FEB 13, 2009

Carlos Molina W10 Alexis Camacho... On Friday night at the Roseland Ballroom in New York City, Star Boxing's Alexis Camacho lost a ten-round junior middleweight bout to Carlos Molina, the busier fighter who landed combinations from the outside to win a wide unanimous decision. Molina improves to 15-4-1, while Camacho drops 17-2. source: star boxing

Ray Robinson TKO3 Darnell Jiles... On the same show, junior welterweight, "The New" Ray Robinson (10-0) easily took apart previously undefeated Darnell Jiles (8-1- 1) in three rounds. With Robinson seemingly landing at will, Jiles did not answer the bell to sound round four, giving Robinson a victory via technical knockout.  source: star boxing

FEB. 7, 2009

Ruslan Chagaev W6 Carl Drumond... After a year of inactivity, Ruslan Chagaev returned to heavyweight action by winning a technical decision over Carl Davis Drumond in Germany. The WBA's "champion in recess," Chagaev was ahead on all three cards when the referee stopped the bout after the sixth round. An accidental headbutt had cut Chagaev near his left eye, marring his vision. They went to the scorecards, where Chagaev won, 60-54 and 58-56 (twice). Chagaev can demand a fight vs. WBA champion Nikolai Valuev, but the WBA pushed the deadline back to September 15th, and Chagaev can take no interim fights.  source: associated press

Andreas Kotelnik W12 Marcos R. Maidana... In Germany, WBA 140-pound titlist Andreas Kotelnik scored a hard-fought split decision over previously unbeaten Marcos Rene Maidana from Argentina. Maidana was very aggressive but did not consistently get past Kotelnik's defense. The ninth round saw Kotelnik out on his feet and close to a knockdown. But the champion came back in the following two rounds before going on the defense again in the twelfth and final round. Maidana tried everything and the fight ended in explosive exchanges but with both men standing. The judges scored it 115-113 for Maidana, overruled by 115-113 and 115-114 for Kotelnik. With Kotelnik based in Germany, Maidana is sure to claim he was robbed. Kotelnik moves to 31-2-1, with both losses coming by close decisions in previous title challenges against Souleymane M’baye and Junior Witter. He beat Gavin Rees for the title. Maidana suffered a painful first loss and falls to 25-1. However, it was a very close loss on foreign soil, so he may have a world title in his future. source: universum

Vic Darchinyan TKO11 Jorge Arce... In Anaheim, California world junior bantamweight champion Vic Darchinyan (32-1-1 25 KOs) dominated and stopped Jorge Arce (51-5-1 39 KOs) via eleventh-round technical knockout.  The third round featured fierce exchanges as Arce landed some punches of significance.  Arce opened a cut over Darchinyan's nose to end the round.  The fourth  featured more ferocious exchanges but this time Arce definitely received the worst. He was wobbled and had to hold on to Darchinyan to stay on his feet.  Darchinyan took over after that and won almost every round of a bruising battle. The eleventh saw Arce with blood flowing out of his right eye. Arce felt it was a headbutt but the referee ruled a punch caused the blood.  With Arce's eye bleeding profusely, "The Raging Bull" went after Arce and started hammering Arce.  The fight was stopped after the eleventh round on advice of the doctor because of Arce's cuts. source: ryan burton @ ringside

Antonio DeMarco TKO9 Kid Diamond... In Anaheim, California, Almazbek "Kid Diamond" Raimkulov was stopped by Antonio DeMarco as a broken nose prevented him from coming out for the tenth round. A light bulb turned on for DeMarco in the ninth as Raiymkulov appeared to tire.  DeMarco landed a barrage of shots as Diamond's blood was flying all over the place and his head was bouncing back and forth like a bobble head doll.  Raiymkulov failed to answer the bell for the tenth round as his corner advised the referee that he could not continue, likely due to a broken nose. DeMarco has arrived as a lightweight contender. source: ryan burton @ ringside


FEB. 6, 2009

Francois Botha W12 Ron Guerrero... Media reports called former heavyweight contender Francois Botha "fat", and that his comeback bout was filled with "posing" and "hugging" but Botha came back in South Africa with a lumbering, boring decision over an equally washed-up Ron Guerrero. Despite losing a point for rabbit punches, the 41 year-old Botha won a unanimous decision by scores of 118-114, 117-111 and 117-110. It was onlyBotha's second fight since a 2002 draw against Cliff Etienne. At 20-16-3, Guerrero was once a tough hombre who fought Jameel McCline to a draw, but he is kidding himself if he thinks he has a future in boxing.  source: the sowetan

Andre Ward W12 Henry Buchanan... In Lemore, California, 2004 Olympic gold medal winner Andre Ward shut out Henry Buchanan over twelve rounds in the super middleweight division. The scorecards all read 120-108. Ward easily improved to 18-0 but was taken the distance for the first time in eight fights. Buchanan falls to 17-2 but didn't really test Ward much. source: shobox on showtime

Yusuf Mack W12 Chris Henry... In the ESPN2 main event from Saisbury, Maryland, Yusuf Mack emerged as a light heavyweight fringe contender, as his long-range bombs got him a split decision win over Chris Henry. Henry, 23-2, threw and even landed more punches, but Mack landed more hard shots and the ESPN crew favored Mack. He won by scores of 116-112 and 115-113, which overruled a 115-113 score in Henry's favor. Mack is now 4-0 since moving up to light heavyweight, 28-2-2 overall. source: espn2 friday night fights

Fernando Guerrero W8 Gabriel Rosado... In front of his adoring Salisbury, Maryland fans, middleweight prospect Fernando Guerrero got up from a third-round knockdown and closed Gabriel Rosado's right eye en route to an exciting eight-round win. The fourth round saw plenty of toe-to-toe exchanges as both men tried to impose their wills upon each other. When it was over, Punchstats favored Guerrero 259-170 and so did the scorecards, 76-75 and 77-74 (twice). In 13 months as a pro, Guerrero is now 13-0, while the Nazim Richardson-trained Rosado is a still-dangerous 10-3.  source: espn2 friday night fights

Shawn Porter W4 Cory Jones... Shawn Porter, a top American amateur in 2008, upped his pro mark to 5-0 with a four-round decision over Corey Jones. The middleweight Porter floored Jones, 4-4, twice in the opening round, but Jones was capable enough to survive. Official scores were 40-33 (twice) and 39-35. source: espn2 friday night fights

Jesus Soto Karass W10 Carson Jones... Jesus Soto Karass (23-3-3) won a unamimous decision over Carson Jones (18-8-1) at the Maywood Events center near Los Angeles.  The fight was non-stop action from the second until the end of the tenth and final round.  Jones took a knee after a body shot in the third.  Soto-Karass sensed an opening for a knockout but Jones came back to land a series of shots to Soto-Karass' head.  Jones didn't have the power to really hurt Soto-Karass  and he was able to only keep him at bay for a short time. A few seconds before the end of the third round Soto-Karass landed another  body shot that dropped Jones again.  Soto-Karass took far too many punches but absorbed them nicely and dished out a lot more than he received.  The final scores were 99-89, 98-90, 97-91. source: ryan burton @ ringside

FEB. 3, 2009

Rafael Concepcion W8 Kermin Guardia... At the inaugural Gleason's Gym show at the Masonic Temple in Fort Greene, Brooklyn, New York, former WBA interim super flyweight titlist Rafael Concepcion won a controversial eight-round unanimous decision.  He defeated Kermin Guardia, a former WBO minimumweight champion. source: cara castruonova
 
JAN. 30, 2009

Juan Urango W12 Herman Ngoudjo... In Montreal, the vacant IBF junior welterweight title was awarded to Juan Urango by surprisingly wide scores of 118-108, 120-106 and 116-110. Only the last score was sensible, but the right man won. ESPN commentator Teddy Atlas favored Urango by 115-113. The muscular Urango knocked Ngoudo down twice in the second round with hard lefts. Ngoudjo was clearly hurt but managed to survive the round. However, Ngoudjo went on to box effectively for the rest of the bout and he certainly won some rounds, making the offical scores a real head scratcher, particularly since Ngoudjo was the local fighter. The timekeeper was asleep at the switch for the tenth round, and forgot to ring the bell, leaving the boxers to slug it out for an unbelievable five minutes and ten seconds without a break. All in all, the scoring and timekeeping were not exactly confidence-inspiring. Urango is now a two-time titlist as he won the same vacant belt in 2006 from Naoufel Ben Rabah and promptly lost it to true world champion Ricky Hatton. source: espn2 friday night fights

Michael Katsidis W10 Angel H. Ramirez... In the Philippines, Michael Katsidis ended a two-fight losing streak to two of the world's best lightweights by posting an easy ten-round decision over a decent opponent. Katsidis scored four knockdowns in the first four rounds but the Philippine heat and Angel Hugo Ramirez's decision to go into survival mode prevented the lightweight contender from getting a knockout.  Katsidis is now 24-2 and got a solid win after losses to Juan Diaz and Joel Casamayor. The Argentinian Ramirez is now 19-5-2. He is primarily a junior lightweight with a few regional title bouts on his resume. Katisidis appears primed for an April showdown with IBF titlist Julio Diaz in California. source: the toowoomba chronicle

Kell Brook TKO2 Stuart Elwell... In London's famous York Hall, Kell Brook (19-0) retained the British welterweight championship with a second-round stoppage of Stuart Elwell (12-5). Brook may be England's top prospect, Amir Khan included, and he didn't disappoint, decking Elwell twice in the first. A strong combination in the second caused the referee to call the bout off. source: sportinglife

JAN. 24, 2009

Shane Mosley TKO9 Antonio Margarito... In Los Angeles on Saturday, Shane Mosley dominated Antonio Margarito, knocking him down in the eighth round, and again in the ninth, just as the referee stepped in to end Margarito's suffering. It was a comprehensive beating, although Maragrito's penchant for late rallies kept things suspenseful. Mosley outlanded Margarito 178 punches to 108 and won almost every round, with no hint of a late surge from Margarito. In front of the largest crowd for any event in the history of Los Angeles' Staples Center, Mosley claimed the WBA welterweight title, and with Floyd Mayweather still in retirement, Mosley not only merits true world champion status at welterweight, but also can be no worse than fourth in the mythical pound-for-pound ratings. At 37 years old, Mosley fought as well as he ever did in his prime. HBO reported that before the fight, Margarito's handwraps were found to have an illegal hard substance in them, and the California commission forced him to re-wrap his hands. This will give Kermit Cintron and Miguel Cotto reason to question whether they were cheated in recent stoppage losses to Margarito. Tonight marked Mosley's first fight under trainer Nazim Richardson, the early favorite for trainer of the year for his work tonight. Richardson was credited with noticing the illegal handwraps before the fight.  source: hbo

Marco Huck TKO3 Geoffrey Battelo... Marco “Captain“ Huck (24-1, 19 KOs) retained his European cruiserweight title with a third-round TKO victory over Geoffrey Battelo (18-1, 15 KOs). The 24-year-old dusted his opponent with a huge right uppercut in the third round. After the Belgian got back to his feet, Huck landed another powerful series of punches for the referee to wave the bout off. “Today I showed that I can box well against uncomfortable opponents,” Huck said. “I am very pleased to have ended the fight in such spectacular fashion. My goal has always been the world title and I will keep working hard to win it.” Battelo, who was taken to hospital afterwards, said: “Huck is a strong fighter. I lost a battle but not the war. I will bounce back.”  source: sauerland event

Enad Licina TKO8 Jose L. Herrera... In the co-feature in Riesa, cruiserweight Enad Licina overcame a first-round knockdown to score an eighth-round TKO victory over Jose Luis Herrera. It was a war from the first second on, with both men trading big punches. After Licina landed a big hand, Herrera floored him with a right. “I made a big mistake and almost paid dearly for it,” he said. “But I am very proud to have kept my composure.” Until the fourth round, it remained a slugfest with plenty of big hits and exciting exchanges. In the eighth, Licina landed a big right to the chin. Herrera got back up but when he found himself in trouble again, the referee stepped in. source: sauerland event

Robert Guerrero TKO1 Edel Ruiz... Former featherweight titlist Robert Guerrero (23-1-1 16 KOs) picked up right where he left off before his eleven-month hiatus by stopped Edel Ruiz (29-22-5 w18 KOs) at :43 mark of round one.  This was a tune-up match for the Golden Boy tripleheader coming up in March.  The "Ghost" Guerrero landed a nice left to the body and Ruiz doubled over and needed help to get up after the fight was called. Guerrero was away from the ring due to an arbitration to resolve his promotional situation. During that time, he vacated the IBF featherweight title without losing it in the ring. source: ryan burton @ ringside

Matt Korobov TKO1 Jose Florentino... In Los Angeles, 2008 Olympian Matt Korobov (3-0) pummeled Jose Florentino (3-4) to earn a victory at the 2:28 mark of the first round.  Besides fighting for Russia in the Olympics, Korobov is best known for winning the amateur world title at middleweight in 2005.  He will next be seen on the February 21st Cotto-Jennings undercard according to his trainer, Dan Birmingham (of Winky Wright fame). source: ryan burton @ ringside

JAN 23, 2009

BJ Flores TKO3 Matt Hicks... BJ Flores, who recently turned down an IBF title fight vs. Tomasz Adamek, and an IBF eliminator vs. Wayne Braithwaite fought for a purse $100 in Las Vegas. He stopped Matt Hicks, 13-5, in the third round via technical knockout.  "This fight wasn't about money," Flores, 22-0-1, told the Las Vegas Review Journal. "I needed to get back in the ring and get some work in. This will help me later on." source: Las Vegas Review Journal

Chris Edwards TKO4 Wayne Bloy... Its rare to see a champion with a losing record, but that happened in England on Friday when Chris Edwards, 12-13-3, claimed the UK's national flyweight championship by stopping Wayne Bloy in four. Bloy quit at the end of the fourth round. He hurt his hand, but was clearly losing the fight anyway. Edwards is 32 years old and started his career 1-6. Since then, he has gone 11-7, including a prior reign as British champ at 112 pounds. source: sporting life 

Jimmy Holmes W6 Tyrone Dowdy... In Merrillville, Indiana, Jimmy "The Fighting School Teacher" Holmes (18-1-2, 9 KOs) returned with a win in his first fight in nearly a year against Tyrone Dowdy, 4-18. Constant holding from Dowdy cost him point deductions in the third and fourth rounds, and Holmes won a six-round unanimous decision with all three scorecards reading 60-52. source: one in a million press release

Mary McGee TKO3 Jessica Mohs... Regional lightweight champion "Merciless" Mary McGee (16-0, 10 KOs) dedicated her performance to her friend, WBC champion Jiselle Salandy who recently passed away in a tragic accident at only 21 years of age. McGee pounded Jessica Mohs, 7-20-2, for two rounds and Mohs didn't answer the bell to start the third round. source: one in a million press release

JAN. 21, 2009

Ryan Coyne W5 Tim Flamos... Cruiserweight Ryan Coyne compiled a 9-0 record against weak opposition in Missouri, but when opportunity knocked, Coyne was ready with an answer. In a taped bout aired as part of season four of The Contender reality show, Coyne defeated veteran Tim Flamos (20-5-1 with 1 NC) by five-round split decision. Interviewed in Las Vegas the day after the fight aired, Coyne said, "I had a real tough fight against a battle tested veteran, Tim Flamos.  He was a two time New England Cruiserweight champion... He had a lot more experience than me.  I got in there and pulled out a tough split decision.  I made it tougher than it needed to be, but I got in and got the W and that's what counts." source: ryan simon interview 

JAN. 17, 2009

Andre Berto W12 Luis Collazo... In Biloxi, Mississippi, Andre Berto, 24-0, won a controversial decision over Luis Collazo, 29-4.  Berto was staggered by Collazo in the first round and on HBO unofficial judge Harold Lederman's scroecard, he lost the bout by three points.  Officially, Berto won by scores of 114-113 (twice) and 116-111. In the fourth round Berto had a point deducted for excessive holding. The twelfth round proved to be the key for Berto as Collazo was clearly gassed and lost the round. source: hbo

Jose Luis Castillo  KO2 James Wayka... In Mexicali, Mexico, ex-lightweight world champion Jose Luis Castillo  fought as a welterweight and knocked out James Wayka (15-8) in the second round. Castillo (58-9-1) floored Wayka toward the end of the first round but the Minnesotan was saved by the bell. A hook to the liver ended matters at 1:13 of the next round. Castillo hopes to fight in March at 140 pounds. Castillo is now 1-1 as a welterweight. source: aol mexico

Victor E. Ramirez TKO10 Alexander Alekseev... A bit of a shocker in Germany as Argentina's Victor Emilio Ramirez got a huge road win to claim the vacant WBO interim cruiserweight title in Duesseldorf by stopping very highly touted, Alexander Alekseev. Ramirez, 14-1, won the fight in the tenth round via technical knockout to put himself on the world map in the 200-pound category. Alekseev, now 16-1 as a pro, was a 2004 Olympian who lost to Odlanier Solis in Athens, but won the amateur world championship the following year when Solis moved to super heavy. source: yahoo! boxing

JAN. 16, 2009

Orlando Cruz KO5 Leonilo Miranda... In Shobox' main event, 2000 Olympian Orlando Cruz (15-0-1 7 KOs) scored a one-punch knockout of Leonilo Miranda (30-1).  In the third round, Miranda was again dominating, but had his right eye swollen and was bleeding from his nose.  Cruz rebounded in the fourth and had a good round.  Miranda seemed to be losing steam and was keeping his hands low.  Cruz was regarded as a weak puncher but landed a short left that rocked Miranda.  Cruz then scored a one-punch knockout with a perfectly timed short left hook at the :39 mark of round fie.  source: shobox on showtime

Marvin Quintero TKO3 Nick Casal... In a highly entertaining fight with little defense, Marvin Quintero (19-1 with 12 KOs) scored a TKO victory over former prospect Nick Casal (18-4-1 with 14 KOs) when Casal quit on his school after three rounds. Casal started out strong, getting inside Quintero's defense and landing a series of shots.  The second round was a different story as Quintero started to land shots and Casal didn't get inside where he had success in the first.  Quintero easily won the round.  The third round had Quintero landing almost every punch he threw.  Casal didn't have an answer .  He didn't seem in danger of being knocked down but after the bell sounded he quit on his stool, surprising his own trainer. source: shobox on showtime

Gary Russell TKO3 Antonio Reyes... 2008 U.S. Olympian Gary Russell, in his pro debut, stopped Antonio Reyes (3-3) in the third round. The featherweight Russell easily won the first round.  He scored a second round knockdown via a right hook just before the end of the frame.  Referee Steve Smoger warned Reyes he would stop the fight if he took more punishment and, true to his word, Smoger stopped the fight at the :21 mark of the third round. ShoBox signed off the air by reporting Reyes suffered a broken jaw.  source: shobox on showtime

Eromosele Albert W10 Germaine Sanders... Two-time Olympian Eromosele Albert, came off a loss and a draw in his last two fights to score a shutout in a junior middleweight bout against Germaine Sanders in Key West, Florida. All three official scores were 100-90 in favor of the Ghanaian Albert. Sanders, a natural welterweight who took the fight on short notice, loses his fourth straight tofall to 27-7. source: espn friday night fights 

Angel Hernandez W10 James McGirt, Jr... In an outdoor ring in Key West, Florida, the career of James McGirt, Jr. took a critical turn as the young middleweight lost a majority decision to an out-of-shape but talented Angel Hernandez. The official scores were 95-95 and 96-94 (twice) but it must be mentioned that ESPN2 analyst Teddy Atlas had McGirt winning the fight. Hernandez, who beat JC Candelo back in 2002 and later lost a junior middleweight title bid to Winky Wright, has been very inactive since 2004 and looked fairly pudgy. However, was able to get inside and land punches vs. the lanky McGirt. When the decision was announced, McGirt's look was a mixture of disbelief and heartbreak, the face of a nice guy realizing he probably won't become a world champion. source: espn friday night fights 

JAN. 14, 2009

Edison Miranda KO3 Manuel Esparza... Super middleweight contender Edison “Pantera” Miranda knocked out Manuel Esparza in the third round in Hollywood, Florida. “Since my loss to [Arthur] Abraham, my economy has suffered like the US economy. I plan to fix my economy and the US economy starting with this knockout,” said Miranda afterwards. Miranda dropped Esparza twice in the bout, with the end coming at :52 of the third stanza. source: seminole warriors press release

Sechew Powell TKO3 Christian L. Joseph... In Hollywood, Florida, junior middleweight Sechew Powell won via third-round technical knockout over Christian Lloyd Joseph to improve to 25-2 with 15 KOs). Joseph was tagged with a right to the head and absorbed a flurry of punches, prompting the referee to stop the fight. Joseph's record falls to 12-8-3. source: miami herald

Yathomas Riley W4 Evjeny Stardubstev... Yathomas Riley, a 2008 U.S. Olympic trial participant, improved to 5-0 with a unanimous decision over Evjeny Stardubstev (0-1). The four round light heavyweight bout was held in front of Riley's hometown fans in Hollywood, Florida. Riley dropped Stardubstev in the second round with a barrage of punches. source: star boxing press release 

JAN. 10, 2009 

Karoly Balszay W12 Denis Inkin... In Magdeburg, Germany today, Hungary crowned its second WBO titlist when Karoly Balszay scored a unanimous decision over Russia’s Denis Inkin to win a version of the 168-pound championship.  Balszay improved to 20-0 with 14 knockouts while Inkin falls to 34-1 with 24 KOs. The judges scored the fight 115-113 and 116-112 (twice). The title was vacated by Joe Calzaghe and Inkin acquired it in September by beating Fulgencio Zuniga. This was his first defense. source: associated press

Zsolt Erdei W12 Yuri Barashian... Also in Germany, long time WBO light heavyweight champ Zsolt Erdei (30-0, 17 KOs) made it a banner night for Hungarian boxing fans by outpointing Yuri Barashian (25-5, 17 KOs) over twelve rounds. Erdei won by scores of 116-111, 116-111, 117-110 (Barashian lost a point due to a low blow). The bout was changed to a non-title affair when Barashian, a former European champion, failed to make the 175-pound limit. Barashian landed some hard blows, but as always, Erdei’s speed allowed him to control the fight. source: universum website

JAN. 9, 2009

Yuriorkis Gamboa TKO10 Roger Gonzalez... 2004 Olympic gold medal winner Yuriorkis Gamboa won his thirteenth straight fight since defecting from Cuba by stopping Roger Gonzalez (27-3) at the 2:12 mark of the tenth round of a featherweight bout in Primm, Nevada.  The second round featured more action tan the first as Gamboa started to open up but, as has been his problem in the past, he got caught with a flush punch and fell to the canvas.  It was the fourth knockdown of his young pro career. He regained his composure and finished the round out even though there was a lot of time left when he went down.  The third and fourth rounds had Gamboa winning but unable to hurt Gonzalez, a natural bantamweight. Gonzalez landed a hard right the fourth that momentarily stunned Gamboa.  Gamboa later launched a flurry and Gonzalez asked for more as the pro-Cuba crowd went crazy. Gamboa outpointed Gonzalez through the seventh but didn't hurt his foe.  That changed when Gamboa launched a flurry and wobbled Gonzalez.  Gamboa controlled the eighth and ninth and in the final round Gamboa was wobbled Gonzalez and after a flurry with no response the fight was stopped with Gonzalez's mouthpiece out.  It seemed like a quick stoppage by Robert Byrd but Gonzalez had no chance to win the fight as he was down 89-82 on two scorecards and 89-81 on the third.  source: ryan burton@ ringside

Odlanier Solis TKO8 Kevin Burnett... Heavyweight Odlanier Solis (13-0 with 9 KOs) defeated Kevin Burnett (13-2 with 8 KOs) in Primm, Nevada on Friday. Solis, a 2004 Olympic champion for Cuba, started out strong, launching a flurry of punches midway through the round.  He seemed to tire and most of the punches didn't land.  The third round featured another flurry from Solis and the inactive Burnett didn't offer much.  Solis may have missed an oppotunity to finsih Burnett early. Two out of three judges gave the fourth to Barnett as this time it was Solis who wasn't active. Seeming a little overweight, Solis seemed to take the round off. The next two rounds were pretty even.  Solis seemed to do enough to win the rounds but judge CJ Ross gave the sixth and seventh to Burnett.  The eighth round had another major flurry from Solis and the "Cuba" chants started to erupt again.  This time, Burnett was hardly blocking anything, looked exhausted and soon appeared to be out on his feet.   Referee Jay Nady stopped the fight at the 2:00 mark of round eight and Burnett proved Nady did the right thing when the heavyweight staggered around the ring for a few seconds before his trainer steadied him. After seven rounds, the scorecards favored Solis 69-64, 68-65 and 67-66. source: ryan burton@ ringside

Erislandy Lara TKO1 Rodrigo Aguilar... Erislandy Lara (3-0) stopped Rodrigo Aguilar (5-4) just before the end of the first round.  The former world amateur champ who twice fled Cuba kept landing body shots and overhands.  Aguilar had a few seconds where he landed a some shots on Lara, but overall he was overmatched and was knocked down by a Lara one-two at the 2:59 mark of the first round.  Referee Joe Cortez stopped the fight after Aguilar barely got back on his feet. source: ryan burton@ ringside

Paulus Moses W12 Yusuke Kobori... In Yokohama, Japan, the African nation of Namibia claimed the second world championship in its national history when Paulus Moses beat Yusuke Kobori of Japan on points to win the WBA lightweight title. The official scores were 119-109 and 115-113 (twice). Kobori, who slipped to 23-3, had taken the title in May 2008 but was lightly regarded because it was a paper title compared to Juan Manuel Marquez's true crown, as Marquez is the man who beat the man. Kobori ruled the Japanese lightweight scene but had no prior significant international victories and won his title vs. little-respected Jose Alfaro. Moses improved to 24-0 with 17 KOs and joins former WBO middleweight champion Harry Simon as a Namibian champ. Simon was undefeated when jailed for vehicular manslaughter. source: yahoo! boxing

Denkaosan Kaowichit KO2 Takefumi Sakata... In the first of three world title changes from December 31st through January 10th, Denkaosan Kaovichit knocked out Takefumi Sakata in Hiroshima Japan in the second round to win the WBA flyweight title on New Years' Eve. The Thai sent Sakata, fighting in his hometown, to the canvas with a right to the head. Sakata staggered around and fell hard, but somehow managed to get back to his feet right at ten. Still, he was clearly in no shape to continue. It was a dramatic KO in the third world title shot for Kaowichit, who lost a 2002 title bid to Eric Morel and then fought to a draw with Sakata in November 2007. Kaowichit improved to 45-1-1 (43-0 in Thailand, 1-1-1 outside Thailand). Sakata fell to 32-5-2. source: cbs sportsline