SecondsOut
20 SEPTEMBER 2008
USA Boxing News
Friday Night US Round-Up: Kid Diamond Wins, Fireworks in Delaware
In an excellent match up of world-class 140 pounders, former NABF
lightweight titlist Almazbek Raiymkulov, aka Kid Diamond, outpointed
former IBF lightweight champion Javier Jauregui over ten close
majority rounds at Buffalo Bill’s Star Arena in Primm, Nevada. Scores
read 97-93, 96-93 and 95-95.
Raiymkulov, 31, fighting out of Las Vegas by way of Kyrgyzstan, wins
for the second time in 2008, and raises his record to 27-1, 15
KOs. His only loss came via points to reigning unified lightweight
king Nate Campbell in 2005.
The 35-year-old Jauregui, also a former IBA and NABF beltholder in
addition to his world championship, has now lost two in a row, albeit
on points to world-class competition in the form of Anthony Peterson
and Kyrgyzstan. The Guadalajara, Jalisco, Mexico resident came into
the fight rated # 14 by the WBC at 135 lbs. His record now stands at
53-16-2, 36 KOs.
Also on the show:
Vanes Martirosyan, a 2004 US Olympian of Armenian birth, won a
unanimous ten-rounder over previously unbeaten Michael Medina on
scores of 100-90, 98-92 and 97-93. Martirosyan, 22, lives in Glendale,
CA, and bolts to 21-0, 13 KOs, while Monterrey, Mexico’s Medina, also
22, and a former WBC FECOMBOX 154 lbs. titlist, goes to 18-1-2, 14
KOs.
Undercard:
Lightweight Diego Magdaleno w tko 5 Jorge Ruiz
Junior Welterweight Anthony Lenk w ko 1 Jeremy Marts
Super Featherweight Sharif Bogere w pts 4 Alejandro Lopez
Junior Welterweight Khadaphi Proctor w pts 4 Javier Garcia
Bantamweight Leo Santa Cruz w pts 4 Adrian Aleman
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In an exciting scrap at the PAL Center in Hockessin, Delaware, light
heavyweight Andre Hemphill survived a knockdown at the end of round
one to come back and TKO Richard Stewart at 2:22 of round three in the
main event scheduled for eight rounds.
The 28-year-old Hemphill from Philadelphia, PA by way of Woodbridge,
VA, went down from a Stewart barrage at the end of round one and was
reportedly `dead man walking’ as he headed back to his corner. Stewart
came out in round two looking to end matters with one punch and
despite winning the round, expending a lot of energy. The tide turned
in the following round as Hempill landed a solid left hook that hurt
Stewart ` leading to a knockdown. When action resumed, Stewart was
floored again by a straight right. He got to his feet, but the referee
waived it off at that point.
Hemphill is now 7-9-2, 4 KOs, while local favorite Stewart, 32, from
New Castle, Delaware, by way of Tennessee, falls to 14-7-2, 8 KOs.
Undercard:
Super Bantamweight Teon Kennedy w pts 6 Robert DaLuz
Light Heavyweight Chuck Mussachio d maj 8 Willis Lockett
Lightweight Anthony Flores w tko 6 Jason Rorie
Cruiserweight Pedro Martinez w pts 4 Otgonbayer Daivii
Featherweight Bryne Green w pts 4 Luis Esquilin
Junior Welterweight Oscar Vasquez w pts 4 Kywame Hill
(Friday, September 19, 2008)