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WBC ‘Fighter of the Decade’ Pongsaklek Wonjongkam is coming back for one last fight. The 40 year old, who is currently a trainer at Evolve MMA in Singapore, will be facing Koki Kameda in Tokyo on May 5th.
Jono Carroll claimed another professional title to add to his Prizefighter gong. The Dubliner, 25, outpointed John Quigley by split decision in an absolute barnstormer at the Waterfront Hall in Belfast, exclusively live on BoxNation.
In what should be a red-hot encounter, unbeaten northwest prospects Ryan Doyle and John Quigley will battle for the vacant English featherweight title on September 27, with Manchester's Doyle delighted to be fighting in his Scouse rival's backyard. On a VIP Promotions show at Liverpool's Olympia, the pair will go head to head in a highly-anticipated encounter with 'Ruthless' Ryan insisting he will live up to his moniker and derail Quigley's career in front of the home fans.
It took him round or two, but once he got going, he was not about to stop. Welterweight Chris Van Heerden stopped veteran Cosme Rivera after the fourth round of a scheduled eight round bout at the Florentine Gardens in Hollywood, CA on Thursday night. The bout was also the United States debut for Van Heerden, who had fought all but one of his bouts in his native South Africa. Van Heerden had not fought since March of last year, when he won a one-sided 12 round unanimous decision over Matthew Hatton.
Two fighters from across the Atlantic Ocean are fighting in Southern California on February 6th in hopes of big things in 2014, local promoter Steven Bash told Boxingscene.com on Monday. Welterweight contender Chris Van Heerden of South Africa will fight in a scheduled eight round bout in Hollywood, CA. Also on the card is unbeaten John Quigley of Liverpool, England in a scheduled six round bout.
Heavyweight prospect Thanasis Michaloudis (6-0, 6 KOs) stopped Robert Dunton in the first round of a scheduled six round bout. The taller and stronger Greek fighter kept measuring Dunton until he landed a two right crosses, dropping Dunton to the canvas. Dunton (9-10-1, 6 KOs) tried to fight back, but left himself to be countered with a hard right hand to the head that sent him sprawling backwards against the ropes. Referee Wayne Hedgpeth stepped in and stopped the bout at 2:22.