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Young middleweight Walter Matthysse Jr., from Chubut, Argentina, a former amateur champion from the Matthysse family of world-class boxers, displayed quality and firepower in his pro debut, stopping in less than 3 minutes Dante Roman Cano on Saturday night at the Club de Ajedrez in La Calera in Córdoba, Argentina.
In a momentous day for Uruguay boxing, KO Artist Amílcar Vidal (11-0, 10 KO's) headlines a primetime card in the U.S. facing tough undefeated Texan Edward "The Hunter" Ortiz (11-0-2, 4 KO's), later tonight in a 10-rounder non-title middleweight rumble in Los Angeles.
In a competitive clash, promising Thai 115-pounder Nattapong Jankaew (7-0, 3 KO's) scored a hard-fought 10-round unanimous decision win over experienced former world-title challenger Karoon Jarupianlerd (44-10, 20 KO's) to claim the WBA Asia Interim Super Flyweight Title at the Blue Arena Stadium in Pak Nam, just south of Bangkok, Kingdom of Thailand.
BANGKOK, Thailand -- Further to the sensational victory of Mexican 115-pound king Juan Francisco "El Gallo" Estrada over tough and game former champ Carlos "El Principe" Cuadras two Saturdays ago, the WBC has just ordered Estrada to make a mandatory defense of his green 'n golden super flyweight belt against Thailand warrior & WBC # 1 challenger Srisaket Sor Rungvisai.
Hard-hitting former WBC flyweight world champion Daigo Higa is totally back in boxing, wanting a world title in a second weight class, and he is sweating hard to get back in great shape.
Filipino icon Manny “Pacman” Pacquiao announced to his millions of loyal fans that he has officially signed an agreement with sports management agency Paradigm Sports, which is based in Irvine, California.
Former four division champion Miguel Cotto himself will lead the corner of his world title challenger Carlos “Chocorroncito” Buitrago as the Nicaraguan battles in his sixth attempt to capture a world crown.
As widely expected by many fans in Japan, tough, experienced OPBF super bantamweight champion Hiroaki Teshigawara (22-2-2, 15 KO’s) made a successful 4th defense of his regional oriental belt by stopping in six chapters Japanese compatriot Shingo Kawamura (16-6-4, 8 KO’s) earlier today in the Land of the Rising Sun.
Argentina middleweight Walter “El Nino Terrible” Matthysse Jr. Is set to make his pro debut on Saturday, October 24, at the Coliseu Boxing Center in Sao Paulo, Brazil. It is the evening in which Sampson Lewkowicz promotes boxing there with the support of the National Boxing Council of Brazil (CNB) and the Uruguayan Commission for Amateur and Professional Boxing (CUBAP).
Nicaraguan WBA "regular" super featherweight world champion Rene Alvarado (32-8, 21 KO’s) has already started training in Las Vegas ahead of his first title defense promoted by Oscar de la Hoya’s Golden Boy Promotions.