In a bizarre night of boxing in which 3 rematches took place for titles in the Light Flyweight division and a WBO minimumweight title bout we crowned 3 NEW world champions.
Firstly in Mexico the WBC Light Flyweight title changed hands as Adrian "El Confessor" Hernandez stopped Gilberto Keb Baas. These two met a few years ago with Hernandez doing the job in 4 rounds. The bout was an enthralling bout through out with the 25 year old Hernandez rising to the task and Keb Baas' corner stopping the bout between the 10th and 11th round. Hernandez does look like one who could be very exciting in the future.
Also in Mexico the WBO Light Flyweight title changed hands as Jesus Geles was stopped in 4 rounds by Ramon Hirales Garcia. These two had fought in February in a "WBO Interim unification" bout (I kid you not) with Geles taking a decision in his native Mexico. On that card we also had WBO Minimumweight champion Raul Garcia stopping Filipino challenger Rommel Asenjo in 3 rounds to stop the rise of the man known as "My little assassin".
In an horrifically scored and horrifically refereed bout in Argentina we saw 40 year old Luis Alberto Lazarte lose his IBF Light Flyweight title to Ulises Solis. These two men had met in December of last year and Lazarte, with 2 point deductions had managed to score a draw in a bout he could have been disqualified in a number of times. This time it was Solis who was deducted a point in a bout he seemed to win by a wide margin though the judges cards read 116-112 to Solis
114-113 to Lazarte 115-112 to Solis. How Lazarte wasn't deducted points or kicked out was mystery, his most potent blows were low or behind the head.
The night has seen a total shift in the Light Flyweight division with 3 new title holders, with Mexicans taking titles away from an Argentinian and a Colombian. The current list of all the world champions in the sport can be found here
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Sunday, 1 May 2011
Monday, 25 April 2011
The biggest day in Light Flyweight History?
April 30th looks likely to be the biggest day ever in Light Flyweight history. It's a day in which the division will possibly be turned on it's head as the WBO, WBC and IBF titles are all fought for on the same night. WBPT have previewed all of the fights and we'll get onto that a little bit later on but does the division stand on the verge of a major shake up or are we going to see 3 easy title defences?
In Argentina we have a rematch of one of 2010's most controversial bouts as champion Luis Alberto Lazarte faces off against Ulises Solis in an IBF defence. The 1st bout between the two could easily have ended mid way through due to all the fouls committed by the Argentinian champion. Now aged 40 Lazarte really needs to pull something out of the bag. Kevin Donnelly previewing the fight for WBTP ended his preview with a forewarning of “Do not be surprised to see either a wide decision or even a DQ win for the Mexican challenger.”
Solis is a class fighter and already deserves the title and I think now he gets it.
Preview of that bout can be read here (Thanks to Kevin Donnelly)
The other two fights are both in Mexico and are also both title rematches. Firstly we have WBC champion Gilberto Keb Baas facing hot youngster Adrian Hernandez. These two first met over 3 years ago and Hernandez stopped Keb Baas in the 4th round. At that time Hernandez seemed destined for greatness he'd gone to 13-0 (11) and had beaten Keb Baas and Rodel Mayol both by 4th round KO. Soon afterwards he suffered a draw with Eric Ortiz and a TKO loss to Oscar Ibarra. Whilst Hernandez is trying to rebuild his career somewhat Keb Baas is revelling in an Indian summer as the WBC champion having won a title on his 3rd try.
Preview of that bout can be read here
The final fight in the divisions day to remember is another rematch though one from just a few months ago as Colombian Jesus Geles defends his WBO title against Ramon Garcia Hirales. The two met in February in a “WBO interim Unification bout”, though when Giovanni Segura made his plans to step up to Flyweight the full version of the title was award to Geles. I their first bout both fighters fought brilliantly with Geles taking a thin split decision in a fight that was really close. That fight was in Colombia and this one is in Mexico, expect the challenger to take a thin decision based on the back of the crowd's noises.
Preview of that bout can be read here
Whether it's the most important day in the divisions history or not, one thing is certain, it'll be the busiest. In a division that is as a talent laden as this one is it could be very difficult to imagine any of the winners holding the titles for too long with out being in big fights. The division boasts the unbeaten Roman Gonzalez (WBA champion), Filipino great Donnie Nietes (former WBO minimumweight champion), unbeaten Mexican Jose Rodriguez and although it's lost it's biggest name in Giovanni Segura it's still a more than interesting division. How often can we say that about the 108lbs division?
In Argentina we have a rematch of one of 2010's most controversial bouts as champion Luis Alberto Lazarte faces off against Ulises Solis in an IBF defence. The 1st bout between the two could easily have ended mid way through due to all the fouls committed by the Argentinian champion. Now aged 40 Lazarte really needs to pull something out of the bag. Kevin Donnelly previewing the fight for WBTP ended his preview with a forewarning of “Do not be surprised to see either a wide decision or even a DQ win for the Mexican challenger.”
Solis is a class fighter and already deserves the title and I think now he gets it.
Preview of that bout can be read here (Thanks to Kevin Donnelly)
The other two fights are both in Mexico and are also both title rematches. Firstly we have WBC champion Gilberto Keb Baas facing hot youngster Adrian Hernandez. These two first met over 3 years ago and Hernandez stopped Keb Baas in the 4th round. At that time Hernandez seemed destined for greatness he'd gone to 13-0 (11) and had beaten Keb Baas and Rodel Mayol both by 4th round KO. Soon afterwards he suffered a draw with Eric Ortiz and a TKO loss to Oscar Ibarra. Whilst Hernandez is trying to rebuild his career somewhat Keb Baas is revelling in an Indian summer as the WBC champion having won a title on his 3rd try.
Preview of that bout can be read here
The final fight in the divisions day to remember is another rematch though one from just a few months ago as Colombian Jesus Geles defends his WBO title against Ramon Garcia Hirales. The two met in February in a “WBO interim Unification bout”, though when Giovanni Segura made his plans to step up to Flyweight the full version of the title was award to Geles. I their first bout both fighters fought brilliantly with Geles taking a thin split decision in a fight that was really close. That fight was in Colombia and this one is in Mexico, expect the challenger to take a thin decision based on the back of the crowd's noises.
Preview of that bout can be read here
Whether it's the most important day in the divisions history or not, one thing is certain, it'll be the busiest. In a division that is as a talent laden as this one is it could be very difficult to imagine any of the winners holding the titles for too long with out being in big fights. The division boasts the unbeaten Roman Gonzalez (WBA champion), Filipino great Donnie Nietes (former WBO minimumweight champion), unbeaten Mexican Jose Rodriguez and although it's lost it's biggest name in Giovanni Segura it's still a more than interesting division. How often can we say that about the 108lbs division?
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