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Monthly Archives: November 2013
Edwin Rodriguez having trouble making weight for Andre Ward fight
Edwin Rodriguez on Friday weighed in at 170 pounds, two pounds over the limit, for his challenge Saturday to super middleweight champion Andre Ward at Citizens Business Bank Arena in Ontario (on HBO).
Rodriguez, of Worcester, Mass. via the Dominican Republic, has until 4 p.m. to shed the two pounds or he will not be able to fight for the title.
Mikey Garcia knocks out Rocky Martinez in the eighth round with body shot
Mikey Garcia of Oxnard has now won world titles in two weight classes, thanks to a wicked left hook to the body that knocked out Rocky Martinez of Puerto Rico in the main event at American Bank Center in Corpus Christi, Texas. The fight was televised by HBO.
Garcia, now 33-0 with 28 knockouts, was decked in the second round. But by the time the eighth arrived, he was in full control of the fight. When he nailed Martinez with the left hook, Martinez went down and stayed slumped over on his knees, never making an attempt to rise as he was counted out.
A terrific shot to the liver typically leaves the victim unable to move the lower half of his body for a short period of time.
Martinez (27-2-2) was attempting to make the second successful defense of his title, which now belongs to Garcia, who also has won a featherweight title.
Nonito Donaire knocks out Vic Darchinyan again, this time in the ninth
Nonito Donaire, behind on the scorecards, stopped Vic Darchinyan in the ninth round of their fight Saturday at American Bank Center in Corpus Christi, Texas.
Donaire (32-2, 21 KOs) was even on one scorecard, but behind 78-74 on the other two. He decked Darchinyan in the ninth. Darchinyan (39-6-1) got up, but was eventually stopped after absorbing more punishment, the win going down as a TKO for Donaire.
This was a rematch of their fight in July 2007 won by Donaire via fifth-round knockout.
In another fight, Demetrius Andrade (20-0) of Providence, R.I., won a vacant junior middleweight title with a 12-round split-decision over Vanes Martirosyan (33-1-1) of Glendale.
Report: Victor Ortiz to return to ring against Luis Collazo in January in New York
Former welterweight champion Victor Ortiz will return to the ring Jan. 30 against former champion Luis Collazo at Barclays Center in Brooklyn (on Fox Sports 1), according to a report on BoxingScene.com
Ortiz has not fought since having his jaw broken by Josesito Lopez in a ninth-round TKO loss in June 2012 at Staples Center.
Ortiz, of Oxnard, was supposed to come back Dec. 14 against Alfonso Gomez, but Gomez pulled out with an injury.
Ortiz, 26, is 29-4-2 with 22 knockouts. Collazo, of Queens, N.Y., is 32. He has a record of 34-5 with 17 knockouts.
Vic Darchinyan says he won’t make same mistakes against Nonito Donaire
When Vic Darchinyan entered his flyweight title defense against Nonito Donaire in July 2007, Darchinyan was expected to defend his belt against a lesser-known Donaire. But Donaire caught Darchinyan with a left hook to the head in the fifth round, stopping Darchinyan via TKO.
Darchinyan has waited six years to get a rematch, and it will happen Saturday when they square off at American Bank Center in Corpus Christi, Texas on the undercard of the Rocky Martinez-Mikey Garcia super featherweight title fight.
No belts are on the line for Darchinyan-Donaire, but Darchinyan probably couldn’t care less. He is going to get his shot at redemption, and he says he won’t make the same blunders he made last time. He noted that when he was decked by Donaire, he tried to get up too quickly. When he did get to his feet, he stumbled across the ring, prompting the referee to stop the fight.
“In 2007 there was the punch,” Darchinyan recalled this week. “I jumped (in) and Nonito got me with the left hook. It was the only knockdown of my life – amateur or professional. Never been knocked down. I jumped up right away. If I take a couple of seconds on the floor to recover, maybe it would have been a different outcome, you know? I had no experience with a knockdown. Now it is good – I have experience with it.
“I want to say to everyone I have been waiting six years. It was my mistake and I have good skills and I have power and I will not make the same mistake again.”
Darchinyan, 37, is 39-5-1 with 28 knockouts. Donaire, 30, is 31-2 with 30 knockouts.
Mike Perez issues statement regarding hospitalized Magomed Abdusalamov
Mike Perez of Cuba on Monday issued a statement regarding Magomed Abdusalamov of Russia. Perez defeated Abdusalamov in a brutal 10-round heavyweight bout underneath the middleweight title fight between Gennady Golovkin and Curtis Stevens on Saturday at Madison Square Garden.
Abdusalamov afterward went to Roosevelt Hospital in New York City, where a blood clot on his brain was discovered. Abdusalamov had surgery to remove it and has been kept in a medically induced coma.
“‘Mago’ is in my thoughts and prayers and I hope he recovers quickly,” Perez said. “He fought like a true warrior. I’m happy to be victorious, but my main concern is for his health.”
Abdusalamov is 32. He lost for the first time after knocking out his first 18 opponents. His bout with Perez was televised live by HBO.
Marcos Maidana’s recipe to beating Adrien Broner not a difficult one to follow
Marcos Maidana of Argentina will be the latest fighter to try and hand Adrien Broner his first defeat when he challenges Broner for his welterweight championship Dec. 14 at the Alamodome in San Antonio (on Showtime).
The hard-hitting Maidana (34-3, 31 KOs) was asked during a news conference last week formally announcing the fight about his plan of attack. He laid it out in simple fashion.
“The key is to throw a lot of punches,” said Maidana, 30. “Pressure him, kick his (butt). And that’s what I am going to do.”
Broner, just 24, is 27-0 with 22 knockouts and has already won titles in three weight classes.
Magomed Abdusalamov in medically induced coma following brain surgery
Magomed Abdusalamov of Russia on Sunday remained in a medically induced coma after undergoing surgery to have a blood clot removed from his brain following Saturday night’s loss to Mike Perez of Cuba in a heavyweight fight at Madison Square Garden, according to several news reports. The fight was televised live on HBO on the undercard of the Gennady Golovkin-Curtis Stevens middleweight championship.
Abdusalamov showed incredible courage while absorbing a lot of punishment during his 10-round decision loss. The left side of his face was swollen throughout most of the fight, suggesting he may have had a fracture in there.
Ken Hershman, president of HBO Sports, released a statement Sunday evening.
“The thoughts and prayers of all of us at HBO Sports are with Magomed Abdusalamov,” he said. ” We are grateful for the medical care he is receiving here in New York City and out of respect for Magomed and his family, we will wait for any official updates on his condition before making any further statements.”
Abdusalamov, 32, is 18-1 with 18 knockouts.
Gennady Golovkin stops Curtis Stevens after eight rounds, has 15 KOs in a row
Middleweight champion Gennady Golovkin of Kazakhstan has now knocked out 15 consecutive opponents after stopping Curtis Stevens of Brooklyn after eight rounds in a title defense Saturday at Madison Square Garden. Golovkin has not had to go the distance in a fight since June 2008.
Golovkin decked Stevens in the second round with back-to-back left hooks to the head. Golovkin had done serious damage to the body and head over the rest of the fight, Stevens’ corner finally telling the referee it wanted the fight stopped after Stevens had absorbed tremendous punishment in the eighth.
Golovkin, who is trained by West Covina’s Abel Sanchez in Big Bear, is now 28-0 with 25 knockouts and continues to hold the record for best knockout ratio (89.2 percent) of any middleweight champion in history.
Afterward, Golovkin called out fellow world champions Sergio Martinez and Peter Quillin when being interviewed by HBO analyst Max Kellerman.
Stevens (25-4) showed plenty of courage during the bout, and certainly