Foshan, China, hosted the AIBA Pro Boxing Light Flyweight Inaugural Title Event, a historic all-Chinese main event in Lingnan Pearl, Foshan, where Light flyweight (49 kg) Bin LV secured the Championship belt against compatriot Wu Zhonglin.
This was the second APB meeting between the two fighters, and again Bin LV emerged victorious, winning the fight 79:73 twice, and 78:74 on one scorecard.
The winner, now 4-0 in the competition started the title match off superbly, dominating the center of the ring from the very beginning, and producing a great pace round after round.
Zhonglin worked hard, but his counter-punching style failed to work, and he claimed just one round on a single scorecard in the first seven frames of the match.
In the latter rounds, the speed and accuracy of both never dipped, but though Zhonglin took the last round on all the cards, it was not enough for the victory, and Bin LV was named the overall winner.
The delighted fighter was presented the belt by AIBA President Dr Ching-Kuo Wu, and was able to celebrate with his friends and family at ringside.
Match results:
19:30: David AYRAPETYAN (RUS) vs Leandro BLANC (ARG) W.O. (Exhibition Match: Ariunbold GANSELEM (MGL) vs Leandro BLANC (ARG) W.P. 57:57/ 55:59/ 56:58))
20:00: Patrick LOURENCO (BRA) vs Birzhan ZHAKYPOV (KAZ) W.P. (56:58/ 56:58/ 56:58)
20:30: Carlos QUIPO (ECU) vs Mark Anthony BARRIGA (PHI) W.P. (57:57/ 57:57/ 56:58)
21:00: Zhonglin WU (CHN) vs Bin LYU (CHN) W.P. (73:79/ 74:78/ 73:79) (APB Inaugural Champion)
British Lionhearts light up London with dominant win over Algeria Desert Hawks
British Lionhearts maintained their home undefeated record in the World Series of Boxing (WSB) to shake off two away losses in a row against Algeria Desert Hawks, who remain winless this season.
The 4-1 victory was well deserved for the European Franchise who are looking virtually unbeatable at London’s legendary York Hall.
An evening of British triumph began at Flyweight (52 kg) where European bronze medalist Jack Bateson won his opening match of the season against 0-2 Abdelhakim El Barka who lost every round of the match.
Algeria evened up the scoring after the second fight of the night, as Lightweight (60 kg) Reda Benbaziz improved his WSB record to 1-1 by completely outclassing Bulgaria’s two-time European Championships silver medalist and 2009 AIBA World Championships gold medalist Detelin Dalakliev.
British Welterweight (69 kg) Haizel Ekow Tabiri-Essuman extended his WSB record to 2-0 against Sofiane Tabi, but was forced to work hard during every moment of the match against his tough African rival.
Nabil Kassel did not make the trip to London, which meant that British Light heavyweight (81 kg) John Newell won the fight via walkover, and established an unassailable 3-1 lead for the Lionhearts.
Super heavyweight (91+ kg) Joseph Joyce has been one of the early stars of Season V, and displayed his frightening power with his second stoppage win in a row against Algeria’s Mohamed Grimes in the third round of their fight.
After their comfortable 4-1 victory, British Lionhearts are away next week against Russian Boxing Team, while Algeria Desert Hawks continue their mission for a first win of the season at home to Ukraine Otamans.
Cuba Domadores continue their perfect start to Season V against China Dragons
For many sports franchises, maintaining success after achieving a Championship is one of the hardest things to do, but the World Series of Boxing (WSB) Season IV winners Cuba Domadores have now gone 20-0 in their first four matches of the new campaign.
The Cubans were at home in Havana as they maintained their grip at the top of Group A with yet another 5-0 victory, this time over China Dragons who are still looking for their first win of the season.
Flyweight (52 kg) Yosbany Veitia began the night off in style for the Domadores, dropping just one round against Chang Yong to pick up his tenth successive WSB win.
Lightweight (60 kg) Cuban fighter Lazaro Alvarez then won his second match of Season V with a wide points victory over Shan Jun.
2013 AIBA World Championships silver medalist Arisnoidys Despaigne made his first appearance of the season for Cuba at Welterweight (69 kg), but was made to work hard for his victory against China’s Hurichabilige who bossed the last two rounds of their fight.
After the overall win was secured by Despaigne, Light heavyweight (81 kg) Julio César la Cruz won his second match in a row as he crushed former Chinese National Championships medalist Shi Guojun with a number of 10:8 rounds.
The whitewash victory was concluded in the last match of the night, where 2-0 Cuban Super heavyweight (91+ kg) outclassed Serbian Vladan Babic.
Cuba Domadores look to go 25-0 next week away to local rivals Mexico Guerreros, while China Dragons again look for their first WSB victory at home to Morocco Atlas Lions.
Ruthless Russian Boxing Team resume their winning habit against Mexico Guerreros
After defeat in their last World Series of Boxing (WSB) match in Cuba, Russian Boxing Team returned to winning ways at home in Samara as they whitewashed a Mexico Guerreros Franchise who came into this match having won two matches in succession.
This was Russia’s first match at home this season, and if they maintain the quality they showed against Mexico throughout the rest of the group stages, they will be very hard to beat.
The night began with a split decision win for Russia’s former AIBA Youth World Championships bronze medallist Vasiliy Vetkin who earned Flyweight (52 kg) victory with a split decision win over Orlando Huitzil Ahuatl.
One judge scored the contest to Vetkin 50:45, another 49:46, while the third judge appreciated the work of the Mexican more and awarded him the contest.
Another close bout followed at Lightweight (60 kg) where Adlan Abdurashidov eventually won his second match of the season against William Zepeda Segura by just one point on all three scorecards.
Radzhab Butaev also clinched a second win in a row, and the match victory for Russia with a decisive performance over the out of form 0-2 Mexican Marvin Cabrera, who was once one of the best Welterweights (69 kg) in WSB.
Another split decision result followed at Light heavyweight (81 kg) where Pavel Silyagin won an entertaining match against Igor Teziev.
The final Super heavyweight (91+ kg) match was a walkover win for Maxim Babanin after Nelson Hysa did not compete, which established the 5-0 win for Russia.
After this resounding victory, Russian Boxing Team are at home again next week against British Lionhearts, while Mexico Guerreros are at home to the undefeated Cuba Domadores.
Morocco Atlas Lions roar to victory in Kiev against Ukraine Otamans
On a night of intense World Series of Boxing (WSB) action in Kiev, Morocco Atlas Lions stunned the previously undefeated Ukraine Otamans to win their second match in a row, while subjecting Ukraine to their first loss of the season.
The new Moroccan Franchise have surprised many boxing fans with their brilliant performances over the past two weeks, but more than deserved their 3-2 victory away from home.
They began with a victory at Flyweight (52 kg) where Achraf Kharroubi won his first match of the season against Maksym Fatych via unanimous decision.
A second success for the Atlas Lions occurred at Lightweight (60 kg) as Abdellah Boudrar gave Ukraine’s Oleg Prudkyi his first loss of Season V according to all three judges.
Morocco sealed the overall victory in match number three, when Welterweight (69 kg) Mohammed Rabii went 2-0 in the competition with a split decision win over Oleg Zubenko.
Ukraine Otamans improved in the last two bouts however, beginning at Light heavyweight (81 kg) as European Junior Championships silver medallist Oleksandr Khyzhniak won his second match of the season against Holland’s Peter Mullenberg on points.
Home favourite Taras Neudachyn then clawed back another win for Ukraine at Super heavyweight (91+ kg) when he outpointed Abouhamada Abdeljalil.
After their second spectacular win, Morocco Atlas Lions are away next week to China Dragons who have yet to taste victory this season, while Ukraine Otamans will look to shake off this defeat away to Algeria Desert Hawks.
Puerto Rico Hurricanes pick up third win of the season against Caciques Venezuela
After losing in Italy last week, the Puerto Rico Hurricanes returned to winning ways in San Juan with a resounding 4-1 victory over Caciques Venezuela.
Puerto Rico have now won three out of their four World Series of Boxing (WSB) matches this season, while the new Venezuelan Franchise have only picked up a victory in one of their bouts.
Jeyvier Cintrón Ocasio is one of the most exciting prospects in the entire Flyweight (52 kg) division, and he picked up his second win of the season against the previously undefeated Eduard Johan Bermúdez Salas, stopping his South American opponent in the first round.
Puerto Rican Lightweight (60 kg) Jose Rosario also picked up his second win in a row, this time in closer fashion when he beat Venezuelan debutant Fradimil Macayo via split decision.
Welterweight (69 kg) Nicklaus Flaz then improved his WSB record to 1-1 against Caciques star Gabriel Maestre Perez who lost his first match of the campaign via unanimous decision.
With the match already in the bag for the Hurricanes, home favourite Light heavyweight (81 kg) Joseph Laboy lost on points to the 2-0 Albert Ramon Ramirez Duran.
The victories continued at Super heavyweight (91+ kg) however, as Clayton Laurent Jr defeated Edgar Ramon Munoz Mata on points.
Next week, Puerto Rico Hurricanes travel away to Astana Arlans Kazakhstan, while Caciques Venezuela are at home to Argentina Condors.
Amazing Azerbaijan Baku Fires do not lose a round against Rafako Hussars Poland
World Series of Boxing (WSB) Season IV runners-up Azerbaijan Baku Fires came into this Group B fixture having lost their last two matches, but returned to winning ways with a flawless 5-0 victory over Rafako Hussars Poland.
During the course of the five fights, no Azeri boxer lost a single round against their Polish opponents, in one of the most one-sided matches in the history of the competition.
The night began at Flyweight (52 kg) as home favourite Elvin Mamishzada won his first match of the season against Poland’s Grzegorz Kozlowski via incredibly wide margins, with two judges awarding him the fight 50:43, while the third had it 50:42.
Lightweight (60 kg) WSB legend Albert Selimov then enjoyed a similarly decisive win over Dawid Michelus, as he did not lose a single round during their bout.
The perfect run continued for The Baku Fires at Welterweight (69 kg) when Azerbaijan’s Parviz Baghirov also won every single frame against Ireland’s 2014 Commonwealth Games bronze medalist Steven Donnelly to secure the match for his Franchise.
Light heavyweight (81 kg) Soltan Migitinov then won all of the first four rounds against Poland’s Jordan Kuliński, before stopping his opponent in the fifth.
The last match of the night was at Super heavyweight (91+ kg) and Azerbaijan’s Arslanbek Makhmudov responded superbly after being stopped two weeks ago by winning widely over Mantas Valavicius.
Azerbaijan Baku Fires will have all the confidence in the world next week away to USA Knockouts, while Rafako Hussars Poland are at home to Italia Thunder.
Astana Arlans Kazakhstan dominate USA Knockouts to remain undefeated in WSB
Both Astana Arlans Kazakhstan and USA Knockouts entered this Group B World Series of Boxing (WSB) contest having won their first three matches of the season, but after five fights in Karaganda City, the Astana Arlans remained undefeated with a whitewash 5-0 victory.
The night began at Flyweight (52 kg) where Miras Zhakupov recovered well from losing the first round with a comfortable victory against 1-1 American Brent Venegas III.
Kazak Lightweight (60 kg) Yerzhan Mussafirov won his opening match of Season V against fellow debutant Maliek Dawnnell Montgomery in close fashion, with a narrow split decision verdict going in his favour.
Astana Arlans Welterweight (69 kg) star Aslanbek Shymbergenov secured the win for his Franchise with another split decision win against American Brian Ceballo.
Ceballo struggled in the early part of the fight, but despite losing he will take great confidence from dominating the last two rounds of their bout.
The fourth fight was at Light heavyweight (81 kg), and Croatia’s Hrvoje Sep earned his second win of Season V for Kazakhstan against Steven Nelson, winning widely on two scorecards, and by a single round on the third.
Giant Croatian Super heavyweight (91+ kg) Filip Hrgovic secured the whitewash for Kazakhstan by knocking out Brandon Glanton in round two of their fight.
Astana Arlans Kazakhstan look for their fifth win in a row next week at home to Puerto Rico Hurricanes, while USA Knockouts will aim to return to winning ways as they entertain Azerbaijan Baku Fires.
