By Damon Gonzalez/LatinBox Communications
In a clash for the vacant WBA interim bantamweight title, WBA #1 rated Antonio Vargas (19-1, 11 KOs) scored a tenth round TKO against previously unbeaten WBA #9 rated Winston Guerrero (22-1, 13 KOs) on Friday night at the Caribe Royal in Orlando, Florida. Vargas dropped Guerrero in round one. Guerrero responded and floored Vargas in round two. Vargas recovered and began to break down Guerrero. In round ten, Vargas rocked Guerrero and Guerrero’s corner pulled their man out. Time was 2:10.
- 18-year-old super featherweight Javon (Wanna) Walton (2-0-1, 1 KO) from Atlanta, Georgia fights his way to a four round majority decision win over Erik Hanley (1-2, 1 KO) from Rancho Cordova, California. Judges scores 38-38, 40-36, 40-36.
- Heavyweight destroyer Danier “Fear” Pero (10-0, 8 KO’s) from Miami, Florida way of Camaguey, Cuba. literally crushes Walter Burns (8-3, 6 KO’s) rocking him with huge shots sending Burns down to the canvas at 2:50 seconds of the opening round, Pero winning his first WBA regoinal title.
- Heavyweights Gurgen Hovhannisyan (7-0, 6 KO’s) from Yerevan, Armenia and Patrick “Magic” Mailata (6-3, 3 KO’s) from Apia, Samoa left it all inside the ring throwing big blows as Hovhannisyan goes away with the eight round majority decision victory. Judges scores were 76-76, 77-75, 77-75.
- Jockson Blanco (8-0, 4 KO’s) from Caracas, Venezuela, seized the moment by becoming a regional WBA super welterweight champion beating hometown fighter Jeovanny “El Rayo” Estela (14-2, 5 KO’s) from Orlando, Florida in an eight round majority decision win. Judges scores were 76-76, 75-77, 75-77.
- Super welterweight Antraveous “Yamz” Ingram (9-0, 4 KO’s) from Kissimmee, Florida put the medal on the pedal by taking out Freddy Espinoza (10-8, 7 KO’s) from Chinandega, Nicaragua with a flash fast combination Espinoza didn’t want to continue fight was waved off at the official time of 1:00 in the opening round by TKO victory.
- 18 year old super welterweight Alex Bray (8-0, 7 KO’s) from Melbourne, Florida, dominated Aston Mario Rios (10-3-1, 7 KO’s) from Barrio Las Tunas, Buenos Aires, Argentina. ending his night at the official time 2:04 seconds of the opening round by way of TKO victory.
- Fradimil Macayo (18-1, 14 KO’s) wasting no time finishing off Oscar Escandon (27-9, 18 KO’s) at 0:26 seconds of the opening stanza by KO victory.
MVP newly signed middleweight Thamara “Tamm” Thibeault (1-0) from Shawinigan, Quebec, Canada scores a four round unanimous decision victory over Natosha “The Nightmare” Spence (8-7-2, 6 KO’s) from Cambridge, Ontario, Canada. Judges official scores 40-36, 40-36, 40-36.
Super lightweight Hendri “La Bazuca” Cedeno (16-0, 11 KO’s) scored a eight round unanimous decision victory over Luis “Matador” Hernandez Ramos (23-7, 20 KO’s). Judges official scores 79-73, 78-74, 78-74.
Middleweight Jamar “J-Money” Pemberton (8-1, 5 KO’s) from Saint Louis, Missouri. wins by six round majority decision over Kahlil Mitchell (4-1, 2 KO’s) from Chattanooga, Tennessee. Judges official scores 57-55, 57-55, 56-56.
These WBA interim belts are starting to resurface fast and furious. I thought Mendoza was getting rid of them. Wow. The WBA didn’t keep their word. I’m so surprised.
I think it’s because sports fans lay lowed in condemning the WBA “interim ” and “regular “.
The larger question is, why do boxing websites even recognize these self-appointed sanctioning bodies?
They shouldn’t-just make good fights as these titles with at least four champions for every weight division three pounds apart have become pretty irrelevant.