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In Pomona, Klimov Retains Title & Duenas Wins

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TSS LOGO!POMONA-Constant rain didn’t stop a loaded Pomona fight card.

Despite rain and cold a Southern California fight card that took place outside of the Finish Line Sports Grill on Saturday night, more than 500 fans attended and left satisfied. Two co-main events especially did not disappoint.

One single left cross ended one fight when junior welterweight Ricky Duenas (10-1, 4 KOs) ended his match with Rufino Flores (2-4) at 1:13 of round two. The swiftness from the punch nearly broke Flores’ knee as he was sent backward with such force the referee immediately stopped the match.

Duenas, out of El Monte, has improved with every fight and looked determined from the opening bell to end the fight with quick dispatch.

The battle between WBC USA lightweight titleholder Andrey Klimov (13-0, 7 KOs) and Colorado’s Robert Rodriguez (6-1, 2 KOs) featured a pair of undefeated boxers. Though Klimov had more pro fights and more amateur contests, both showed equal skill and determination.

Last year Klimov made his U.S. debut with a shocking knockout win over Ty Barnett and followed that up with another stoppage of Eduardo Arcos. This time Rodriguez was asked to step up and see what he could do and the result was rewarding for the crowd.

The first two rounds saw Klimov’s aggressive pressure style and accurate punching score emphatically especially to the body. But the taller Rodriguez showed he could take a punch and deliver just as emphatically with right hands.

In the third round uppercuts from the Colorado boxer scored big and Klimov changed things with pinpoint stiff jabs. A solid one-two connected for the Russian lightweight.

Rodriguez bumped his game more for round four with several left hands. A four-punch combination kept Klimov on defense but he was able to connect with a one-two combo that kept Rodriguez from routing him.

Round five saw Rodriguez open up with several crisp uppercuts. Klimov seemed bothered and embarrassed and retaliated with a big right hand and more right hands. A left hook and a right-left combo turned things around for Klimov. From that point on the fight changed in his favor.

Rodriguez never quit but the zip in his punches waned and he never could regain the snap. Klimov got more confident and moved in relentlessly to finish the job. The fight reached the eighth round and final bell. One judge scored it 76-76, but the other two scored it 77-75 and 78-74 for Klimov.

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Russia’s Vage Suruhan stopped Pomona’s Ronald Rodriguez at 1:06 of round four. Sarahun was too quick and too accurate for the game Rodriguez.

Alexander Podrezov (4-1) easily scored a unanimous decision over Imarjoe Miller (1-2) after four rounds of a junior welterweight fight. Podrezov used his superior height and arm reach to keep Miller from mounting any kind of attack.

Garden Grove’s Jessie Roman (10-0) easily beat Ramon Flores (3-15-2) by decision in a tepid junior welterweight contest.

Jesse Villanueva (3-0) eked out a win over Emanuel Machorro (0-6-1) in a spirited back and forth battle. Villanueva won by majority decision after four rounds.

Jesse Partida (1-1) won by majority decision over debuting Carlos Gonzalez.

Showdown Promotions and Union Boxing Management will be putting on another fight card next month at the Finish Line Sports Grill.

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2015 Fight of the Year – Francisco Vargas vs Takashi Miura

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The WBC World Super Featherweight title bout between Francisco Vargas and Takashi Miura came on one of the biggest boxing stages of 2015, as the bout served as the HBO pay-per-view’s co-main event on November 21st, in support of Miguel Cotto vs Saul Alvarez.

Miura entered the fight with a (29-2-2) record and he was making the fifth defense of his world title, while Vargas entered the fight with an undefeated mark of (22-0-1) in what was his first world title fight. Both men had a reputation for all-out fighting, with Miura especially earning high praise for his title defense in Mexico where he defeated Sergio Thompson in a fiercely contested battle.

The fight started out hotly contested, and the intensity never let up. Vargas seemed to win the first two rounds, but by the fourth round, Miura seemed to pull ahead, scoring a knock-down and fighting with a lot of confidence. After brawling the first four rounds, Miura appeared to settle into a more technical approach. Rounds 5 and 6 saw the pendulum swing back towards Vargas, as he withstood Miura’s rush to open the fifth round and the sixth round saw both men exchanging hard punches.

The big swinging continued, and though Vargas likely edged Miura in rounds 5 and 6, Vargas’ face was cut in at least two spots and Miura started to assert himself again in rounds 7 and 8. Miura was beginning to grow in confidence while it appeared that Vargas was beginning to slow down, and Miura appeared to hurt Vargas at the end of the 8th round.

Vargas turned the tide again at the start of the ninth round, scoring a knock down with an uppercut and a straight right hand that took Miura’s legs and sent him to the canvas. Purely on instinct, Miura got back up and continued to fight, but Vargas was landing frequently and with force. Referee Tony Weeks stepped in to stop the fight at the halfway point of round 9 as Miura was sustaining a barrage of punches.

Miura still had a minute and a half to survive if he was going to get out of the round, and it was clear that he was not going to stop fighting.

A back and forth battle of wills between two world championship level fighters, Takashi Miura versus “El Bandido” Vargas wins the 2015 Fight of the Year.

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Jan 9 in Germany – Feigenbutz and De Carolis To Settle Score

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This coming Saturday, January 9th, the stage is set at the Baden Arena in Offenburg, Germany for a re-match between Vincent Feigenbutz and Giovanni De Carolis. The highly anticipated re-match is set to air on SAT.1 in Germany, and Feigenbutz will once again be defending his GBU and interim WBA World titles at Super Middleweight.

The first meeting between the two was less than three months ago, on October 17th and that meeting saw Feigenbutz controversially edge De Carolis on the judge’s cards by scores of (115-113, 114-113 and 115-113). De Carolis scored a flash knock down in the opening round, and he appeared to outbox Feigenbutz in the early going, but the 20 year old German champion came on in the later rounds.

The first bout is described as one of the most crowd-pleasing bouts of the year in Germany, and De Carolis and many observers felt that the Italian had done enough to win.

De Carolis told German language website RAN.DE that he was more prepared for the re-match, and that due to the arrogance Feigenbutz displayed in the aftermath of the first fight, he was confident that he had won over some of the audience. Though De Carolis fell short of predicting victory, he promised a re-vamped strategy tailored to what he has learned about Feigenbutz, whom he termed immature and inexperienced.

The stage is set for Feigenbutz vs De Carolis 2, this Saturday January 9th in Offenburg, Germany. If you can get to the live event do it, if not you have SAT.1 in Germany airing the fights, and The Boxing Channel right back here for full results.

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2015 Knock Out of the Year – Saul Alvarez KO’s James Kirkland

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On May 9th of 2015, Saul “Canelo” Alvarez delivered a resonant knock-out of James Kirkland on HBO that wins the 2015 KO of the Year.

The knock-out itself came in the third round, after slightly more than two minutes of action. The end came when Alvarez delivered a single, big right hand that caught Kirkland on the jaw and left him flat on his back after spinning to the canvas.Alvarez was clearly the big star heading into the fight. The fight was telecast by HBO for free just one week after the controversial and disappointing Floyd Mayweather Jr. and Manny Pacquiao fight, and Alvarez was under pressure to deliver the type of finish that people were going to talk about. Kirkland was happy to oblige Alvarez, taking it right to Alvarez from the start. Kirkland’s aggression saw him appear to land blows that troubled the young Mexican in the early going. Alvarez played good defense, and he floored Kirkland in the first round, displaying his power and his technique in knocking down an aggressive opponent.

However, Kirkland kept coming at Alvarez and the fight entered the third round with both men working hard and the feeling that the fight would not go the distance. Kirkland continued to move forward, keeping “Canelo” against the ropes and scoring points with a barrage of punches while looking for an opening.

At around the two minute mark, Alvarez landed an uppercut that sent Kirkland to the canvas again. Kirkland got up, but it was clear that he did not have his legs under him. Kirkland was going to try to survive the round, but Alvarez had an opportunity to close out the fight. The question was would he take it?

Alvarez closed in on Kirkland, putting his opponent’s back to the ropes. Kirkland was hurt, but he was still dangerous, pawing with punches and loading up for one big shot.

But it was the big shot “Canelo” threw that ended the night. Kirkland never saw it coming, as he was loading up with a huge right hand of his own. The right Alvarez threw cracked Kirkland in the jaw, and his eyes went blank. His big right hand whizzed harmlessly over the head of a ducking Alvarez, providing the momentum for the spin that left Kirkland prone on the canvas.

Saul “Canelo” Alvarez went on to defeat Miguel Cotto in his second fight of 2015 and he is clearly one of boxing’s biggest stars heading into 2016. On May 9th Alvarez added another reel to his highlight film when he knocked out James Kirkland with the 2015 “Knock Out of the Year”.

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