EURO RESULTSBy Per-Ake Persson Jan 28, Myslowice, POL: Silesia Boxing Team 6x3, lh: Przemyslaw Gorgon, Pol TKO 1 Tomasz Gargula, Pol 6x3, h: Patryk Kowoll, Pol TKO 1 Dawid Styka, Pol 4x3, lh: Igor Porebski, Pol TKO 3 Mikalai Trukhan, Pol 4x3, m: Daniel Pilc, Pol KO 1 Dzianis Yahoranka, Blr sl: Kamil Mlodzinski, Pol W6-U Andrei Staliarchuk, Blr 58-56, 59-56 and 59-55.
Jan 28, Barcelona, SPA: f: Cristobal Lorente, Spa W 6 Jose Hernandez, Spa Oleksandr Usyk (right) has a record of 14 fights without defeat
Jan 27, Riga, LAT, Arena, Sauerland Event / WBSS Oleksandr Usyk, 90,4, Ukr W12-M Mairis Briedis, 90,3, Lat Semifinal in the WBSS Tournament, defence of the WBO title by Usyk as he won the WBC title from Briedis with a win on scores of 115-113 twice and 114-114. It was fastpaced with Usyk, a southpaw, using his superior reach and outjabbed Briedis. But Usyk´s left was seldom effective and many of his punches lacked power. He fought like the exellent amateur boxer he is while Briedis kept coming, working with fewer but harder punches. As it was Usyk´s volume made a difference and he was a deserved winner but had to work hard to get it in an exellent fight. 8x3, h: Filip Hrgovic, Cro TKO 4 Tom Little, Uk lh: Jevgenijs Aleksejevs, Lat W6-S Maurice Possiti, Fra 58-56 twice fpr Aleksejevs and 58-56 Possiti. lh: Yoann Kongolo, Swi W10-U Andrejs Pokumeiko, Lat Kongolo retained the WBC Int´l Silver title on scores of 98-90, 98-91 and 99-89. Pokumeiko was down in round 7 and then heads clashed, Pokumeiko was cut and Kongolo had a point deducted. c: Michael Lawal, Uk W6-U Istvan Orsos, Hun m: Araik Maritujan, Ger W4-U Richard Hegyi, Hun 8x3, h: Otto Wallin, Swe KO 3 Srdan Govedaric, Cro Govedarica was down twice from left hook downstairs from his southpaw opponent. c: Micki Nielsen, Den W8-S Ricards Bolotniks, Lat 77-75 twice for Nielsen who again was short on stamina and 78-74 for Bolotniks.
Jan 27, Vantaa, FIN, Myyrmäki Sporthus (Urheilutalo), Pro Boxing Finland (Juho Tolppola) Samuli Kärkkäinen, 89,9, Fin W8-S Reinis Porozovs, 91,0, Lat Kärkkäinen won the vacant BBU title on scores of 80-75 and 77-76 - the third judge had it 78-75 Porozovs. 80-75 v 75-78? Hmmm, desribed as a close fight though with Kärkkäinen´s workrate against Porozovs´ harder punches. 6x3: Oskari Metz, 67,5, Fin TKO 4 (0.33) Richard Baba, 68,3, Hun 6x3: Gennadi Mentsikainen, 99,5, Fin TKO 4 (1.00) Tamaz Zadishvili, 99,3, Geo 6x3: Sami Enbom, 82,5, Fin KO 2 (1.10) Adam Kovacs, 80,05. hun Kovacs down twice from bodyshots. 4x3: Jukka Saarinen, 102,7, Fin W4-U Ferenc Bartus, 96,6, Hun Saarinen, a former MMA star, was down in the first but won on his better conditioning and Bartus was closed to being stopped in the fourth. 38-37 on all cards. 8x2: Sanna Turunen, 72,1, Fin W8-U Sanja Ostojic, 73,4, Bos 77-75, 78-76 and 79-75. 4x3. Janne Rantanen, 73,5, Fin W4-U David Kaszas, 71,5, Hun 40-36 on all cards.
Jan 27, Deurne, BEL, Arenahal, Antwerpen Boxing Academy (Renald De Vulder) 12x3: Yves Ngabu, 90,6, Bel TKO 3 Geoffrey Batello, 90,7, Bel Ngabu retained the EBU title in this first ever all Belgian EBU title fight. Batello, a good puncher but somewhat fragile, was down twice and the towel came in. 8x3: Meriton Karaxha, 66,4, Bel TKO 7 Alexander Polizzi, 67,4, Bel 6x3: Roberto Secola, 101,0, Bel KO 1 Mirnes Dedanic, 90,7, Bos
Jan 27, Castellbisbals, SPA, Rimer Boxe f: Marc Vidal, Spa TKO 6 Michael Carrero, Nic Vidal, reigning EBU champ, was all set to fight Sergio Blanco at this venue when Blanco re-retired. Vidal still went through with this non-title tuneup.
Jan 27, Vitoria, SPA, Iradier Arena sl: Nacho Mendoza, Spa TKO 1 Fran Suarez, Spa Mendoza retained the Spanish lightweight title. sf: Kevin Baldospino, Spa W 4 Eduardo Cobos, Spa
Jan 27, Bad Neuenahr, GER, gba c: Hizni Altunkaya, Ger W 6 (60-54) Niko Lohmann, Ger 6x3, sm: Enis Agushi, Ger TKO 1 (2.46) Francis Kojo Ennin,
Jan 27, Campbon, FRA: w: Mohamed Kani, Fra W 6 Issa Mourzaev, Fra c: Olivier Vautrain, Fra W6-U Bobdelah Belgobi, Fra 59-55 on all cards. l: Meryl Vegas, Fra W 6 Ibraguim Gaissumov, Fra c: Dylan Bregeon, Fra W 6 Abdoulaye Diane, Fra
Jan 27, Berlin, GER, Boxcamp P1, CP Boxevent (Charlie Podehl), bdb sw: Denis Krieger, Ger TKO 8 Robert Maess, Ger Krieger won the vacant German bdb title with a come from behind win over Maess, who was floored twice in the eighth.
Jan 26, Sedavi, SPA: 8x3: Alexander Podolsky, 63,0, Rus KO 1 (1.27) Anzor Gamgebeli, 62,5, Geo Avantandil Tchubabria, 56,8, Spa W4-M Oscar Vinicio Nunez, 56,7, Spa 39-37 twice and 38-38. Vicente Andres Monzo, 70,0, Spa W4-U Mamadou Goita, 70,0, Mali 39-36 twice and 40-35. 6x3: Alin florin, 63,5, Spa KO 2 Kakha Avetisian, 63,0, Geo 4x3, l: Bernard Angelo Torres, 60,4, Nor TKO 2 (2.08) Giorgi Gachegiladze, 60,5, Geo Gachegiladze was retired by his corner. Torres is of Filippino desecent and is talked about as the Norwegian Pacman.
Jan 25, Grenoble, FRA: 8x3, c: Nicolas Salsi, Fra TKO 5 Paata Aduashvili, Geo m: Mike Diemunsch, Fra W 4 Mifodzi Pilipenak, Blr sm: Aliaksandr Usik, Blr W 4 Antoine Villedieu, Fra |