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For Alex Camponovo, as one door closes, another door opens. Camponovo has made a name for himself working for promoter Don King and, more recently, as the General Manager and matchmaker for Thompson Boxing Promotions.
No shame to losing to one of the best in the flyweight division. Andres Campos will now make every effort to learn from his defeat and move back into the world title picture. Campos will square off against Bienvenido Ligas Saturday night at the Burleigh Bazaar in Burleigh Heads, Australia. The 10-round bout will air live on Fox Sports Australia (10 p.m. Sydney/ AEST).
Roarke Knapp is making a name for himself at 154 pounds. Knapp stopped Przemyslaw Zysk of Poland in the fifth round Saturday night at Emperors Palace in Kempton Park, South Africa. Knapp, who resides in the nearby Johannesburg suburb of Edenvale, improved to 17-1-1, 12 knockouts.
Roarke Knapp is currently a big fish in a small pond. A significant win or two could put him in line for a huge opportunity next year in the United States or the United Kingdom.
Another fight, another knockout win for junior welterweight prospect Ernesto "Tito" Mercado. The unbeaten Mercado stopped Carlos Portillo late Saturday night at the LumColor ‘Phoenix’ Center in Ontario, California. Mercado, who resides in nearby Pomona, improved to 12-0, 11 knockouts.
Junior lightweight prospect Austin Brooks is quickly making a name for himself. Brooks, an amateur standout, knocked out Anthony Chavez in the sixth round Saturday night before a sold-out crowd of almost 2,000 at the Emerald Queen Casino in Tacoma, Washington.
Yamileth Mercado of Ciudad Cuauhtemoc, Mexico won a hard-fought unanimous decision over Paulette Valenzuela Saturday night at the Centro de Convenciones in Xochitepec, Mexico, just outside of Cuernavaca.
Oscar Collazo wants to stake his claim as the best fighter at 105 pounds. Collazo earned another knockout win Saturday night, stopping Garen Diagan after the sixth round at the Coliseo Roberto Clemente in San Juan, Puerto Rico. Collazo (8-0, 6 knockouts), who resides in nearby Villalba, successfully defended his WBO world title belt.
Oscar Collazo wanted to make his world title defense a memorable one. Collazo battered Garen Diagan before Diagan did not come out for the seventh round Saturday night before a partisan crowd at the Coliseo Roberto Clemente in San Juan, Puerto Rico.
In the co-feature of the Golden Boy Promotions card, fringe junior bantamweight contender Juan Carlos Camacho, Jr. knocked out Jorge Orozco in the first round. Camacho, Jr., who resides in nearby Juana Diaz, improved to 16-1, 7 KOs.