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Sparring Lightweights must make Mundine feel good about himself

what happened to his US debut?

Soundkamp wrote:what happened to his US debut?

He's on the datchinyan undercard in cali in december

any idea of the opponent yet?

Soundkamp wrote:any idea of the opponent yet?

I keep checking daily.

If the opponent turns out to be a dud, I bet Lenny wish's he was fighting Kimbrough on the Green undercard as it would have been an ideal introduction to the the american audience.

I just found this


GARY SHAW TO INTRODUCE UNDEFEATED LIGHTWEIGHT SENSATION LENNY ZAPPA TO AMERICA!

TOTOWA, NJ (October 23, 2009) – Promoter Gary Shaw announced today the addition of undefeated lightweight sensation LEONARDO ZAPPAVIGNA, known as LENNY ZAPPA, to Gary Shaw Productions’ roster. Lenny Zappa will be making his U.S. debut on Saturday, December 12, on the non-televised undercard headlined by the Timothy Bradley vs. Lamont Peterson / Vic Darchinyan vs Tomas Rojas world championship doubleheader at Agua Caliente Casino Resort in Rancho Mirage, Calif. The two title fights will be televised live on SHOWTIME Championship Boxing, beginning at 9 p.m. ET / PT (delayed on the West Coast.)

Australian by birth and Italian by descent, Lenny Zappa (21-0, 15 KOs), of Liverpool, New South Wales, Australia, established himself as a prospect as an amateur. The four-time national amateur champion fashioned a 72-9 record which culminated with a Bronze Medal in the lightweight class at the 2006 Melbourne Commonwealth Games, where he represented Australia.

“Lenny Zappa is the goods – the whole goods,” said Shaw. “His hair style is reminiscent of Kostya Tszyu, but more importantly so is his power. I see him following in the footsteps of those that have been great in the lightweight division before him. The best part of promoting Lenny is that I get to do it with Vic Darchinyan and Elias Nassar. It's the byproduct of a beautiful friendship and I look forward to working with them on developing more talent from Australia, Armenia and Russia for many years to come."

Zappavigna, 21, trained by Billy Hussein and Tommy Mercuri, is considered Australia’s best young star and a future world champion. Back-to-back International Boxing Federation (IBF) Pan Pacific junior welterweight title victories over former world title challenger Tommy Browne and former world champion Gairy St. Clair have catapulted him to a No. 13 world rating by the International Boxing Federation (IBF). And in between fights, he is a favorite of top fighters for sparring, including Manny Pacquiao. He returns to the ring in December fresh from a first-round knockout victory of Thongthai Rajanondh in August.

we wont even be able to see it.

Soundkamp wrote:I just found this


GARY SHAW TO INTRODUCE UNDEFEATED LIGHTWEIGHT SENSATION LENNY ZAPPA TO AMERICA!

TOTOWA, NJ (October 23, 2009) – Promoter Gary Shaw announced today the addition of undefeated lightweight sensation LEONARDO ZAPPAVIGNA, known as LENNY ZAPPA, to Gary Shaw Productions’ roster. Lenny Zappa will be making his U.S. debut on Saturday, December 12, on the non-televised undercard headlined by the Timothy Bradley vs. Lamont Peterson / Vic Darchinyan vs Tomas Rojas world championship doubleheader at Agua Caliente Casino Resort in Rancho Mirage, Calif. The two title fights will be televised live on SHOWTIME Championship Boxing, beginning at 9 p.m. ET / PT (delayed on the West Coast.)

Australian by birth and Italian by descent, Lenny Zappa (21-0, 15 KOs), of Liverpool, New South Wales, Australia, established himself as a prospect as an amateur. The four-time national amateur champion fashioned a 72-9 record which culminated with a Bronze Medal in the lightweight class at the 2006 Melbourne Commonwealth Games, where he represented Australia.

“Lenny Zappa is the goods – the whole goods,” said Shaw. “His hair style is reminiscent of Kostya Tszyu, but more importantly so is his power. I see him following in the footsteps of those that have been great in the lightweight division before him. The best part of promoting Lenny is that I get to do it with Vic Darchinyan and Elias Nassar. It's the byproduct of a beautiful friendship and I look forward to working with them on developing more talent from Australia, Armenia and Russia for many years to come."

Zappavigna, 21, trained by Billy Hussein and Tommy Mercuri, is considered Australia’s best young star and a future world champion. Back-to-back International Boxing Federation (IBF) Pan Pacific junior welterweight title victories over former world title challenger Tommy Browne and former world champion Gairy St. Clair have catapulted him to a No. 13 world rating by the International Boxing Federation (IBF). And in between fights, he is a favorite of top fighters for sparring, including Manny Pacquiao. He returns to the ring in December fresh from a first-round knockout victory of Thongthai Rajanondh in August.

we wont even be able to see it.

:x who i ask ya?????

since its untelevised i bet its going to be a Mexican journeymen with a record of 13-26.

But its good to see he is signed by Gary

Lennys opponent named at LT Welter is Sergio Macias with a 14-18 record......not what i expected.

crap

Still probably head and shoulders above a Thai import that he would get here, lets not forgot some the records of 'journeymen' who have given our prospects a hard time over there this year...

Hey i was pretty close on his opponent,

Yeah i agree with Marlin, these Journeymen are better then our pro fighters and shitty imports we get in the country like Ashwin Cubauy.

you were very close actually

It is Lenny's first fight over there, a six rounder on a program with two title fights. The promoters probably wants to see what Lenny can do before throwing him in with quality opponents. At least it gives him international exposure.

It is not like Tszyu who went to the States straight after a win over former World Lightweight Champion Livingstone Bramble.