Paul Magno was very lucky this week. When the judges decided to be stern and hold out to score a majority draw in the contest between Ali Funeka and Joan Guzman for the vacant IBF lightweight title, a sigh of relief and astonishment shook both Magno and Machine. The BTBC scored it to Funeka, and Sr. Magno should count himself slightly fortunate as he hopes to improve his record … [Read more...]
Archives for November 2009
Kameda Hits The Big Time
Koki Kameda put the final stamp on an action-packed and thrilling weekend of boxing by defeating rival Daisuke Naito and long time WBC flyweight champ in Saitama, Japan, staying undefeated. The talented trash-talking Kameda (22-0, 14 KO) won by unanimous decision via scores of 116-112, 117-111 and 117-111. BTBC scored it 116-112 for the challenger, who used speed, accurate … [Read more...]
Bute…Perfect, Funeka…Robbed
The good and bad of boxing was on display Saturday night at the Colisee Pepsi in Quebec City, Canada.First, the bad:In the opening bout of the HBO championship doubleheader, for the vacant IBF Lightweight title, Ali Funeka battered and out-worked Joan Guzman, only to have the fight scored a draw by the Canadian judges.Although Guzman came out fast, peppering Funeka's long, lean … [Read more...]
HBO Campaigns For Alexander-Maidana
When Amir Khan became WBA light welterweight champion, fans feared that it would be a short reign if he came up against power punching Marcos Rene Maidana, who was some sort of a mandatory in a very corrupt WBA system. But Khan managed to manipulate the system and give Dimitri Salita his ‘well-deserved’ title shot, and left Maidana out in the cold. With Maidana having to wait … [Read more...]
No Weight Issues in Championship Doubleheader
For IBF Super Middleweight Title (Left)Andrade: 166.71Bute: 166.8***************For Vacant IBF Lightweight Title(Right)Funeka: 133.9Guzman: 134.4 … [Read more...]