By Tony Nobbs MR BUSINESS JAMIE PITTMAN CONTINUES TO IMPRESS > >2004 Australian Olympic Boxing Team Captain Jamie Mr Business Pittman >moved his professional record to a very tidy 15-0, 7 KO's with a unanimous >decision over South African Tshepo Mashego (15-8, 9 KO's) at the Davistown >RSL, north of Sydney, NSW on Friday night. It was Pittman's second >consecutive shut out against more experienced opponents in WBA regional >title bouts. In July, Pittman, 26, won the PABA and WBO Asia Pacific >middleweight titles out classing Filipino Nonoy Gonzales, scoring three >flash knock downs along the way, and he took home the vacant WBA Pan >African belt against Mashego, 29. > >I boxed good, kept him at distance. He got me a few times, he could punch >a bit but I just boxed to win the rounds. Everyone says I have an amateur >style but I must be doing something professionally. I haven't lost a round >for a long time said the 6'1 Aboriginal. I'm a huge middleweight. I'm >comfortable at the weight, every one said I couldn't make the weight and be >strong but they are wrong again. > >Southpaw Pittman will next fight a yet to be determined opponent on >November 30 at the same venue and is hoping to earn a WBA world rating >soon. I don't know who I'm fighting next and don't really care. Bring them >on. > >Mashego, who lost on points to Felix Sturm in 2003 also has a knockout win >and a majority points loss (in his last outing) against Victor Vuma, the >WBC number 16 light middleweight. Pitman won the WBF super middleweight >belt in November with a unanimous technical decision over another South >African and Mashego foe William Gare.
He is pretty tall for a middleweight, with decent reach. Pittman will be very hard for anyone in this division, mainly due to his style and hand speed. Would love to see the fight if anyone has a link???
