Burgos Destroys Archuleta, Chilemba Edges Vlasov
By Chris LaBate
At the Million Dollar Elm Casino in Tulsa, Oklahoma, featherweight contender Juan Carlos Burgos (26-1, 19 KOs) returned with an impressive win, by stopping Frankie Archuleta (27-8-1, 14 KOs) in two rounds after scoring three knockdowns in the second round to force the stoppage.
Super middleweight Isaac Chilemba (16-1-1, 8 KOs) won a close ten round unanimous decision over previously unbeaten Maxim Vlasov (19-1, 10 KOs). The fight went down to the wire. Chilemba did the better work but got himself in trouble during the eight round and suffered two knockdowns but came back strong in the final thirty seconds. The scores were 95-94, 96-92 and 96-92.
Chilemba returns on March 26 against Vikapita Meroro (20-1, 9KOs) at Emperor's Palace in Kempton Park, South Africa.