Segura wins by KO, Maidana out-points Corley
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| Victorious:Segura (pic by boxing scene) |
Mexican Giovanni Segura added the WBO Light-Fylweight title to the WBA Title he already possesses with a stunning knockout over previously unbeaten Ivan Calderon on the Puerto Rican’s home soil last night.
Segura 28, now has 21 knockouts on his impressive 25-1-0 record and has beaten every man he has ever faced, including knocking out his last nine opponents with the last five coming in world title fights.
Calderon 35, who drops to 34-1-1, seemed to be in control of the fight in the early rounds, with Segura coming into the fight in the fourth, fifth and sixth rounds, catching Calderon with some hurtful punches.
Calderon came back in the seventh after having to withstand a lot of punishment in the previous three rounds until in the eighth round, Segura launched a sustained attack, backing Calderon into the corner and ended the fight with a devastating body shot.
Both fighters embraced after the referee counted out Calderon, showing a mutual respect for each other, but in fairness to Segura, he never looked in danger of losing against the smaller Calderon and from the third round onwards, there only looked to be one result.
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| WBA Challenger: Maidana |
In a tough contest, Maidana knocked down Corley in the eight round and seemed to have him right were he wanted him but Corley showed the heart of a champion, coming back into the fight, standing and trading with Maidana without fear.
Both fighters gave their all but the younger Maidana came out on top and has put himself in place to challenge WBA holder Amir Khan on December 11th, in a bout that is scheduled to take place in the UK.
Also on the bill Jose Gonzales improved to 11-0 after knocking out another unbeaten fighter Hector Marengo in the 6th round.
Marengo had previously drawn four of his nine contests but suffered his first defeat as Gonzales controlled the fight to add an easy victory to his impressive looking record.