 This past Saturday was an interesting day in world boxing, though it was far from a key date for international fans.
The one man who it as a very important day for was WBO Cruiserweight champion Marco Huck (38-2, 26) who made a record equalling 13th defence of his world title by out pointing the previously unbeaten challenger Mirko Larghetti (21-1, 13). The bout ended in confusing fashion with Huck looking like he had knocked out Larghetti at the end of the bout though the referee decided that the punch had come after the bell and we went to the cards which all favoured Huck. Although Huck was successful in the ring we felt he was disappointing and it appears he is struggling to continue at Cruiserweight. Although he likely wants to set a Cruiserweight record for most defences he really needs to pick his opponent carefully then move up rather than continue to drain himself to 200lbs. Whilst Huck retained his title we saw another man picking up a title. That man was the newly crowned WBA interim Bantamweight champion Yonfrez Parejo (16-1-1, 7) who scored an 11th round stoppage over Luis Hinojosa (25-8-0-1, 15) to claim the title. The loss for Hinojosa was his first loss in 27 bouts whilst it extended Parejo's current winning run to 5 bouts following his sole loss to Hugo Ruiz back in 2012. In a 10 round non-title bout WBA interim Super Flyweight champion David Sanchez (26-2-2, 20) stopped Anuar Salas (14-3, 10). The bout, which ended in round 5 after Salas was dropped and failed to fully recover, saw Sanchez move 1 step closer to getting a world title fight with Kohei Kono though at the moment the WBA have the issues surround Koki Kameda standing in the way of any prospective title fight. We suspect Watanabe would pay big money to get a Kono/Sanchez bout made for New Years Eve though at the moment they would still need the WBA to show some flexibility on the Kameda situation. In female title action fans in Venezuela saw Mayerlin Rivas (10-3-1, 7) stop Arely Valente (12-2-1, 6) in 9 rounds to claim the WBA interim Female Bantamweight title. A second female world title bout saw Peruvian Linda Laura Lecca (11-2-1, 3) retain her WBA interim female Super Flyweight title with a decision victory over Mexico's game but limited Guadalupe Martinez (7-7, 3). (Image courtesy of http://www.boxnews.com.ua)
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 Last weekend was disappointing for boxing fans though this week we do have some interesting fights with various implications for the winner, the losers and those not involved in the bouts themselves.
For many fans the most significant bout of the day takes place in Germany as the always fun to watch Marco Huck (37-2-1, 26) defends his WBO Cruiserweight title against the unbeaten but unproven Mirko Larghetti (21-0, 13). Huck, looking for his 13th title defence, is thought to be in easy here though Larghetti is unbeaten, confident and will know that this is his big chance to become a real player on the world stage. We favour Huck, we have to, though we always enjoy watching him and it's clear that this could be incredibly fun to watch, as long as it lasts anyway. Another notable male bout will see Yonfrez Parejo (15-1-1, 6) fighting against Luis Hinojosa (25-7-0-1, 15) in a bout for the interim WBA Bantamweight title. Yes adding another of the WBA's now prolific "interim" titles in the. The 28 year old Parejo has previously fought for the WBA interim Bantamweight title, though he was stopped in 8 rounds by Hugo Ruiz and since then his sole win of note came against Angky Angkotta. As for Hinojosa his record is very misleading and you'd look at it and suspect he wasn't a particularly good fighter, amazingly however he has gone 24-0-0-1 (15) in his last 27 fights following a 1-7 start, sadly however he hasn't beaten anyone of note. Ranked #5 and #6 by the WBA this bout really is a joke and should be little more than an eliminator. A poor, poor move from the WBA but it should be an interesting fight. On the same show as the Parejo/Hinojosa bout is a WBA interim female Bantamweight bout between the very under-rated Mayerlin Rivas (9-3-1, 6) and the promising though unproven Arely Valente (12-1-1, 6). This bout looks like one where Valente will start as the favourite but Rivas really is much better and we can't help but suspect Rivas will easily over-come Valente. Another female world title bout will take place in Peru as Linda Laura Lecca (10-2-1, 3) defends her interim WBA Super Flyweight title against the under-rated Guadalupe Martinez (7-6, 3). This looks like a serious test for the popular Lecca and we'd be shocked if Lecca took a comprehensive win here. (Image courtesy of http://www.boxnews.com.ua)  Courtesy of Nicholas Samuilov, Argentina Boxing Promotions Friday night saw Argentinian female fighter Debora Anahi Dionicius (15-0, 4) make the 4th successful defense of her IBF female Super Flyweight title as she easily over-came the spirited challenge of Mexico's Guadalupe Martinez (6-5, 3). As a result of this win Dionicius has remained as one of the few champions in the 115lbs weight class and also remained one of the top fighters in the division.
Although her performance was solid and she did clearly dominate the bout it's fair to say that Dionicius won't be classed as the top fighter in the division by many. For some the top fighter is Mariana Juarez, for others it's Zulina Munoz for us however it's Naoko Fujioka. From Fujioka's perspective there is little to worry about from Dionicius. She's a capable enough enough fighter with nice movement and nice boxing skills but her lack of real fire power would be undoing against Fujioka who's not a big puncher herself but is a hurtful puncher. Despite the possibilities of a unification bout between Fujioka and Dionicius we don't imagine that bout happening. TYC Sports, the Argentinian channel that televised Dionicius's bout, wouldn't want to see their girl beaten and there is little chance of Fujioka getting the financial backing to bring Dionicius over to Japan. Whilst there is little chance of a Dionicius/Fujioka bout we wouldn't totally rule out Dionicius fighting an Asian fighter in 2014. There is of course several interesting Asian fighters at 115lbs including the big punching Naoko Yamaguchi, the OPBF champion Tomoko Kawanishi, Berne based Japanese veteran Aniya Seki and even Korea's Hee-Jung Yuh. On the performance Dionicius gave on Friday night we'd not be that afraid of sending Yamaguchi or Kawanishi over there for a fight with her. The Japanese girls would be under-dogs but both would certainly be very live under-dogs in bouts that would be compelling from the first bell to the last.  Courtesy of Boxeadoras Argentinas This Friday sees only a single notable international bout with any sort of relevance at all to Asian boxing. That bout sees IBF female Super Flyweight champion Debora Anahi “La Gurisa” Dionicius (14-0, 4) defending her title in what appears to be a total mismatch against Guadalupe Martinez (6-4, 3).
This bout's indirect relation to Asian is that Dionicius is one of the few fighters who could make for an interesting contest with Japan's Naoko Fujioka (11-0, 6). Fujioka, the WBC female champion at 115lbs hasn't really got many fighters who could really push her at the moment however unification bouts are always worth thinking about and a contest between Fujioka and Dionicius would be an interesting contest for the very talented Fujioka. In regards to Dionicius against Martinez it would be a massive shock for Martinez to even test the blonde Argentinian, pictured. Martinez is the much smaller fighter and has fallen short in previous title bouts. If Dionicius, as we expect, wins she will move to #4 on Boxrecs list of top female fighters at 115lbs. With Fujioka ranked #1 on boxrec a fight between the two would be one of the few |
InternationalWe know that not every fight involves an Asian fighter but a lot of fights do affect Asian fighter. As a result we've decided to add this new section to Asian boxing where we look at selected International bouts. Archives
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