[url]http://espn.go.com/boxing/story/_/id/7581851/boxer-luis-lazarte-banned-ibf-threat-sparking-ring-riot[/url] "The IBF on Thursday banned former junior flyweight titlist Luis Lazarte from participating in any fight the organization is associated with following Lazarte's actions during a bout last Friday, when he threatened the referee and helped spark an ugly riot during which his opponent was assaulted.Johnriel Casimero of the Philippines stopped Lazarte in the 10th round in Mar del Plata, Argentina, Lazarte's home country, to win the IBF's vacant interim 108-pound world title. However, Lazarte, who repeatedly fouled Casimero with head-butts, punches below the belt, and shots behind the head, and bit him at least twice, threatened referee Eddie Claudio in the sixth round. After Claudio docked a point from Lazarte for blatant punches behind Casimero's head in the sixth round, Lazarte removed his mouthpiece and can clearly be heard (in comments translated from Spanish on the broadcast of Argentine network TyC) saying to Claudio, "Do you want to make it out of here alive?" Read more and a vid at the link....Lazarte sounds like a grubby ****....good riddance...
Good. **** Lazarte. Hopefully the WBC, WBO, and WBA join in the ban despite not having any connection to this. Just on principle. He's a ****, and needs to not be involved in the sport in any meaningful capacity. If he wants to box, let it be for the WBF or IBO or some bull****.
The Prize fighter tourny ive been watching here in the uk is a decent enough bit of entertainment for a Friday night in with a few beers ,ok the standard ain't world class mate but the Format is pretty good and the blokes know they are only a round away from the exit so give it their all , that said I missed the last one .
You see a lot of young talent...talent being the operative word....do these young blokes have potential or are they basically plodders?
I think it would work well down under the impression I get is your youngsters are hyped up without really doing a lot ( kindda like Fury was here ) if they had to EARN the plaudits in a tourney they would be better prospects for it .
Watched the featherweights the other night and a 40 year Mongolian dude cleaned up...he was a machine very accurate and hard punching.
Lol yea I didn't catch that I was out with the Mrs but that's what I mean old hands meeting cocky young guns is always ripe for the upset .
