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Chris John vs. Juan Manuel Marquez

2007-03-18T19:29:49Z

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[[file:john_marquez4.jpg|right|Photo: Jeff Pamungkas]]
*'''[[World Boxing Association]] Featherweight Title''' (4th. defending of Marquez) 
*'''Referee:''' [[Guillermo Pérez Pineda]] 
*'''Judges scoring:''' [[Oscar Pérez (USA)]] (116-110), [[Takeshi Shimakawa]] (117-111), [[Pinij Prayadsab]] (116-112) 
*Weights: 125 lbs (each)
 
== Comment(s): ==
- Marquez's scores were deducted twice for repeated low blows in rounds 10 and 11. 
- This is the second mandatory fight for Chris John. 
- The IBF decided to strip Juan Manuel Marquez's IBF belt, after no promoter bid for the IBF mandatory title fight Marquez vs Farakorb Rakkietgym (August 2005). 
- The IBF's decision influenced the WBA to revoke Marquez's status as the super champion, and soon instructing John as the regular champion to fight Marquez in a mandatory bout. 
- The WBA conducted a purse bid for John vs Marquez, October 2005. The only bidder MTM Promotions won the purse bid with the minimum bid of US$ 125,001. 
- MTM Promotions sold the right of the fight to the Indonesian promoter Muhammad Arsyad, enabling the fight to be featured in Indonesia. 
- March 4, 2006 becomes the final date of the fight after two postponments of initially scheduled matches on December 9, 2005 and February 4, 2006, canceled due to John's ankle ligament injury. 
- The venue is actually a parking lot of Putri Karang Melenu Sports Hall, Tenggarong, which was developed into a new open air venue, and to be named as "The Golden Gate Arena". 
- Marquez was robbed in this fight.

[[Category:2006 Bouts|John vs. Marquez]]

Marco Antonio Barrera vs. Rocky Juarez (1st meeting)

2007-03-06T22:43:06Z

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*WBC Super Featherweight Title
*Referee: [[Raul Caiz Sr.]]
*Judges scoring: [[Ken Morita]] 115-114 (Barrera), [[Duane Ford]] 115-114 (Juarez), [[Anek Hongtongkam]] 115-113 (Barrera)
*Weights: Barrera 129¼; Juarez 129
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The fight was originally declared as a draw with Judge Ken Morita's scorecard being announced as a 114-114 draw. Judge Duane Ford's card was also announced as being 115-113 in favor of Juarez. Most of the [[Staples Center]] crowd had cleared out believing it was a draw. About 15 minutes later, it was announced that the scores had been added incorrectly and that Morita's scorecard was actually 115-114 for Barrera, thus giving him the split decision victory. Ford's card was also amended to be 115-114 still for Juarez though. Juarez was informed in his dressing room that he had actually lost the fight.
*Juarez inflicted a left lid cut in 5, nose bleed(2 and 10), left puff(4), mouth bleed(10), and right lid cut(11). Barrera scored a minor right eye cut in one, and a nose bleed in three.
*HBO reported Barrera landed 168 out of 635 blows (26%), Juarez 135 out of 651 (21%).
*Some observers had Juarez winning the fight.

== See Also ==
[[Marco Antonio Barrera vs. Rocky Juarez (2nd meeting)]]
*[[file:Barrera juarez scorecard.jpg|left]]

[[Category:2006 Bouts|Barrera vs. Juarez]]
[[Category:Controversial Endings|Barrera vs. Juarez]]

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2007-03-06T22:36:23Z

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Very controversial fight. Even the entire Skysports commentary team had Vanzie winning the fight.

Luis Collazo vs. Ricky Hatton

2007-03-06T22:31:00Z

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* '''[[World Boxing Association]] Welterweight Title''' (Collazo defending)
* Weights: 147 pounds each
* Referee: [[John Zablocki]] (this was only his second title bout)
* Judge: [[Don O'Neill]] 115-112 | Judge: [[Paul Driscoll]] 115-112 | Judge: [[Leo Gerstel]] 114-113
* The "[[Unified Rules of Boxing]]" applied
* Collazo's corner: [[Nirmal Lorick]] (trainer), [[Mike Rella]] (cutman)
* Hatton's corner: [[Billy Graham]] (trainer), [[Mick Williamson]] (cutman)
* Announcer: [[Michael Buffer]]
* A memorial ten-count was tolled in tribute to former World Champion [[Floyd Patterson]], who had died two days earlier.
* Hatton scored a flash knockdown at 0:10 in the first round, with a left hook, and Collazo took the mandatory eight-count.
* An accidental headbutt in the third round opened a cut above Collazo's forehead.
* Hatton slipped to the floor early in the final round.
*Hatton was wobbled in the 12th round.
*Many fans questioned the decision, and thought Collazo won the fight.
* The bout was broadcast on HBO-Television
* Blows were reported as Hatton 259/741 30%; Collazo 213/712 30%. Hatton led 254 to 167 in power blows, but trailed in jabs 5 to 46. Data Boxing reported that the bout averaged a high 146 events(attempts + controls) per round. It ranks in the top 10 for activity for welerweights. Hatton had a 53% to 47% edge of the total.

[[Category:2006 Bouts|Hatton vs Collazo]]