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Szymansky-Hornyak WBO Youth Clash on August 18th

•Aug 7, 2013

Babilon Promotions stage its annual show in the summer resort of Miedzyzdroje, Poland, on August 18. Headlining is welterweight Patryk Szymansky, 7-0, who is based in the US and promoted by Global Boxing. Szymansky take on Hungarian Mate Hornyak, 9-0-1, for the WBO Youth title. The chief support is an interesting clash at feather between former Olympian Lukasz Maszczyk, 4-0, and the more experienced Krysztof Cieslak, 19-5. Cieslak seemed to be a solid prospect when he turned pro with Arena in Germany but is 5-5 since 2010.

Video: Henry Rivalta Discusses Iron Mike Productions

BoxingScene Staff

•Aug 7, 2013

Promoter Henry Rivalta discusses the formation of Iron Mike Productions.

BScene Radio: Vargas, Marotta, Julaton - 6PT/9ET

Boxing Lab

•Aug 6, 2013

BoxingScene.com's audio show, Boxing Scene Radio , returns with another packed show. The show is hosted by BoxingScene correspondants Ernest Gabion, Luis Sandoval and Ryan Burton. The show starts at 6PM Pacific/9PM Eastern , and runs for two to three hours. Scheduled guests include Rich Marotta, Ana Julaton and Francisco Vargas.

Video: Ana Julaton Interview and Training Footage

BoxingScene Staff

•Aug 6, 2013

Ryan Burton catches up with female star Ana Julaton to discuss her upcoming fight in Mexico.

Petchbarngborn, Norasing Easily Secure KO Victories

James Goyder

•Aug 6, 2013

A highly predictable afternoon's boxing in Surin ended with two up and coming Thai fighters extending their impressive records at the expense of overmatched Indonesians who put up no more than token resistance. Many of Johan Wahyudi 's 23 previous career losses had come on Thai soil so it was no surprise when Petchbarngborn Kokietgym took his winning streak to five with a fight finishing right hand to the body in the fourth round.

“Fighting Words” — Middleweight Moves on Without Sergio

David P. Greisman

•Aug 5, 2013

by David P. Greisman - That headline sitting toward the top of your screen might seem designed to rankle feathers, like it should come off as a knock on middleweight champion Sergio Martinez. It isn’t. Instead, those words were selected in recognition of reality. They recognize the short-term reality of a sport where the man seen as the best fighter at 160 pounds, and one of the best boxers in the world, is out for the remainder of this year and into the beginning of next year while he recovers from knee and hand injuries he suffered in an April fight with Martin Murray. They also recognize the long-term viability of the 160-pound weight class, which has enough talent in enough places that it can move on without Martinez. That’s what we want, after all — not for Martinez to be gone, but rather for the top fighters in a division to stay active. We want them not to be held hostage by the activities, or inactivity, of the champion. We tend to tire of the risk-averse prospects and contenders who hold off on facing each other, choosing instead to remain available for a big fight and a significant paycheck.

War Arakawa: Five Great Japanese Imports for the West

Cliff Rold

•Aug 3, 2013

by Cliff Rold - One week later and it’s still the fight worth talking about. Sandwiched between Keith Thurman’s coming of age win over Diego Chaves, and Jesus Soto Karass’s long in coming validation against Andre Berto, Omar Figueroa took a step towards Texas folk hero status in a Lightweight classic. He didn’t do it alone. One of the great thrills for any boxing observer is the moment of discovery. Nihito Arakawa has been a professional since 2004 but, in 27 previous fights, only one had been outside Japan. There were hardcore fight fans in the US who knew him but for most of the crowd last Saturday, for most of the televised audience, it was a debut. It was a discovery. The moments when Arakawa came off the deck in rounds two and six, rallying to stave off a knockout loss, were downright revelatory. Arakawa didn’t win, but he left new eyes outside his native Japan wanting more. There are more discoveries to be had.

Kwanpichit Gets a Save After Clash of Heads in Two

James Goyder

•Aug 2, 2013

Kwanpichit OnesongchaiGym retained his WBO Oriental flyweight title in the most fortuitous of circumstances when Ben Mananquil's absolute demolition of the Thai champion was halted in the second round due to an unfortunate clash of heads. The first three minutes of the fight had been disastrous for the previously undefeated Kwanpichit who got stuck on the ropes and took punch after punch before finally going down for the count, which saved the referee from having to step in and call off the fight altogether. He was able to continue but never recovered and was on wobbly legs from that point onwards as Mananquil, who trains at the Manny Pacquiao Gym, went to work in search of a first round stoppage which would have been by far the most impressive performance of his career to date.

John David Jackson Joins Iron Mike Productions

Random Hits

•Aug 2, 2013

DEERFIELD, Fla. - Two-division world champion John David "Action" Jackson, one of the most respected trainers in boxing today, has joined Iron Mike Productions as co-head coach of the promotional company's stable of world-class fighters. Acquinity Sports, under CEO Garry Jonas, partnered with Hall of Famer Mike Tyson to form Iron Mike Productions, whose inaugural promotional event is the August 23rd "Tyson Is Back!" card, airing on ESPN Friday Night Fights, live from Turning Stone Resort Casino in Verona, New York.

Omar Tello Demolishes Rangel, Perez Shocks Giambi

Peter Lim

•Aug 2, 2013

Lightweight Omar "Pinky" Tello (2-0, 2 KOs) paid a rousing tribute to his late cousin with a first-round knockout over Jose Rangel (0-1) at the Bayou City Events Center in Houston. Tello seemed to hurt Rangel with every punch he landed before dropping him with a flurry of right hands and left hooks for the full count. Tello, 18, had dedicated this fight to his cousin Demazo Tello who lost his life in a motorbike accident two weeks ago. Demazo Tello, 23, was an amateur standout who was on the brink of turning pro at the time of his death. The card was staged by Savarese Boxing Promotions.