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Results: January 2012




SATURDAY 28th JANUARY


Cory Spinks bt Sechew Powell (UD) (116-112, 115-113 [2])
(IBF light-middleweight title eliminator)

BJ Flores bt Hugo Pineda  (TKO) (6th round)
(cruiserweight)

Rakhim Chakhkiev bt Alexander Kotlobay (UD) (100-89 [2], 99-89) 
(heavyweight)

Firat Arslan bt Orlando Antonio Farias  (TKO) (2nd round)
(cruiserweight)

Jurgen Braehmer bt Jose Maria Guerrero  (TKO) (4th round)
(light-heavyweight)

Vitali Tajbert bt Jose Luis Graterol  (UD) (79-74, 78-74, 78-76)
(super-featherweight)

Denis Boytsov bt Darnell Wilson  (KO) (4th round)
(heavyweight)

Ruslan Chagaev bt Kertson Manswell  (UD)
(heavyweight)

Carl Frampton bt Kris Hughes  (TKO) (7th round)
(Commonwealth super-bantamweight title)

Robin Reid bt Daniel Cadman (TKO) (5th round)
(super-middleweight)

John Ryder bt Mariusz Biskupski  (TKO) (2nd round)
(middleweight)

Patrick Hyland bt Emmnuel Lucero (UD) (79-73, 78-74, 77-75)
(featherweight)

Paul Hyland bt Arturo Santiago (UD) (59-55, 58-56[2])
(bantamweight)

Frankie Gonzalez bt Eddie Hyland (UD) (40-36, 39-37[2])
(welterweight)


THURSDAY 26th JANUARY



Grady Brewer bt Edvan Dos Santos Barros (UD)
(light-middleweight)



TUESDAY 24TH JANUARY


Kwanthai Sithmorseng v Johan Wahyudi  (TKO) (3rd round)
(minimumweight)



SATURDAY 21ST JANUARY



Miguel Vasquez bt Ameth Diaz  (UD) (120-107, 120-107, 119-108)
(IBF lightweight title)


Daniel Ponce De Leon bt Omar Estrella  (TKO) (6th round)
(featherweight)


DeMarcus Corley bt Gabriel Bracero  (UD) (96-90, 94-92, 94-92)


David Price bt John McDermott  (TKO) (1st round)
(English heavyweight title)
(British heavyweight title eliminator)



FRIDAY 20TH JANUARY


Guillermo Rigondeaux bt Rico Ramos  (TKO) (6th round)
(WBA super-bantamweight title)

Javier Molina bt Alberto Herrera  (UD) (59-54, 58-55, 58-55)
(welterweight) 

Emiliano Marsili bt Derry Mathews  (TKO) (7th round)
(vacant IBO lightweight title)

Joe Selkirk bt Ryan Toms  (TKO) (5th round)
(middleweight) 


SATURDAY 14TH JANUARY


Robert Stieglitz bt Henry Weber (UD)(119-109, 118-110, 116-112)
(WBO super-middleweight title)


Arthur Abraham bt Pablo Farias  (TKO) (5th round)
(super-middleweight)


Kubrat Pulev bt Michael Sprott  (TKO) (12 round)
(heavyweight)

Korakuen Hall, Tokyo, Japan


Shoji Kimura bt Ryol Li Lee  (SD) (97-95, 96-95, 95-96
(featherweight)


FRIDAY 13TH JANUARY

Shane McPhilbin bt Leon Williams  (TKO) (12th round)
(British cruiserweight title)

Sam Sexton bt Larry Olubamiwo  (TD) (49-48)
(heavyweight)
*Fight stop after five rounds following cut to Sexton

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