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Sunday, September 17, 2006
Weekend Results - September 17, 2006
Joan Guzman outclassed Jorge Barrios and pulled out a split decision Saturday in a fight that many thought he dominated. Guzman also won the vacant WBO Super Featherweight title - the belt was stripped from Barrios one day earlier after he did not make the required weight limit set for the bout.
Former heavyweight title contender Joe Mesi continued his comeback on Friday night, winning a four-round decision over Jason Weiss. Mesi has won four fights since his medical suspension was lifted by the Nevada State Athletic Commission after Mesi had recovered from two subdural hematomas in his brain.
Junior Witter won the WBC Light-Welterweight title with a unanimous decision victory over DeMarcus Corley.
“I was up against a hell of a fighter, with a great chin,” Witter said. “But it was just a case of making sure I won, and I never felt in any trouble whatsoever.
“Now I am world champion, and I am on top of the world. A lot of people did not have faith in me, from before I turned pro - but I have proved them all wrong.”
Israel Vazquez retained his WBC Junior Featherweight belt with a 10th round TKO over Jhonny Gonzalez. There were a total of five knockdowns in the fight: Vazquez was knocked twice in the first six rounds but managed to regain his composure and give Gonzalez a taste of his own medicine.
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Friday, September 15, 2006
Barrios Stripped of Title After Failing to Make Weight
Jorge Barrios was stripped of his WBO Super Featherweight Title today after failing to make weight for his fight against Joan Guzman on Saturday night.
The fight, one of the featured bouts on the Marco Antonio Barrera-Rocky Juarez II undercard (HBO PPV, 9 ET), will still go on. However, the title is vacant. Guzman (25-0, 17 KOs) can win it with a victory.
The former junior featherweight titlist had no problem making weight. He weighed 129 pounds.
Barrios (46-2-1, 33 KOs), who was 132 pounds on his first attempt, had two hours to try to lose the weight. He returned after about an hour and had only dropped a half pound. He said he couldn’t lose more weight, and the title was declared vacant by the WBO.
In the event of a Barrios victory or a draw, the title will remain vacant.
Nevada Athletic Commission executive director Keith Kizer fined Barrios $10,000 of his $150,000 purse for missing weight. Half of the fine money goes to Guzman and half goes to Nevada’s general fund.
Also, Barrios agreed to pay Guzman an additional $10,000 to go through with the fight. Guzman will see his purse increase from $150,000 to $165,000 while Barrios will earn $130,000.
While the fight will still go on, this bout seems to lost some of it’s flare. Even with this happening, it still should be an extremely entertaining night of boxing with three solid fights all on one card.