LOS ANGELES (AP) -- The buildup was ugly. The fight was a beauty.
Ricardo Mayorga scored a majority 12-round decision over Fernando Vargas on Friday night, winning on the strength of knockdowns in the first and 11th rounds.
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Jesse Feliciano (15-6-3, 9 KOs) nearly pulled the upset on IBF Welterweight Champion Kirmit Cintron (29-1, 27 KOs) from the
Staples
Center
undercard fight. It appeared that the fight would not go much longer than the 1st round with Cintron landing huge right hands on the chin of Feliciano. Feliciano took the punches and continued to throw back, landing punch combinations of his own. By the 5th round, Feliciano turned it around and began to outhustle and outwork the IBF champ on the inside.
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Two-time world champion "El Feroz" Fernando Vargas (26-4, 22 KOs) and
three-time world champion Ricardo "El Matador" Mayorga (27-6-1, 22 KOs) clash in
what will be a street-style brawl at STAPLES Center the day after Thanksgiving
on Friday, Nov. 23. The bout is scheduled for 12 rounds at a catch weigh of 166 pounds.
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NEW YORK (Ticker) - The heavyweight division
is moving closer to unification.
On February
23, titleholders Wladimir Klitschko and Sultan Ibragimov will meet in a
12-round heavyweight title unification bout at
Madison
Square
Garden.
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Ready for the action this Friday night Fernando “Feroz” Vargas and Ricardo “El Matador” Mayorga have had a few choice words to say.
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ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. (AP) -- WBO junior-welterweight champion
Joan Guzman remained undefeated with a unanimous decision over Humberto Soto on
Saturday night.
Guzman (28-0), from the Dominican Republic, used his slick
style and strong defense to gain a 12-round, unanimous decision over Soto
(43-6-2) of Mexico, at Borgata Hotel, Casino & Spa.
Judges Lynne Carter and Jean Williams both favored Guzman at
117-111, while Don Trella had it 118-110. The Associated Press scored it a
114-114 draw.
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How do you feel Humberto?
Humberto Soto: Very good, because I made great preparations, which lasted 3 months and no issues with weight. I've made 130lbs with no problems.
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This Saturday’s match up featuring Joan Guzman and Humberto Soto is the kind of Boxing After Dark show that harkens back to all out action events like Barrera-Morales and Ward-Gatti. This match up could easily end up being fight of the year even with the events fight fans have already witnessed this year.
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Eric Buhain, Minister of sport spoke out at the WBC conference being held in the Phillipines.
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A report from ESPN says that Hall of Fame trainer Emanuel Steward is out as the trainer for former middleweight champion Jermain Taylor.
Speculation that Steward would be replaced has run rampant since Taylor lost the middleweight title on a seventh-round knockout to Kelly Pavlik on Sept. 29.
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