Wednesday, October 16, 1996
Championship news...
Robin Reid, 21-0-1, 16 kos, of Cheshire, ENG, won the world super
middleweight championship with a seventh round knockout victory
against defending champion Vincenzo Nardiello, 30-6, 17 kos.
Nardiello, making his first defense since winning the title on July 6,
was ahead on the scorecards when Reid rallied to score a knockdown and
cut Nardiello in the fifth round. Nardiello showed his resilience and
was effective in the sixth round, but Reid scored two more knockdowns
with body punches to end the fight in the seventh round. (10-12-96
Rome)
Super flyweight world champion Hiroshi Kawashima, 20-2-1, 14 kos,
successfully defended the title for the sixth time against Domingo
Sosa, 27-5, 19 kos. Sosa started the fight aggressively, but
Kawashima soon took control and stopped Sosa with a barrage of punches
at 2:15 of the second round. (10-12-96 Tokyo)
For the record: welterweight world champion Pernell Whitaker,
39-1-1, 16 kos, defeated No. 1 ranked challenger Wilfredo Rivera, 23-
2-1, 14 kos, by unanimous decision, scored 115-111, 115-113, 113-112.
(9-20-96 Miami)
Upcoming fights...
October 19 Upper Marlboro, MD Middleweight World Championship
Champion Keith Holmes (29-1, 19 kos) vs Richie Woodhall (21-0, 13 kos).
October 19 Bangkok Light Flyweight World Championship
Champion Saman Sorjaturong (32-2-1, 26 kos) vs Ali Galvez (36-9, 6 kos).
October 25 Buenos Aires Cruiserweight World Championship
Champion Marcelo Dominguez (20-1-1, 11 kos) vs Ezequiel Paixao (24-5, 19 kos)
November 2 Fukuoka, Japan Featherweight World Title
Champion Luisito Espinoza (39-7, 20 kos) vs Nobutoshi Hiranaka (16-1, 10 kos)
November 9 Las Vegas Strawweight World Championship
Champion Ricardo Lopez (42-0, 32 kos) vs TBA
November 12 Dakar, Senegal Lightweight World Championship
Champion Jean Baptiste Mendy (49-5-2, 30 kos) vs Steve Johnston (19-0,13 kos)
Promoters plan a January date for the postponed title defense by
super lightweight world champion Oscar De La Hoya against No. 1 ranked
official challenger Miguel Angel Gonzalez.
Daniel Zaragoza's planned super bantamweight title defense
against bantamweight world champion Wayne McCullough has also been
postponed until January.
International title news...
International heavyweight champion David Tua, 25-0, 21 kos, who
was very impressive on September 20, is scheduled to next defend his
title on December 13 against David Izonritei, 18-1, 16 kos, in
Ledyard, CT.