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In the televised opener, 35-year old light heavyweight Dimar Ortiz (11-0-2, 8 KO), 178 ¾, of Venice, California, put a steady beating on a willing but outmatched 40-year old Ricardo Campillo (9-10-1, 7 KO), 178 ¼, of Ciudad Obregon, Sonora, Mexico, for a sixth round stoppage victory. The referee was Wes Melton.
We can say this much for Saturday’s welterweight main event on CBS Sports (10:30 PM EST/7:30 PM PST): it’s not the most ridiculous ‘title’ fight the WBA has ever sanctioned.
By Cliff Rold - Every weight class gets its turn under the spotlight. For some, it’s hard to turn the spotlight off. Try to find a lull period at welterweight that lasted more than a year in the last few decades. It might not always have the best fighters but it does often enough that it is hard to avert one’s gaze. Heavyweight is always one...
In the televised opener, undefeated welterweight Alex Saucedo (22-0, 14 KO), 142 ¼, of Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, picked up a blue collar eight-round decision over journeyman Claudinei Lacerda (17-15-1, 12 KO), 142 ½, of Sombrio, Santa Catarina, Brazil.
by Cliff Rold - The first fight ended with the score all tied after nine, a cut forcing an early end after nine rounds. To many observers, it appeared Cuba’s Erislandy Lara had done more than enough to win what was not the most crowd-pleasing of affairs. The judges disagreed. Now, an unlikely rematch headlines as the...
By Cliff Rold - Amid the dark cloud that was PED revelations scuttling the much-anticipated Deontay Wilder-Alexander Povetkin bout, a silver lining has been widely overlooked. That fight is off. The card is still. And they’ve got a hell of a chief support bout ready to play violent main event. With players largely unfamiliar to...
Sometimes you do everything right and it doesn’t work out. Many assumed WBC heavyweight Deontay Wilder (36-0, 35 KO) would avoid mandatory contender Alexander Povetkin, especially if Team Povetkin won a purse bid and forced the fight to Povetkin’s native Russia. He didn’t avoid it. He took the fight, signed the contract, and was in camp overseas.
By Cliff Rold - It’s the moment every proud parent awaits. After eighteen years or so (this is an entirely US perspective being written from), their precious little one is all grown up and walking across the stage to get a high school diploma. In a best-case scenario, a few months later they will formally enroll, or matriculate, into a college. That might be a little bit of what it’s like next weekend in New Zealand...
The cynics were (mostly) right. While the pace and styles of the fighters made for some fan friendly fire, ultimately this fight was exactly what it looked like. Put a heavy-handed middleweight champion (even at a catchweight) in with a chinny former Jr. welterweight titlist who has auspiciously avoided punchers for four years, and the outcome shouldn’t be in doubt
by Cliff Rold - Are the optimist’s right? Is tomorrow night just one of those quirky occasions in boxing where a couple name commodities that no one was thinking about matching up pleasantly surprise us? The announcement was largely met that way. From its initial announcement, a significant portion of the press has defended...