Ian Napa Upsets Carmelo Ballone, Captures Euro Crown

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At the York Hall in Bethnal Green, Ian Napa (18-6, 1KOs) upset the odds to capture the European bantamweight title with a close majority decision over champion Carmelo Ballone (21-3, 10KOs). The scores were 114-113, 114-113 and 114-114. [details]

[sparked_85]

Napa is sick!

[The_Bull]

It can't be considered an upset since I've never heard of these two in my life.

[ophqui]

chuffed for him, i love ian napa hes a lovely guy, and he was completely robbed a few years agi when he fought maertin power for the same title. good on him

[Oriachim]

I am a massive fan of Ian Napa, incase nobody knew, hes the shortest boxer in the UK at 5'0ft tall!

[Duke McKenzie_]

chuffed for him, i love ian napa hes a lovely guy, and he was completely robbed a few years agi when he fought maertin power for the same title. good on him

Yeah, he beat Martin Power that night.

Was this really an "upset"? I'd have had a bet if Dappa was the underdog.

[good_looking01]

Agreed, It is great to see Napa fufill his amateur potential. He is one of the best pure boxers in the sport and reminds me of Stevie Forbes. I hope he can defend this belt and carry on moving forward.

He has looked a lot better since moving up in weight and even his power seems to be developing at this stage in his career.

If he is matched well and continues to improve as he has in his last five fights there is no reason why he can't challenge for a world title in the future.

[beecherhq]

Great performance last night, like a mini james toney! Seems like a nice guy i'm really pleased for him.

[Savino]

From what I seen it looked like a tough fight for Napa, caught a hightlight were he caught him with a cracking shot. I will watch the highlights tomorrow.

[RiZo is Gay]

Whos these two fools? lol