May 27, 2006 - Louisville Gardens, Louisville, Kentucky
Terri ‘Road Warrior’ Blair came home for the sweetest of
homecomings, when she successfully defended her IBA welterweight title against
Sumya "The Island Girl" Anani.
This was a rematch for Blair and Anani, when Blair had won in a
stunning tenth round TKO of Anani two months earlier in Indiana---a
neutral venue for both boxers. In that first fight with Anani, some
may have thought Blair's win was a fluke. However, Blair
proved in front of her family, friends, and all that attended this
night, that it wasn’t a fluke at all – not by a long shot--- when
she knocked Anani down, not once or twice, but four times, once in
the fifth round and three times in the ninth round, before referee
Bobby Dixon stopped the contest with one second left in the round.
Weights: Blair, 141 - Anani - 143.
May 27, 2006 - Munich, Germany
Ina
Menzer, 126, won by a 10-round majority decision over Zarika Njeri,
124. Menzer successfully defended her WIBF Featherweight title. Final
judges scores were 97-94, 98-93 and 97-97.
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May
26, 2006, Auditorio Enrique Batiz in Cuatlitlán Izcalli (Mexico
State) Report by Ewan Whyte
Fredee González managed to do enough on Friday evening to
prevent "The She-Wolf", Zulina ("La Loba") Muñoz, scoring her
eighth consecutive KO – without, however, doing anything very much
to establish a rival claim to the NABF bantamweight title they were
disputing. It was an attractive fight, according to Jesús López of
Box Latino, that topped the bill at the Auditorio Enrique Batiz in
Cuatlitlán Izcalli, and whilst he doesn't give the scores, we can
take it from his report that Muñoz won by a comfortable margin.
After taking something of a hammering in the first three rounds, in
which she was caught frequently with solid straight lefts and
powerful right hooks to the head, and almost going to the canvas in
the fourth, González rallied bravely in the fifth, managing to
frustrate the 19-year-old champion by fighting at short- to
medium-range and denying her the space to deliver either the left
hook with which she knocked out Beatriz Martínez in her penultimate
encounter or the right cross that (effectively) won her the title
last month. González had vowed she would take home the title to
Querétaro "or die in the attempt"; and now, with her young opponent
under pressure for the first time in five rounds, was the moment to
seize the initiative and turn the fight around; but when push came
to shove, it was Muñoz that proved the stronger – the stronger
physically and the stronger-willed – and as the champion regained
the upper hand and began mixing in shots to the body with blows to
the head, implacable in search of the KO, González was relegated –
and seemed to accept her relegation – from the role of challenger to
that of prey, whose only objective was to survive, and who would
happily cast off her unbeaten record, her title ambitions, and even
her credibility, if only (please God!) she were allowed to remain on
her feet until the end.
May 26, 2006 in East
Chicago, Indiana
Mary McGee won by six-round majority decision over Leora
Jackson.
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May 26, 2006 in
Grosseto, Italy
Emanuela Pantani won a four-round unanimous decision over
Alena Kokacova; and Alessandra Rustici, pro debut won by
TKO1 over Lucie Hornakova.
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May 25, 2006 in Berlin, Germany
Ramona Kuhne won a four-round decision over Jarka Blahova.
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May 24, 2006 - Hammerstein Ballroom, in New York City, New York
Noriko Kariya, 117½, had a four-round draw against Amanda
Knight, 118. Final judges scores were 37-39, 38-38, 39-37;
Also, Chika Nakamura, 136¾. won by a unanimous decision over
Cynthia Jones, 142¾. All judges scores were 60-54.
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May 20, 2006 - Mexico
(Report by Ewan Whyte)
Despite an exhausting journey from Córdoba in central Argentina to
the northernmost tip of Mexico earlier in the week that included
stops in Santiago, Lima and Mexico City and which she admitted had
left her drained, Alejandra 'La Locomotora' Oliveras found the means
last night – just when her own strength seemed to be failing and the
champion (spurred on by chants of 'Mexico! Mexico!') seemed to be
rallying in a last desperate attempt to recover lost ground – to
wrest the WBC Super Bantamweight belt from the hands of Jackie 'The
Aztec Princess' Nava : a devastating left hook that spun the
champion through 180 degrees and sent her crashing to the canvas 1
minute and 47 seconds into the eighth round.
As the champion lay hurt on the canvas, receiving medical attention,
the Argentinian – whose impressive physique had drawn gasps at the
weigh-in when she stripped for the scales – celebrated her triumph
with trainer Carlos Tello and her father, Luis Olivares, who had
accompanied her on the long trip. The fight – the first ever women's
match to headline a pay per view in Mexico – was retransmitted by
Fox Sports en Español to the whole of South America. Whether you
believe (with Argentina's Boxeo Boxing) that Oliveras controlled the
fight from beginning to end or accept the view of the Mexican press
that Nava, after a slowish start in which the challenger seemed
stronger, more aggressive and even faster, and a disastrous
second round in which she was twice sent to the canvas, won the
fifth, sixth and seventh as 'the Locomotive' began to run out of
steam, there could be no arguments at the end. Pressing desperately
in the belief that victory could still be hers, Nava left herself
open for a split second and the Argentinian imposed her will in the
most brutal fashion; and dethroned the 'Aztec Princess' in front of
her own people and in her own home town.
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May 20, 2006 - Jeongeup City, South Korea
A standing room only crowd cheered for local favorite Cho Rong
Sohn, while witnessing 30 rounds of non stop women's boxing
action. At the end of the day, in front of two national television
networks serving Korea and Japan, Cho Rong Sohn, of South
Korea, defended her IFBA 105-lb Mini Flyweight Title by a split
decision over Japan's Satoko Kamimura; Ji Hyun Park,
of South Korea, was crowned the new IFBA 102-lb Strawweight
Champion by a unanimous decision over Gong Jin of China; and
Emiko Raika of Japan, won the vacant IFBA 140-lb Jr.
Welterweight title over Won Mee Jung of South Korea by
unanimous decision.
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May 20, 2006 -
Schützenplatzhalle, Bautzen, Germany
Welterweights Tatjana Dieckmann, 0-1-0, won a four-round
unanimous decision over
Martina Perlies, pro debut.
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May 20, 2006 - Buhl,
Germany
Natalie Grimmer TKO'd Ramona Popescu at 1:45 of the
first round in a four round bout; also, Irina Scheuermann won
a four-round decision over Raluca Cretu.
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May 20, 2006 - Yellowknife, Canada
Jelena Mrdjenovich KO’d Franchesca Alcanter in the
fifth round. In November of 2005, Mrdjenovich TKO’d Alcanter in the
sixth round. Mrdjenovich retained her IWBF Super Featherweight
title
in this bout. Also, Kerrie Scarr won by UD4 over Cora Sipe,
pro debut. .Logged in Master Search
May 19, 2006 in
Montevideo, Uruguay
Paola Gabriela Casalinuovo won by TKO1 over Myriam Cardoso.
May 19, 2006 - in New
York, New York, USA
Kim Colbert, 130, now 3-10-1 (2 KOs), of Southfield, MI, won
a six-round split decision over Maureen Shea, 129. It was
reported to WBAN that Shea was knocked down in the second round.
Update: This fight was declared a "No Decision" when The New
York Athletic Commission suspended Colbert for failing a
Post-test for Controlled Substances. Shea is still 5-0-0 (3KO).
[©Photos by Richie Maldonado]
May 19, 2006 - in
Nonthaburi Province, Thailand
Nongnoon Sithjadaeng won by TKO1 over Petmongkut
Sithjadech; and O-A Sithkaeri won by a four-round
unanimous decision over Jubjaeng.
May 19, 2006 - Celebrity Theatre, in Phoenix, Arizona
Becky Garcia, 111, now 5-0-0, won a four round unanimous
decision over Emily Kelly, 111, who was making her pro debut.
Final judges scores were 40-36, 40-36, and 39-37. WBAN was
told that the fight was very entertaining and competitive between
the two. [Photo Credit: Mary Ann Owen]
May 18, 2006 -
Providence, Rhode Island
Too often championship
fights disappoint. This one did not.
In fact, the hyperbole leading up to the IWBF World Lightweight
Title fight between Jamie “the Hurricane” Clampitt and fellow Rhode
Islander Missy “the Fury” Fiorentino was exceeded only by the actual
events inside the ring.
Fiorentino, the current IWBF Featherweight Champion, scored a
unanimous (97-94, 96-94,96-94) decision over the Canadian native
before 1,512 highly vocal fans at the Rhode Island Convention
Center.
Fiorentino upped her record to 14-1 (6 KO) in wresting the crown
from Clampitt. Clampitt dropped to 16-4-1 with the disappointing
defeat.
For both fighters the stakes were elevated. History will show that
this was the first time a main event in the women’s division was
held in the Ocean State.
“It was intense,” said Fiorentino who came in at 131. “I tried to
relax an not get crazy in there, because I knew if I got crazy I’d
get wild and sloppy.” Fiorentino, as is her style, stayed in close proximity to Clampitt
throughout the opening rounds. Clampitt, who was coming off a long
layoff due to a broke hand, moved well in the early going.
“I kind of forced her to fight my fight. I knew she’s a good boxer
and she likes to move around. I knew I had to cut her off, keep her
on the inside,“ said the newly minted champion.
Clampitt stuck early, forcing a straight right past Fiorentino’s
defenses in the second. In the third round, Fiorentino working in
close again, landed a hard overhand right that stung Clampitt.
A few times I saw her hands drop and I thought that she was open for
the straight right and (trainer)Peter (Manfredo Sr.) kept telling me
to follow up with the hook,” said Fiorentino.
Manfredo said his boxer’s winning edge was honed in a California
training camp last month. “She sparred with six different women.
Some at 150, some at 160, some with boxing style, some with great
jabs-so we were ready for anything that she threw at us tonight. She
excelled at everything tonight, executed the plan perfectly,” he
said.
Clampitt and Fiorentino were visibly reluctant to ease up in the
level of intensity during the middle rounds, as evidenced by the
first clutch of the night, midway through the sixth round. In the
seventh, Fiorentino fired a trio of lefts at her opponent, the later
moving Clampitt back a step.
May 18, 2006 - Huntington Townhouse, Huntington, NY
Suszannah "Destiny" Warner,
110¾, now
4-3-0 (1KO), won a four round split decision over Kimberly Tomes,
110¾, a former kickboxing
champion, who was making her pro debut. Final judges scores were
39-37, 37-39, and 40-36.
Warner, a British
native, has spent more than a decade in New York and was thrilled to
have her first professional fight in her home state. Two years
ago, she was the New York Golden Gloves Champion. Last year, she
was the winner of the US National’s.
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May 16, 2006 in Montreal,
Canada
Danielle Bouchard, 119¼, won by a four-round unanimous
decision over Shondell Alfred, 114½. Final judges
scores were 39-37, 39-37, and 40-36.
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May 13, 2006
- Conjunto Desportivo Baby Barione, in Sao Paulo, Brazil
On the undercard, Junior Welterweight Duda Yankovich, 139¼,
won by KO over Angie Paola Rocha, 136½, 0:42 seconds, in the fourth
round.
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May 13, 2006 - Mexico
City, Mexico
As was perhaps to have been expected,
the "Warrior of Neza", 26-year-old Ana María Torres, was more than
34-year-old grandmother Gloría "Dinamita" Ríos could handle in their
top-of-the-bill clash at the Deportivo de la Nueva Atzacoalco (DF)
last night for the vacant NABF Super Flyweight, and Torres's Mexican
Bantamweight, title, with referee Laurentino Ramírez stopping the
fight 1 minute 15 seconds into the sixth to spare Ríos further
punishment. Story by Ewan Whyte
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May 13, 2006 - Ford
Pavilion at Expo New Mexico
Jodi Esquibel, 106, won a four-round unanimous decision Melissa
Shaffer, 104, who took the fight on a two day notice.
Shaffer's team told WBAN that they would like to have a rematch with
Esquibel. Judges scores were 40-36, 40-37, and 39-37.
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May 12, 2006 -
Dresden, Germany - unsanctioned
Bantamweight Kirsten Schonig won a four-round bout by points
over Anne Nowak 1-1-0. This fight did not get approved by the
commission.
May 12, 2006 -
Orleans Hotel and Casino, in Las Vegas, Nevada
Monica Lovato, now 7-1-0 (4KO), of New Mexico, TKO'd
Sharon Gaines, now 9-7-0 (3KO), 1:13 in the fourth round in a
scheduled six rounder. Lovato won with ease in this rematch
when she was picking her shots throughout the bout. Gaines was
knocked down twice.
May 12, 2006 -
Chicago, Illinois
Rita Figueroa, 134, of Chicago, remains undefeated, when she won an eight-round
unanimous decision over Eva Lidia Silva, 135.
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May 12, 2006 in
Brescia, Italy
Stefania Bianchini, 111, won by TD6 over Hagar Shmoulefeld,
110.5.
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May 11, 2006 -
Houston, Texas
Yolanda Swindell, 168 3/4, won a four-round
unanimous decision over Crystal Davis, 169 1/4.
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May 10, 2006 - Klong
Preme Prison - Bangkok, Thailand
Nanako Kikuchi, of Japan, successfully defended her WBC
Minimumweight title when she won by a 10-round unanimous decision
over Siriporn Sor Siriporn. Final judges scores were 97-93,
96-94, and 96-94. In a second women's bout, Former
world title challenger Nongmai Sor Siriporn pounded out a
majority decision victory over Hong Kong, women’s boxing champion
Tse Hoi Wah to win her fourth straight since failing in her bid
to win the title from Nanako Kikuchi. The bout was a see-saw battle
which saw both fighters hurt several times; Sor Siriporn was
slightly busier than Wah and deserving of the close decision
victory. Judges scores: 58-56, 56-56, 57-57. Report by Scott
Mallon: Thai inmate Siriporn “The Black Rose” Sor Siriporn hoped
to become the first-ever female prisoner to win a professional
boxing title but WBC minimumweight champion Nanako Kikuchi proved to
be too strong and technically superior, winning a unanimous
ten-round decision in the Klong Prem Men’s Prison. In November
of last year, fellow inmate Nongmai Sor Siriporn hit the headlines
worldwide when she unsuccessfully challenged Kikuchi for the vacant
WBC championship. Kikuchi only began boxing three years ago
and in this time has won the Japanese women’s title as well as the
WBC world title. Siriporn Sor Siriporn is housed in the
Women’s Correctional Institution for Drug Offenders an hour outside
of the center of Bangkok. She entered the facility at the age of
seventeen and is serving ten years for drug offenses. She has four
years left on her sentence however in all likelihood this will be
reduced to two years. The Sor Siriporn name is taken by the fighters
from the name the warden of the Women’s Correctional Facility for
Drug Offenders where they are incarcerated, Siriporn Chutikuluang.
It is common for Thai fighters to take the name of their sponsors,
trainers or those who help them with their careers. The ring
was set deep inside the walls of the Klong Prem Men’s Prison,
through five sets of doors and nestled tightly on a small concrete
slab, just close enough to some of the inmate’s cells so they were
able to view the encounter. The fight was not open to the public but
nonetheless there were over 1000 in attendance not including the
4729 inmates. Full
Fight Report
Pre-fight report
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Story
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May 9, 2006 -
Sazka Arena, Prague
Towering seven inches over a hopelessly outclassed
opponent, 24-year-old Karolina Lukasik
of Warsaw (now fighting out of Hamburg) had no trouble taking all
four rounds this afternoon in the Sazka Arena, Prague, against the
winless (0-5; now 0-6) Ukrainian, 37-year-old Larisa Berezenko.
Berezenko, whose nose was bleeding almost from the start of the
contest, was twice staggered in the third by powerful right crosses
from her southpaw opponent and rescued from near-certain
annihilation in the fourth by a standing eight count, after Lukasik
set her up nicely with the jab before stunning her with the best
punch of the fight (40-35, 40-35, 40-35).
Weights: Super
Welterweight
Karolina Lukasik (69,7 kg), Larisa Berezenko (69,5 kg)
Report by Ewan Whyte
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May 6, 2006 – Farmers
Market, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
Savanna Hill, 103, TKO’d Nikki Verbeck, 103, in the
1:22 in the fourth round of a scheduled four-rounder.
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May 6, 2006 -
Burg-Wächter-Castello in Dusseldorf, Germany
Regina Halmich, now
50-1-1 (15KO), successfully defended her WIBF belt, and won by a
10-round unanimous decision over Viktoria Milo, of Hungary. Judges
scoring: 98:92, 99:92, and 97:93.
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May 6, 2006 -
Auchland, New Zealand
Daniella Smith won a six-round unanimous decision and won a
local welterweight title over Sue Glassey.
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May 5, 2006 -
Genoveva Chavez Center , Santa Fe, New Mexico
Jayla Ortiz won an eight round unanimous decision over LeAnne
Villareal. Final judges scores were 80-72 on all cards. In
a second women's bout, pro debuter Lillian Camarena,
TKO'd Isabel Manyseng :08 seconds in the third round of a
scheduled four rounder.
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May 4, 2006 - Burbank
Hilton Convention Center, in Burbank, California
NABF featherweight
champion Jeri "Fist of Fury" Sitzes (11-5-1- 5 KO's) won by
unanimous decision over tough Lina Ramirez of Guasave,
Mexico. Sitzes knocked down Ramirez in the second round. The game
Ramirez got off the canvas an came back very aggressive even though
she was hurt. Sitzes continued to use her jab an set up her
combinations while Ramirez was trying to get close to Sitzes to
throw body punches and smother Sitzes punches. Sitzes is looking to
fight Ina Menzer of Germany for the WIBF world championship since
they had already signed contracts and got plane flights and for some
reason Menzer backed out of the fight. We all know why! Menzer has a
title defense on 5-27-06 but no opponent. Sitzes would love to have
that call.
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