Joseph Agbeko reflects on his career, the brilliance of Guillermo Rigondeaux and the one that got away
Joseph “King Kong” Agbeko has described Guillermo Rigondeaux as the most technical fighter he ever faced in his career.
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Yonnhy Perez Lived Fast, Retires (Relatively) Young
It’s been a busy week for news, be it big stories, no-shows or false alarms. Sneaking into the headlines on Wednesday afternoon was the announcement of former bantamweight titlist Yonnhy Perez electing to call it a career at age 33 after just six active years into the sport.
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Yonnhy Perez: I Wanted To Continue, The Ref Stopped It
This past Saturday in Los Angeles, bantamweight Yonnhy Perez suffered the second straight defeat of his career. Vic Darchinyan knocked him down and dominated most of the action in their short lived fight. Perez suffered a bad cut from a clash of heads in the fifth round. One look at the cut and the ringside physician advised the referee to stop the fight. The referee agreed and stopped the action, which sent the fight to the scorecards and gave the Darchinyan a technical decision win.
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Video: Vic Darchinyan on Beating Perez, What's Next
Luis Sandoval catches up with IBO bantamweight champion Vic Darchinyan discusses his recent win over Yonnhy Perez, what's next for his career and more.
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Video: Yonnhy Perez on The Loss To Vic Darchinyan
Ernest Gabion catches up with Yonnhy Perez to discuss his recent defeat to Vic Darchinyan, what went wrong in the fight and more.
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Darchinyan: The "Raging Bull" Charges Forward at Nokia
Los Angeles, CA – With the Showtime Bantamweight Finals fight between Abner Mares and Joseph Agbeko postponed due to injury, Vic Darchinyan and Yohnny Perez took center stage at the Nokia Theatre in Los Angeles, California.
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Photos: Darchinyan Dominates Yonnhy Perez Over Five
Nokia Theater, Los Angeles, California - In an IBO bantamweight championship clash, Vic Darchinyan (36-3-1, 27KOs) won a five round technical unanimous decision over Yonnhy Perez (20-2-1, 14KOs) in a fight filled with fireworks. The bout ended early due to an accidental clash of heads. All three judges had it 50-44 for Darchinyan.
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Vic Darchinyan Gets Technical Nod Over Perez in Five
Nokia Theater, Los Angeles, California - DaVarryl "Touch of Sleep" Williamson (27-6, 22 KOs) displayed why he is stll one of the biggest punchers in the heavyweight division with a seventh round knockout of Michael Marrone (19-3, 14 KOs). Williamson's hard right hand put Marrone down in the third and the seventh before the fight was stopped. Marrone, once a rising contender, suffers his third loss in his last four bouts. Williamson returns for the first time since his four round TKO loss to Ray Austin in September of 2009.
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Vic Darchinyan-Yonnhy Perez: The Pre-Fight Report Card
It was, based on the quality of its pairing, already a main event on most nights. It just wasn’t supposed to be one on the Saturday night ahead. Despite both combatants entering the fight having lost their last time out, this is as good a match as can be made.
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Shaw To Petition Darchinyan-Perez Winner To Face Mares
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Regardless of who wins tonight's SHOWTIME CHAMPIONSHIP BOXING broadcast from the Nokia Theatre L.A. LIVE in Los Angeles (10:30 p.m. ET/PT, delayed on the West Coast), between former IBF Bantamweight Champion Yonnhy "El Colombiano" Perez and two-division world champion Vic "Raging Bull" Darchinyan, promoter Gary Shaw says he'll petition the IBF to sanction an Interim title fight between them and IBF #4-rated Abner Mares.
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