January 2011 results

SATURDAY 29TH JANUARY

Timothy Bradley bt Devon Alexander (UD)

(98-93, 97-93, 96-95)

(WBC and WBO light-welterweight titles)

Vernon Paris bt Emanuel Augustus (UD)
(77-72, 77-72, 76-73)
(welterweight)

Julio Cesar Chavez Jr bt Billy Lyell (UD)
(99-92, 98-92, 96-94)
(WBC middleweight title eliminator)

Nehomar Cermeno bt Victor Terrazas (SD)
(115-113, 115-113, 112-116)
(WBA super-bantamweight title eliminator)

Jean Piero Perez bt Jesus Jimenez (UD)
(118-110, 117-111, 117-111)
(interim WBA flyweight title)

Nkosinathi Joyi (NC) Katsunari Takayama (3rd Round)

(IBF minimumweight title)

Argenis Mendez bt Cassius Baloyi (UD)
(117-110, 117-110, 117-111)
(IBF super-featherweight title eliminator)

FRIDAY 28TH JANUARY

Chris Arreola bt Joey Abell (TKO) (1st Round)
(heavyweight)

Josesito Lopez bt Mike Dallas Jr (TKO) (7th Round)
(light-welterweight)

Pongsaklek Wonjongkam bt Ego Yohan (KO) (3rd Round)
(flyweight)

SATURDAY 22ND JANUARY

Evander Holyfield (NC) Sherman Williams (3rd Round)

(heavyweight)

Monte Barrett (D) Charles Davis (76-76, 76-76, 75-77)

(heavyweight)

Hugo Ruiz bt Alvaro Perez (TD) (9th Round)

(interim WBA bantamweight title)

FRIDAY 21ST JANUARY

Lucas Matthysse bt DeMarcus Corley (TKO) (8th Round)

(light-welterweight)

SATURDAY 15TH JANUARY

Adrien Broner bt John Revish (KO) (1st Round)

(lightweight)

FRIDAY 14TH JANUARY

Erislandy Lara bt Delray Raines (KO) (1st Round)
(light-middleweight)

Peter Manfredo bt Daniel Edouard (UD) (97-92, 98-91, 98-91)
(super-middleweight)

Edwin Rodriguez bt Aaron Pryor Jr (UD) (98-91, 97-92, 96-93)
(super-middleweight)

SATURDAY 8TH JANUARY

Beibut Shumenov bt William Joppy (KO) (6th Round)
(WBA light-heavyweight title)

Christian Esquivel bt Eduardo Garcia (TKO) (2nd Round)
(WBC bantamweight title eliminator)

THURSDAY 6TH JANUARY

Pongsaklek Wonjongkam bt Heri Purnomo (TKO) (4th Round)
(Flyweight)

The Tragedy of Billy Collins Jr.

Phil D. Jay WBN Editor Collins after the fight Williams Ray Collins Jr. or Billy Collins Jr. as he became known, was born to a boxing father in Antioch, Tennessee in 1961. His father William Sr, once fought Welterweight Champion Curtis Cokes and wanted his boy to follow in his footsteps, so decided to train Billy himself. Collins Jr. turned pro in 1981, a welterweight, just like his father before him and impressively won his first 14 professional contests, 11 by knockout with eight inside the first three rounds. It was 1983 and Billy was matched up against Puerto Rican journeyman Luis Resto on the undercard of Roberto Duran v Davey Moore at Madison Square Garden in a ten rounder. Resto wasn’t known for his punching power but Billy took a sustained beating for the full ten rounds, his face, badly damaged and his eyes were almost shut. After the fight, which Resto won on decision, Billy’s father shook Resto’s hand and noticed there wasn’t much padding in his gl...

The Ring Magazine P4P Top 10 compared to WBN's P4P Top 10

World Boxing News pound for pound Top 10 (25/11/2011) 1. Manny Pacquaio (53-3-2) WBO Welterweight champion and WBC light-middleweight champion 2. Nonito Donaire (26-1) WBC and WBO bantamweight champion 3. Floyd Mayweather Jr (41-0) 4. Bernard Hopkins (52-5-2) WBC and IBO light-heavyweight champion 5. Juan Manuel Marquez (52-5-1) WBA and WBO lightweight champion 6. Miguel Cotto (36-2-0) WBA "Super" light-middleweight champion 7. Sergio Martinez (47-2-2) 8. Wladimir Klitschko (55-3-0) WBO and IBF heavyweight champion 9. Pongsaklek Wonjongkam (80-3-1) WBC flyweight champion 10. Chris John (44-0-2) WBA “super” world featherweight champion Do you agree or disagree? Have your say on the WBN Facebook wall at http://www.facebook.com/pages/World-Boxing-News/134654593225151

WBN Remembers: "Gypsy Boy" Ernie Smith

Phil D. Jay WBN Editor (picure by boxrec.com) After almost a year and a half without one of boxing’s great journeymen, World Boxing News is looking back at the 161-fight career of Worcestershire warrior Ernie Smith, concentrating on his contribution in the ring, rather than the tragic way his life ended out of it. Smith turned professional at super-featherweight in 1998 at the Park Hall Hotel in Wolverhampton, losing a six rounder against Welshman Woody Greenaway. One month later, Ernie was thrown in with an unknown prospect by the name of Gavin Rees (former world champion and current British Lightweight Champion) who he also took the distance over four rounds. The “Gypsy Boy” then managed to string together a four fight unbeaten run together in early 1999 and ended the year winning five out of his twelve contests, but by this time had already delved into the journeyman pool of boxers with a record of 5-8-1. After settling at the welterweight limit, Ernie ga...

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