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The Past Week in Action 1 May 2018 -- Part II By Eric Armit PhilBoxing.com Wed, 02 May 2018  Dogboe (L) and Magdaleno. Kobe, Japan: Feather: Shun Kubo (13-1) W PTS 10 Hiroshige Osawa (33-5-4). This was a fight neither could afford to lose and in the end the younger local hero Kubo took the verdict on a split decision. Kubo forged ahead in the early action. He used fast footwork and sharp, accurate southpaw lefts to sweep the first three rounds and have blood leaking from Osawa’s nose. Despite losing a point for excessive holding in the fifth Osawa had built some momentum now and when Kubo was cut over his right eye in a clash of heads and then deducted a point for holding things were going Osawa’s way. Kubo decided to fight instead of box and got back into the contest forcing Osawa on to the back foot and just doing enough to hold on to his earlier lead and take the decision. Scores 96-93 and 97-95 for Kubo and 95-94 for Osawa. Kubo, 28, a former holder of the secondary WBA super bantam champion was having his first fight since losing his title on a ninth round stoppage against Daniel Roman in September. He is now No 7 feather with the WBA so casting his eyes at another title shot.. Osawa was stopped in seven rounds by Oscar Valdez for the WBO feather title in 2016 but had rebounded with three wins but at 32 this was a loss he could not afford. Managua, Nicaragua: Bantam: Melvin Lopez (14-0) W PTS 10 Yonathan Padilla (18-4). Fly: Felix Alvarado (33-2) W RTD 3 Ivan Meneses (19-17-1). Super Fly: Keyvin Lara (25-2-1) W KO 6 Moises Mojica (5-4-2). Lopez vs. Padilla Lopez collects the vacant WBC Youth title with impressive win over Mexican Padilla. Lopez was much the bigger man and bullied Padilla over the opening rounds putting Padilla down twice. After three rounds he was 40-36 up on all three cards. Despite his dominance he was not able to put Padilla away and although he won every round in the end it was a flat performance from one of the most promising young fighters in Nicaragua. He was youth champion nine times and turned pro in 2015 at 17. However his weight has ranged from the 108lbs when he turned pro to the 123lbs he weighed for a fight in January which has some experts sounding cautious about his preparation. After losing only one of his first nineteen fights Padilla has now lost three in a row. Alvarado vs. Flores Alvarado continues to blow away mediocre opposition as he waits for a shot at a title. He punched too hard for former world title challenger Meneses who was under pressure but competitive. Alvarado was on top in the third and Meneses had to soak up plenty of punishment with his corner pulling their man out at the end of the round. Since suffering consecutive points losses for the secondary WBA to Kazuto Ioka at light flyweight and Juan Carlos Reveco at flyweight in 2013 and 2014 respectively he has won 15 on the bounce 14 of them by KO/TKO. He is rated IBF 1/WBO 3/WBC 4 and is in line to meet the winner of the Ryoichi Taguchi vs. Hekkie Budler fight where the South African will be challenging for the WBA and IBF titles. Mexican Meneses was stopped in four rounds by Roman Gonzalez in a challenge for the WBA minimumweight title in 2010 but is well over the hill now with this his seventh loss in his last eight fights. Lara vs. Mojica Lara ended this one late. After winning every round as he furiously attacked the body he finally put novice Mojica down and out in the last. The 23-year-old Lara gets win No 9 by KO/TKO. After losing his first pro fight he has lost only one of his last 26 fights and that was an eleventh round kayo by Kazuto Ioka for the secondary WBA fly title in 2016. Seven wins since then but again mediocre opposition. Mojica just a 4 and 6 round fighter thrown in over his head. Glan, Philippines: Super Fly: Jade Bornea (11-0) W PTS 10 Danrick Sumabong (5-1). Feather: Mark Bernaldez (16-1) W KO 1 JP Macadumpis (11-12-1). Bornea vs. Sumabong Former amateur star Bornea wins the vacant WBO Youth title to add to the IBF Youth title he already holds but it was a very close fight. Filipino teenager Sumabong proved a much tougher test than anticipated and Bornea only just edged him out. Scores 95-94 twice and 97-93 for Bornea. The 23-year-old from General Santos City won a bronze medal at the World Youth Championships and took gold at the Asian Junior Championships beating two-time world champion Kosei Tanaka in the tournament. Sumabong, 19, can certainly rebound from this and he was in his second ten round fight in his fledgling six bout career. Bernaldez vs. Macadumpis Bernaldez re-launches his career after almost three years away. Predictably he put away poor Macadumpis away inside a round. The 26-year-old Bernaldez had not fought since being stopped in seven rounds by useful Japanese fighter Tsuyoshi Tameda in Tokyo in August 2015. He has eleven wins by KO/TKO. Pathetic Macadumpis has lost his last six fights all inside two rounds. Bilbao, Spain: Welter: Kevin Lejarraga (25-0) W TKO 2 Bradley Skeete (27-2). Feather: Andoni Gago (19-3-3) W PTS 12 Geoffrey Dos Santos (11-1). Super Welter: Jorge Fortea (16-1-1) W PTS 10 Azael Cosio (21-7-2,1ND). Light: Boy Jones (16-1-1) W PTS 6 Stefan Nicolae (2-10). Lejarraga vs. Skeete Lejarraga wins the vacant European title as he crushes Skeete inside two rounds. A real “wow” results this one as Skeete is a very good boxer. The initial action saw Skeete moving well and stabbing out his strong jab. Lejarraga was walking forward behind a high guard throwing jabs of his own. Skeete was quicker and his jab already had Lejarraga’s face red but Lejarraga continued to walk forward showed a useful jab of his own and tried some big rights. Things seemed to have gone to plan for Skeete in the first but the second was a different story. Lejarraga stepped up the pace coming forward quicker and letting his hands go, Skeete continued to box on the back foot sliding home jabs but then he was caught with a heavy right to the side of his head which sent him down on his knees. Skeete was up at seven but when the action resumed Lejarraga was storming forward throwing punches with Skeete scrabbling to stay out of trouble. A left to the body saw Skeete take a step back and then go down. He was up at eighth and Lejarraga strode forward driving Skeete across the ring landing a couple of rights and another left to the body which saw Skeete drop to his knees and just as the referee took up the count the towel came in from Skeete’s corner. A huge win for the hard punching 26-year-old “Revolver” from Bilbao and his twentieth win by KO/TKO. He was rated WBA 8/WBC 13 but this impressive crushing of the talented Skeete should give him a big boost. Skeete, 30, had won his last nine fights. After losing a close decision to Frankie Gavin in 2014 he had collected the British and Commonwealth titles and scored impressive wins over Brunet Zamora, Sam Eggington and Shayne Singleton. He was rated IBF 5(3)/WBC 10/WBO 11 so this is a huge blow to his world title aspirations. Gago vs. Dos Santos Gago makes it a good night for Basque fighters as he gets close verdict over Frenchman Dos Santos to win the vacant European Union title. The pattern of the fight saw Gago his usual aggressive self and Dos Santos with the better skills looking to box his way to victory. It started badly for Dos Santos when he emerged from a clash of heads in the first round with a cut on his right eyelid which forced him to trade punches more than he planned. Neither fighter is a puncher so they were able to exchange furiously without either being badly shaken except when Dios Santos had Gago hurt in the fifth and in trouble from a couple of body shots in the sixth. Things were evened up when Gago was also cut over his right eye. It was a fast-paced close fight all the way with Gago slightly ahead after ten rounds. Dos Santos ruined whatever chance he had of winning when after several warnings he lost a point in the eleventh and another in the twelfth for various infractions which made the scoring much wider than the action justified. Scores 116-111, 115-112 and 114-112 all for Gago with five points looking too wide a margin even with the deductions. Gago, 32, a former undefeated Spanish champion, has lost two tough assignments against Viorel Simion and Lee Selby and will be hoping to get a couple of nice paydays out of his new title. French champion Dos Santos came close here but his indiscretions cost him dear. Fortea vs. Cosio Fortea makes it a Spanish treble as he wins the vacant WBC Latino title with unanimous decision over Panamanian Cosio. Over the first two rounds it looked as though Fortea might end this early as he floored Cosio in the second round. However Cosio was far from finished and he turned the fight around and fought back hard. Fortea’s jab gave him the edge in some of the action but Cosio more than held his own and in the end despite some widely differing scoring this was a very close call for Fortea. Scores a way out 98-91, 97-93 and a more representative 95-94 for Fortea. The tall 27-year-old from Valencia was inactive in 2016 and this is his third win since returning in 2017. The 36-year-old “Turbo” Cosio has been a useful fighter in his time but this is his fourth loss in his last five fights Jones vs., Nicolae Tall Essex youngster Jones had too much skill for Romanian Nicolae and boxed his way to a comfortable points victory winning every round. The 21-year-old former BBB of C Southern Area champion gets his fifth win as he rebuilds after a tenth round stoppage loss to Craig Poxton in February last year. Poor Nicolae is now 1-9 in his last 10 fights. Plainville, MA, USA: Super Welter: Greg Vendetti (19-2-1) W TKO 1 Alex Duarte (13-5-1). Light: Ryan Kielczewski (28-3) W TKO 1 Israel Rojas (13-22). Vendetti vs. Duarte The local “Villain” Vendetti gets this one over quickly as he blitzes Duarte and halts him just before the bell to end the opening round. The busy 27-year-old was having his third fight of the year. He gets his twelfth win by KO/TKO and extends his winning streak to 14. New York-based Brazilian Duarte has now lost 5 of his last 6 fights with all five losses coming inside three rounds. Kielczewski vs. Rojas In another poor match Kielczewski ended things even quicker blowing away Rojas in just 99 seconds for his second first round win in a row-both against very substandard opposition. After a run of 22 wins the 28-year-old “Polish Prince” hast lost close fights to Danny Aquino, Miguel Flores and Frank De Alba and is being slowly rebuilt. Mexican Rojas is 3-7 in his most recent fights with all seven losses by KO/TKO inside four rounds. New York, NY, USA: Middle: Daniel Jacobs (34-2) W PTS 12 Maciej Sulecki (26-1). Heavy: Jarrell Miller (21-0-1) W PTS 12 Johann Duhaupas (37-4). Welter: Daniyar Yeleussinov (1-0) W TKO 3 Noah Kidd (3-1-1). Jacobs vs. Sulecki Jacobs keeps his name in the frame for a shot at the winner of Gennady Golovkin vs. Saul Alvarez but has to fight hard to beat Sulecki in a fast-paced technical battle. Sulecki made a confident started moving well jabbing sharply and trying rights with Jacobs just short with some straight rights. Jacobs did better in the second with some fast combinations but Sulecki landed a good counter right. Already it was clear this was going to be a technical battle with Sulecki sticking to the jab and straight rights and Jacobs with a bit more variety in his work which he showed with some speedy combinations in the third. Jacobs was switching guard and changing angles in the fourth and hooking well to the body. Sulecki still stuck to the jab and was moving in straight lines so Jacobs was able to dodge many of the Pole’s punches but Sulecki was scoring enough to keep the rounds close. Sulecki did better in the fifth. He started to put some variety into his work still jabbing hard and accurately but mixing in sweeping hooks to the body and matching Jacobs when they both threw punches in a fiery ending to the round. The Pole looked to edge the sixth boxing behind his jab, getting home with rights and just being quicker to the punch. Jacobs started the seventh by changing to southpaw but a quick attack from Sulecki saw him change back to orthodox. Sulecki continued that momentum throughout the round getting the jab/straight right home and scoring with a flashing combination with Jacobs not really landing much. The eighth was a closer round. Sulecki was confident enough to stay in the pocket and swap punches and Jacobs connected a few times late in the round to have the edge. The early action in the ninth was equal but Jacobs was firing speedy combinations to the body over the remainder of the three minutes. A close tenth went to Jacobs but only just. Both landed some good shots but Jacobs finished the round with a bundle of accurate punches. Sulecki had never been past the tenth round before but he showed no signs of tiredness. Jacobs clearly won the eleventh round. He was quicker to the punch and landed some hard right crosses over Sulecki’s jab and although the Pole rallied it was one for Jacobs. Sulecki came out fast for the last and was clipped by a right and then nailed by a perfect right inside which sent him down. He was up quickly and fought back hard but was rocked a few more times before the final bell. Scores 117-110, 116-111 and 115-112 all for Jacobs. The 31-year-old “Miracle Man” is No 2 with the WBA and WBO, No 3 with the WBC and No 3(2) with the IBF so it will be the of the year at best before he gets another title shot. Sulecki, 28 exhibited excellent skills and good movement and showed he belongs at this level. His performance should be enough to earn him some big fights in the future. Miller vs. Duhaupas Miller gets wide unanimous victory over Duhaupas in a gruelling contest that illustrated the strengths and weaknesses of the unbeaten Miller. Miller took control from the outset. He was quicker with his hands and more mobile and shook Duhaupas with an over hand right. With the Frenchman getting home some jabs late in the round. Duhaupas made the mistake of taunting Miller early in the second and paid for it as Miller trapped him on the ropes and landed a series of hooks and uppercuts. Duhaupas got some respite after a low punch from Miller and then made good use of his jab and landed a hard right but Miller finished the round with a flourish. The third round belonged to Duhaupas. He scored repeatedly with his jab and banged home rights with Miller letting his work rate drop. Miller was back in charge in the fourth. He out jabbed Duhaupas and scored with some hurtful right uppercuts and also took the fifth which was mainly fought in close where Miller was able to land hooks and uppercuts. Duhaupas may just have edged the sixth as Miller only worked in short bursts with Duhaupas able to stay outside and use his jab. Miller turned the heat up in the seventh scoring early with thudding rights only to then decide to spend time just bobbing and weaving and taunting Duhaupas before landing more swings late in the round. Miller took the eighth and although again his work rate was low he landed enough and finished the round with a flurry of punches. In the ninth Miller worked hard landing some jarring shots at the start and end of the round with Duhaupas having some success with his jab in between times but it was clearly Miller’s round as was the tenth where he pressed hard for three minutes pummelling Duhaupas with hooks with the Frenchman countering but taking a lot more than he was giving. Both were tired in the eleventh with Miller dominating the exchanges and taking the round which ended with them standing and trading with their defences gone missing in action. There was some confusion in the corner of Duhaupas when it seemed the ringside physicians were contemplating stopping the fight and even after Duhaupas left his corner the referee took him to a neutral corner so the physicians could examine him again but the Frenchman wanted to continue. Miller punched away throughout the round with Duhaupas doing his best to punch with him but again it was Miller’s round. Scores 119-110 twice and 117-111 for Miller. Miller showed he could take a good punch and went twelve rounds for the first time. At 6’4” he is the right height for today’s heavyweight division but at 304lbs (138kgs) he is carrying too much weight and his relatively short 78” reach will be a disadvantage against both Anthony Joshua and Deontay Wilder. Duhaupas allowed him to set the pace here but he may find it different against Joshua and Wilder who will both force him to fight much harder. He is No 3 with both the WBA and WBO. With the IBF No 1 position vacant he is the second highest rated fighter at No 3 after No 2 Kubrat Pulev. The 37-year-old Duhaupas again showed he has a good chin with only Wilder and Alex Povetkin beating him inside the distance and he did well to go the full twelve here to give Miller a good test. Yeleussinov vs. Kidd This was an easy fight pro fight for Yeleussinov. The Kazak former amateur star was too quick with both his right jab and his footwork for the rank novice Kidd and countered hard when ever Kidd tried to come forward. Yeleussinov was landing some hard lead lefts and when Kidd stupidly tried to switch to southpaw he unbalanced himself and Yeleussinov landed a series of hard shots. An explosive straight left put Kidd down in the third. He made it to his feet but more lefts and a couple of body punches put him down again and the fight was stopped. The 27-year-old Yeleussinov has great amateur credentials having won gold and silver at the World Championships and gold at the 2016 Olympics. Kidd thrown in way over his head. Philadelphia, PA, USA: Super Bantam: Isaac Dogboe (19-0) W TKO 11Jesse Magdaleno (25-1). Super Middle: Jesse Hart (24-1) W TKO 7 Demond Nicholson (18-3-1). Heavy: Bryant Jennings (23-2) W PTS 10 Joey Dawejko (19-5-4). Feather: Shakur Stevenson (6-0) W TKO 2 Roxberg Riley (12-1).Super Feather: Robinson Conceicao (7-0) W PTS 6 Alex Rynn (6-2).Light: Joseph Adorno (7-0) W KO 1 Jorge Padron (3-2). 21 Magdaleno vs. Dogboe. Huge upset as young Ghanaian Dogboe climbs off the floor in the first round and overpowers champion Magdaleno to win the WBO title and become the youngest world champion in Ghanaian boxing history Round 1 Dogboe made a quick, confident start coming forward taking the fight to Magdaleno and throwing a series of hooks. He paid for the confidence when as he was standing in front of Magdaleno throwing hooks to the body Magdaleno landed a short right and a left to the head that sent Dogboe back and down. He was up immediately and looked shaken but not hurt. After the count Magdaleno was throwing plenty of punches looking to end things and shook Dogboe badly with a southpaw left but Dogboe made it to the bell. Score 10-8 Magdaleno Round 2 It had been a bad opening round for Dogboe as he suffered the first knockdown of his career but he showed no sign of being fazed by it. Both fighters fought cautiously early in the round. Over the closing minute Dogboe took Magdaleno to the ropes and opened up firing to head and body with both hands. Magdaleno banged back but Dogboe had edged the exchanges. Score 10-9 Dogboe 19-18 Round 3 Dogboe was taking the fight to Magdaleno in this one but the champion was landing some accurate left counters. As Dogboe advanced a left to the head shook him making his legs wobble and forcing him back. He was hurt and although he fired back fired back it was Magdaleno’s round. Score 10-9 Magdaleno 29- 27 Round 4 Dogboe’s round. He marched forward for three minutes firing sweeping hooks with Magdaleno trying to counter. Dogboe was doing the scoring with Magdaleno busy covering up and being outscored. Score 10-9 Dogboe 38-37 Official scores: 38-37 Dogboe, 38-37 Magdaleno, 38-37 Magdaleno Round 5 This was a pivotal round. Magdaleno had to get on the front foot but when he tried to within just 20 seconds of the round starting he was nailed by a short, powerful right hook to the chin and went down then rolled over and got up on one knee looking to his corner. He was up at five but looked shaky. Dogboe pounded away at Magdaleno with hooks to head and body with Magdaleno pinned to the ropes and trying desperately to hang on. He was taking a pounding with Dogboe landing crunching shots to head and body. Magdaleno showed some good defensive work and mocked Dogboe’s efforts but he had to soak up punishment right to the bell. Normally you might look for two knockdowns to make it a 10-7 but this was one-sided enough for 2 ½ minutes for it to justifiably be a 10-7 round with the referee looking closely at the punishment Magdaleno was taking and being concerned enough to go Magdaleno’s corner at the end of the round to check on Magdaleno’s condition. Score 10-7 Dogboe 46-47 Round 6 The paced dropped in the sixth. It was a recovery round for Magdaleno and he tried to box on the outside. Dogboe won the round by trapping Magdaleno on the ropes and working him over a couple of times with hooks and straight rights. Score 10-9 Dogboe 55-57 Round 7 Magdaleno started the round well and finished it well but for most of the round Dogboe was in charge. He again had Magdaleno fighting with his back to the ropes and landed some rib bending hooks and shots to the head,. Score 10-9 Dogboe 64-67 Round 8 Magdaleno got back into the fight in this one. He was much quicker than Dogboe, stayed off the ropes scoring with quick punches and then either skipping away or tying Dogboe up on the inside. Score 10-9 Magdaleno 74-76 Official scores: 77-72 Dogboe, 76-74 Dogboe, 77-73 Dogboe Round 9 Another round for Magdaleno. Again he kept moving slotting home right jabs and catching the advancing Dogboe with left counters. These rounds were going the way the fight was expected to go with the hand and foot speed of Magdaleno giving him the edge. Dogboe is not fast-footed he plants his feet flat on the canvas to give himself a solid base for power punching and sacrifices some speed. Score 10-9 Magdaleno 84-85 Round 10 Dogboe needed to turn this around and he did. He dominated the round pressing and harassing and keeping Magdaleno pinned to the ropes for long periods. Magdaleno stupidly gestured for Dogboe to bring it on and the Ghanaian did with body punches from both hands and uppercuts with Magdaleno unable to fire back. Score 10-9 Dogboe 93-95 Round 11 Dogboe continued his body attacks at the start of this round with Magdaleno looking to hold but Dogboe pulled himself free and landed a couple of punches to the head with Magdaleno weakened by the body punches dropping to his knees. He got up at eight but was obviously in deep trouble. Dogboe forced Magdaleno into a corner and pounded away with hooks to the body until Magdaleno went down on his knees and the referee stopped the fight. Great win for the 23-year-old Dogboe and a great boost for boxing in Ghana. The 2012 Olympian gets his thirteenth win by KO/TKO. After that opening round knockdown, the first he has suffered in his career, he proved too strong and aggressive for Magdaleno. His road to the 2012 Olympics had a couple of bumps along the way as he lost to Jessie Lartey at the Ghanaian selection tournament and lost again in final African Qualifier. His Olympic dream ended in the first series as he was beaten 10-9 by Japan’s Satoshi Shimizu. However he stayed on in Britain and won the ABA title in 2013 (he wore a Union Jack on one sleeve as he came into this title fight) before turning pro with a win in Switzerland and having fights in England and the US. He then went home to build a huge following with a series of impressive victories and lifted the interim WBO title. Azumah Nelson tabbed him as a future world champion and there will be comparisons but he has a long way to go before he ranks up there alongside his role model Ghana’s and perhaps Africa’s greatest ever fighter but then he is only 23. Magdaleno was making the second defence of his WBO title. Injury had kept him out of the ring for a year which could not have helped his case but at 26 he has the talent to put this loss behind him and rebound strongly. Hart vs. Nicholson Hart stops Nicholson to keep on track for another title shot. From the start this one was fought at a fast pace. Hart had the longer reach and tried to work on the outside over the early rounds. Nicholson was able to get inside and wobbled Hart with a right just before the bell to end the first round. Hart had a big third being credited with two knockdowns. The first looked more a case of Nicholson tripping but the second was legit as Hart landed some powerful left hooks and a right. Nicholson beat the count but was badly shaken. Both tired quickly and the fifth and sixth turned into close quarters brawls with Hart scoring with a series of left hooks in the fifth and Nicholson out landing Hart in the sixth and getting through with a damaging right uppercut. Nicholson was pressing hard in the seventh when Hart landed a long right that landed behind the ear of Nicholson. He did not go down but squatted on his haunches which caused some confusion and although neither his body nor his gloves touched the canvas the referee pulled Hart back whilst Nicholson walked to a corner looking a bit dazed. The referee indicated the fight should continue and Hart piled in landing heavy punches to the head driving Nicholson across the ring. Nicholson slumped to the floor sliding down Hart’s legs. The referee took up the count with Nicholson still complaining he had been hit on the back of the head. Strangely the referee counted to eight and signalled Nicholson to get up. This went on for a few seconds and in fact it was almost 20 seconds before Nicholson got up at which point the referee waived the fight over with Nicholson still complaining about the right from Hart. The Philadelphian wins the vacant WBC NABF title and gets win No 20 by KO/TKO. He is still No 1 with the WBO so in line for a return with Gilberto Ramirez having lost a close decision to the WBO champion in September but he is No 3 with the WBC so he could decide to go in that direction. Nicholson was 8-1-1 going in with a draw against Immanuwel Aleem and a sp[lit decision loss to Steve Rolls in recent action. Jennings vs. Dawejko Jennings just too big for Dawejko and wins unanimous decision. With huge edges in height and reach over Dawejko Jennings worked on the outside in the first two rounds slotting home jabs and some body punches against a static Dawejko. In the third Dawejko managed to get inside and score with some thumping left hooks to the body and overhand rights. Dawejko continued to roll forward in the fourth and had some success early but Jennings finished the round strongly with a hard right and some quick combinations. Over the fifth, sixth and seventh Jennings chose to box spearing Dawejko with his jab and when he did chose to stand and trade banging in some uppercuts. Dawejko kept trying to track Jennings but was too slow. Jennings started the eighth coming forward forcing Dawejko back with his jab and raking him with long rights and then boxed through the rest of the round changing angles and poking home jabs. It was the same in the ninth with Jennings able to score from distance and avoid Dawejko’s attempts to get close. Jennings landed a big right early in the round but Dawejko just kept plodding forward. Jennings shook Dawejko a couple of times with rights in the last but Dawejko was still there trying to get close enough to do some damage to the bell. Scores 98-92 for Jennings from all three judges. The physical differences meant this was not a tough test for Jennings but he put in some good work as he waits for a big fight. Back-to-back-losses to Wlad Klitschko and Luis Ortiz saw him take 20 months out and this is the fourth win for the 33-year-old from Philadelphia. He is currently rated WBO 7/WBA 13. At 5’10” and with short arms Dawejko is always going to struggle against big heavyweights but he was a useful 5-0-2 in his last 7 fights and never stopped trying here. Stevenson vs. Riley Stevenson puts away Riley in two rounds. The hot Top Rank prospect took the first and then finished it in the second. He put Riley down and although Riley made it to his feet when the action recommenced he was taking some serious punishment and the referee stopped the fight. Third win by KO/TKO for the brilliant 20-year-old Olympic silver medallist. Riley was trying to move up to eight rounds for the first time but it was never going to go that far. Adorno vs. Padron Recent Top Rank teenage signing Adorno gets his sixth first round win as he puts Pardon down and out in just 71 seconds. The 18-year-old National Golden Gloves bronze medallist must be one to watch and he has a younger brother who is still an amateur but every bit as talented. Mexican Pardon never in with a shout. Bronze 2016 NGG Conceicao vs. Rynn Olympic gold medal winner Conceicao takes every round against Rynn. The 29-year-old Brazilian won on score of 60-54 from all three judges but for some reason I don’t have the same level of confidence in Conceicao as I do for Stevenson. Canadian-based Mexican Rynn took Irish hope John Joe Nevin eight rounds in losing to him. El Paso, TX, USA: Welter: Joselito Lopez (36-7) W PTS 10 Miguel Cruz (17-1). Super Middle Anthony Dirrell (32-1-1) W PTS 10 Abraham Han (26-4-1). Feather: Claudio Marrero (23-2) W KO 1 Jorge Lara (29-1-2). Super Welter: Erickson Lubin (19-1) W TKO 4 Silverio Ortiz (37-22). Super Light: Kevin Watts (12-2) W TKO 5 Ryan Karl (15-2). Super Feather: Miguel Flores (22-2) W TKO 2 Raul Chirino (11-8). Lopez vs. Cruz Lopez has too much craft and too much experience for Cruz and boxes his way to a wide unanimous decision. Cruz was in the fight briefly over the first two rounds but after that it was Lopez’s fight. He allowed Cruz to make much of the running but showed improved defensive skills and caught Cruz continually with hard counters. Cruz tried going to the body to slow his older opponent but constantly landed low and lost a point in both the fifth and sixth round for that offence. .Lopez totally dominated the second half of the fight. Cruz pressed hard but Lopez was getting the best of the exchanges all the way and Cruz lacked the power to turn the fight around. Scores 99-89 twice and 98-90 for Lopez. The 33-year-old “Riverside Rocky” has lost in non-title fights to Jessie Vargas, a split decision, and Marcos Maidana and in title fights to Victor Ortiz and Saul Alvarez. He is No 6 with the WBA but another title fight is probably out of his reach. Cruz , 27, had scored some useful wins at a lower level but found this too steep a climb and was well beaten. Dirrell vs. Han Dirrell has said this will be his last year as a fighter so he could not afford to lose here if he was to land another title fight. There was no danger of “The Dog” losing this one. He outclassed the local fighter with Han never really getting into the fight. Dirrell floored Han with a punch to the side of the head just before the bell to end the first round but Han was never really in trouble again after that. Dirrell was able to slot home jabs and easily evade the wild attacks of Han who was constantly caught with counters as he tried to forge forward. There was bit of rough stuff in the fourth as they both tumbled to the canvas but Dirrell was quickly in control again. Han had occasional success but Dirrell was unfazed and kept drilling Han with single shots and combinations and eased his way to victory. Scores 99-90 twice and 100-89 for Dirrell. His old title, the WBC one, is the one the 33-year-old from Flint should have in his sights as he sits at No 2 behind Callum Smith and has the experience to test young champion David Benavidez. The one round blast out of Caleb Truax on his record might make the IBF title seem a possibility but he has more pull with the WBC as an ex-champion. Han. Also 33, lost split decisions to Sergio Mora and Fernando Guerrero in 2015 and fought a technical draw with J’Leon Love and has probably gone as far as he is going. Marrero vs. Lara Marrero ends this all-southpaw scrap in almost the first exchange of punches and crushes formerly unbeaten Lara. Marrero came out firing and Lara stepped up to meet him. Both were throwing wild punches like it was the last round and not the first. Suddenly Marrero beat Lara to the punch with a left inside which crashed into Lara’s chin and put him down heavily. He tried to climb to his feet but before he even got half way up he tumbled back down and the referee waived the fight over in just 33 seconds. Even with the fight over Lara again tried to get up and again fell over. Marrero, a former IBO and interim WBA champion had been on the end of a brutal kayo himself in losing his interim WBA title on a seventh round kayo against Jesus Rojas in September. He certainly made a statement here as he registered his seventeenth win by KO/TKO. Despite his No 4 rating from the WBC Lara had been largely inactive with just one fight in 2015 and one 11 months ago in 2017. Perhaps Marrero felt he could catch a rusty Lara cold and he certainly did. Lubin vs. Ortiz Lubin returns to action for the first time since being obliterated inside a round by Jermell Charlo in a challenge for the WBC title in October. Ortiz is vastly experienced but came in as a late substitute and tired quickly being halted in the fourth. At 22-Lubin is still very young in boxing terms and has plenty of time to get back in the picture after what was a very premature title attempt. He has 14 wins by KO/TKO. Ortiz has plenty of mileage on the clock and it is showing as he is 3-8 in his last 8 fights but this is only his sixth loss by KO/TKO. Watts vs. Karl Californian “Playboy” Watts halts Texan hope Karl in the fifth round. “Cowboy” Karl was a slight favourite but Watts ignored the odds and scored an important win. Coming in the 25-year-old Watts had lost two tough fights in a row by KO/TKO against unbeaten fighters Eddie Ramirez and Jose Borrego so a vital win and his fifth by KO/TKO. Karl, 26 also lost inside the distance to Ramirez but had come back with two wins. Flores vs. Chirino As with Watts Flores was also looking to rebuild after two inside the distance defeats in fights against good opposition. He was too good for Floridian Chirino and halted him in the second round. Houston-based Mexican Flores had scored a win over experienced Mario Briones and over the 25-1 Ryan Kielczewski but was brought down with a bump in losses last year to Dat Nguyen and Chris Avalos. Chirino has lost 4 of his last 5. Aguascalientes, Mexico: Super Middle: Bruno Sandoval (20-2-1) W TKO 1 Devis Caceres (24-9). Super Fly: Damien Vazquez (14-0) W Luis Golindano ((9-1). Sandoval vs. Caceres Sandoval returns to the ring with a win as the “Shark” devours “Cat”. The hard-punching Mexican “Shark” ended the fight late in the first round with a solid right hook to the chin of Caceres. Sandoval wins the vacant WBC Latino title and moves to 16 wins by KO/TKO. This is his first fight since his third round kayo loss to Ryota Murata in Japan in December 2016. “The Cat” Caceres loses when he tries to step up and this is his fourth defeat by KO/TKO. Vazquez vs. Golindano In a calash of unbeaten youngsters Vazquez wins the vacant WBC Youth Silver title with unanimous verdict over Venezuelan Golindano. It was a tight fight over the opening rounds but then the better skills of Vazquez saw him open a gap and emerge a clear winner. Scores 97-92 twice and 96-93 for Vazquez. The 20-year-old from Las Vegas was moving up to ten rounds for the first time as was Golindano, also 20, who was having his first fight outside Venezuela. Windham, NH, USA: Heavy: Jason Bergman (27-15-2) W TKO 1 Rubin Williams (29-32-1). Super Welter: Ashley Theophane (42-8-1) W PTS 8 Larry Smith (10-36-1). Bergman vs. Williams A disgraceful piece of rubbish sees Bergman floor poor old Williams three times before the referee calls the fight off. Bergman lost to Joseph Parker in 2016 and lost his three fights in 2017 but this was a gift for him. Williams, now 42, was 29-2-1 at one time so has lost 30 fights in a row 20 of them by KO/TKO including 9 in the first round. Included in those statistics is a first round loss to Bergman in 2013 when he lasted just 101 seconds. You have to query the quality of any Commission that approves a fight like this and the matchmaker should hide his head in shame. Theophane vs. Smith Theophane gets a win as he outpoints Texan Smith. Theophane has lost some of his speed but since Smith’s nickname id “Slow Motion” that was never going to be a problem. The Londoner simply out worked Smith and walked away with a unanimous verdict. Scores 80-72 twice and 79-74 for Theophane. He still hopes to get another title fight but since losing to Adrien Broner for the vacant secondary WBA super welter title in 2016 he is just 2-1 against some very mediocre opposition. Smith just as bad a case as Williams. The 39-year-old from Dallas was once 10-5 so it is now 0-31-1 in his last 32 fights. Did people pay to see this? Clearwater, Florida: Welter: Armando Alvarez (18-0) W TKO 6 Jesus Tavera (9-6). Alvarez marches on with stoppage of Tavera. The Key West fighter outboxed and out punches a game Tavera and floored him before the fight was halted early in the sixth. The 28-year-old “Gentleman” now has 12 wins by KO/TKO with 6 of his last 7 fights ending inside the distance. Georgian Tavera had won his last four fights but against a much lower level of opposition. Fight of the week: Isaac Dogboe vs. Jesse Magdaleno Fighter of the week: Isaac Dogboe with honourable mention to Kevin Lejarraga Punch of the week: Claudio Marrero’s thunderbolt that flattened Jorge Lara with honourable mentions to Dogboe’s right that put Magdaleno down in the fifth and the right to the temple from Lejarraga that floored Bradley Skeet for the first knockdown. Upset of the week: Dogboe’s win over Magdaleno One to watch: Former top amateur from Kazakhstan Daniyar Yeleussinov Click here for Part I. 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