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Showing posts with label Diaz vs Kennedy. Show all posts
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Thursday, March 31, 2011
Jorge Diaz discusses aftermath of Kennedy bout!
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Monday, March 28, 2011
Teon Kennedy Speaks on victory over Diaz!
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Saturday, March 26, 2011
Gamboa demolishes Solis, Garcia Stops Garcia and Kennedy tops Diaz in AC!
By Matt Yanofsky and Eugene Sirota (Ringside)
Yuriorkis "El Ciclon de Guantanamo" Gamboa kept his featherweight title with a sensational fourth round knockout of Jorge Solis. Gamboa decked Solis a total of five times and finished the show with a blazing combination, forcing Referee David Fields to stop mercifully stop the bout at 1:31 of the fourth round.
Time of stoppage was 1:31 of round 4.
Gamboa, of Miami, FL by way of Cuba, is a perfect 20-0 with 16 KO's. Solis, a former interim titlist at 130 lbs, slips to 40-3-2 with 29 wins by way of knockout.
In the co-feature, Oxnard CA's Mikey Garica maintained his perfect record by knocking out previously unbeaten Matt Remillard of Manchester, CT. Garica was much busier throughout the fight, as he scored three knockdowns en route to a TKO at the conclusion of the tenth.
Garcia improves to 25-0 (21 KO's), as the once promising and gutsy Remillard falls to 23-1 with 13 KO's.
In a sensational action fight that did not have a dull moment, Teon "The Technician" Kennedy retained his USBA super bantamweight title via twelve round unanimous decision. Both men landed a massive amount of clean head shots in the early rounds, with Diaz working in lose quarters and Kennedy doing damage from the outside en route to scoring a flash knockdown in the third.
In the sixth,Kennedy scored a vicious knockdown and Diaz was seconds away from being stopped until he was saved by the bell. Diaz, a New Brunswick native, showed tremendous heart and battled back into the fight when the going got tough, but Kennedy's two aforementioned earned him a victory in a fight of the year candidate.
Scores were a far too wide 118-109, 117-109 and 115-111.
Kennedy, of Philadelphia, improves to 17-0-1 (7 KO's). Diaz loses for the first time and is now 15-1 with 9 knockouts.
Former Division 1 All-American and current NFL defensive back Tommy Zbikowski struggled to a four round unanimous decision victory over tougher than advertised Caleb Grummett. Zbikowski, who previously scored two first round knockouts, displayed excellent body work in the opening two rounds before showing signs of fatigue. Grummett pushed the fight in the third, but was deducted a point for repeated low blows. Both men were tired in the final round, with Grummett again controlling most of the action inside of the ring.
Scores were 39-36 twice and 38-37.
"This was definitely a wake up call for Tommy," said new trainer Emmanuel Steward. "(Grummett) was (biggr and stronger) than we all expected and this is the difference between football and boxing."
Zbikowski of Arlington Heights, MI, is now 3-0 with 2 KO's. Grummett, an MMA veteran, heads back home to Grand Rapids, MI with a 0-1-1 record.
Scores were 38-37 and 39-36 twice.
Fighting for the first time since enduring a serious jaw injury, Passaic's Glen Tapia scored an impressive six round unanimous decision over game Newark native Eberto Medina. After rocking Medina in the second, Tapia scored a knockdown on his off balance foe with a straight left in the very next stanza. In the fourth, Medina came on strong, pushing Tapia around the ring. Medina was the aggressor again in the fifth as he stalked Tapia, landing several clean combos. Tapia, sensing he ahead on the cards, kept his distance in the final round as he coasted to victory.
Scores were 60-52, 59-53 and 59-94.
"I realize I couldn't fight like that anymore," Tapia said of his decision to take his time more than usual. "This is something we worked on in camp and I kept my composure (throughout the bout)."
Tapia, a fan favorite and rapidly improving junior middleweight, improves 9-0 with 5 KO's. Medina falls to 5-6 with 1 KO.
Former top rated amateur and super bantamweight prospect Miguel Cartejena of Philadelphia, PA won a four round shut out decision over game Omar Gonzales. Cartajena was the far more skilled fighter of the two, but Gonzales hung in tough and finished the bout on his feet.
Cartejena is now 1-0. Gonzales returns to San Antonio, TX at 2-6.
In the opening bout of the evening at the Adrian Phillips Ballroom in AC, featherweight Camilo Perez stopped overmatched Desi Williams after the first round. Perez, 2-0, of Rio Piedras, Puerto Rico, scored two knockdowns in the opening three minutes, forcing Williams' corner to halt the bout.
Williams returns to Durham, NC at 0-2.
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Yuriorkis "El Ciclon de Guantanamo" Gamboa kept his featherweight title with a sensational fourth round knockout of Jorge Solis. Gamboa decked Solis a total of five times and finished the show with a blazing combination, forcing Referee David Fields to stop mercifully stop the bout at 1:31 of the fourth round.
Time of stoppage was 1:31 of round 4.
Gamboa, of Miami, FL by way of Cuba, is a perfect 20-0 with 16 KO's. Solis, a former interim titlist at 130 lbs, slips to 40-3-2 with 29 wins by way of knockout.
In the co-feature, Oxnard CA's Mikey Garica maintained his perfect record by knocking out previously unbeaten Matt Remillard of Manchester, CT. Garica was much busier throughout the fight, as he scored three knockdowns en route to a TKO at the conclusion of the tenth.
Garcia improves to 25-0 (21 KO's), as the once promising and gutsy Remillard falls to 23-1 with 13 KO's.
In a sensational action fight that did not have a dull moment, Teon "The Technician" Kennedy retained his USBA super bantamweight title via twelve round unanimous decision. Both men landed a massive amount of clean head shots in the early rounds, with Diaz working in lose quarters and Kennedy doing damage from the outside en route to scoring a flash knockdown in the third.
In the sixth,Kennedy scored a vicious knockdown and Diaz was seconds away from being stopped until he was saved by the bell. Diaz, a New Brunswick native, showed tremendous heart and battled back into the fight when the going got tough, but Kennedy's two aforementioned earned him a victory in a fight of the year candidate.
Scores were a far too wide 118-109, 117-109 and 115-111.
Kennedy, of Philadelphia, improves to 17-0-1 (7 KO's). Diaz loses for the first time and is now 15-1 with 9 knockouts.
Former Division 1 All-American and current NFL defensive back Tommy Zbikowski struggled to a four round unanimous decision victory over tougher than advertised Caleb Grummett. Zbikowski, who previously scored two first round knockouts, displayed excellent body work in the opening two rounds before showing signs of fatigue. Grummett pushed the fight in the third, but was deducted a point for repeated low blows. Both men were tired in the final round, with Grummett again controlling most of the action inside of the ring.
Scores were 39-36 twice and 38-37.
"This was definitely a wake up call for Tommy," said new trainer Emmanuel Steward. "(Grummett) was (biggr and stronger) than we all expected and this is the difference between football and boxing."
Zbikowski of Arlington Heights, MI, is now 3-0 with 2 KO's. Grummett, an MMA veteran, heads back home to Grand Rapids, MI with a 0-1-1 record.
Scores were 38-37 and 39-36 twice.
Fighting for the first time since enduring a serious jaw injury, Passaic's Glen Tapia scored an impressive six round unanimous decision over game Newark native Eberto Medina. After rocking Medina in the second, Tapia scored a knockdown on his off balance foe with a straight left in the very next stanza. In the fourth, Medina came on strong, pushing Tapia around the ring. Medina was the aggressor again in the fifth as he stalked Tapia, landing several clean combos. Tapia, sensing he ahead on the cards, kept his distance in the final round as he coasted to victory.
Scores were 60-52, 59-53 and 59-94.
"I realize I couldn't fight like that anymore," Tapia said of his decision to take his time more than usual. "This is something we worked on in camp and I kept my composure (throughout the bout)."
Tapia, a fan favorite and rapidly improving junior middleweight, improves 9-0 with 5 KO's. Medina falls to 5-6 with 1 KO.
Former top rated amateur and super bantamweight prospect Miguel Cartejena of Philadelphia, PA won a four round shut out decision over game Omar Gonzales. Cartajena was the far more skilled fighter of the two, but Gonzales hung in tough and finished the bout on his feet.
Cartejena is now 1-0. Gonzales returns to San Antonio, TX at 2-6.
In the opening bout of the evening at the Adrian Phillips Ballroom in AC, featherweight Camilo Perez stopped overmatched Desi Williams after the first round. Perez, 2-0, of Rio Piedras, Puerto Rico, scored two knockdowns in the opening three minutes, forcing Williams' corner to halt the bout.
Williams returns to Durham, NC at 0-2.
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Friday, March 25, 2011
Weights from AC!
Yuriorkis Gamboa 126
Jorge Solis 125.5
Jorge Diaz 122
Teon Kennedy 122
Matt Remillard 125
Miguel Angel Garcia 125
Glen Tapia 152
Eberto Medina 151
Tommy Zbikowski 195
Caleb Grummet 215.5
Camilo Perez 124
Desi Williams 125
Miguel Cartagena 117
Omar Gonzales 119
Rasad Brown 161.5
Darryl Parker 161
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Thursday, March 24, 2011
Teon Kennedy Speaks on Diaz bout!
Interview by Marc Abrams of 15rounds.com
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Sunday, March 20, 2011
Unbeaten Jorge Diaz Ready for USBA Title Match with Teon Kennedy this Saturday in Atlantic City
Undefeated super bantamweight contender Jorge "King" Diaz of New Brunswick says he has had no problems adjusting to new trainer Joe Grier ahead of his March 26 showdown with unbeaten USBA 122 pound champion Teon "The Technician" Kennedy of Philadelphia, PA at Boardwalk Hall in Atlantic City, NJ.
"It's been a very productive camp, pure gold," said Diaz, who is promoted by Union City-based Pound for Pound Promotions and managed by Pat Lynch and Sal Alessi. "I went from good hands to greater hands."
The matchup between the 23-year-old Diaz - a two-fisted banger with a flair for dramatic endings and a record of 15-0 (9 KO) - and the 24-year-old Kennedy - a technically-gifted boxer with total command over his craft with a 16-0-1 (7 KO) record - has the potential to steal the spotlight from the world championship main event between former Cuban Olympic gold medalist and current WBA/IBF featherweight champion Yuriorkis Gamboa and Mexico's Jorge Solis, which will be televised by HBO's Boxing After Dark.
Grier, who previously trained junior middleweight Yuri Foreman to a world title, had worked with Diaz briefly as an amateur and said that the transition prior to his biggest test as a pro has been seamless.
"Everything is working out well," said Grier. "He's a very motivated young man and he's really looking forward to proving himself to everyone. Jorge wants to be up there with the top dogs. I just know he's a perfect specimen to become a world champion.
"This fight is a perfectly made match. It's a tossup and its going to be a tough fight. Neither one of the camps is taking it for granted."
Under Grier, Diaz has sparred close to 90 rounds in preparation for this matchup against boxers from New Jersey, New York, Connecticut and Philadelphia. Diaz knows he must prepare to be at his best to not only win the fight, but put the entire sport on notice.
"This fight is a slingshot to get me to the next level," said Diaz. "Come March 26, I'll be like Charlie Sheen - winning!"
Diaz is coming off a thrilling ten round victory over former title challenger Emmanuel Lucero in October, while Kennedy stopped Alex Becerra in ten rounds in September.
The 12-round Diaz vs. Kennedy clash is part of Top Rank's "Featherweight Fury" card, which will also feature Diaz's stablemate Glen Tapia in a six-round middleweight matchup.
Tickets are $200, $100, $50 plus applicable fees and are available at the Boardwalk Hall Box Office or by calling Ticketmaster at (800) 736-1420 or online at ticketmaster.com
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Sunday, January 23, 2011
Gamboa-Solis Headlines March 26 in AC!
By E.A. Sirota
The much anticipated bout between New Brunswick's Jorge Diaz (15-0, 9 KOs) and USBA super-bantamweight champ Teon Kennedy (16-0-1 7 KOs) has found a home on the undercard of Gamboa vs Solis on March 26.
Both fights, along with an interesting match between Mikey Garcia (24-0, 20 KOs), of Oxnard, California and Matt Remillard (23-0, 13 KOs), of Hartford, Conn., will be televised on HBO's "Boxing After Dark". Boardwalk Hall's Adrian Phillips Ballroom will host the Top Rank promoted card which is being sponsored by Caesars Atlantic City.
Even though Diaz will be fighting in his home state, Kennedy figures to bring just as many supporters down from his native Philadelphia, which is actually half an hour closer to AC than New Brunswick. The fans of these two fighters will help provide the "local flavor", in what will be, "a great card for Atlantic City", according to Top Rank VP Carl Moretti.
With Gamboa's WBA and IBF featherweight titles on the line, it is the first world title fight in Atlantic City of 2011. It is only the second time the Cuban-born Gamboa has fought in AC, the first was 1st round TKO of Gilberto Luque at Bally's back in 2008.
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The much anticipated bout between New Brunswick's Jorge Diaz (15-0, 9 KOs) and USBA super-bantamweight champ Teon Kennedy (16-0-1 7 KOs) has found a home on the undercard of Gamboa vs Solis on March 26.
Both fights, along with an interesting match between Mikey Garcia (24-0, 20 KOs), of Oxnard, California and Matt Remillard (23-0, 13 KOs), of Hartford, Conn., will be televised on HBO's "Boxing After Dark". Boardwalk Hall's Adrian Phillips Ballroom will host the Top Rank promoted card which is being sponsored by Caesars Atlantic City.
Even though Diaz will be fighting in his home state, Kennedy figures to bring just as many supporters down from his native Philadelphia, which is actually half an hour closer to AC than New Brunswick. The fans of these two fighters will help provide the "local flavor", in what will be, "a great card for Atlantic City", according to Top Rank VP Carl Moretti.
With Gamboa's WBA and IBF featherweight titles on the line, it is the first world title fight in Atlantic City of 2011. It is only the second time the Cuban-born Gamboa has fought in AC, the first was 1st round TKO of Gilberto Luque at Bally's back in 2008.
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