John Molina vs Andrey Klimov Live Streaming Boxing Fight June 7

Watch John Molina vs Andrey Klimov Live Streaming Boxing (10 rounds - Lightweight division) on June 7, 2013. Watch the Fight Live on ESPN2/ ESPN Deportes.

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Expectations are bordering at a fever pitch for the Goossen Tutor Promotions main event televised live on ESPN “Friday Night Fights” series on Friday, June 7, 2013 that features Lightweight world contenders John Molina and Andrey Klimov with the winner in line for the next step toward a world championship fight. The always dangerous NABO champion Molina (25-2, 20 KOs) collides with Russia’s equally perilous Klimov (15-0, 8 KOs) at the Little Creek Casino Resort in the town of Shelton, Washington. Also, Super-Middleweights Farrah Ennis (20-1, 12 KOs) of Philadelphia meets North Carolina’s Anthony Hanshaw (23-2-2, 14 KOs) in another bout catapulting the winner to world contender status. Doors open at 6 PM with the first bout starting at 6:30 PM and the live ESPN2 broadcast beginning 7 PM Pacific Time (10 PM Eastern). All four fighters have the ESPN stage to prove their point in earning a world title opportunity. With so much at stake for the fighters, it doesn’t get better than this for the fans, having it all on the line for the two main bouts. Molina knows a victory over Klimov leads directly to a showdown with one of he world champions. Molina has even more at risk in providing a good performance, and that is regaining the respect from his previous world title bid and realizes he needs to be focused on regaining his top world-class status against Klimov – but he certainly chose a tough nut to demonstrate it. “As of right now everything in camp is the mindset that is purely on Klimov. I know him and I know sometimes fighters like Klimov go under the radar with the fans and television executives because he’s from Russia and not seen here in America often. But in beating him it will take a great performance from me, and I’m prepared to do just that,” said Molina, 30, who lives in Covina, California. Klimov has studied Molina and though the Russian fighter has knockout power, he plans to use all of his weapons. “I will box and stay out of a straight line, and try to move in and out on him,” said Klimov, who had an extensive and very successful amateur career. “I will not look for a knockout. I’m ready to go at the same pace for all 10 rounds, if it goes the distance. My ultimate goal would be to fight for the championship of the world. I never duck anybody and fight whoever is put in front of me and now it’s in my hands to beat Molina impressively so everyone knows who I am.” Molina doesn’t care how the fight ends as long as his hand is raised. “The fight plan is to go out there and look impressive. Control the fight,” exclaims Molina. “If it goes the distance, we’re ready. If a knock out comes, we’ll jump all over it.” Also ready to jump to the next level are Ennis and Hanshaw. “I’m a smart boxer puncher. I also can be a blood in guts type of fighter. I love to entertain,” said Ennis, 30. “I’m here and ready and willing to fight the best in the division to get a world title and Hanshaw has some impressive credentials for me to utilize to my advantage.” The one-time ‘can’t miss’ prospect Hanshaw has come ever so close to winning a world title with a decision loss to future Hall of Famer, Roy Jones Jr. and a draw against former #1 world contender, Jean-Paul Mendy. But time is running out on the former top American amateur. “I’ve worked very hard to get back to this point and failure is not an option,” said Hanshaw, 35. “After I put the final nail in Farah’s casket, I’ll look for a shot at Andre Ward to concrete my name in boxing history.” Little Creek Casino Resort is home to the highly acclaimed Salish Cliffs Golf Club and also recently celebrated the opening of Seven Inlets Spa, Skookum Spirit Cigar and Wine Lounge and a state-of-the-art RV Park and is located in the great Pacific Northwest at the gateway to the Olympic Peninsula in Shelton, Washington just minutes north of Olympia on Highway 101.

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John Moraga thinks Demetrious Johnson is ‘boring'

Ahead of his UFC on FOX 8 title fight with Demetrious Johnson this summer, challenger John Moraga admits that he thinks "Mighty Mouse" is a boring fighter who doesn't give the fans the type of fights they want to see.

-- Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) flyweight No. 1 contender John Moraga gives his honest assessment of divisional champion and future opponent Demetrious Johnson in a Q&A session with media members (watch it here) over the recent UFC 160 weekend in Las Vegas, Nevada. The 29-year-old is scheduled to challenge "Mighty Mouse" for his 125-pound belt in the main event of UFC on FOX 8 on July 27, 2013 in Seattle, Wash., and feels he is going up against an opponent with a style that is not fan friendly, which will make it all the most difficult to compete. There is a very noticeable contrast in the resumes of the two fighters under the UFC banner, as Moraga has won both his UFC fights by knockout or submission while Johnson has gone to a decision in all seven of his Octagon appearances for 135 minutes of consecutive fighting. UFC on FOX 8 will be Moraga's first chance to shine to the world on the biggest stage the sport has to offer and he is hoping to produce a more exciting fight than what fans have seen from Johnson's bouts in the past. (Source)

Back KOs Antonio Rogerio Nogueira

Light heavyweight contender Antonio Rogerio Nogueira suffered a back injury that has forced him out of a June 15 bout with Mauricio Rua at UFC 161 in Winnipeg, Manitoba, a source close to the situation confirmed Sunday.

Brazil-based website Combate.com reported Nogueira’s injury and withdrawal earlier Sunday.

Nogueira and Rua were scheduled to fight in the co-main event in what would have been their second meeting. Rua defeated Nogueira by unanimous decision on June 26, 2005, during a Pride FC bout.

Nogueira-Rua II is the second high-profile bout to fall off the UFC 161 card. Interim bantamweight titleholder Renan Barao, who was slated to defend against Eddie Wineland, withdrew after tearing ligaments in his foot.

Nogueira, the eighth-ranked light heavyweight by ESPN.com, was seeking to extend his win streak to three. In his most recent fight, Feb. 2 at UFC 156, Nogueira (21-5) scored a unanimous decision over Rashad Evans.

Rua lost by unanimous decision to Alexander Gustafsson in December. The former UFC light heavyweight champion is ranked 10^th by ESPN.com and has a pro record of 21-7.

UFC officials are in the process of finding a new opponent for Rua.

A light heavyweight fight between Evans and Dan Henderson is slated to headline UFC 161. (Source)

UFC 161 Fight Card: Possible Replacement Opponents for Mauricio Rua

The UFC 161 fight card was bitten by the injury bug once again on Sunday, as Globo.com reported that Antonio Rogerio Nogueira had been injured and would be forced out of his scheduled bout with fellow Brazilian Mauricio Rua. Less than two weeks ago, a bantamweight title fight was removed from the event due to a Renan Barao injury.

Not long after Globo broke the news on the Nogueira injury, MMAJunkie.com reporter John Morgan confirmed the unfortunate developments with UFC officials.

With fellow light heavyweights Dan Henderson and Rashad Evans headlining UFC 161 now, “Shogun” is not left with many potential top-10 opponents. However, the UFC could make a few moves that would allow Rua to remain on the fight card and in an intriguing matchup.

Perhaps the most interesting replacement opponent for Rua would be Glover Teixeira. Undefeated in four UFC bouts, Teixeira has risen to become a serious contender in the light heavyweight division, but he’s still looking for that signature win over a relevant top-10 fighter which would cement him as one of the biggest title threats in the division.

One issue with that matchup, though, is that Rua has already turned it down in a similar situation. After Thiago Silva was forced out of UFC 149 bout with him, Rua said no to a fight with Teixeira and ended up meeting Brandon Vera at UFC on Fox 4.

“He would rather be cut than fight him,” UFC president Dana White said of Rua’s response to a potential fight with Teixeira.

Even if Rua has changed his tune regarding the matchup, Teixeira just fought James Te-Huna on May 25. Any nagging problems from that fight would put a hole in any plans to book a fight between Rua and Teixeira.

If a bout between “Shogun” and Teixeira doesn’t come to fruition, Wanderlei Silva would be a fantasy matchup for Rua. Unfortunately, the chances of Rua accepting that fight would be even more slim, as he and Silva became friends after training together at Chute Box Academy for years.

Should the UFC find a way to convince Rua and Silva to put friendship aside for one night, it could produce a Fight of the Year or Knockout of the Year candidate. “Shogun” and “The Axe Murderer” are both brutally aggressive strikers even as age appears to be catching up with them.

While Rua fights with Teixeira or Silva would be big draws for a suffering UFC 161 pay-per-view, a less exciting matchup could result from Nogueira’s injury.

Bleacher Report’s own Scott Harris made one of the more logical suggestions in the aftermath of the Nogueira injury news. (Source)

A decade after missing out on UFC title opportunity, Josh Thomson aims for it again

Back in the days when UFC events went by goofy subtitles, Josh Thomson made his last appearance at “UFC 49: Unfinished Business.” At the time, Thomson and his opponent Yves Edwards were considered to be frontrunners to fight for the lightweight title. Before the bout, there was talk that the belt, which was vacant at the time, would be put up for grabs. Instead, the company kept the title on ice. As a result, Thomson and Edwards ended up competing on the prelims.

Ever since then, Thomson’s been fighting at least partly for respect. That snub, for example, has always stuck with Thomson, so much so that it gets mentioned in passing when the former Strikeforce champion talks about his future goals in the octagon. It was with that in mind that he stepped back into the cage at UFC on FOX 7 and knocked out Nate Diaz.

A full decade after Thomson made his debut in the UFC, he’s back, he’s still relevant, and he’s still gunning for the title. Unfinished business, indeed.

“I don’t have anything to say. I don’t need to prove anything. I think my last fight kind of spoke for it,” he said. “My days of trying to plead for notoriety are over. I don’t care anymore. I want to fight Benson [Henderson], that’s the biggest thing. If I get a title shot, I could end my career and be done. I want to end my career with my title shot and that’s it. Just get ready for whatever happens.”

To be clear, Thomson, who at 34 years old, is the elder statesmen of the division’s top 10, is not openly pondering retirement. He doesn’t think the game is passing him by, and no, he’s not thinking about extending his career with testosterone replacement therapy.

It’s just that he still wants to earn that opportunity that somehow escaped him back in 2004. It’s just that he wants to measure himself against the best, and is intrigued by a matchup with Henderson, who he views to be like himself, a complete fighter who isn’t necessarily great at any one thing, but very good at all of them.

If that means tunnel vision towards the rest of the division, so be it. Diaz objects to the stoppage? So what. Others have begun to call him out? Big deal. He’s focused on what he wants.

“Do you think the lion turns around every time a little dog barks? No,” he said. “I’m not really too concerned. I’m focused on one guy. I’m focused on Benson. That’s it. I don’t really care about anybody else. I told the UFC before I came over, ‘Whoever you guys want me to fight so I can line up to fight Benson, that’s who I want to fight. ‘They threw me Nate, so I beat Nate, and hopefully somebody else is next.”

That single-minded focus remains despite the fact that T.J. Grant was promised Henderson upon beating Thomson’s American Kickboxing Academy teammate Gray Maynard.

“I understand,” he said. “I’m not going to stop my pitch.”

And why should he? For one, he’s already waited a long time. Sure, he won gold in Strikeforce, but there he was always trying to plead his case as one of the world’s best when many fans and observers saw the promotion as a step down from the UFC. In the UFC, he can prove his worth. Secondly, this isn’t 2004; in the modern-day UFC where many fighters publicly chart their own routes to the top, Thomson’s approach makes sense. The worst they can do, after all, is to say no. But in that case, he has a backup plan.

Prior to UFC 160, he said he was interested in fighting Donald Cerrone as long as Cerrone got past K.J. Noons, which he did. Afterward, Cerrone and White both told MMA Fighting they liked the idea of a Thomson-Cerrone bout.

Right now, Thomson is still recovering from a couple of injuries. He had surgeries on both his elbow (bone fragments) and knee (meniscus tear) about three weeks ago. He doesn’t expect either to keep him out very long. That’s a good thing because Henderson has fought at least three times during every full year of his pro career, and White indicated that Henderson-Grant would be on deck before the fall. That could mean that Thomson would need to turn around quickly and be ready for another fight that could get him position to fight the winner.

Could it be a fourth date with Melendez? Thomson said doesn’t see any reason for another fight unless a title is on the line. Maybe it’s Cerrone. Basically, whatever moves him towards that title is what he wants. After all, there is still unfinished business in front of him.

“It’s just that one thing that has eluded me,” he said. “And I want that. I’m hungry for it. I really feel I stamped my name with that Nate Diaz fight. I feel I’m maybe one fight away [from a title shot], or maybe even next. Who knows?” (Source)

UFC on Fuel 10 Preview: Fun Facts and Stats About the Featured Fights

The UFC will be heading back to Brazil on June 8 for UFC on Fuel 10.  The card will be headlined by a matchup between Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira and Fabricio Werdum, the coaches from the second season of The Ultimate Fighter: Brazil.  The bout will mark the second time these two have met, with Nogueira winning that 2006 bout by unanimous decision.

The co-main event of the evening will see Thiago Silva face off against former Strikeforce light heavyweight champion Rafael Cavalcante.

If you need some background information on the fighters, we have you covered. Dig in and impress your friends with your knowledge. (Source)

Anderson Silva on How His 10-Fight UFC Contract Came to Be

Anderson Silva, the man widely regarded as the greatest pound-for-pound fighter in the world, apparently only asked for four fights on his new UFC contract, before he signed a 10-fight deal.

Silva made the revelation in a recent interview with MMA Junkie in which the 38-year-old said he hopes he still has the willpower to see out the new contract.

“I wanted to do four more fights, and they said eight, so I said, ‘Whatever. Let’s do eight, 10. Let’s do however many fights you want,’” Silva told MMA Junkie. “They got on that ride and offered me 10 fights, and that’s what I signed.”

Since his UFC debut in 2006, Silva has gone on to break all the most notable records in the promotion, including most all-time knockdowns, most significant strike accuracy, longest all-time UFC win streak, most title fight victories, most UFC title defences and longest title reign in days.

How much longer the veteran can go on at this point in his career is still anybody’s guess.

He’s due to face Chris Weidman, a man a decade younger than him, in his next fight scheduled for July 6 at UFC 162. The Brazilian has opened as a small odds-on-favourite, but many, including the No. 2 pound-for-pound fighter in the world, Georges St. Pierre, believe that Weidman could be the toughest test in Silva’s entire career.

Win or lose that match, the options for “The Spider” are limited. In the middleweight division, aside from Weidman, a rematch against Vitor Belfort, who’s been knocking out contenders left and right, could be a tantalising grudge match between the two biggest names in Brazilian MMA.

And then, of course, there’s the much-talked-about superfights with light heavyweight champion Jon Jones or GSP.

But after that, whether Silva will have any motivation to see out a 10-fight contract is something that not even he can be sure of.

“It all depends,” Silva said in the MMA Junkie interview. “Ten fights is about six years, so we’ll see what happens in the meantime. I hope that I’m still inspired and that I still have the willpower and the desire to go out there and fight. But I’m happy.

“I’m well-treated by Dana and Lorenzo (Fertitta) and everyone in the UFC, and I hope to continue having this desire to fight and go in there and train. But it’s a matter of time. We have to go in there and see what’s going to happen in the next few years.” (Source)

Dubai to host its first ever world boxing title fight

Dubai will host its first ever world championship boxing event later this month when China’s Xiong Zhao Zhong defends his WBC Straw-weight title against the Philippines’ Denver Cuello.

The June 28 event, hosted by KO Promotions and Q&U Group, will take place at the Dubai World Trade Centre and will be televised to an audience of millions around the world.

The ‘Dubai Boxing Showdown’ – as it’s been named – will be headlined by the Straw-weight world title bout that will see 2012 WBC Silver title champion Cuello attempt to claim the WBC strap from Zhong.

Zhong (20-4-1) became China’s first ever world boxing champion when he defeated Mexico’s Javier Martinez in a one-sided points decision in November to claim the vacant WBC belt. Since his elevation to world champion, the 30-year-old has become a national icon in China.

He will have to be at his best when he takes on Filipino Cuello, who has been described as the next Manny Pacquiao by fight-fans in his homeland.

Cuello (33-4-6) earned the right to fight for the WBC title after destroying Mexican Ganigan Lopez with a second-round knockout in May last year.

The fight will be televised live in the UAE, the US, China and the Philippines, and in China alone, a television audience of over 200 million is expected, setting a record for the most people watching a live boxing event in China.

Dubai’s World Trade Centre venue will host 3,000 boxing enthusiasts, and tickets run from 250 AED for Silver grandstand up to 1,250 AED for Platinum ringside tickets. Tickets are available in advance at select locations such as KO Gym and Virgin Megastores and at the door on event night.

The fight card will also include contenders vying for an International Title, and three undercard fights with professional boxers from regional top representatives from around the world. (Source)

Hedge Fund Fight Puts Women, Bankers in H.K. Boxing Ring

I won my first boxing match and I’m hooked. It’s going to be days before I come down from this high.

The rush of stepping out in front of 550 screaming friends, colleagues and work contacts, entering a boxing ring for six excruciating minutes and emerging victorious tops anything I have ever experienced.

My “Rocky” moment came at the seventh annual Hedge Fund Fight Nite on May 30, a black-tie charity boxing event organized by the financial services industry of Hong Kong in a custom tent at the Indian Recreation Club in Happy Valley.

The most striking part for me was the moment our match ended, before the winner was announced. The months of preparation and competition dissolved into respect for another person who has just given her all in a way only the two of you understand.

The money raised goes to Operation Smile, which funds surgery for children with facial deformities, and Operation Breakthrough, a program that combats crime and juvenile delinquency in low-income and immigrant communities.

This year’s event staged eight fights of three two-minute rounds each and raised HK$300,000 ($38,650) from an auction and raffle. Tickets to the event ranged from HK$22,800 for a 12-person standard table to HK$50,000 for the ringside version. Over the years, the event has raised $500,000, according to its organizers.

Although betting was not officially sanctioned, considering the appetite for risk among the crowd, I wouldn’t be surprised to learn that a few friendly wagers were placed.

Boxing Bug

I’m not the only one bitten by the boxing bug. “I’d do it again,” said Ash ‘The Bash’ Dale, chief marketing officer at Mirae Asset Global Investments, who lost his men’s bout to Dominic ‘The Daddy’ Smith, Area sales manager for HSBC Expat. “The training and the aim has provided a real focus for me over the past four months. The challenge has got me in the best shape of my life.’’

Richie ‘Ricardo’ Gifford, a premier wealth manager at HSBC defeated Jorge ‘El Toro’ Marrero, chief operating officer at Execution Noble (HK) Ltd., continuing HSBC’s undefeated streak.

Those egging on the pugilists included Tobias Bland, chief executive officer of Enhanced Investment Products, Anthony Byrne, Asia-Pacific head of prime finance for Deutsche Bank AG. and Zoltan Feledy, director in electronic trading at Daiwa Capital Markets.

Punching Bag

My journey into the ring started when I reported on last year’s competition. Until then, I’d never thrown or taken a punch and generally thought of boxing as the bloody, brawling cousin of martial arts. Everyone I interviewed for that story raved about the technicality and discipline required. So when the opportunity came four months ago to cross the line from journalist observer to participant, I jumped.

There’s nothing like your first boxing training session to show you just how unfit you are. Four women turned up that day and within a few weeks, one had dropped out, meaning one of the remaining three wouldn’t get matched. At 55 kilos (121 pounds) I knew my chances of getting selected were good: one woman weighed 52 kilos and the other tipped the scales at 66 kilos.

I stepped up my regime to typically twice a day, mixing the rope-skipping, intervals, punching bag work, sparring and crunches with yoga, running and hiking.

Dress Sizes

Though my weight didn’t fluctuate during my four months training, I dropped two dress sizes from a six to a two.

The focus required topped any yoga meditation I’d done. Digging for reserves of non-existent energy pushed me further mentally than any distance running event. And the adrenaline of taking, returning or blocking a punch trumped previous thrills experienced skydiving and bungee jumping.

My guy friends in the program were great training partners, yet I couldn’t learn what I needed by sparring with them, so I sought out other women I’d met at our gym, JAB.

Luckily, I made pals with Tricia Yap, who won the very first women’s bout at Hedge Fund Fight Nite in 2011. She became my most frequent training buddy and ultimately my corner man, shouting advice after every punch I threw.

Bikini Fit

Yap did what so many people dream of but never do. A few months after her fight, she gave up her IT project manager job at PricewaterhouseCoopers to follow her passion. She is now a partner in Bikini Fit, a female-only outdoor fitness program in Hong Kong.

To any woman considering entering a fight or taking up boxing, Yap has the following advice: “Put your insecurities and fears aside and just do it. Women are so mentally strong but they are so conscious of what they feel are their weaknesses. They need to apply that same mental strength to saying ‘I’m going to look past this fear and just do it and have the time of my life.’”

Because Hedge Fund Fight Nite doesn’t allow boxers back a second year, I’ve already started looking for other amateur events. I’ve every intention of getting back into that ring.

Muse highlights include Scott Reyburn on the art market, Martin Gayford on European art shows, Elin McCoy on wine and Jeremy Gerard on U.S. theater. (Source)

Cantwell makes successful debut

A busy Mickey Helliet is chucking regular work Camden Council’s way, with Hellraiser Promotions putting on an increasing number of cards at the Council-owned venue since the building housed its first professional contests back in February last year.

Tonight’s six bout offering, dubbed ‘Hands of Stone – Nerves of Steel’ was topped by an interesting trade matchup which saw London welterweight prospect Ahmet Patterson outpoint Nottingham’s Dale Miles over ten rounds for the British Masters Welterweight belt (click here for full report).

Plenty of Sammy Cantwell fans showed up to see the son of popular former British flyweight champion Mickey make his professional debut against Frenchman Norredine Dahou (3-10-1).

Due in part to a shortage of opponents at light flyweight, Cantwell, 25, only had four amateur contests but is hoping to be busier as a pro and says he prefers the slower pace and longer rounds.

But Cantwell (8st 3lbs) set a fast tempo, dipping in and out with ones and two’s and not allowing Dahou (7st 12lbs) too many opportunities in an energetic opening round. He went on to dominate the scoring shots throughout the second. A high work rate brought cheers of encouragement from his fans.

Cantwell delivered some tidy work, including a crisp uppercut and left hooks to the body, which kept Dahou away, but the Frenchman resisted and didn’t stop coming forwards in the closer. Referee Ian John Lewis scored 40-37 for Cantwell, whose progress will no doubt be watched with interest. Father Mickey was in his corner.

The evening’s action was kicked off a little later than scheduled by Cheshunt chappie Charlie Hoy (6-0) against Bulgarian Valentin Marinov (4-3). An industrious start from Hoy (8st 5lbs) put Marinov (8st 9lbs) down with a right hand just 30 seconds in.

From then on, the Bulgarian skidded around the ring like Bambi on Ice trying to avoid Hoy’s attacks, and slipped over twice. Shouts from ringside to ‘get some tape on the boy’s boots’ didn’t seem to be heard by his corner during the break, after another knockdown was counted by referee Marcus McDonnell.

Good shots from Hoy sent Marinov down again twenty seconds in, and after more sliding around, McDonnell waved it off at 56 seconds in. For me, both his corner, and the BBBoC officials, should have made attempts to address the situation with Marinov’s boots during the break.  Hoy is explosive, but won’t have learned anything by blasting out an opponent that couldn’t stand up without being hit, let alone when under attack.

Carshalton’s Craig Whyatt (5-0) wasn’t in the mood to hang about either. Entering the ring to Harry J All Stars ‘Liquidator’, the lighweight ferociously blasted Stoke’s Marvin Campbell (1-3) with hurtful hooks to the body, one of which out him down just before the bell in the first.

Whyatt (9st 13lbs 8oz) was bit smaller than Campbell (10st 2lbs), but had bags more tenacity and sent Campbell down again near the start of the second with a swift right to the head. The Stoke fighter rose gamely, but the writing was on the wall for Marvellous Marvin as Whyatt’s quick hands sent him down again. This time, referee Ian John Lewis rightly waved it off at 2.06.

Watford’s JJ Ojuederie (14-8-1) made his return to the ring after a near two and a half year absence. Back then, Ojuederie (14st 1lbs 4oz) campaigned mainly at light heavyweight, and tonight he was well within the cruiserweight limit. His four three’s against a much bigger Bulgarian Kristian Kirilov (15st 12lbs) was reduced to four twos - a professional distance I’m not keen on, but understandable seeing as Ojuederie should have really been in with a cruiser.

The weight difference was evident when Kirilov came forward. He absorbed a couple of right hands over the top from Ojuederie, which, if launched by a fully-fledged heavyweight, would have knocked him down. This gave him confidence, and he let go with a hurtful flurry before the bell, which made the round even.

Ojuederie kept away from Kirilov in the second, content to avoid his forward march after being clipped with a right hand. The Bulgarian was blowing a little, but continued to look dangerous in the third.  Ojuederie scored when he jabbed from the back foot, and when stepping in very briefly to deliver hooks to the body, which the Bulgarian laughed at.

Ojuederie had his most aggressive round in the closer, and he unloaded regularly, causing a tiring Kirilov to cover up, but the Bulgarian heavy did a little dance to signify he wasn’t hurt. Marcus McDonnell scored 40-37 for Ojuederie. BoxRec News had it closer at 39-38.

Surrey’s Joe McDonald (2-0-1) was a bit gun shy in the first couple of rounds against journeyman Didier Blanche (0-6), but the Newcastle based Congolese, yet to win a fight, was a difficult target to pin down. McDonald had some success with his shots when eh threw in twos and threes.

Blanche (12st 3lbs) was twice warned for holding in a scrappy third, but gradually McDonald (11st 13lbs 8oz) warmed into it and got to him, putting together some good body shots and upping the tempo in the closing round to send Blanche down - ruled a slip by Referee Marcus McDonnell, who scored 40-37 for McDonald.

Camden Council shouldn’t have to wait too long for the next boxing instalment. Casual boxing fans should get themselves down there.   (Source)

Denton Daley wins second boxing title

It didn’t happen under the most ideal of circumstances, but Brampton boxer Denton Daley can call himself a double champion.

The 31-year-old won the vacant North American Boxing Association cruiserweight title last night (June 1) at the Hershey Centre after French champion Faisal Ibnel Arrami separated his shoulder in the fourth round and wasn’t able to continue.

“Of course, you want to either go the distance or get a knockout to solidify your title, but that’s just the way it goes sometimes,” said Daley, who also has the North American Boxing Federation cruiserweight belt after beating Richard Hall three months ago.

“It could have been me, it could have been him, but it’s a good thing that I was okay when I left the ring at the end of the day.”

Saturday’s fight was the main event on a six-card show presented by United Boxing Promotions.

After feeling out his opponent through the first two rounds, Daley noticed Arrami was getting tired from swinging. He tagged the frenchman in the third round and landed a furious combination before landing another hard shot in the fourth round.

Before the fighters came out of their corners to start the fifth round, Arrami walked over to Daley and said he couldn’t continue because of his shoulder.

After the fight, Arrami’s trainers said he re-aggravated a previous shoulder injury.

Daley, who improved to 10-0 as a professional, said Arrami was the strongest opponent he’s faced so far.

Daley accomplished a rare feat by claiming two championships since turning pro in 2010.

He has only fought 31 times — 21 times as an amateur — but what he lacks in experience, he makes up for with superior athleticism.

Daley looks forward to the pressure of defending his titles from now on.

“Everybody wants the titles I have, so that puts me in the shark tank, but that’s fine,” Daley said. “I rise to the occasion and when I get a better guy in front of me, I fight better.”

Daley’s promoter, Don MacDonald of United Promotions, expects the champion to move into the top-10 in the World Boxing Council and World Boxing Association cruiserweight rankings.

“They’re very excited about someone like Denton continuing to fight,” MacDonald said. “His style of fighting, because he’s from Canada, will pay dividends on the world stage because of the way they perceive us.”

In the co-main event, 45-year-old Fitz Vanderpool of Kitchener couldn’t make it through the first round against Ajax’s Brandon Cook in a fight for the vacant Canadian super welterweight championship.

Cook was powerful from the start and earned the knockout with one second remaining in the first round.

He remains undefeated with a 10-0 record and six knockouts.

The evening also consisted of four undercard fights.

Hamilton lightweight Steve Wilcox improved to 7-0 with a unanimous decision win over Italy’s Raffaele Laezza, Montreal heavyweight Sylvera Louis knocked out Belleville’s Dillon Carman in the fourth round, Whitby cruiserweight Brock Arthur and Barrie’s Jordan Smith battled to a draw while Hamilton middleweight Kevin Higson won his pro debut by unanimous decision over Toronto’s Thomas Silva, who was also making his pro debut. (Source)

Maxwell wins, Osueke loses at Europeans

Light welterweight Maxwell, who cut his teeth for the British Lionhearts in their first season in the World Series of Boxing, was drawn against Hungarian Mihai Nyeki in round one.

And he dominated from start to finish to win 3-0, taking every round on every judge’s card, with Olympic bronze medallist Vincenzo Mangiacapre next up in Belarus.

Meanwhile Osueke, who also competed for the British Lionhearts in their debut WSB season, lost 2-0 to Peter Mullenberg of the Netherlands in their light heavyweight contest.

GB Boxing have sent a team of 13 to Minsk with Andrew Selby and Josh Taylor, both of whom competed for Team GB at the London 2012 Olympics, still to fight for the first time. (Source)