Mexico City, Mexico
Jorge “Travieso” Arce 53-6-1 (40) has provided lots of thrills and spills in a long career but promised to retire if he lost his challenge for the vacant WBO super flyweight title last night. Luckily for Arce and us boxing fans, his career lives on after he won a 7th round technical decision over Angky Angkota 23-5 (14).
Arce seemed to be quite some way ahead on the scorecards when Angkota suffered a nasty cut from an accidental head butt and was ruled unable to continue. The judges scored the bout 60-54 (twice) and 58-56 all for the veteran Arce.
On the undercard featherweight Eduardo Escobedo 27-3 (19) had just a little too much in every department for Joksan Hernandez 17-2 (10) and was awarded a unanimous decision over 10 rounds. The scorecards read 97-92, 97-93 and 96-93.
Aarhus, Denmark
Brian Magee 33-3-1 (23) looked like he was reaching the end of the line. He won the British super middleweight title in 2008 and has not fought since. He was brought over to Denmark last night as a name “opponent” for come backing hometown hero Mads Larsen 51-3 (38). However Magee destroyed Larsen in 7 rounds and won the European super middleweight title in the process.
In total Larsen was put down 4 times, once in the fifth, twice in the sixth and again in the seventh before being stopped. Magee is now 34 years old and is surely desperate for a World title crack.
In the co main event Lolenga Mock 29-12-1 (12) won the minor European Union super middleweight title with a 12 round majority decision over Giovanni De Carolis 11-3 (3). The bout was quite scrappy but Mock edged it using his strength and rough house tactics. Mock famously knocked down and nearly stopped David Haye in one of Haye’s earlier fights. Mock is not very skilful but is teak tough and is not the sort of fighter most promoters would risk putting their prospect in with.
Chubut, Argentina
Power punching welterweight Hector David Saldivia 33-1 (26) showed his power and retained his WBA Fedalatin welterweight title with a crushing four round win over Mexican Ricardo Cano 16-7-5 (9).
Saldivia can punch but was stopped in his only loss to average Jorge Daniel Miranda but won the rematch inside a round.
By JIMMY LAST (EDITOR)
