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| FIGHT REVIEW: Hector Camacho Jr. vs. Bryon Mackie, August 5, 2003 (ESPN2) Hector Camacho Jr has started his comeback in the exact same fashion the way he started finished his first career, a safety first dull fighter who occasionally throws a power left. Very occasionally. Mackie took the fight on short notice (he was in Canada's Marine World when he got the call). Mackie provided on opposition and allowed "Machito to pretty much do whatever the hell he wanted. It looks like more of the same from Camacho, 36-1 (20 ko's). He displayed no change in fighting style under the tutelage of Emanuel Steward. Considering he tipped the scales at over 151 pounds, he is certainly not approaching the game with a new discipline either. However, at least with Steward in his corner the days of Camacho being protected are over. Steward is a straight shooter and will challenge Camacho to become better with his sink or swim philosophy. The fight itself? If you've seen one Camacho fight (senior or junior) you've just about seen them all. Camacho flicks the right jab. The opponent comes forward. Camacho clinches. Camacho spins. Camacho clinches again. Repeat process for the next ten rounds. |
| FIGHT REVIEW: Angel Manfredy vs. Courtney Burton, July 29, 2003 (ESPN2) A new lightweight contender emerged last night as Courtney Burton slammed long time top contender Angel Manfredy from pillar to post before kayoing him in the eighth round. Switching from orthodox to southpaw, Burton repeatedly snapped Manfredy's head back with straight crisp punches and simply looked too big, quick, and strong for the courageous veteran. It was a sad ending for Manfredy, 42-7-1 (31 KOs), whose long time run at title contention seems to be at an end. Expect the promoters of Miguel Cotto or Juan Diaz to call for bouts with "Got Jesus" in order to have a big name to their prospects' resumes. In all of Manfredy's losses you can see the frustration and desperation in his face. Against, Johnston and Spadafora, Manfredy looked confused by the middle rounds and reduced himself to throwing pitty pat punches in combinations. In this bout, the switch hitting underdog Burton wobbled Manfredy with straight lefts throughout and forced Manfredy to go into his ineffective pitty pat punches as early as round four. Manfredy was knocked down once in the seventh and then out in the eighth. Manfredy was done at the end of the seventh, however, as he arose to be the referee's count only to have the referee inexplicably step in between the two fighters as Burton moved in for the kill. It was academic, however, as Burton smelled blood in the beginning of the eighth, put together a two fisted volley which toppled the hometown favorite. Manfredy was dazed and resigned on the bottom rope, making a slicing motion with his glove under his throat as if to say "Cut this. It's over." Burton has the look of a solid guy and will be a handful for any of the lightweights. He is big for a lightweight and seems to have the right people behind him. Manfredy looks done and should retire or accept his place on the other side of the food chain which says "name opponent" for some young contender. |
| Scott Pemberton Proposes and Wins MASHANTUCKET, CT. -- Minutes after proposing to his fiance Margaret Sylvia, Scott "Sandman" Pemberton improved to 26-3-1 (21 KOs) after being awarded a split decision against Omar Sheika in a 12-round super middleweight contest in the main event of ESPN2's Friday Night Fights. In a must-win contest few expected to go the distance, Pemberton retained his NABF title after surviving an early knockdown and devastating rally by Sheika in the late rounds. With the loss Sheika's record now stands at 23-5 (16). Action in the early rounds saw Pemberton using his jab to establish distance and create openings for his right hand. Seconds into the second round, Sheika employed a little strategy of his own, namely stepping through a Pemberton right hand and dropping the groom-to-be with a crushing right hook. Pemberton responded well in the next round, working effectively behind the jab. Sheika controlled the action in the fourth round, shaking Pemberton with a right hook and later backing him the length of the ring behind an assault of hooks and crosses. It would be Sheika's last hurrah until the later rounds. Pemberton outlanded Sheika by a 3-to-1 margin in the fifth round and scored with several telling right hands throughout the middle rounds. By the ninth round, fatigue had visibly set in on Sheika. After a round that saw Sheika frequently clenching and dropping off in activity during the final minute of the frame, Pemberton continued to score with right hands off the jab before capping off the tenth round with two left hooks. It appeared as if Pemberton was on his way to a clear decision. Sheika would have something to say about that in the last two rounds. Sheika tried to turn the tide with a pair of left hooks that shook Pemberton and cleared the way for a vicious two-handed assault that seemingly had Pemberton out on his feet as the bell rang to end the 11th round. Sheika scored with several telling combinations in the final round. But Pemberton, showing a champion's heart, weathered the storm and returned with some fire of his own. But perhaps Pemberton's biggest win came after the win when Sylvia accepted his proposal. Also Gary "Tiger" Balletto improved to 29-1-2 (25) after being awarded an unanimous decision victory over Luis Lizarraga in a 10-round lightweight contest that saw a lot of wide punching favoring the younger, stronger Balletto. With the loss, Lizarraga's record now stands at 31-28-4 (23). |
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 Boxing to be regulated?WASHINGTON -- Inconsistent regulation of boxing has led to permanent and sometimes fatal injuries, economic exploitation of fighters, and corruption, congressional investigators said Tuesday. The General Accounting Office report found professional boxing is regulated predominantly on a state-by-state basis, which often results in varying degrees of oversight. The lack of consistency among state commissions does not adequately assure professional boxers even minimum protections established in federal law, said the GAO, the investigative arm of Congress. Last week, in Cedar City, Utah, a 35-year-old boxer collapsed in the ring and died. The victim had previously been defeated 25 consecutive times over a 3-year period, but the local boxing commission allowed him to enter the ring. The GAO's conclusions and the latest tragedy are further evidence of the need for uniform minimum standards for boxing, said Sen. John McCain, R-Ariz., chairman of the Commerce, Science and Transportation Committee. McCain has proposed a bill that would create a federal regulatory agency to set standards for the boxing industry. The Senate Commerce Committee approved the bill in March, and it is awaiting full Senate consideration. Boxing is the only major professional sport in the country without a central regulatory authority. There is no other major professional sport in which the rules and regulations vary so widely, the report said. The Association of Boxing Commissions, a nonprofit organization representing 46 state and eight tribal boxing commissions, promotes health and safety provisions but has no enforcement authority over its members, the GAO said. The 1996 Professional Boxing Safety Act established minimum health and safety standards for professional boxing and provided for limited federal oversight by the Justice Department and Federal Trade Commission. The Muhammad Ali Boxing Reform Act of 2000 amended the 1996 act to better protect boxers and the integrity of the sport. Still, the GAO said, "Although the sport has generated enormous wealth for others, many professional boxers have been left penniless." The GAO recommended: Requiring pension plans for boxers. Full disclosure of purses and payments. Minimum uniform contractual terms between boxers and promoters. Prohibiting conflicts of interest. Requiring registration and training for judges, referees and others. Preventing sanctioning organizations from exercising influence in the selection of judges. Establishing uniform boxing and scoring rules. |
| Brian Viloria remains unbeaten PISMO BEACH, Calif. -- Undefeated Brian Viloria stopped Luis Doria of Colombia in the first round to retain his World Boxing Council Youth World flyweight title on Tuesday night. Viloria, 21, of Waipahu, hurt Doria with the first punch of the 10-round bout and floored him twice with right hands before referee Lou Moret stopped the fight at 1:14. Viloria, who was a former U.S. Olympian nicknamed "Hawaiian Punch,'' improved his record to 13-0 with 8 KOs. He won the title in June 2002 against Francisco Soto. Doria, 31, drops to 17-9-1 with 11 KOs. Both men weighed the division limit of 112 pounds for the fight, which took place on the sand in front of the Sea Venture Hotel |
HEAVYWEIGHT BRAD RONE DIES Heavyweight Brad Rone, fighting to earn money to pay for his mother's funeral, collapsed in the ring in Cedar City, Utah, during his bout with Billy Zumbrun and later died at Valley View Medical Center, the Las Vegas Review Journal reported Saturday. According to the Review Journal, Rone collapsed at the end of an uneventful first round where neither boxer landed a solid punch. Rone took a punch from his opponent Billy Zumbrun with about five seconds left in the first round Friday night, the Associated Press reported. Less than 10 seconds later, after the bell rang, Rone fell to the canvas. Rone stopped breathing and was later declared dead at Valley View Medical Center, according to Detective Ross Drishinski, Iron County Sheriff's office medical examiner. "Right now, the speculation is cardiac arrest,'' Drishinski told the AP. There has been no official cause of death released. Officials are investigating the possibility that the 259-pound Rone suffered a massive heart attack, according to the newspaper. Rone's body will be transported to the Salt Lake City medical examiner's office, where an autopsy will be performed, the AP reported. Rone was offered the fight Thursday and took it in order to pay for the funeral of his mother, who had passed away earlier in the week. Matchmaker Brad Goodman told the paper that Rone, who had an undocumented record of 7-41-3, was very distracted before the fight -- even forgetting to bring socks with him. Goodman drove him to a nearby shoe store where he bought a pair of socks. "It took us about 10 minutes, and he was so distraught and he just kept saying how much he wanted to get home," Goodman said to the Review Journal. "He was playing gospel music -- religious music -- and said he had listened to it all day (Thursday). He was a great, great guy and he was just devastated by this." Pete Sussens, a Midwest matchmaker, told the paper that Rone wasn't as focused as he normally is for a fight, but he noticed nothing else different before the bout. "He was so depressed. You felt terrible for him," Sussens said to the paper. "You can usually joke around with him, but not tonight. He was a fearless guy with great courage and I had never seen him hurt in the ring. And he was a great, great guy. He'd do anything for you. It's a tragedy." |
| Roy Jones versus Tyson or Lewis? MIAMI -- WBA heavyweight champion Roy Jones Jr. could fight either Mike Tyson or Lennox Lewis later this year, but has not entered into a deal for any future bouts, his adviser said Tuesday. Brad Jacobs, Jones' adviser, denied reports that circulated Tuesday saying Jones will fight Nov. 8 near Nairobi, Kenya, with Tyson as the probable opponent. "We have been talking directly with Mike Tyson and Lennox Lewis for prospective opponents for Roy's next fight," Jacobs said. "But as of yet, nothing is in stone." Tyson's manager, Shelly Finkel, did not return a telephone message seeking comment. Promoters in Nairobi announced Tuesday that Jones will defend his title at the 60,000-seat Moi International Stadium. But neither Jacobs nor Linda Padgett, Jones' personal assistant, said they were aware of that fight being finalized. "There's nothing scheduled at this time, as far as I'm aware of," Padgett said. Jones was traveling Tuesday and could not immediately be reached, Padgett said. He was not in Kenya, she added. Jones (48-1) became the first man in more than 100 years to make the climb from middleweight champion to the heavyweight title when he defeated John Ruiz earlier this year for the WBA crown. Lewis, the WBC heavyweight champion, said earlier this month he was considering several options, including a matchup with Jones. But he is more likely to fight a December rematch with Vitali Klitshcko, who was beating Lewis last month when the fight was stopped after six rounds because of cuts. Tyson hasn't fought since stopping Clifford Etienne in the first round in February. |
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| AUDLEY HARRISON TAKES ON AUSTRALIAN CHAMP LONDON -- Olympic gold medalist Audley Harrison will fight former Australian heavyweight champion Colin Wilson next month. Harrison's promoters said Monday the eight-round bout will be Aug. 6, at the Sydney Entertainment Center. Harrison, who won the super heavyweight title at the 2000 Sydney Games, is 11-0 as a pro. Wilson is 24-16. Their fight is on the undercard for the Anthony Mundine vs. Antwan Echols WBA super middleweight title fight. |