Vivian Harris snapped a losing streak and got a measure of revenge Saturday night, defeating DeMarcus 'Chop Chop' Corley by unanimous decision at the FedEx Forum in Memphis, Tennessee. It was a clash between two former world titleholders who are well past their prime, but continue their attempt to defy Father Time, although it is best if they hang up their gloves for good.
DeMarcus 'Chop Chop' Corley won a hard-fought 10 round unanimous decision over Vivian Harris late Saturday night at the Convention Center in Raleigh, North Carolina. Corley improves to 49-28-1, with 28 KOs, while Harris drops to 32-12-1, with 19 KOs.
DeMarcus Corley and Vivian Harris are fighting each other. The fight that should have likely taken place 10-15 years ago is happening tonight at the Convention Center in Raleigh, North Carolina. The welterweight bout is scheduled for 10 rounds with a regional title belt on the line.
Last week highly regarded welterweight prospect Prichard "Digget" Colón (16-0) scored a brutal 4th round knockout of former champion Vivian Harris in Toronto, Ontario on the Adonis Stevenson-Tommy Karpency Spike TV televised undercard. The telecast was part of the Premier Boxing Champions series that has been put together by Al Haymon. Shortly after the fight BoxingScene.com caught up with Colón to get his thoughts on the knockout.
Adonis Stevenson and Tommy Karpency were both on weight ahead of their World light heavyweight championship contest Friday evening in Toronto, Canada. Stevenson came in right at the 175 lb. limit for the sixth defense of the crown he won more than two years ago. Karpency was slightly lighter, tipping the scales at 174.5 lbs. for his second crack at a world title, having previously come up short versus then-unbeaten champ Nathan Cleverly.
BoxingScene.com has been advised that welterweight prospect Prichard "Digget" Colon (15-0) will face former junior welterweight world champion Vivian Harris (32-10-2) on the Adonis Stevenson-Tommy Karpency Premier Boxing Champions [PBC] on Spike TV undercard in Toronto, Ontario. The card takes place on September 11th.
While 2014 didn’t boast excessive shakeup at the sport’s top level, the year was hardly without its share of shocking results. From young prospects getting exposed to ex-champions being humbled by career journeymen, the odds were literally defied on a number of occasions. Most years boast a notable upset so stunning that it truly grabs the sport by storm. Because so few of the sport’s leading fighters suffered defeats on that level, this was yet another category in this lackluster year to produce a true frontrunner. Sometimes, betting odds tell the true story in the wake of hyperbole trying to toy with the facts. Just because media members whose tendency is to go chalk on its predictions believed “a healthy” Sergio Martinez would toy with Miguel Cotto, doesn’t mean the rest of the boxing world believed it to be the case.
Ramon Alvarez dispatched Vivian Harris inside of seven rounds in their super welterweight clash Saturday evening in Guanajuato, Mexico. Two knockdowns early into round seven were enough to get the job done, despite a mild and displaced protest from Harris upon fight's end. The official time was 0:44 of round seven. Even as he managed a three-fight win streak, many have for years called for the 36-year old Harris to call it a career. At one point, the former 140 lb. titlist managed just one win over a span of 10 fights, a stretch that included six knockout losses. Alvarez improves to 21-4-2 (13KOs) with the win, his seventh straight. Harris falls to 32-10-2 (19KOs), snapping a three-fight win streak.
Javier Salinas faces Raymundo Cortez in a 6-round welterweight bout. However, the broadcast (at least the U.S. feed) has - for the second straight bout - shifted from ring intros to locker room and in-studio segments without actually showing in-ring action.
Jalisco's Ramon "Inocente" Alvarez (20-4-2, 12KOs) is looking to close the year with yet another big victory. The older brother of Saul "Canelo" Alvarez pulled off a big decision win on September 27th over Omar Chavez, the younger brother of Julio Cesar Chavez Jr. Chavez will now take on former WBA champion Vivian "Vicious" Harris (32-9-2, 19KOs) tommorrow night in Mexico. Harris is also coming off a big win, an upset decision victory over Jorge Paez Jr.