Ever fancied being a boxing promoter? (V2!)

Week 2 fights are now underway !

Deontay Wilder 17-0 (17) Vs Gabe Brown 18-16-4 (12) 8x3 mins
Wilder is not yet in the USBA top 10, but a win here will more than likely put him straight in there. Gabe's last win was in 2005 and he has been stopped 7 times, so its another easy fight for Wilder on paper.

Wilder is out quick and fast to establish his bearings over Brown and is quick off the mark firing rapid jabs. 39 year old Brown just blocks most with his head and trys pawing forward. A left hook from Wilder catches the eye but Gabe takes it well. A 7 punch combitnation for Wilder lands well and ''Big G'' is forced to the ropes. The round ends.

Wilder is out quick again, this time he leads off with a right uppercut which lands flush and down goes Brown ! Its a heavy knockdown. He's up at 8 but in no fit state to continue but the referee waves Wilder back in ! An overhand right blasts Gabe and the referee stops it as Brown lies flat on the canvas. As predicted, another easy knockout for Wilder.

Deontay Wilder WKO2 Gabe Brown

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Gabe Brown sits down after the fight as the doctor see's to him. He really shouldnt be boxing now - he's been reduced to an overweight journeyman.

Michael Grant 47-4 (45) Vs Martin Rogan 14-2 (7) 10 x 3 mins
A really good fight seems certain with these two warriors, Grant, seems like he has no signs of retiring and Rogan is a proved domestic warrior in England. However, a loss would do neither man any good and could prove disasterous for each's respective career.

An quick early start for Grant seeems on the cards as he's bouncing on his toes and seeming more fluid and up for it than we have seen in recent times as he throws the jab freely at Rogan. To Rogans credit, he blocks most shots but his single punch counters arent landing and he isnt being effective. The same pattern continues until the forth, when a seemingly tired Grant 'takes the round off' and allows Grant to pressure him against the ropes and land some good inside punches.

The fith see's Grant back on his toes and boxing well at range untill he skips around into a left hook to the body from Rogan ! He goes down and is up in agony at 7. Grant tucks his elbows into his hips and takes a beating against the ropes as Rogan tries to finish. A big right uppercut causes Grant to take a knee but he stands at 8 and ends the round.

Rogan chases Grant for the next two rounds and they are close, sloppy rounds with a back peddling Grant firing jabs that often landed, but on the other hand Rogan punished him with solid hooks to the head and body.

The 8th arrives and Grant now seemingly is back to his old self, and he takes the round by boxing and moving off the jab well. The 9th, however, is a much different round as Grant is told by his corner to ''go all out for a KO!'' to which he does, and he stuns Rogan with hard punches throughout. About 1 minute in, A massive right uppercut lands for Grant that sends Rogan down for the first time in his career ! He is up at 3 but hurt! Rogan goes to the ropes, Grant follows but then out of nowhere Rogan lands a right uppercut of his own ! Grants legs wobble and a 4 punch combination by Rogan makes Grant go down. He is also up early, at 4, and he moves straight to the centre of the ring to exchange hard, brutal shots with 'Rogie'.

The 10th comes and nobody knows which way this fight is going to go, both men are certain they arent going to be stopped and there faces show severe war wounds. They both move to the centre, and Grant starts pawing with his jab only for an overhand right to momentarily stun him. A big left hook is returned by Grant, and both men then start to furiously exhange shots. Each man is stunned but both tense their legs and dont give an inch in a classic round. The bell sounds and both men embrace after a brilliant contest, and all the croud are on their feet to applaud:happy

''Ladies and Gentlemen, please applaud these two, Great warriors for the amazing contest they have just put on. We go to the judges scorecards now and the desison is split.

Judge one reads the contest as 96-95 , Martin Rogan.
Judge two reads the contest as 96-94 , Michael Grant.
Judge three reads the contest 95-95 meaning we have a split draw Ladies and Gentlemen !''

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Both men were focused and gave their all in an amazing contest. A classic.

 

Yeah I was very suprised too, but Rossy will be removed from the rankings by me if the IBF doesnt do anything about him after this week.

All them fights are on !

 

Larry Olubamwio 10-2 (9) Vs John McDermott 26-7 (17) 10x3
II

A rematch from when brutally hard puncher Larry was dismantled and destroyed within a round by veteran McDermott. This will see if McDermott has a chance of getting a british title shot soon and if Larry actually has the talent to be at domestic level.

And Larry's case is very weak early on. McDermott is on the front foot, constantly pressuring him and throwing countershots over the timid jab of Larry, who tries some hard swings but they always miss and he is paid for them with hard counters.

Larrys first success comes in the forth , - he lands a jab and a sloppy right hook that makes Johns right leg wobble back. However Larry seems ready to charge in but instead trys to box McDermott behind his jab. McDermott's head clears and he gets some good shots in at the end of the round. The 5th and the 6th are the same as the early rounds, and Larrys talent seems only to come from the power of his punches which he simply isnt letting go.

In the 7th, Larry lands a decent right hand that cautions 'Big John' to stay away for the time being, letting Larry unload some suprisingly weak shots. McDermott charges in but is met with a few combinaions that makes him stay away for the rest of the round.

The 8th and 9th are actually quite close, with Larry throwing a lot and showing his fitness, but any real boxing anaylst would score the rounds for McDermott as his shots actually land clean.

The 10th arrives and Larry charges in, is caught with some solid shots but takes them well and carries on firing. He is missing wildly and John is doing well to stay away but with under a minute to go John steps in to a massive left hook that drops him flat. He struggles up at 9, badly hurt and in no condition to continue but once again the fight goes on. He is hit hard again with a solid right hand that sends him down. He once again struggles up only to be allowed to contine - and sent down again off a left hook. He gets up and referee considers stopping it but the bell goes and ends the fight.

Most people would say McDermott wins because he's only really lost one round of the fight other than the last and should win a wide points desision.

''Ladies and Gentlemen, we go to the judges scorecards after 10 rounds of British heavyweight action where we have a unanimous desision :

Judge one and two scores the bout 96-95,
and Judge three scores it 96-94, to your winner by unanimous desison...

THE WAR MACHINE - LARRY OLUBAMWIO !''

Well folks, I know this fight didnt concern many of you, only Larrys promoter, but I can tell you straight that it was a robbery ! The in game ringside experts nearly all scored it 95-92 to John, the only rounds he lost was the 4th (10-9) and the 10th 10-6. Admittidly, the 8th and 9th were close, but John was the better man in each round, and if you scored both to Larry you'd have him winning 94-93, so I might check what rounds the judges actually gave Larry if anyones interested Rant over !

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Larry O wins a horribly wrong desison, with McDermott dominating the fight except for the last round.

Audley Harrison 28-5 (21) Vs Michael Sprott 36-16 (17)
The third match between these two domestic 'greats' is an interesting one. In the first bout, Sprott went down in the first only to KO Audley in the 3rd, and in their most recent bout, Sprott dominated the fight mostly, only to be knocked out with a big left hand in the last by Harrison. Great stuff.

Harrison is out quickly and throwing beautiful,quick combinations and then stabbing his jab into Sprott multiple times. This pattern contiunes for the first 3 rounds and Sprott is fustrated in the 4th as he starts lunging in. He swings with a right, and slams his chin into a massive left uppercut from Audley - sending him down and out cold! The referee doesnt even count - he doesnt need to, its over !

Audley Harrison WKO4 Michael Sprott

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Audley Harrison dominates Sprott before Koing him in the 4th. Harrison could really be onto something special with two wins by KO since losing to Haye.

 

Bermane Stiverne 21-1-1 (20) Vs Siarhei Liakhovich 25-3 (16) 10x3
Bermane is on the edge of breaking into the USBA rankings but Liakhovich will be a very tough customer and will more than likely cause him some problems.

Early on, Bermane looks good, and in the first two rounds he unloads some nice combinations off and looks to be dominating the fight. However, Liakhovich changes his gameplan and starts moving his head side to side and jabbing from angles. Bermane starts to look awful in rounds 3-5 and is totally outclassed.

The 6th see's Bermane trying to establish himself again, but Liakhovich is way too slippy for him and Bermane cant land anything of note wheras Siarhei baffles him with quick combo's and good movement. The 7th see's Liakhovich start on the attack now, turning force into his right hands which see Stiverne struggling. The 8th and 9th see Bermane moving back as Liakhovich is totally dominating. The last round comes and Bermane actually has a bit of success here, and gets off his combinations. He eats quite a few back but ends the round strong.

However, it doesnt seem enough, and Liakhovich should definitley have his hand raised here.

''Ladies and Gentlemen, we go to the scorecards where we have a unanimous desison.

All 3 judges score the bout 97-93 to your winner,

Siarhei Liakhovich !''

Siarhei Liakhovich WUD10 Bermane Stiverne

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Bermane Stiverne's promoter may wonder what to do next, after big European Siahei Liakhovich defeated his man by 10 round unanimous desison.

Tyson Fury 15-0 (10) (British, English and Commonwealth)
Vs
Sam Sexton 13-2 (6)
British Title

Tyson Fury edged out Dereck Chisora last time out to win the British and Commonwealth titles. Chisora has stopped Sexton twice so a betting man would have his money on Fury here in this voluntary defence.

Sexton presses forward in the first, but Fury decides to box at range which causes Sexton fits, and he cant find an opening as Fury almost smiles at how easy he wins the round. The same thing happens again in the 2nd, and Sexton only lands 1 punch all round, and is getting increasingly fustrated here by Fury's long reach. The third shows Fury now upping his workrate and not only jabbing, but offering and then unloading his fast hands. Its another Fury round as Sexton goes to his corner shaking his head.

Fury is straight out the docks for the 4th and lands a long, jarring right which stuns Sexton. Fury is quick on to him, unloading his shots and letting rip with tough body shots, Sextons in trouble..... Its all over ! The referee stops it without giving Sexton a chance to go down! Some may thing its premature but its doubtful the result would be different.

Tyson Fury WTKO4 Sam Sexton.
Still British Champion.

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Tyson Fury awaits being crowned the winner after easily brushing past Sexton in his first British title defence.

 

Mike Perez 16-1 (12) Vs Jason Gavern 20-8-4 (9) 10 x 3
Perez looked sensational in his last fight against Audley Harrison, hammering him all over the ring and dropping him multiple times - untill getting careless in the 9th and walking into a massive A-Bomb and consequently being koed, Perez needs to keep concentration in those situations. He should get some positive exposure here, Gavern probably wont be too tricky an oppenent.

Perez came out quickly, and It was apparent that Gavern couldnt take Mikes bodyshots very well at all. A big right hook to the body about a minute into the round sent Gavern down, and he got up only just at 9 - in absoulute agony. Perez swung a left hook into his body, and he was on his way down anyway but Perez had already loaded up a left hook to the chin - flattening Gavern. The referee waved things off immediatly - no need to count.

Mike Perez WKO1 Jason Gavern

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Dereck Chisora 14-1 (9) Vs Jason Estrada 16-4 (4) 10 x 3
Chisora, obviously heart broken since his razor thin split desison loss that cost him both his commonwealth and british titles, has decided to come back in america for this contest, against decent Jason Estrada. Estrada lacks punching power but is still a tough nights work for anybody - Tomasz Adameck had to fight every inch for his points win against Estrada last year.

Chisora however, comes out fighting lazy. He lets Estrada come forward and just tries to walk him on to shots, and he has success but so does Estrada as he lands alot of his lead jabs. The first 4 rounds are like this, and they are close and its hard to give them to either fighter. Chisora's corner tell him that he should be stopping this guy which prompts him to come out and fight the next 3 rounds, coming forward and not giving Estrada any oppertunities to let his shots land as Chis is always on the move.

However, when it seems Estrada is their for the taking early in the 8th, Chisora starts taunting and telling Estrada to come to him. Chisora goes back to his lazy fighting style and Estrada then gets time to get into the fight. He does it again in the 9th, but Estrada is too tired to throw anything significant. The last comes and Dereck once again pushes forward and this round absoulutley hammers Estrada around the ring, though no knockdowns come as the final bell rings.

Chisora looks to of done more than enough to of won but he made it alot closer than it should of been by being lazy.

''We go to the judges scorecards where we have a split desison !

Judge One scores the bout 96-94, Jason Estrada.
Judge Two Scores the bout 98-94, Dereck Chisora and
Judge Three Scores the bout 97-95 to your winner by Split desision...

Dereck ''Del Boy'' Chisora !''

Dereck Chisora WSD10 Jason Estrada

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Chisora got the nod, but he can be far from pleased with this lazy performance.

 

David Price 12-0 (10) Vs Frez Oquendo 32-7 (21) 10 x 3
Price looked very good out last time, stopping veteran Frans Botha. He faces another veteran tonight in 14 year pro Frez Oquendo, in an attempt to be seen in the states here tonight. Oquendo can press after Price, but its doubtful he will have much success.

Price is impossible to hit in the first for Frez, who despie being 6''2 cant get to the even taller Price, who just holds his arm out and flicks jabs into the Americans face. The second is similar, but Price looks to establish his lead going forward, and keeps his reach advantage whilst Oquendo is trapped on the ropes shipping punishment. The same pattern is shown in the 3rd and 4th, and Frez is hurt against the ropes for the most part.

Price loads up more on his shots in the 5th, and it shows early as a left hook sends Frez down about 30 seconds in. He's up at 4 but back against the ropes as Price fires away. A body shot puts Frez down who once again is up at 4, but the referee stops it shortly after as Frez is defensless to the laser accurate lefts and rights from Price.

David Price WTKO5 Frez Oquendo

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The on-form David Price defeats another knowledgable veteran in Fres Oquendo.

Edmund Gerber 16-0 (10) Vs Hasim Rahman 50-7-2 (41) 10 x 3
Gerber is a hot prospect, and is progressing steadily up the ranks. Top fighter Rahman isnt what he used to be, but ''The Rock'' should still be a tough test for Gerber.

This proves the case in the first two rounds as Gerber struggles to find Rahman who is a hard target to get to, leaning often from side to side. However, Gerber's movement picks up in the 3rd and he starts bouncing jabs off the face of Rahman, who seems to be regretting the fast pace he set.

The 4th is more of the same, as Rahman has slowed right down since his opening hurrah, and Gerber sweeps the round. The 5th is a bad round for both men, and more importantly, the spectators, as they both dont seem to want to engage and they both paw at eachother with weak punches that wouldnt hurt a kitten.

Its Rahman that picks up the action again though in the 6th, and presses forward landing some good shots, and Gerber is being tested quite well in this fight. Doing what all good prospects should do, in the 7th Gerber starts to come right back at Rahman, and the older man struggles with the pressure. Gerber keeps it up in the 8th, and out boxes Rahman whilst digging him hard to head and body.

The 9th and 10th were more or less the same - Gerber deciding its time to pull away and boxing on the back foot and letting Rahman walk onto the punches. It worked well, and Rahman had little to no success in these rounds.

It looks like Gerber has come through in a real good learning fight when we go to the scorecards ..

''Ladies and Gentlemen, we go to the scorecards after 10 rounds between an old warrior and a young prospect, and we have an agreed unanimous desison...

All three judges agree the score of 97-94 to your winner by Unanimous desison,

Edmund Gerber !''

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Edmund Gerber looks very good and will benifit no end from his desison over Hasim Rahman.

 

Sorry lads, going to have to finish the fights off tomorrow. Come down with a serious case of the shits and the hotel internet only works downstairs, apologies !