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Inglis Stables Randwick, Friday 1st February 2008

With Haris Mores

Light Heavyweight 4x3

Garth Wood (74.55 kgs) scored an easy 2nd round TKO over Steve Timbii (76.60 kgs). Wood used his jab to set up his right hand. He dropped Timbii in the 1st and 2nd rounds from straight rights. When the bell ended for the 2nd round, Timbii went back to his corner and retired on his stool. With this win Wood’s improved his record to 3-1 with 1 KO whilst Timbii fell to 0-5.

Junior Middleweight 4x3

Pro debutant James Giltrow (68.90 kgs) scored a 2nd round TKO victory over Aaron Ryan (70.35 kgs) however the fight did not go according to the script. In the 1st round Giltrow came out the aggressor and backed Ryan against the ropes and just when it appeared the fight was heading for a quick finish, Ryan landed a counter right hand that dropped Giltrow. Giltrow immediately got up and went back on the attack. He managed to land his own right hand that dropped Ryan.

In the 2nd round, Giltrow continued his swarming attack and was all over Ryan. Another right hand landed flush that sent Ryan to the canvas but this time the referee waved the fight over at 1 minute and 22 seconds of the 2nd round. With this loss Aaron Ryan dropped to 0-5 with all his losses coming by knockout.

NSW State Bantamweight Championship 8x3

Dean Livanos (53.24 kgs) and Kartu Arang (52.76 kgs) fought out an action packed battle for 8 rounds that was given at the end a standing ovation and a shower of money. Both guys stood toe to toe for the full 8 rounds trading blows. It was Livanos’ higher work rate and the body shots that slowed Arang in the 2nd part of the fight that was the telling factor. Livanos finished stronger and was awarded an unanimous decision victory by the scores of 80/72, 77/75, 79/73. With this victory Livanos continued his undefeated record to 2-0 with 1 KO whilst Arang fell to 0-5-3.

NSW State Welterweight Championship 8x3

With the crowd on a high from the Livanos-Arang fight, I was thinking to myself that you are not going to see a better fight than that for a long time. As always I was wrong. Bobby Antonakos (66.10 kgs) and Hiroaki Morita (66.35 kgs) surpassed the previous fight in action and then some. In what can only be described as a war and an early candidate for Fight Of The Year, Antonakos scored a close but unanimous decision over Hiroaki Morita.

This was a rematch from a fight that ended in a draw last December. This time around it was Morita who made a good start hurting Antonakos in the 1st round by a straight right. Moments later an accidental head clash resulted in a cut on the top of Antonakos’ head.

Antonakos was trying to be the aggressor in the early rounds but it was Morita who was managing to occasionally land his straight right hand that would stun Antonakos. Every time Antonakos would get stunned he would immediately fire back with his own combinations. By round 5, Antonakos’ face was a mask of blood but this also proved to be the turning point of the fight as Antonakos was able to continue his high work rate for the remainder of the fight where as Morita faded down the stretch.

As soon as the fight was over, the crowd again rose to their feet and gave both combatants a standing ovation. The judges had it 77/75, 77/75, 79/73 all in favour of Antonakos. This victory improved Antonakos’ record to 9-1-1 whilst Morita fell to 0-2-1.

Welterweight 8x3

Emanuel Augustus (65.95 kgs) showed that he has a lot still left in his tank with an impressive 2nd round KO victory over New Zealander David Wiremu (66.50 kgs). Emanuel started strong showing a cocky style of standing in front of his opponent with his hands low looking to counter anything that Wiremu threw. Wiremu did land a straight right in the 1st round that Augustus took flush and returned a smile back at Wiremu.

In the 2nd round, Augustus seem to get serious about the fight and landed a hard left rip to Wiremu’s body that left the New Zealander slumped on the canvas in a lot of pain. The referee counted 10 and at the 2.56 mark of the 2nd round the fight was over. With this win, Augustus’ record rose to 36-29-6 with 18 knockouts whilst Wiremu dropped to 14-16-2.

West Tigers Leagues Club, Friday 14th December 2007

By Haris Mores

Junior Welterweight 4x3

Filipino Jun Paderna (62.25 kgs) outworked Cameroonian Eric Anaba over 4 rounds to win an unanimous decision. Paderna stalked Anaba from the opening bell using his left hook to both head and body to pile up the points. The judges scored it 40/35, 40/34, 40/35 all in favour of Paderna who improved his record to 9-8-1 with 4 KOs whilst Anaba dropped to 1-3-2.

Junior Middleweight 4x3

Pro debutant Steve Casserley (69.55 kgs) made an impressive start to his pro career with a 4th round TKO over Filipino Arnel Balicuatro (67.75 kgs). After a quiet 1st round, Casserley came out in the 2nd round as the aggressor, loading up on his right hand. Casserley was able to trap Balicuatro on the ropes for most of the fight and unleash on him. In the 4th round, Balicuatro was hurt from the accumulation of punches and the referee stepped in and halted the fight at 2.03. With this loss Balicuatro fell to 0-7 with this being his first stoppage defeat.

Welterweight 6x3

Former Australian Welterweight Champion Solomon Egberime (66.60 kgs) showed no ill affects from being out of the ring for 20 months when he won an unanimous decision over the undefeated Samuel Colomban (65.95 kgs). Egberime used his experience to get inside the height and reach advantages of Colomban and land the cleaner combinations. In the end the judges scored it 60/54, 58/56, 59/55 all in favour of Egberime who raised his record to 15-2 with 9 KOs whilst Colomban dropped to 6-1.

Catchweight 8x3

Southpaw King Davidson (68.95 kgs) used his hand speed to score a 4th round technical points win over current Australian Junior Middleweight Champion Frank Lo Porto (70.00 kgs). Davidson kept the fight at long range by using his accurate, fast jabs. He also used his jab to set up his big straight lefts. In the 4th round an accidental head clash opened a cut over Lo Port’s left eye that was inspected by the ring doctor who ruled the fight was unable to continue. The bout was ended and the judges’ scorecards were required. They read 29/28, 30/27, 30/27 all in favour of King Davidson who continued his undefeated streak to 3-0 whilst Lo Porto fell to 6-3-1.

Australian Welterweight Championship 10x3

In a rematch of a fight that had previously ended in the 1st round technical draw due to an accidental head butt, southpaw Matthew Paulley (66.45 kgs) won a 7th round technical points win over Eddic Delic (66.65 kgs). Paulley was in control for most of the fight with his cleaner combinations but as in most of his fights he was cut in the 3rd round by an accidental head clash.

His corner managed to contain the cut and the fight continued. In the 7th round both boxers wrestled each other to the canvas but by rounds’ end another head clash caused a deeper cut to be opened up on Paulley. The doctor examined this and ruled that Paulley was unable to continue. The scorecards were called in and they were 69/64, 69/64, 69/66 all in favour of the new Australian Welterweight Champion Matthew Paulley. With this win, Paulley improved his record to 15-5-4 with 7 KOs whilst Delic dropped to 13-8-2

IBO Middleweight Championship 12x3

Daniel Geale (72.55 kgs) out punched and outclassed Daniel Dawson (72.10 kgs) over 12 rounds to win the IBO Championship. Dawson’s best chance to winning this fight was considered to be in the early rounds but surprisingly it was Geale who started off strongly by establishing his jab and repeatedly following it with his straight right. Geale was throwing combinations whilst Dawson was constantly looking for the one shot that never materialised. Geale also used movement to both his left and right which stopped Dawson from being able to set up his punches. In the 6th round, Geale was cut over the left eye by an accidental head clash but the fight continued. By the 11th round, Dawson realised he was well behind on points and tried to force the action but Geale used his movement and stayed out of harms way. In the 12th round, Geale finished the fight stronger by landing the cleaner combinations. In the end the judges scored it 119/109, 120/110, 120/110 all in favour of Daniel Geale who continued his undefeated record to 18-0 with 12 KOs whilst Dawson suffered his first defeat and fell to 29-1.

Newcastle Panthers, Friday 16th November 2007

Catchweight 4x2

Pro debutant Murray Drysdale (61.30 kgs) won an unanimous decision over Lucas Mason (60.00 kgs). Drysdale used his jab well to pick off the on rushing Mason. All 3 judges had it 40/36 in favour of Drysdale

Catchweight 4x3

In what can only be described as a war, Tui Leveni (67.30 kgs) won a close decision over pro debutant Josh King (66.70 kgs). It was a fight where the momentum constantly changed and just when you thought one boxer was getting the better of the action, the other would come back and hurt the other. Leveni received a standing 8 count in the 3rd round when he was hurt with body punches. In the 4th round it was King who was issued with a standing 8 count when he copped punishment whilst on the ropes. In the end, the judges scored it 37/36, 37/36, 37/36 to Tui Leveni who improved his record to 2-1.

Super Cruiserweight 10x3

Southpaw and current Australian Cruiserweight Champion, Daniel Ammann (87.60 kgs) used his height and reach advantages to win an easy decision over the current Australian Super Cruiserweight Champion Costa Chondros (91.60 kgs). Ammann used his quicker hand speed to pile up the points as he constantly beat Chondros to the punch. The judges had it 100/90, 99/91, 98/92 all in favour of Ammann. With this win, Ammann’s record rose to 12-1-1 with 2 KOs. Chondros dropped to 13-6.

Bonnyrigg Sports Club, Saturday November 17th 2007

Junior Featherweight 4x3

Kartu Arang (55.00 kgs) and Jake Chris (55.20 kgs) battled out a 4 round draw. The action heated up in the 3rd round when Arang landed several right hands that staggered Chris. Arang had even more success in the 4th round but was caught in the final seconds of the fight by a right hand from Chris that dropped him. Arang beat the count and luckily for him the final bell rang. The judges scored it 38/38, 38/38, 38/39 a majority draw.

Featherweight 8x3

Davey Browne (57.10 kgs) used his height and reach advantages to outpoint Filipino Robert Oyan (56.80 kgs). Browne stayed on the outside and used his jab and straight right to pile up the points. Oyan made the contest interesting with his body attacks. Oyan momentarily stunned Browne in the 6th round with a left hook but Browne got back on his bike and continued to mount up the points with his jab. In the end, the judges had it 79/75, 80/72, 79/75 all in favour of Browne. Browne’s record is now 9-0-1 with 3 KOs whilst Oyan fell to 18-31-4.

Croatia Club, Friday 23rd November 2007

Junior Middleweight 4x3

Craig Gordon (68.30 kgs) won by a 3rd round TKO over Tim Harpur (69.80 kgs). Gordon was the aggressor as he stalked Harpur around the ring. In the 2nd round, Harpur was caught by straight right hands that hurt him. In the 3rd round, Harpur was caught on the ropes by a right hand followed by a right uppercut and he went down. He managed to beat the count but Gordon caught him again with a right to the body. Harpur went down for the second time and the referee stopped the fight. Gordon rose to 2-0 with 1 KO whilst Harpur dropped to 1-1-1.

Catchweight 4x3

Southpaw Ronnie Grech (69.30 kgs) won a 3rd round TKO win over Aaron Ryan (72.40 kgs). Grech opened the fight by using his jab. In the 2nd round he hurt Ryan with his continued assaults to the body. In the 3rd round the referee stopped the fight as Ryan was hurt and totally outclassed. With this victory Grech’s record improved to 4-0 with 1 KO whilst Ryan dropped to 0-4 with all his losses coming by KO.

Junior Featherweight 4x3

Pro debutant Dean Livanos (54.92 kgs) made an impressive start to his pro career with a 2nd round TKO victory over Tom Clarke (54.16 kgs). Livanos showed a lot of patience as he picked his punches in the 1st round. He hurt Clarke in the 1st round with left rips to the body to which Clarke was issued with a standing 8 count. In the 2nd round, Livanos continued the pressure when he once again used his swarming style to hurt Clarke when he was on the ropes. This time the referee stopped the fight and saved Clarke from further punishment.

Welterweight 6x2

Jason Cortis (65.15 kgs) and Brian Fogarty (66.35 kgs) battled out a split draw. Cortis started the fight working behind his jab but was continuously caught by wild counters from Fogarty. In the later rounds, Cortis seemed to find his rhythm better and landed some nice left hooks and uppercuts. In the end the judges scored it 56/58, 58/55, 57/57. Cortis is now 3-3-2 whilst Fogarty is 9-7-1.

Junior Welterweight 6x2

2004 Athens Olympian for Turkey, Sedat Tasci (61.35 kgs) had an extremely tough pro debut against Filipino Jun Paderna (66.35 kgs). Sedat started off fast but soon realised that Paderna was going to be stiffer opposition than he imagined. Paderna stunned Tasci by the end of the 1st round with a straight right. In the 2nd round Tasci went down from another straight right hand. Paderna was getting the better of the action. He landed a left hook that was followed by an accidental head clash. Tasci suffered a cut over his right eye. Was the cut caused by the left hook or head clash? This is the question that we will never know the answer to. The Doctor inspected the cut between rounds and ruled that Tasci was unable to continue. The fight was ruled a technical draw to the chorus of boos from the crowd.

Australian Middleweight Championship 10x3

Junior Talipeau (72.25 kgs) successfully retained his Australian Championship with a close but unanimous win over Peter Mitrevski Jnr. (71.95 kgs). The boxers got down to business from the 1st round with Talipeau throwing his straight rights and Mitrevski throwing his left hooks setting the tone for the entire fight. Talipeau was deducted a point in the 1st round for punching when the referee had ruled break. The higher work rate throughout the fight was coming from Talipeau but Mitrevski had great success when he worked his jab and left hooks. In the 8th round, Talipeau started to throw right uppercuts with many of them landing and Mitrevski suffered a cut under his left eye. In the final round, both guys stood toe to toe and gave it all they had. Both boxers left nothing in the tank. The judges scored it 96/95, 97/92, 96/94 all in favour of Junior Talipeau. With this win Talipeau improved his record 9-0 with 2 KOs whilst Mitrevski fell to 17-5-1.

Iguanas Bar & Braserie Gosford, Monday 26th November 2007

PABA, WBA Pan African, WBO Asia Pacific Middleweight Titles 12x3

Southpaw Jamie Pittman (72.40 kgs) used his jabs and straight lefts to easily outpoint Indonesia’s Andreas Seran (72.50 kgs). Pittman kept the fight at long range against the constant aggressive Seran. In the 5th round, Seran was deducted a point for hitting after the bell. In the 10th round, Seran was deducted another point for an intentional low blow. In the 11th round, Seran landed a punch as Pittman slipped to the canvas and the referee ruled it a knockdown. This seemed to spur Pittman on as he came on and threw his punches with more authority. In the same round, Pittman managed to knock down Seran from a straight left. Seran beat the count and resumed fighting. In the end the judges had it 120/106, 120/105, 120/107 all in favour of Jamie Pittman. With this win, Pittman increased his undefeated record to 16-0 with 7 KOs. Seran dropped to 6-5-1

Sharks Leagues Club, Friday 30th November 2007

Heavyweight 4x3

John Justice (110.66 kgs) and Steve Ciappara (104.78 kgs) fought out a split draw. In the 1st round, Justice landed a big hand that dropped Ciappara. Justice continued his onslaught in the 2nd round with big right hands and left hooks. Ciappara came back in the 3rd as it appeared Justice was tiring and in the 4th round Justice was deducted a point for holding. In the end the judges had it 37/37, 36/38, 38/36. With this draw John Justice moved to 6-8-2 whilst Ciappara is now 3-2-1.

Welterweight 6x3

Steven Wills (65.58 kgs) won by a 3rd round KO over Filipino Jayson Oyao (66.60 kgs). In a battle of two southpaws, Oyao tagged Wills in the opening round with a straight left that sent him to the canvas. Wills got up and managed to regain his composure. He stayed on the outside and boxed using his jab. In the 3rd round, Wills landed his own straight left that knocked the Filipino down. Oyao took the full count on the seat of his pants. With this win, Wills continued his undefeated record to 5-0 with 3 KOs whilst Oyao fell to 1-2.

NSW State Heavyweight Title 8x3

Michael Kirby (110.96 kgs) used a good left hook to the head and body to outpoint the defending champion Pat Kennedy (107.56 kgs). Kirby was able to work inside to Kennedy’s chest and unload his combinations. In the 4th round Kirby landed a left hook south of the border that required Kennedy to take a 5 minute break. Kirby landed another low blow in the 5th round and this time the referee deducted a point. In the later rounds the pressure that Kirby had imposed showed as Kennedy was severely marked around his face and was breathing hard. All Kennedy could do was to hold but he managed to finish the fight on rubbery legs. The judges’ verdict was 78/73, 77/75, 77/76 all in favour of the new champion, Michael Kirby. Kirby is now 3-0-1 with 1 KO whilst Kennedy dropped to 15-4.

IBF Pan Pacific Junior Middleweight Title 12x3

Ryan Waters (69.58 kgs) won by a 6th round TKO over New Zealand’s Lee Oti (69.02 kgs). However it was not all one way traffic for Waters. Waters started off well and managed to knock down Oti in the 2nd round with an overhand right. In a blink of an eye, Oti was able to score a knockdown of his own when he landed his own overhand right to Waters. Waters was able to regain his composure and shake off the knockdown. Waters then focused his attack to the body. In the 6th round, Oti went down twice from body shots. The referee decided to end the fight after the 2nd knockdown. With this win Waters moves to 9-2-1 with 7 KOs whilst Oti fell to 9-8.

Le Montage Function Centre, Friday 24th August 2007

With Haris Mores

Super Middleweight 4x3

Tim Harpur (70.80 kgs) scored a 2nd round KO win over Aaron Ryan (71.70 kgs). Ryan started off as the aggressor using his swarming style to good success but Harpur managed to get his right hand counters working in the 2nd round and hurt Ryan. The final combination from Harpur was a right hand to the face followed by another right to the ribs and Ryan took a seat on his pants. Ryan shook his head No to the referee and the fight was over at 1.48 of the 2nd round.

Welterweight 4x3

In the best fight of the night, Ronnie Grech (66.30 kgs) outpointed Japan's Hiroaki Morita (65.30 kgs) in a bloody affair. The southpaw Grech started well landing a few big bombs on Morita but sustained a cut over his left eye in the 2nd round. The cut was inspected by the doctor and was deemed to be OK to continue. This seemed to spur Grech on more as he went after his Japanese opponent. Grech badly hurt Morita in both the 3rd and 4th rounds with his right hooks but the Japanese opponent showed tons of guts by managing to go the distance. In the end all 3 judges had it 40/36 in favour of Ronnie Grech who improved his record to 3-0 whilst Morita dropped 4-3-1.

Catchweight 4x2

Nick Buonanova (70.60 kgs) was too big for Lee Henery Garap (68.80 kgs). Buonanova was the aggressor throughout the fight and worked well behind his jab. He landed some good combinations but found it hard to sustain his offense on his much shorter opponent. In the end, Buonanova was awarded an unanimous decision with all 3 judges scoring it 40/36. He improved his record to 2-0 with 1 KO whilst Garap moved to 0-1-1.

Catchweight 6x3

Jed Syger (70.30 kgs) won by a 3rd round TKO over New Zealand's Lee Hunter (67.20 kgs). Hunter proved to be extremely awkward and it took Syger a while to get going against his unorthordox opponent. Hunter had a point deducted in the 2nd round for holding. In the 3rd round Syger landed a left hook followed by a straight right and Hunter went down. The referee immediately waved his hands and ended the fight. Syger improved his record to 11-2 with 4 KOs whilst Hunter dropped to 0-2.

Heavyweight 6x3

Lawrence Tauasa (96.40 kgs) knocked out Richard Tutaki (119.00 kgs) in the 2nd round. Tauasa started well using his superior hand speed to great effect landing his combinations to both body and head. In the 2nd round Tauasa landed a left rip to the body and Tutaki went down and out. Tauasa improved his record to 26-5-1 with 13 KOs whilst Tutaki fell to 18-18.

Croatia Club, Friday 31st August 2007

Cruiserweight 4x3

Travis Staron (79.80 kgs) won by TKO in round 1 over Mark Pawsey (80.20 kgs). Pawsey started the fight as the aggressor but Staron landed 2 big right hands that backed Pawsey into the neutral corner. Whilst in the corner, Staron landed another straight right that sent Pawsey down. Pawsey beat the count but was on wobbly legs and the fight was stopped at 2.44 of the 1st round. Staron is now 2-0 with 1 KO whilst Pawsey dropped to 4-2.

Light Heavyweight 4x3

Daniel Pawsey (78.30 kgs) scored a 1st round TKO win over Steve Timbii (78.20 kgs). Timbii went down on 2 occasions in the 1st round both from straight rights. After the second knockdown the referee stopped the fight at 1.37 of the 1st round. Pawsey improved his record to 4-1 with 1 KO whilst Timbii moved to 0-2.

Catchweight 6x3

Costa Katsounis (64.00 kgs) switching from orthodox to southpaw was able to land some big rights on Thailand’s Dennapa Bigshotcamp (62.40 kgs). The Thai was never in the fight and was given a standing 8 count at the end of the 2nd round after he took another flush right hand from Katsounis whilst he was on the ropes. In between rounds it was deemed that the Thai was unable to continue thus Katsounis was awarded a 2nd round TKO victory. With this win Katsounis improved to 6-0 with 5 KOs whilst Dennapa fell to 2-12.

Catchweight 6x3

Former 2002 Commonwealth Games Bronze Medallist King Davidson Emenogu (68.90 kgs) continued his undefeated pro career with a 3rd round KO win over Ramillo Caballes (69.90 kgs). The southpaw Davidson showed good hand speed whilst he varied his punches to both body and head. In the 2nd round he hurt Caballes with uppercuts. The end came in the 3rd round with 2 straight lefts that sent Caballes down and the Filipino was counted out on the seat of his pants. Davidson moved to 2-0 with 2 KOs whilst Caballes dropped to 13-16-1.

Heavyweight 4x3

Les Mason (121.00 kgs) scored a 4th round KO win over Alofa Solitua (106.40 kgs) in an entertaining affair. The southpaw Mason started off well working behind his jab. He had immediate success hurting Solitua with right hooks and straight lefts. Solitua was given a standing 8 count by the referee in the 2nd round but came back well standing toe to toe against his much taller opponent. The 3rd round Mason used angles and was able to outbox Solitua with his busier work rate. In the 4th and final round, Solitua came out as the aggressor and took the fight up to Mason but walked into a countering right hook and fell flat on the canvas. The fight was stopped at 2.28 of the 4th round and Mason extended his undefeated record to 3-0 with 2 KOs whilst Solitua fell to 0-2.

PABA Junior Middleweight Title 12x3

The highly anticipated match up between Daniel “The Rock” Dawson (69.80 kgs) and Anton Solopov did not last long. Solopov came out as the aggressor but Dawson landed a big looping right hook in the 1st round and Solopov was out before he hit the canvas. The fight was immediately stopped at 1.46 of the 1st round. With this win Dawson moved to 29-0 with 20 KOs whilst Solopov dropped to 16-2-1.

Other Results

Cessnock Supporters Club, Friday 24th August 2007

Junior Welterweight 6x3

Brendan Batty 61.35kgs Win KO 1.45 Round 3 Over Jakkaphop Rangruangtour 61.70kgs

Catchweight 6x3

Alan Luxford 67.00kgs Win KO 2.00 Round 5 Over Mike Wanprasert 66.15kgs

IBF Australasian Middleweight Title 12x3

Ben Crampton 72.00kgs Win On Points Over Dechapon Suwannalert 72.55kgs

Score: 118/110, 119,110, 116/112

Panthers Club, Newcastle, Friday 14th August 2007

Catchweight 4x2

Kane Buckley 58.80kgs Win TKO 1.13 Round 4 Over Lucas Mason 60.30kgs