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Japanese Scene Weekend Recap: Daiki Kameda Defeats Denkaosan Kaovichit, Lee and Okada Win Japanese Titles
by The Boxing Bulletin on Feb 8, 2010 12:18 PM EST
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Sidney Boquiren of RingwalkNippon recaps a busy weekend in Japanese boxing that featured shows on Saturday and Sunday nights
Denkaosan Kaovichit (48-1-1, 20KO) vs. Daiki Kameda (15-2, 11KO) for Kaovichit’s WBA Flyweight title, Sunday February 7
Twenty-eight months after becoming the most vilified boxer in recent Japanese history, Daiki Kameda (16-2, 11KO) exited the ring Sunday night with the WBA Flyweight crown and, perhaps, newfound respect from more than a few people in the land of the rising sun.
The 21-year old new champion’s teary-eyed acceptance speech, which included an apology for his past actions, appeared to have made a 180-degree change in attitude. Far from the foul-initiating heel that body-slammed former WBC Flyweight champion Daisuke Naito during their 2007 confrontation, this version of Daiki Kameda boxed fairly to a unanimous decision over Thailand’s Denkaosan Kaovichit.
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One More Round with Carlos Acevedo: Valero/DeMarco, Johnson/Mack, Adamek/Estrada, Shady Promoters, etc...
by The Boxing Bulletin on Feb 7, 2010 2:00 PM EST
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In this edition of One More Round, Carlos Acevedo gives his thoughts on this past weekend's boxing action along with a couple stories of promoter misconduct. For more from Carlos, check out his blog, The Cruelest Sport.
Edwin Valero vs Antonio DeMarco
Wild man Edwin Valero showed signs of being civilized after flogging Antonio DeMarco Saturday night into a TKO stupor at the Arena Monterrey in Monterrey, Mexico. It took longer than his first nine fights combined, but Valero, now 27-0 (27), eventually chopped down a game DeMarco, whose corner wisely called a halt to the drubbing after the ninth round. There were no knockdowns.
Valero, now 27-0 with 27 knockouts, overcame a gulch of a cut on his forehead (courtesy of a stiff DeMarco forearm shiver) in round two and a few sharp counter right hands to take DeMarco apart round by round.
Valero showed more control than he has on many of the grainy Youtube clips that first fostered an interest in him. Usually Valero starts each fight like a man who has consumed a gallon of Red Bull in his locker room before the ring walk and more often than not lays low an opponent before his caffeine high wears off. Last night, however, Valero fought with more calculation than usual after settling down in the middle rounds, realizing, perhaps, that DeMarco was no Whyber Garcia.
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Edwin Valero - A Force to be Reckoned With
by A.F. on Feb 7, 2010 7:32 AM EST
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By Andrew Fruman
If you happened to browse the various boxing message boards before last night’s lightweight contest between Edwin Valero and Antonio DeMarco, you must have noticed a good number of predictions calling for the upset.
One of the arguments being that the straighter shots of the more technically sound Mexican would overcome Valero’s wild attack - another being that if DeMarco could weather the early storm, his tormentor would gradually slow down and unravel.
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Japanese Scene: Champion Carnival 2010
by The Boxing Bulletin on Feb 5, 2010 4:26 PM EST
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The Boxing Bulletin welcomes Sidney Boquiren of RingwalkNippon to our writing team. Sidney will be covering the Japanese boxing scene for us and he leads off today with a story on Japan's annual boxing event, the Champion Carnival. This year's carnival has match-ups featuring a number of promising fighters including Ryol Li Lee, Go Onaga, Ryo Miyazaki and Yoshihiro Kamegai.
Showtime's Super Six Super Middleweight tournament has garnered much acclaim for bringing together some of the best pugilists in the division and matching them together in competitive and compelling fights. While the exposure and fanfare that the Super Six has garnered is much deserved, tournament-style competitions are hardly new to professional boxing.
The popular Prizefighter series in the UK has had 9 tournaments since its inception in April 2008, and of course there was Don King's Middleweight tournament in 2001 that saw Bernard Hopkins upset Felix Trinidad and become the undisputed champion of the division.
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Boxing's Top 100 Punchers: 55 - 51
by The Boxing Bulletin on Feb 5, 2010 9:30 AM EST
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Mark Lyons is back with the latest instalment of his Top 100 Punchers list. Today he's counting down numbers 55 through 51.
Mark's previous entry: Numbers 60 through 56
55. Charley Burley
Career Record: 83-12-2 (50), Years Active: 1936 - 1950
Most Impressive Stoppages: Holman Williams TKO9, Jack Chase KO9 & TKO12, Jackie Burke TKO5, Chuck Higgins KO1, JD Turner TKO7
If you browse Charley Burley’s record, you’ll notice a fight where the weights don’t seem quite right - 151 vs 219 ½. Amazingly, those numbers are correct. Burley spotted heavyweight JD Turner almost 70 pounds, and handed out such a beating that the big man decided to stay on his stool after 6 rounds. Imagine if something like that happened today? The message boards would suffer a melt down.
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Collision in Fort Lauderdale: Road Warrior Meets Mack
by The Boxing Bulletin on Feb 5, 2010 1:00 AM EST
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Michael Nelson previews Friday night's FNF main-event between Glen Johnson and Yusaf Mack.
Three months ago, a clash between Glen Johnson and Yusaf Mack would have been more than worthy as a Friday Night Fights headliner, but not necessarily one with a great deal of intrigue or mystery. The Road Warrior would have been a prohibitive favorite, coming off a strong performance against Chad Dawson and a dominant win over Daniel Judah.
But Johnson's lackluster performance in his rematch with Bad Chad adds a whole lot more intrigue to tomorrow night's fight in Fort Lauderdale, Florida. Was Johnson's inability to get off due to improvements in Dawson's game or was it father time finally sinking his claws into the 41 year old's reflexes and legs?
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British Scene: Jason Booth vs Matthew Marsh Preview
by The Boxing Bulletin on Feb 4, 2010 7:49 PM EST
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Dave Oakes previews Friday night's Sky Sports main-event featuring the British super-bantamweight title clash between Jason Booth and Matthew Marsh.
Jason Booth and Matthew Marsh square off for the British super-bantamweight title this Friday at the Harvey Hadden Leisure Centre, Nottingham. This will be the first time Booth has headlined a show in his hometown since late 2003 (a hard fought split-decision victory over Lunga Ntontela).
A lot has happened to Booth since the Ntontela fight, including his much publicised fall from grace due to alcohol addiction – a problem that caused his two year hiatus from boxing. It was a problem that crept up on him, one minute he was a hard training boxer who liked a drink, the next he was an ex boxer who always needed a drink. The downfall of his brother Nicky due to crack addiction should’ve come as a warning to him, but if anything, it only increased his desire to find solace in the bottle.
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Interview with Russ Anber: The TSN Analyst Discusses David Lemieux, Jean Pascal, Lucian Bute, Pacquiao/Clottey, Mayweather/Mosley & The Super Six
by The Boxing Bulletin on Feb 3, 2010 6:02 AM EST
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The Boxing Bulletin's Ivan Montiel caught up with trainer and TSN boxing analyst Russ Anber.
Ivan Montiel: Thanks for taking the time to talk with The Boxing Bulletin, Russ. Let’s start things off your fighter David Lemieux. He’s going to be in action this Saturday against Jason Naugler. How’s he looking in the gym?
Russ Anber: Good. I am happy with the way he’s looking. Fighting at 168 is not exactly what I wanted, but I think this is a good fight for him. It’s a chance to get his hands on the Canadian title and it should be an exciting fight as well. Naugler is a tough experienced fighter and this is a good fight for David to step up in competition.
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