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Danny Green ended a two-fight skid - and a brief retirement - with a 5th round knockout of American club fighter Danny Santiago in their cruiserweight main event Wednesday evening in Perth, Australia. Green (32-5, 28KO) scored four knockdowns, the last coming late in the fifth round before it was decided that Santiago (31-6-1, 19KO) had taken enough punishment. The official time was 2:46 of round five.
PERTH, AUSTRALIA - Danny Green of Australia and Danny Santiago of the United States pose during the weigh-in ahead of their bout at the Rendezvous Hotel. They collide on Wednesday night in what is possibly going to be the final bout of Green's career. Green weighed in at 186.1-pounds, while Santiago was 186.3.
Three-time world champion Danny Green has regained the speed that allowed him to destroy boxing legend Roy Jones Jr in 2009, according to his trainer Angelo Hyder. Green struggled to cope with the extra weight needed in recent losses to WBC cruiserweight champion Krzysztof Wlodarczyk and American Antonio Tarver.
PERTH, AUSTRALIA - (L-R) Danny Santiago (31-5-1, 19KOs) of the United States and former cruiserweight champion Danny Green (31-5, 27KOs) of Australia pose at the final press conference ahead of their bout, at Challenge Stadium on July 25th in Perth, Australia.
Former crusierweight champion Danny Green (31-5, 27KOs) will take on Danny Santiago (31-5-1, 19KOs) on July 25th in Perth. Green says it might be the final time that he sees action in Western Australia. Santiago has lost three of his last five, including a TKO loss to WBA 175-pound champion Beibut Shumenov in 2011. Green hasn't fought since he lost to WBC champion Krzysztof Wlodarczyk at Challenge Stadium in November.
By Jake Donovan - Beibut Shumenov (12-1, 8KO) successfully defended his alphabet light heavyweight belt with a ninth round stoppage of Danny Santiago (31-5-1, 19KO) on Friday evening at the South Point Hotel Casino in Las Vegas. The official time was 0:46 in the ninth round of their Telefutura-televised main event.
Las Vegas, NV: WBA light heavyweight champion Beibut Shumenov (12-1, 8 KOs) stopped Danny Santiago (31-5, 19 KOs) in round nine on Friday night at South Point Hotel Casino in Las Vegas. A barrage of punches prompted referee Tony Weeks to stop the one-sided affair. Time was :46. Photos by Chris Cozzone
Las Vegas, NV: WBA/IBA Light Heavyweight Champion Beibut Shumanov and challenger Danny Santiago weigh in for their July 29 showdown on Telefutura. Photos by Chris Cozzone
Las Vegas, NV: WBA Light Heavyweight Champion Beibut Shumenov trains at the Elite Training Center in Henderson Nev. for his July 29 showdown with Danny Santiago. The fight will be televised by Telefutura. Photos by Chris Cozzone.
LAS VEGAS– KZ Event Productions announced today that World Boxing Association/International Boxing Association Light Heavyweight World Champion Beibut Shumenov will make his third title defense July 29, showcased on TeleFutura’s Solo Boxeo Tecate show, live from South Point Hotel Casino in Las Vegas.