**** Kirk's ESB Championships 2011 ****

Fernando Montiel on his loss to Donaire
"There has been so much speculation....that I had surgery, that I was in a coma, that I had a fracture in my jaw and other injuries, but all of that is false. I'm fine and the clearest evidence of this is right in front of you," Montiel said.

What did the doctors say?
"That there was no internal damage. Many thought when I was on the canvas I was convulsing but I wasn't. The doctor told me that there had been no brain damage. My legs failed me because I got disconnected from the shot."

Was it a good stoppage?
"Yes, it was very good. I had no capacity to react or think. Thank God it was stopped before I got hit with another blow. God knows what would have happened or where I would be right now."

How would you break down the two rounds of the fight?
"The first round was to study and build a strategy. In the second I let go a little further and started doing what we had planned. I really felt like I was dominating the round. The punch wasn't by luck, but if you notice he hit me with his eyes closed after I had gotten to him first. "

What will happen to your career?
"I was in the elite of boxing and I do not think that a defeat will take that away. I have my career and my legacy has been defined. I'm not going to start again from the bottom. I will continue from where I was. Nothing has changed except before I was the champion and now I'm the challenger. I'll try to get the opportunity for a rematch, and if not, then I will move up in weight."

Mentally were you ready for defeat?
"Before a fight, you prepare as best as you can physically, but mentally you also have to be ready for defeat. As a kid you dream of being world champion, but sometimes you dream that you get knocked out. This is boxing and I was aware that sooner or later this can happen. I lost because I'm human. Ali, Tyson, Chavez, Leonard, they were all knocked out."

 

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One Day Away!
Brandon Rios: ”I believe I can become world champion and show everyone that I’m ready for the best lightweights in the world and Miguel is the first step. On Saturday, everyone is going to see a new world champ. The belt is coming home baby!”

Miguel Acosta: ”This is, without a doubt, the toughest challenge have I had and I will pass with flying colors. This is my first big test and there will be more to come. I know I will be coming back to make my second defense in Las Vegas.”



Huge props for these two taking the tough task and homing in on eachother. Rios especially, hes on the verge of some real recognition and it would have been easy to kinda baby that record a bit, but he took on a real challenge with no real following. This is how boxing is done. Great fight.

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03/04 - Otis Griffin vs. Yusaf Mack
03/05 - Saul Alvarez vs. Matthew Hatton
03/05 - Zab Judah vs. Kaizer Mabuza
03/12 - Jonathan Victor Barros vs. Miguel Roman
03/12 - Andy Kolle vs. Avtandil Khurtsidze
03/12 - Ricky Burns vs. Joseph Laryea
03/12 - Sergio Gabriel Martinez vs. Sergiy Dzinziruk
03/12 - Miguel Vazquez vs. Leonardo Zappavigna
03/12 - Miguel Angel Cotto vs. Ricardo Mayorga
03/12 - Raul Garcia vs. Donnie Nietes
03/18 - Demetrius Hopkins vs. Brad Solomon
03/18 - Lucian Bute vs. Brian Magee
03/19 - Vitali Klitschko vs. Odlanier Solis
03/19 - Guillermo Rigondeaux vs. Willie Casey
03/25 - Ali Chebah vs. Ajose Olusegun
03/26 - Albert Sosnowski vs. Alexander Dimitrenko
03/26 - Dmitry Pirog vs. Javier Francisco Maciel
03/26 - Tshifiwa Munyai vs. Danilo Pena
03/26 - Yuriorkis Gamboa vs. Jorge Solis
03/05 - Gary Sykes vs. Carl Johanneson
03/12 - Powel Wolak vs. Yuri Foreman
03/12 - Joshua Clottey vs. Calvin Green
03/12 - Michael Jennings vs. Gary McMillan
03/26 - Jorge Diaz vs. Teon Kennedy
03/05 - Adrien Broner vs Daniel Ponce de Leon
03/26 - Miguel Angel Garcia vs. Matt Remillard
03/26 - Denton Vassell vs. Bethuel Ushona

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2/19 UPDATE - FIGHTS ADDED
02/25 - Juan Carlos Burgos vs. Frankie Archuleta
02/26 - Arden Diale vs. Julio Cesar Miranda
02/26 - Gilberto Keb Baas vs. Jose Antonio Aguirre

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02/25 - Maxim Vlasov vs. Isaac Chilemba
02/25 - Juan Carlos Burgos vs. Frankie Archuleta
02/25 - Jesus Pabon vs. Americo Santos
02/26 - Johnathon Banks vs. Luan Krasniqi
02/26 - Arden Diale vs. Julio Cesar Miranda
02/26 - Gilberto Keb Baas vs. Jose Antonio Aguirre
02/26 - Antonio DeMarco vs. Reyes Sanchez
02/26 - Brandon Rios vs. Miguel Acosta

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