Pacquiao addresses the crowd after being conferred the
Order of Sikatuna, one of the highest awards given to
diplomats and state leaders. (AP Photo/Bullit Marquez)
All week people were talking about Manny Pacquiao’s achievement and rightly so. Even after Miguel Cotto, a fearsome puncher, landed his best shots, Pacquiao never seemed to flinch. The Philippine wonder has accomplished much by mastering his peers all the way from flyweight up to welterweight, beating boxers from the 105 pounds weight class right up to the 147 pounders. Becoming the world champion in seven different weight classes is something we will not likely see again. For many years Manny Pacquiao has been a legend in the Philippines and now he’s a legend worldwide.
Less we forget there were some other major boxing matches that took place during the week.
Sunday 22 November 2009
International Conference Hall, Nagoya, Aichi, Japan. Bantamweight Kohei Oba (25-0-1, 10 KOs) defeats Nobuto Ikehara (29-3-0) by TKO in the 9th round.
Saturday 21 November 2009
Buenos Aires Lawn Tennis Club, Buenos Aires, Distrito Federal, Argentina. Lightweights Jorge Rodrigo Barrios (49-4-1, 34 KOs) defeats Michael Lozada (33-6-1, 26 KOs) for the WBO Latino lightweight title.
Club Deportivo Libertad, Sunchales, Santa Fe, Argentina Light welterweight Marcos Rene Maidana 27-1-0, 26 KOs) scored a KO victory over William Gonzalez (22-6-1, 7 KOs) to win the WBA World light welterweight title.
On the under-card lightweights Daniel Alberto Dorrego (28-2-0, 20 KOs) scored a knock out victory over Daniel Eduardo Brizuela (17-1-1, 6 KOs) to win the WBO Latino lightweight title.
Newcastle Jockey Club, Newcastle, New South Wales, Australia. Light welterweights Chad Bennett (26-3-3, 16 KOs) won a unanimous decision over Aldo Nazareno Rios (46-5-0, 11 KOs)
Casino Rama, Rama, Ontario, Canada. Super flyweight Marvin Sonsona (14-0-1, 14 KOs) fought to a draw with Alejandro Hernandez (22-7-2, 11 KOs) They were fighting for the WBO super flyweight title.
Super featherweight Steve Molitor (31-1-0, 12 KOs) unanimous decision over Jose Saez (17-9-4).
Sparkassen-Arena, Kiel, Schleswig-Holstein, Germany. Cruiserweights Zsolt Erdei (31-0-0) defeated Giacobbe Fragomeni (26-2-1) for the WBC cruiserweight title.
Super featherweight Vitali Tajbert (19-1-0, 6 KOs) won a unanimous decision over Humberto Mauro Gutierrez (22-6-1, 19 KOs)
Super middleweight Dimitri Sartison (26-1-0, 17 KOs) won a TKO victory over Stjepan Bozic (23-4-0, 14 KOs) for the WBA World super middleweight title.
Palenque de la Feria, Tuxtla Gutierrez, Chiapas, Mexico. Light flyweight Rodel Mayol (26-4-0, 20 KOs) scored a TKO victory over Edgar Sosa (37-6-0, 21 KOs)
Oracle Arena, Oakland, California. Super middleweights, part of the Super Six Middleweight Tournament sponsored by Showtime - Andre Ward (21-0-0, 14 KOs) defeated Mikkel Kessler (42-2-0, 32 KOs) to win the WBA Super World super middleweight title.
With his victory, Ward gained much confidence in his bid to become one of the next super stars in the fight game. Ward demonstrated that he is quite proficient whether on defense or offense. His in and out attacking style frustrated Kessler who is much more accustomed to a fighter who just stands there and slugs it out.
Ward’s next scheduled fight is against Jermain Taylor. Yes, despite his recent problems with concussions, headaches and being a knockout victim to Arthur Abraham and his TKO loss to Carl Froch, Taylor plans to stay in the Super Six Tournament. Early prediction is in order: Taylor will not be able to handle the younger boxer who can easily switch from orthodox to lefty. Ward has all the tools.
Friday 20 November 2009
Gimnasio Jaime Rodríguez Boxing, Longchamps, Buenos Aires, Argentina. Cruiserweight Mauro Adrian Ordiales (23-6-0, 23 KOs) knocked out Adolfo Salazar (17-2-0) in the first round of their scheduled 12 rounder.
Wembley Arena, Johannesburg, Gauteng, South Africa. Flyweight Moruti Mthalane (25-2-0, 16 KOs) won a unanimous decision over Julio Cesar Miranda (30-5-0, 23 KOs) to win the IBF flyweight title.
Budivelnik, Cherkasy, Ukraine. Middleweight Avtandil Khurtsidze (20-1-2, 13 KOs) scored a TKO victory over Kuvanych Toygonbayev (30-6-0, 19 KOs) to win the WBA Inter-Continental middleweight title and the European Boxing Association middleweight title.
Harvey Hadden Leisure Centre, Nottingham, Nottinghamshire, United Kingdom. Super bantamweight Rendall Munroe (20-1-0, 8 KOs) won a unanimous decision victory over Simone Maludrottu (30-3-0, 11 KOs)
Civic Center, Kissimmee, Florida. Super bantamweight Wilfredo Vazquez Jr (17-0-1, 14 KOs) won a TKO victory over Genaro Garcia (36-8-0, 20 KOs) to win the WBO Latino super bantamweight title.
Twin River Event Center, Lincoln, Rhode Island. Super middleweight Otis Griffin (21-6-2, 8 KOs) won a unanimous decision over Joe McCreedy (11-4-1, 6 KOs).
On the under-card welterweight Jaime Clampitt (20-4-1, 7 KOs) beat Rachel Clark (4-3-1, 3 Kos)
(AP Photo/Jeff Chiu)
Andre Ward, left, punches Mikkel Kessler, from Denmark, during the second round of their WBA Super Middleweight championship bout in Oakland, Calif., Saturday, Nov. 21, 2009. Ward won by unanimous technical decision. A ringside doctor stopped the fight in the 11th round.
(AP Photo/Jeff Chiu)
Mikkel Kessler is checked by the ring doctor after losing to Andre Ward in an WBA Super Middleweight championship fight in Oakland, CA, Saturday, Nov. 21, 2009.
AP photo by Jeff Chiu
Andre Ward, in the photo, second from the left, celebrates after beating Mikkel Kessler, from Denmark, to win the WBA Super Middleweight world title.
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