4/3 - Leonard Zappavigna (31-2, 21 KO’s) vs. Shuhei Tsuchiya (15-3, 13 KO’s) - The Melbourne Pavilion, Flemington, Victoria, Australia Zappavigna looked like he was headed for big things when he beat Ji-Hoon Kim in an IBF eliminator nearly four years ago. After losing his world title shot to Miguel Diaz, he was stopped in his next bout by Ammeth Diaz and has reverted to … [Read more...]
Vera Gets Some Texas Home Cookin’ in Win Over Mora, The Rest of Saturday’s Action
Brian Vera (21-6, 12 KOs) took a mysteriously wide majority decision victory over Sergio Mora (23-3-2, 7 KOs) in a rematch of their 2011 Friday Night Fights affair, and Antonio Escalante scored a stunning KO victory over Leonilo Miranda on the undercard. Tonight’s fight was just as close as the first fight between Vera and Mora (even though it appears two judges had their … [Read more...]
Boxing’s Wednesday Wrap-Up
Nihon Budokan, Tokyo, Japan-- Koki Kameda (26-1, 16 KOs) made the second defense of his "regular" WBA bantamweight belt via close unanimous decision over unheralded Mexican, David De la Mora (23-1, 16 KOs) by scores of 115-112, 114-113, 115-113. De la Mora was down in the second, making the difference between the unanimous decision loss and what could've been a majority … [Read more...]
Kameda, Cazares Defend Titles on Wednesday, Tokyo Card
The 24-year-old, Koki Kameda (25-1, 16 KOs) will make the second defense of his WBA bantamweight title this Wednesday at Nihon Budokan in his home town of Tokyo, Japan against Tijuana's David De la Mora (23-0, 16 KOs). Kameda, one of the famous Japanese Kameda Brothers, was a former WBC flyweight titlist until dropping the belt via majority decision to Thailand's Pongsaklek … [Read more...]
Cazares Destroys Badillo in Three, Retains Title
Plaza de Toros Eduardo Fontanet, Mazatlan, Sinaloa, Mexico-- Hugo Cazares (35-6-2, 25 KOs) made the fourth defense of his WBA super flyweight title by stopping overmatched challenger, Arturo Badillo (20-2, 18 KOs) in the third round of their scheduled twelve. After two relatively uneventful rounds, Badillo immediately faded when the veteran two-time world champ started … [Read more...]