By Richard Eberline May 10th, 2008 All Boxing Results
We start off in sunny Spain where at Pabellon Central in Vigo, hometown hero Ivan Pozo, 28-5-1 (18), became the latest victim of WBO Flyweight Champion Omar Andres Narvaez, 27-0-2 (17), as the Spaniard could not come out for the eighth round.
Narvaez, known as "El Huracan" in his native Argentina, put on a masterful performance in front of the 5,000 fans that packed the arena and the southpaw put an end to former European champion Pozo's four fight win streak.
The man from Cordoba has held the WBO belt for six years and has now retained his title successfully 13 times.
Also on the bill, Spain based Colombian slugger Franklin Teran, 26-1 (21), won his 17th bout in a row by stopping Paraguayan veteran Feliciano Dario Azuaga Ledezma, 72-12-2 (61), in the fourth.
At the Eston Sports Academy in Middlesbrough, England, featherweight Paul Truscott, 11-0 (1), posted a twelve round decision over Ghanaian southpaw Osumanu Akaba, 10-4 (8), to capture the vacant Commonwealth Featherweight title.
Heading way down to South Africa, super flyweight Simphiwe "Golden Master" Nongqayi, 14-0 (6), clambered off the floor in the third round to boss Argentina's Julio David Roque Ler, 25-5 (14), the rest of the way and retain the WBF crown for the third time. More...
