Boxing In Mexico: Saturday Night Results

By Alejandro Tostado September 13th, 2009 All Boxing Results

The main event at El Palenque de la Feria in Tepic, Mexico featured a highly competitive WBO minimumweight title defense by Donnie Nietes.

The Filipino visitor was given all he could handle by Interim WBO titlist Manuel Vargas but after twelve difficult rounds were completed, wildly diverged scores were announced.

Vargas won one of the cards 116-112 while Nietes took the others 118-110 and 116-110 to win the split decision. Nietes improves to 25-1-3 (14), while Vargas goes to 26-4-1 (11).

Light middle Julio Cesar Chavez Jr, 40-0-1 (30), annihilated American Jason LeHoullier, 21-2-1 (8), in the first round to keep the WBO Latino belt. More...

Boxing In Mexico: Two Title Fight Bills On Tap Tonight

By Alejandro Tostado September 12th, 2009 All Boxing Previews

Two good fight cards tonight south of the border and we kick off this look with a big show at El Palenque de la Feria in Tepic.

Headlining is WBO minimumweight champ Donnie Nietes, 24-1-3 (14), who puts his belt at risk for the third time by facing Manuel Vargas, 26-3-1 (11).

Light middle prospect Julio Cesar Chavez Jr, 39-0-1 (29), is back in action, facing Jason LeHoullier, 28-1-1 (8), for the WBO Latino strap.

Bantamweight Z Gorres, 29-2-2 (16), tangles with ex-WBO bantam king Cruz Carbajal, 29-16-2 (25), while longtime former WBO super flyweight champ Fernando Montiel, 39-2-1 (29), meets Alejandro Valdez, 21-3-2 (15), at bantam with both contests scheduled to go ten rounds. More...

Boxing In South And Central America: Weekend Results

By Alejandro Tostado July 20th, 2008 All Boxing Results

There weren't any big shows this weekend but there was a good bit of action strung out across Central and South America and going alphabetically, we begin in Argentina.

On Saturday at Club Atletico Adelante in Sante Fe, Alejandro Daniel Gomez, 9-16-3 (2), reversed last December's loss to crosstown local rival Oscar Jesus Pereyra, 14-1 (10), in a big upset to capture Pereyra's WBA Fedelatin Lightweight title.

31 year old Gomez was ceding eight years of age to the previously undefeated prospect but the iron chin and long experience of "El Pato" eventually won the day.

Another upset took place on the bill when Chubut super flyweight Sebastian Eladio Ferreyra, 5-7-2 (3), took South American Flyweight Champion Santiago Ivan Acosta, 15-1-2 (7), the distance and forced a draw in a six round non-title bout.

Friday night at Club Atletico Penarol in Buenos Aires saw local man Gustavo Javier Kapusi, 19-12-3 (7), return from an IBF Pan Pacific Super Middleweight title fight loss to Sakio Bika in April by posting a six round points victory over Julian Alcides Pino, 6-7-1 (2), at cruiserweight.

Next up, Brazil, where on Saturday night at Centro Universitario Italo-Brasileiro in Sao Paulo, former world title challenger Giovanni Andrade, 58-11 (48), won two small regional belts at super bantam by stopping Argentina's Jorge Antonio Paredes, 20-14-3 (5), in the seventh frame.

On Friday in Sao Paulo, heavyweight Raphael Zumbano, 15-3-1 (14), forced a retirement of 43 year old former Brazilian titlist Carlos Barcelete, 20-16-2 (10), after five rounds of action to retain the WBC Mundo Hispano title at Companhia Athletica Brooklyn. More...