Russell’s Reprehensible Reffing Beyond Comprehension
“The punch that I saw live was a fair punch parried off his glove. That’s a fair punch…Those were not low blows.” –Russell Mora
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Agbeko Mares: page 6
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Video: Abner Mares on Agbeko Win, Controversy, More
Ryan Burton catches up with IBF/WBC silver bantamweight champion Abner Mares to discuss his controversial win over Joseph Agbeko in the final bout of Showtime bantamweight tournament.
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Video: Joseph Agbeko on Mares Loss, Low Blows, More
Ernest Gabion catches up with former champion Jospeh Agbeko to discuss his controversial loss to Abner Mares, the referee Russell Mora's performance, what he plans to do next and more.
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Video: Agbeko vs Mares Post Fight Press Conference
Ryan Burton catches the post fight press conference to the Showtime televised final fight of the bantamweight tournament, featuring IBF champion Joseph Agbeko vs. Abner Mares. Hear both fighters speak about the controversial fight.
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Agbeko is Prepared For His Career Defining Moment
By Thomas Gerbasi - Fay Wray was nowhere to be found, but King Kong was down. It wasn’t airplane fire or even beauty that took “King Kong,” Joseph Agbeko, to the deck in April, just days before his bout with Abner Mares, but an attack of sciatica that hit him on his way to Los Angeles from New York. The pain, excruciating, was something even the hardened warrior from Ghana couldn’t bear. “They said it could really happen to anyone because of the time that the flight was delayed at the airport and the time I spent not moving on the plane for the six hours from New York to LA,” he said on a recent media teleconference. “It doesn’t happen every day, but the people at the hospital knew because they are so close to the airport. It does happen to people sitting on a plane for a long time.” It wasn’t how he expected his return to the west coast to go, face down in baggage claim at LAX and unable to move. The last time he had traveled out west, Agbeko had regained his IBF bantamweight title with a 12 round unanimous decision win over Yonnhy Perez in December of 2010. Now he was about to be rushed to Marina del Rey Hospital, where he remained in the emergency room until 5am the next morning. It was Tuesday. The fight with Mares was on Saturday, but after another medical evaluation on Wednesday, Agbeko was officially pulled from the fight. He was crushed.
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Abner Mares Edges Joseph Agbeko, Wins The IBF Title
Hard Rock Hotel & Casino, Las Vegas, Nevada - In the final bout of Showtime's bantamweight tournament, Abner Mares (22-0-1, 13KOs) won a twelve round majority decision over Joseph Agbeko (28-3, 22KOs) to unify the IBF and WBC silver bantamweight titles. The scores were 113-113 for the draw, 115-111, 115-111 for Mares. Agbeko was on the receiving end of two very questionable knockdown calls.
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Eric Morel, Eric Molina, Angelo Santana Win in Vegas
Hard Rock Hotel & Casino, Las Vegas - In an eight round super lightweight encounter, Carlos Molina (14-0-1, 7KOs) fought Juan Manuel Montiel (6-4-3, 1KOs) to a majority draw. In the sixth round, Molina suffered a cut around his left ear. The scores were 78-74 for Molina, 77-75 for Montiel and 76-76 for the draw.
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Joseph Agbeko-Abner Mares: The Pre-Fight Report Card
Even with all the hoopla that has come with the Showtime-sponsored tournament, one could look at Saturday night as the culmination of one of boxing’s most quiet multi-man rivalries in recent memory.
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Video: Abner Mares, Joseph Agbeko Vegas Weigh-In
Ryan Burton catches the official weigh-in to the bout between IBF bantamweight champion Joseph Agbeko and WBC silver titleholder Abner Mares. Watch both fighters make weight.
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Photos: Joseph Agbeko, Abner Mares Ripped and Ready
Hard Rock Hotel & Casino in Las Vegas, Nev. - The weights are in for Saturday night's big main event. The finalists of Showtime's bantamweight tournament, Joseph "King Kong" Agbeko (28-2, 22KOs) and Abner Mares (21-0-1, 13KOs), will clash over twelve rounds for the IBF and WBC silver bantamweight titles. The fight will take place at The Hard Rock Hotel & Casino in Las Vegas, Nev. Photos by Chris Cozzone.
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