxy
Adonis Rivas
Pedro Flores
Soo-Chun Kwon

I will have a complete list of those eligible to be picked up, and perhaps draft results this weekend.

GH

[GForce]

Well, the negotiations are complete and the WBA - with its vast financial resources - has snatched up the overwhelming majority of eligible WBO talent. This should make for a fantastic year ahead, and one in which the WBA really establishes itself as the top organization. Just looking at those joining the heavyweight ranks, you can tell the WBA is going to hold a number of exciting bouts this year. The WBC signed only 3 fighters, and the IBF signed only 4, while the WBA signed more than 25.

Here's a look at the contract pickups, sorted by weight class.


Heavyweight
Lennox Lewis - WBA
John Ruiz - WBA
Bert Cooper - IBF
Earnie Shavers - WBA
Axel Schulz - WBA
Gerry Cooney - WBA

Cruiserweight
Piet Crous - unsigned

Light-Heavyweight
Crawford Ashley - IBF
Drake Thadzi - WBA
Ritchie Kates - WBA

Middleweight
Segundo Mercado - IBF
Maselino Masoe - WBA

Jr. Middleweight
Buster Drayton - WBA
Sam Garr - WBA
Wayne Harris - unsigned
Carlos Bojorquez - WBA
Eckhard Dagge - unsigned

Welterweight
Mark Breland - unsigned
John H. Stracey - WBA
Pipino Cuevas - WBA

Jr. Welterweight
Allan Vester - WBC
Perico Fernandez - unsigned
Terron Millett - WBA
Johnny Bumphus - WBA
Akinobu Hiranaka - unsigned

Lightweight
Jean Baptist-Mendy - unsigned
Arturo Pineda -unsigned
Mando Ramos - WBA
Moises Pedroza - WBA
Jim Watt - WBA
Roberto Elizondo - WBA
Victor Hugo Paz - WBA

Jr. Lightweight
Bazooka Limon - WBA

Featherweight
Davey Kotey - WBA
Bones Adams - WBA
Jackie Gunguluuza - - unsigned
Cesar Soto - WBA
Vuyani Bungu - unsigned

Jr. Featherweight
Samart Payakaroon - WBC
Kiyoshi Hatanaka - IBF

Bantamweight
Kaokor Galaxy - unsigned

Jr. Bantamweight
Chartchai Sasakul - WBA
Adonis Rivas - WBA

Flyweight
Yuri Arbachakov - WBA
Netrnoi Vorasingh - unsigned
Rolando Pascua - WBA
Yukito Tamakuma - WBC
Pedro Flores - unsigned
Soo-Chun Kwon - unsigned

GH

[GForce]

Up next, determining the fighters to add to the WBO. The FBA started, as you know, with guys who have fought for WBA, WBC or IBF belts since 1970. We're going to move back to 1968, as well as add guys who have fought for belts since the FBA was created. A list will be coming hopefully later this evening.

GH

[GForce]

ADDITIONS TO THE WORLD BOXING ORGANIZATION

Heavyweight: Monte Barrett, Danny Williams, Jameel McLine, Davarryl Williamson, Nikolay Valuev

Cruiserweight: O'Neil Bell, Sebastian Rothmann

Light-Heavyweight: Tomasz Adamek, Paul Briggs, Thomas Ulrich, Frank DePaula, Andy Kendall, Mehdi Sahnoune, Rico Hoye, Chris Eubank, Nigel Benn

Middleweight: Jermain Taylor, Kingsley Ikeke, Arthur Abraham, Fraser Scott, Luis Manuel Rodriguez

Jr. Middleweight: Diego Castillo, Gerhard Piaskowy, Hisao Minami, Stanley Hayward, Sandro Mazzinghi, Ki Soo Kim, Alejandro Garcia, Luca Messi, Rhoshii Wells, Kofi Jantuah

Welterweight: Cosme Rivera, Luis Collazo, Carlos Baldomir

Jr. Welterweight: Ricky Hatton, Pedro Adigue, Carlos Maussa, Takeshi Fuji

Lightweight: Julio Diaz, Javier Jauregui, Carlos Teo Cruz

Jr. Lightweight: Robbie Peden, Mzonke Fana, Jaime Valladares, Vicente Mosquera, Carlos Canete

Featherweight: Valdemir Pereira, Tommy Browne, Shozo Saijo, Raul Rojas, Humberto Soto, Jose Legra, Howard Winstone

Jr. Featherweight: Israel Vazquez, Nedal Hussein, Shigeru Nakazoto, Celestino Caballero, Roberto Bonilla, Mahyar Monshipour, Armando Guerrero, Artyam Simonyan

Bantamweight: Silence Mabuza, Wladimir Sidorenko, Alan Rudkin, Takao Sakurai, Hozumi Hasegawa, Gerardo Martinez

Jr. Bantamweight: None to add

Flyweight: Efren Torres, Vic Darchinyan, Jair Jimenez, Mzukisi Sikali, Damaen Kelly, Trash Nakanuma, Brahim Asloum, Takefumi Sakata

[mh2365]

Good stuff as always.

[GForce]

January Title Fights

WBA Jr. Middleweight: Mike McCallum (CHAMP) vs Gianfranco Rosi
WBA Featherweight: Salvador Sanchez (CHAMP) vs Antonio Cermeno
WBA Flyweight: Ricardo Lopez (CHAMP) vs Pongsoklek Wonjongkam

WBC Flyweight: Miguel Canto (CHAMP) vs Melchor Cobb Castro

IBF Heavyweight: Mike Tyson (CHAMP) vs Ernie Terrell
IBF Light-Heavyweight: Virgil Hill (CHAMP) vs Clinton Woods
IBF Welterweight: Wilfred Benitez (CHAMP) vs Bruce Finch

Lopez fought Wongjongkam in the quarterfinals of the tournament, stopping him by TKO in the 6th round. While the victory wasn't a shock, the ease of it and the way Lopez was able to batter Wongjongkam from the start was surprising. It's very interesting that Lopez would choose this as his first defense.

Hill obliterated Woods in a first-round technical knockout in the tournament quarterfinal. Woods was livid at the stoppage, which came when he hadn't even been dropped and with only 9 seconds left in the round. Hill, apparently, tired of his complaining.

Benitez took an easy, unanimous decision over Finch in their opening bout of the tournament. Finch was gutty, and he kept the fight interesting if not competitive just with his heart. He's a good fighter for Benitez to look good against and beat.

GH

[GForce]

From here on in, I will probably just be writing up Title Fights and posting straightforward results for everything else. I may make exceptions for fights to determine #1 contender/title shots and such, but I certainly don't think every fight in the FBA needs to be written up now that the tournaments are complete.

GH

[mh2365]

Originally Posted by GForce

From here on in, I will probably just be writing up Title Fights and posting straightforward results for everything else. I may make exceptions for fights to determine #1 contender/title shots and such, but I certainly don't think every fight in the FBA needs to be written up now that the tournaments are complete.

GH

That's pretty much what I do also.

[GForce]

January Title Fight Recaps

IBF Light-Heavyweight: Champion Virgil Hill (4-0, 1 KO) vs Clinton Woods (3-1, 1 KO)

Hill pummeled Woods in their first bout, leading to a first round stoppage. Woods has won both of his fights since then, and hoped to prove the stoppage in their first encounter was too quick.

He may not have proven that, but he certainly came to give a better effort this time around. Through 7 rounds, Woods was ahead on 2 of 3 cards, having pressed the action and handled Hill's jab significantly better than in their opening encounter. But Hill dropped Woods in the 8th, and the steam seemed to leave him from that point on. He wouldn't go down again, but in the end Hill would win a unanimous decision victory to retain his title.

Virgil Hill UD 15 Clinton Woods (147-137, 144-140, 143-141)

WBA Flyweight: Champion Ricardo Lopez (4-0, 2 KO) vs Pongsaklek Wongjongkam (1-1)

Many were stunned this was Lopez's first defense, as Wongjongkam is thought to be a tough customer. But Lopez stopped him in 6 the first time, and figured he could do so again.

Wongjongkam never found a rythym in the first contest. This time, he let his hands go a lot more freely, and Lopez was eating a lot more leather than the first time out. The fourth round saw Wongjongkam batter Lopez from pillar to post, and each time Lopez tried to regroup and engage toe-to-toe, it was Lopez who was bounced around the ring.

Lopez came out with a vengeance in the 5th, but Wongjongkam responded and the two traded blistering shots the rest of the way, with Lopez getting an advantage. Swelling around the left eye of Wongjongkam also became a problem. But he would respond in the 6th, thoroughly neutralizing Lopez and ripping off hooks to the head and body that were shaking Lopez hard. With 10 seconds left, out of nowhere, Lopez unloads a series of blows punctuated by a hook to the head that drops Wongjongkam to the canvas, turning a clear round for Wongjongkam into a 10-8 for Lopez.

The scoring would become a moot point, though. The swelling became more of an issue as the bout went on, despite Wongjongkam's best efforts. Finally, Lopez would tag him solidly in the 11th, and Wongjongkam was unable to rise, letting Lopez retain the title.

Ricardo Lopez KO11 Pongsaklek Wongjongkam

IBF Welterweight: Champion Wilfred Benitez (4-0) vs Bruce Finch (0-2)

Finch is dropped for 9 in the opening round and takes a brutal beating for 4 rounds before responding. Finch has Benitez in trouble in the fifth and sixth, but Benitez resumes his dominance, and swelling around Finch's left eye becomes a major issue. The doctor let's him continue in the 9th, but after Benitez rips a couple of hooks off his head early in the 11th, the bout is stopped.

Wilfred Benitez TKO11 Bruce Finch

IBF Heavyweight: Champion Mike Tyson (4-0, 3 KO) vs Ernie Terrell (2-1)

If the thought is the best way to fight Tyson is to smack him in the mouth, then Terrell certainly gave his best effort. Tyson is dropped a minute into the first round of a dirty, nasty fight. The crowd leaps to its collective feet, but Tyson is up at 7 and weathers the storm. An angry Tyson comes out in the second and assaults Terrell, landing several thudding shots, but Terrell is standing at the end of three minutes. Tyson controls most of the third as well, but Terrell is standing in there with him.

Rounds 4 and 5 turn tactical, much to Tyson's dismay, and he is warned for hitting on the break late in the round. Tyson hurts Terrell badly with a hook near the end of the 6th, but Terrell remains on his feet.

Terrell is keeping Tyson at bay in the 7th, and Tyson responds with using his shoulders in close, drawing a warning from ref Frank Cappaccino. Tyson batters Terrell in the 8th, and it appears the challenger is fading quickly. But in the 9th, it's Terrell who starts with the roughhousing, holding Tyson down by the neck during an exchange to draw his own warning. Terrell's left eye is swelling, and he could be getting desperate.

But in the 10th, Terrell dominates Tyson, finding every opening and picking him apart with his jab throughout the round. Sure enough, at the end of the round it's Tyson who is exhibiting swelling around his right eye.

Tyson controls the 11th, before an exciting 12th round sees Terrell take everything Tyson can unload and respond with everything but the kitchen sink. Both fighters are staggered during the round, and Terrell at this point is fighting essentially with one eye.

The 13th sees a much slower pace, but gets some odd excitement when Cappaccino takes a point away from Terrell for leaning on Tyson's neck again. Terrell later is also warned for holding and hitting in a round that seems to go Tyson's way regardless, making it a 2-point round.

The 14th is uneventful, bringing us to the 15th in a surprisingly close fight. Given that Tyson chose this opponent, it's certainly closer than he expected, and a real possibility he could lose his belt.

The round starts measured as both fighters are gassed, Terrell has one good eye and Tyson is working on, perhaps, 1 1/4. But it livens up when a Terrell uppercut rips Tyson above that right eye and the blood starts flowing. Tyson ties Terrell up shortly afterward and much of the next minute is spent exchanging hugs and trapping the arms. Terrell lands a pair of jabs, Tyson lands one of his own, but the two basically bear hug their way to the bell and the decision, Tyson looking nervous, pacing in his corner.

The scoring...

143-142...Tyson
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143-141 for the winner.......................
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...and STILL the IBF Heavyweight Champion of the World...IRON MIKE TYSON!!!

The champ escapes a thriller, and Terrell sets himself as a legitimate contender. The point deduction actually cost him a draw. Not sure he can give this effort again, but his approach will surely be noticed by whoever else comes in to challenge Tyson.

Mike Tyson SD 15 Ernie Terrell

More results to come...

[GForce]

January Title Fight Recaps Continued

WBA Jr. Middleweight: Champion Mike McCallum (4-0, 2 KO) vs Gianfranco Rosi (0-1-1)

McCallum chooses a perfect first defense opponent. Rosi is tough and game, but significantly overmatched. He takes a great deal of punishment, but after almost 10 rounds of being worked over by the Bodysnatcher, his face is a mess and the ringside physician won't allow this fight to proceed any further.

Mike McCallum TKO 10 Gianfranco Rosi

WBA Featherweight: Salvador Sanchez (4-0) vs Antonio Cermeno (1-2, 1 KO)

This was supposed to be a walk in the park for Sanchez. But when, in the opening round, his left eye began swelling seriously, things started to look a bit different.

Cermeno was taking aim at the eye, and probably did so too much. But he knew he was an outclassed fighter here and there was a weak spot he was determined to expose.

Sanchez was ripping Cermeno apart, but Cermeno's jab stuck out there enough that Sanchez's eye was closing in rapid fashion. His corner was working over it hard every minute break, but it was certainly affecting Sanchez's performance.

Fortunately for him, he sliced Cermeno by his right eye in the 6th, and would reopen the cut several times throughout the fight. Cermeno had to fight his own issues, and it may have saved Sanchez.

His aggressiveness left him, and Sanchez spent the second half of this fight in a defensive posture, knowing full well his eye was in terrible shape. But he controlled the later rounds - including an 11th round knockdown of Cermeno -enough to keep the physician from having to check him and Sanchez ends up surviving more of a challenge than expected.

Salvador Sanchez UD 15 Antonio Cermeno (147-139, 145-141, 144-141)


WBA Flyweight: Champion Miguel Canto (4-0, 1 KO) vs Melchor Cobb Castro (3-2, 1 KO)

Cobb Castro complained loudly after the fight that Canto was intentionally head butting him. There appeared to be three butts in the fight, each right above the eye, which ultimately led to Cobb Castro's demise.

Canto dominates the bout, and in the 11th the ringside doctor says enough is enough. An easy win for Canto, the kind you expect in a first defense where the opponent is hand picked.

Miguel Canto TKO 11 Melchor Cobb Castro

That concludes the title fights for January. I was watching that Sanchez fight legitimately concerned they were going to stop it due to swelling. Fortunately, he made it through.

GH

[kenyan_cheena]

Geez, that Tyson-Terrell fight was a classic, GForce. I really liked the way you described it. Makes me excited about what is to come in my HBF. Great stuff!