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Marcos Villasana Jr. finds any which way to win. Decision. Knockout. Even by disqualification. Whichever way, Villasana has found new life in his career, one where it seemed dormant just a few years ago.
FRESNO - Junior welterweight Jose Ramirez remained unbeaten Friday night, stopping late sub Issouf Kinda in round six before a crowd of 13,700 at the Save Mart Center in Fresno, Calif.
Tevin Farmer goes by the nickname “American Idol.” He could have gone through multiple nicknames throughout his career, which has had its peaks and valleys. Boxing is very good to Farmer, who has not tasted defeat in over four years. With his most recent success in boxing, he hopes to one day be called, “Champ.” Farmer continues on that quest tonight when he faces Dardan Zenunaj in a 10 round bout at the 2300 Arena in Philadelphia, Penn.
Francisco Vargas will defend his WBC 130-pound title against Miguel Berchelt on January 28, Zanfer Promotions liaison Sean Gibbons confirmed to Boxingscene.com Friday morning.
Junior middleweight Eric Walker will face Joshua Okine on December 10, promoter Matt McGovern confirmed to BoxingScene.com Thursday morning. The 10 round bout will take place at the Belle of Baton Rouge Casino and Hotel in Baton Rouge, Louisiana.
Bantamweight contender Antonio Nieves stopped Szilveszter Ajtai in the second round late Saturday night at the Firebird Athletic Center in Bedford, Ohio. Nieves, who resides in nearby Cleveland, improves to 17-0-2, 9 KOs. Ajtai, who entered the bout unbeaten in six fights, falls to 10-3-1, 5 KOs.
Unbeaten junior middleweight Danny Valdivia will face Aaron Garcia on December 2, Top Rank matchmaker Brad Goodman told BoxingScene.com in a recent interview.
Mohegan Sun, CT. - Featherweight Josh Crespo (7-4-3, 3 KOs) from nearby New Haven scored a first round knockout over Jesus Gonzalez (4-13, 3 KOs). Time of the knockout was 1:47.
Cosmopolitan, Las Vegas - In a light heavyweight contest, prospect Trevor McCumby (24-0, 19KOs) picked up the biggest win of his career with a first round destruction of Donovan George (25-7-2, 22KOs).
Light flyweight Ibeth Zamora was 18 years old when she made her pro debut. Based on the success she has had in the ring over the last couple of years, Zamora herself may be impressed at her accomplishments. Having faced top opposition early on in her career, including the likes of Esmeralda Moreno and Yesica Bopp, Zamora sits at or near the top of the 108-pound division.