Joan “They Sycuan Warrior” Guzman (28-0, 17 KOs) out-worked Humberto “Zorrito” Soto (43-6-2, 27 KOs) to win via a 12-round unanimous decision last Saturday at the Borgata Hotel Casino and Spa in Atlantic City, New Jersey.
Fighting out of Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic, Guzman successfully defended for the second time his WBO Junior Lightweight title over the fighter from Los Mochis, Mexico – Soto. Soto is ranked number 2 by WBC, number 3 by WBO and number 4 by WBA.
All judges have it in favor of Guzman. The scores were 117-11, 118-110 and 117-111.
The boxing bout was promoted by Sycuan Ringside Promotions, Golden Boy, and Top Rank, and was televised on HBO Boxing After Dark.
Guzman was simply to fast and slick for Soto. Guzman wants Manny Pacquiao to be his next opponent.
Monday, November 19, 2007
Guzman by Unanimous Decision
Monday, November 12, 2007
Cotto Decisions Mosley
Miguel Cotto (30-0, 25KOs) kept his undefeated record intact by winning a 12-round unanimous decision over former three-division champion “Sugar” Shane Mosley (44-4, 37KOs) on Saturday night at Madison Square Garden in New York City
All judges had it in favor of Cotto with two judges scoring the bout 115-113, and one judge seeing it at 116-113.It was a close fight all throughout with Cotto displaying his much improved jab and overhand right. Cotto landed 248 of 675 punches and Mosley landed 248 of 774 punches. However, Cotto landed the hard telling blows.
Meanwhile in the undercard, former WBO welterweight champion Antonio Margarito (35-5, 26 KOs) defeated Golden Johnson (25-9-3, 18 KOs) by way of a first-round knockout. Also, WBC-interim lightweight champion Joel Casamayor (35-3-1, 21 KOs) won a very controversial split-decision over Jose Armando Santa Cruz (25-3, 14 KOs). The scores were 114-113 for Casamayor, 114-113 for Santa Cruz and 114-113 for Casamayor. Ringside observers were calling it the worst decision of the year.
Tuesday, November 6, 2007
Calzaghe Unifies Super Middleweight Titles
It was a battle of undefeated super middleweights between Joe Calzaghe and Mikkel Kessler. But in the end, Calzaghe proved to be the steadier fighter as he outpoints Kessler to a unanimous decision in front of more than 50,000 boxing fans at the Millennium Stadium in Cardiff, Wales.
With the win, Calzaghe unified the three major titles adding the WBA and WBC super middleweight titles to his own WBO crown.
"To win the four major title belts, to be the unbeaten champion and 10 years a champion it's just amazing and I'm so proud," said Calzaghe, who said it could well be his final fight at 168 pounds before he finishes his career as a light-heavyweight.
"An extra seven pounds at this stage in my career -- 10 years a champion, four major belts -- what else is there to do? Dig all those guys up -- Roy Jones, Bernard Hopkins, come on let's do it.
"I think I've shown them in the States what I'm all about. I'm looking at fighting for another 12 months and I want to fight the big fights and hopefully this will set this up for the big fight and Hopkins will come out of hiding."
All judges have it in favor of Calzaghe with judge Raul Caiz scoring the bout 117-111, John Stewart and Massimo Barrovecchio seeing it 116-112. The 35-year old Welshman improved to 44-0 while Kessler dropped to 39-1.
On the undercard, Enzo Maccarinelli stopped New Zealand-based challenger Mohammed Azzaoui less than a minute into the fourth round to retain the WBO cruiserweight title. The Welshman improved to 28-1, while Azzaoui dropped to 22-1-2.
Juan Manuel Marquez by Unanimous Decision
Juan Manuel Marquez (48-3-1) outpoints Ricardo “Rocky” Juarez (27-4) Saturday night en route to a unanimous decision, successfully defending his WBC super featherweight boxing title at the Desert Diamond Casino.
Throughout the fight, Marquez has been the aggressor. He kept Juarez at bay with his left hand during the early rounds and continues to dominate the later rounds with impressive right hand shots to the head of Juarez.
It was a difficult fight for Juarez as he was cut just above the left eye due to an accidental head-butt in the first round. It started some slow bleeding, but as the bout progressed, the blood became a problem as it is already blocking his vision.
After 12 rounds, judges scored the bout 118-110, 117-111, and 120-108 all in favor of Juan Manuel Marquez. With the victory, Marquez has his eyes all set on the Filipino whirlwind, Manny Pacquiao.
Meanwhile on the undercard, Robert "The Ghost" Guerrero successfully defended his IBF featherweight title, stopping Martin Honorio 56 seconds into the first round. Guerrero improved to 21-1-1 with his 13th knockout, while Honorio dropped to 24-4-1.
