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Lamonakis Fights For Heavyweight Crown

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SONYA “THE SCHOLAR” LAMONAKIS

FIGHTS FOR HEAVYWEIGHT WORLD TITLE

LOOKS TO SETTLE THE SCORE IN REMATCH AGAINST RIVAL CARLETTE EWELL

L.B. SCOTT SPORTS AUDITORIUM, PHILIPSBURG, SINT MAARTEN

SATURDAY, DECEMBER 6

(photo credit: Ed Diller/DiBella Entertainment)

New York, NY/Philipsburg, Sint Maarten (12/5/14) – Tomorrow, the popular highly ranked female heavyweight contender Sonya “The Scholar” Lamonakis, 9-1-2 (1 KO), will contest for the International Boxing Organization (IBO) female heavyweight world title in what promises to be an exhilarating rematch against rival Carlette “The Truth” Ewell, 15-7-1 (9 KOs), of Winston-Salem, North Carolina. The championship bout, scheduled for 10 rounds, will take place on Saturday, December 6, at the L.B. Scott Sports Auditorium, in Philipsburg, Sint Maarten.

Born in Mytilene, Greece, Lamonakis moved to the US at just four months old and was raised in Turner Falls, Massachusetts. Earning her master’s degree in Elementary Education, Sonya secured a position as a schoolteacher upon her graduation. During this time, she was working out at various gyms learning to box and soon won the New England Golden Gloves tournament in 2004. Moving to New York City the following year, with a job teaching in Brooklyn, Sonya began training at the famed Gleason’s Gym. From 2006-2010, Lamonakis impressively won four consecutive New York Golden Gloves championships as well as two National titles. Turning pro in 2010, Sonya’s relentless brawling style has endeared her to the local fan base, which has continued to grow with each successive fight.

Nine of Sonya’s 12 career bouts thus far have been a part of DiBella Entertainment (DBE) events. On January 21, 2012, the then 6-0 Lamonakis met Ewell for the first time at New York City’s famed Roseland Ballroom on a DBE-promoted Broadway Boxing card. The two battled toe-to-toe for six action-packed rounds, with Sonya landing the harder shots. Though the judges scored the contest a controversial split draw, most observers felt that Lamonakis deserved the victory.

In her last match on March 22, Lamonakis engaged in her fourth encounter with the tough Tiffany Woodard, at Five-Star Banquet Hall, in Long Island City, NY. Earning the eight-round unanimous decision, Lamonakis picked up the New York State female heavyweight championship. With her adopted home state’s title belt now around her waist, Sonya is ready to capture the world title.

“My time is here,” said a determined Lamonakis. “I’m in great shape and ready to bring the belt back to New York City, my family, my friends, and my students.”

“I’ve watched Sonya develop as a professional fighter on my Broadway Boxing series, thrilling large crowds with exciting action each time out,” said Lou DiBella, President of DiBella Entertainment. “Her first clash with Ewell was a barnburner, but one that she deserved to win. I’m confident that Sonya will gain revenge and bring home the IBO world female heavyweight championship.”

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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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