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Gonzalez vs. Viloria: Assets, Liabilities and Intangigles

Peter Lim

•Oct 17, 2015

Isn't this showdown reminiscent of a miniaturized Rumble in the Jungle? Starve Foreman and Ali down to half their body weights and chop off their heights by a foot and what you get is Roman Gonzalez versus Brian Viloria - a seemingly indestructible destroyer at the peak of his prowess against an accomplished 34-year-old veteran whom many consider past his prime. Both are multi-division world titleholders and potential Hall of Fame inductees.

Mayweather/Marciano: Too Much Ado About 49-0

Peter Lim

•Sep 26, 2015

Marciano's record has been mangled, misinterpreted and misunderstood. The reality is, 49-0 represents a heavyweight milestone and nothing else. So much has been made about Floyd Mayweather's recent victory over Andre Berto that raised his ledger to 49-0, equaling the record Rocky Marciano retired with and took to his grave. But really, how relevant was Mayweather's accomplishment? The number has been a jinx for sure, with several champions and titleholders attempting to reach or surpass that mark, coming tantalizing close but falling a hair short at the finish line.

Jermall Charlo is Not Taking K9 Bundrage Lightly

Peter Lim

•Sep 12, 2015

Jermall Charlo is oblivious to all the over-used, cliched youth-versus-experience, boxer-versus-puncher comparisons that us media types (guilty as charged) love to dwell upon in the lead up to a fight. He knows that once the opening bell sounds, only two people's mindsets matter - his and his opponent's. No one else will be doing the punching. Charlo (21-0, 16 KOs) attempts to wrest the IBF junior middleweight belt from Cornelius Bundrage (35-5, 19 KOs) at the Foxwoods Casino in Manshantucket, Conn., today. Having followed Bundrage's career since he finished third in season 2 of The Contender in 2006, Charlo, 25, is aware that Bundrage, 42, is very much more than a cliche in the ring. Age notwithstanding, the Detroit fighter could box and bang well enough to win the belt on two separate occasions in his late 30's and early 40's.

Cedric Agnew Survives Scare, Cornelius White Wins

Peter Lim

•Aug 28, 2015

Former light heavyweight world title challenger Cedric Agnew (28-2, 14 KOs) won a unanimous six-round decision over Kevin Engel (20-13, 16 KOs) but not before surviving a dramatic rollercoaster fourth round at the Bayou City Events Center in Houston. Midway through the round the switch-hitting Agnew dropped Engel with a short left to the solar plexus from a southpaw stance.

Kovalev victims Agnew and White return to home base

Peter Lim

•Aug 27, 2015

Since their losses to Russian power puncher Sergey Kovalev, former contenders Cedric Agnew and Cornelius White have struggled to get their careers back on track. Both light heavyweights will return to the drawing board fighting separate bouts in their home base of Houston on Thursday night at the Bayou City Events Center in Houston. Agnew (27-2, 14 KOs) will take on Kevin Engle (record unknown) in a six-round bout. Agnew, 28, was stopped in the eighth round by Kovalev via body shots last March. He rebounded with a meaningless first round KO over a 25-52-8 journeyman three months later but lost his next fight to Samuel Clarkson (12-3, 9 KOs) in February.

Radmir Akhmediyev Continues Streak of Knockouts

Peter Lim

•Jul 10, 2015

Middleweight Radmir Akhmediyev (6-0, 6 KOs) kept his perfect record in tact by scoring a second-round TKO over Antron Pearson (2-5, 1 KO) but not before looking a tad vulnerable, if not amateurish, in the opening frame. Akhmediyev, 24, spent much of the first round winging telegraphed shots, missing and running into counter punches.

Radmir Akhmediyev Stays Busy, Inspired By Golovkin

Peter Lim

•Jul 9, 2015

Middleweight Radmir Akhmediyev (5-0, 5 KOs) has averaged a fight every two months since turning pro in September after compiling an amateur record of 63-17 in his native Kazakhstan. In his sixth fight, Akhmediyev, 24, takes on Antron Pearson (2-4) at the latest Savarese Boxing card tonight at the Bayou City Events Center in Houston. "Every opponent is like a personal lesson," Akhmediyev told The Houston Chronicle. "Every opponent has a different style. He may be aggressive or just want to play with me. I have to learn to work with all of them, orthodox or southpaw."

Diplomatic De La Hoya Declines To Discredit May-Pac

Peter Lim

•May 10, 2015

In the wake of the sensational and explosive Canelo-Kirkland affair, promoter Oscar De La Hoya resisted the temptation to gloat about his symbolic triumph over last weekend's dud that was (over)hyped as Fight of the Century. Baited by the media at the post-fight press conference to compare the thrill factor of Canelo's one-punch knockout against that of the Mayweather-Pacquiao fight, De La Hoya instinctively and sarcastically responded: "What fight?"

Gutierrez Shocks Leija, Radmir Akhmediyev Wins Big

Peter Lim

•May 9, 2015

Flyweight Samuel Gutierrez (11-12-4, 3 KOs) ventured to Houston from Monterrey, Mexico, and upset hometown favorite Juan Leija (11-2-1, 3 KOs) at the Bayou City Events Center via eight-round majority decision. Leija won the early rounds but Gutierrez took over as Leija seemed to fade down the stretch. The scores were 77-75, 78-74 and 5 76-76. What looked at first glance to be a size mismatch turned into be a spirited slugfest as Celso Pinzon (3-3-1, 3 KOs), an overfed welterweight, came up against Justin Ledet (4-0, 2 KOs), a natural heavyweight. At 6-foot-three, Ledet towered over Pinzon who stood 5-foot-8 at the most. It resembles a pig fighting a horse, with the porky animal surprisingly holding his own against the much larger and muscular beast. Ledet won by scores of 40-36 (twice) and 39-37, which failed to reflect the competitiveness of the rounds.

Savarese Card Precedes Canelo-Kirkland HBO Event

Peter Lim

•May 8, 2015

Houston will see two consecutive nights of live boxing as former heavyweight contender Lou Savarese puts on a fight night at the Bayou City Events Center on Friday, a day prior to the showdown between Saul "Canelo" Alvarez and James Kirkland at Minute Maid Park. While big HBO-televised bouts like Canelo-Kirkland only comes to Houston every once or twice a year, Savarese Boxing Promotions has been staging regular cards in the city since 2009.

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Articles by Peter Lim: page 12

Gonzalez vs. Viloria: Assets, Liabilities and Intangigles

Mayweather/Marciano: Too Much Ado About 49-0

Jermall Charlo is Not Taking K9 Bundrage Lightly

Cedric Agnew Survives Scare, Cornelius White Wins

Kovalev victims Agnew and White return to home base

Radmir Akhmediyev Continues Streak of Knockouts

Radmir Akhmediyev Stays Busy, Inspired By Golovkin

Diplomatic De La Hoya Declines To Discredit May-Pac

Gutierrez Shocks Leija, Radmir Akhmediyev Wins Big

Savarese Card Precedes Canelo-Kirkland HBO Event

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Peter Lim

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Articles by Peter Lim: page 12

Gonzalez vs. Viloria: Assets, Liabilities and Intangigles

Mayweather/Marciano: Too Much Ado About 49-0

Jermall Charlo is Not Taking K9 Bundrage Lightly

Cedric Agnew Survives Scare, Cornelius White Wins

Kovalev victims Agnew and White return to home base

Radmir Akhmediyev Continues Streak of Knockouts

Radmir Akhmediyev Stays Busy, Inspired By Golovkin

Diplomatic De La Hoya Declines To Discredit May-Pac

Gutierrez Shocks Leija, Radmir Akhmediyev Wins Big

Savarese Card Precedes Canelo-Kirkland HBO Event

Carlos Adames wins a dud against Gerome Warburton

Jose Nunez hammers out upset of Bryan Flores in El Paso