Jezreel Corrales: record, next fight and profile →
A busy weekend around the world produced one upset, some predictable results and redemption for a popular Japanese fighter. All in all, the entertainment value was pretty high. Here is a look at the biggest winners and loser.
At Turning Stone Casino in Verona, New York, unbeaten featherweight Alberto Machado of Puerto Rico scored an eighth-round knockout of Jezreel Corrales to claim the World Boxing Association super featherweight belt. Panama’s Corrales had lost the title on the scale on Friday when he failed to make weight for the bout. He was ineligible to regain it on Saturday, but that proved moot as Machado recovered from a fifth-round knockdown to seize the title, improving to 19-0 with 16 knockouts. Machado came back from the knockdown to hurt Corrales in the sixth and in the eighth he produced a combination that knocked out the Panamanian at 2:15 of the round.
Machado vs. Corrales Fight Photos Gallery - Puerto Rico earned yet another world champion this year as Alberto "Explosivo" Machado (19-0, 16 KOs) knocked out Jezreel "El Invisible" Corrales (22-2, 8 KOs) in the eighth round of a scheduled 12-round fight to become the WBA World Super Featherweight Champion at Turning Stone Resort Casino in Verona, N.Y. Along with Miguel Cotto and Jesus Rojas, Machado is the third boxer from Puerto Rico to win a world title within the past two months.
Puerto Rico earned yet another world champion this year as Alberto "Explosivo" Machado (19-0, 16 KOs) knocked out Jezreel "El Invisible" Corrales (22-2, 8 KOs) in the eighth round of a scheduled 12-round fight to become the WBA World Super Featherweight Champion at Turning Stone Resort Casino in Verona, N.Y. Along with Miguel Cotto and Jesus Rojas, Machado is the third boxer from Puerto Rico to win a world title within the past two months. Photo by Matthew Heasley/Hoganphotos.
Turning Stone Casino, New York - For the vacant WBA super featherweight title, Alberto Machado (19-0, 16 KOs) came off the floor to score a knockout victory over Jezreel Corrales (22-2, 8 KOs) in the eight round. The belt became vacant when Corrales failed to make weight on Friday. He was initially four pounds over the limit. He weighed in for a second time two hours later and still weighed a shade over 133-pounds.
Corrales vs. Machado Scorecard BoxingScene Live - The main event Jezereel Corrales vs. Alberto Machado in a 12 round WBA Jr. Lightweight title bout headlines the Turning Stone Card in New York. Corrales was four pounds over the weight limit and he was unable to lose it in the required 2 hours. He weighed in a second time and only got down to 133.25. Machado was 130 on the nose when he weighed in.
The 12-round Middleweight co-feature battle will take place from Turning Stone Resort and Casino in Verona, New York on tomorrow's HBO "Boxing After Dark" starting at 10:05 p.m. ET/PT featuring main event Jezereel Corrales vs. Alberto Machado in a 12 round WBA Jr. Lightweight title bout. Corrales was four pounds over the weight limit and it's not likely that he will lose it in the required 2 hours. Machado was 130 on the nose. More than likely the title will become vacant and only Machado will have the ability to win it. If Corrales wins, then the belt will remain vacant.
Unbeaten Puerto Rican challenger Alberto Machado hopes to inspire the suffering people of his hurricane-hit homeland Saturday when he fights Panama’s Jezreel Corrales for the World Boxing Association super featherweight crown. Puerto Rico is struggling to recover one month after Hurricane Maria ripped through the Caribbean island, leaving 44 people dead. Clean water remains scarce for much of the population and 81 percent of the island is still without electricity.
There are just mere few days until Jezreel "El Invisible" Corrales (22-1-0, 8 KOs) and Alberto "Explosivo" Machado (18-0, 15 KOs) go toe to toe in their highly anticipated 12-round battle for Corrales' WBA Super World Super Featherweight Title this Saturday, Oct. 21 at Turning Stone Resort Casino. In the most important fight of their professional careers, both fighters shared their thoughts as they wrap up their respective training camps ahead of the championship main event, to be televised live on HBO Boxing After Dark® beginning at 10:05 p.m. ET/PT.
Panamanian southpaw Jezreel "El Invisible" Corrales (22-1-0, 8 KOs) will head to New York for his second fight in the U.S. and third defense of his WBA Super World Super Featherweight Title against unified NABO and NABA Super Featherweight Champion Alberto "Explosivo" Machado (18-0, 15 KOs) in a 12-round main event at Turning Stone Resort Casino. The event takes place Saturday, Oct. 21 and will be televised live on HBO Boxing After Dark beginning at 10:05 p.m. ET/PT.