Efemérides Boxísticas, 3 de enero…
2007: Edwin Valero KO 1 Michael Lozada, Tokyo. Retains WBA Super Featherweight Title.
Valero hace la primera defensa exitosa de su título enviando dos veces al suelos a Lozada en el primer asalto. El árbitro Ramos detuvo la pelea justo después de la segunda caída al decidir qué Lozada no estaba en condiciones para continuar en el combate.
2007-01-03 : Edwin Valero 130 lbs beat Michael Lozada 129½ lbs by TKO at 1:12 in round 1 of 12
- Location: Ariake Colosseum, Tokyo, Japan
- Referee: Rafael Ramos
- Judge: Henk Meijers
- Judge: Moo-Hong Moon
- Judge: Derek Milham
- World Boxing Association Super Featherweight Title (1st defense by Valero)
- Time: 1:12
- Weights: Valero 130, Lozada 129½
1916: Harry Wills W 20 Sam Langford, New Orleans. Referee Tommy Burns. Wills defends his World ‘colored’ heavyweight title claim. “…At the end Burns caught Langford’s hand and said to him, “Sam, this is the hardest I ever had to do in my life. I always admired you and never thought to see you beaten, but I have to give the decision against you.” Calgary Herald
1967: Fighting Harada W 15 Jose Medel, Nagoya. Retains world bantamweight title
1971: Yoshiaki Numata W 15 Rene Barrientos, Shizuaka, Japan. Retains WBC super-featherweight title.
1976: Jaime Rios W 15 Kazunori Tenryu, Kagoshima. Retains WBA junior-flyweight title.
1985: Ji Won Kim KO 10 Seung II Suh, Seoul. Retains IBF super-bantamweight title.
1988: Gianfranco Rosi KO 7 Duane Thomas, Genoa, Italy. Retains WBC super-welterweight title.
1999: Jerry Quarry, 53, dies.
2004: Acelino Freitas W 12 Arthur Grigorian, Ledyard, CN. Freitas, now 35-0(31), wins easily.
Masamori Tokuyama W 12 Dimitri Kirilov, Osaka, Japan. Retains WBC Super Flyweight Title.
Alexander Munoz KO 10 Eiji Kojima, Osaka, Japan. Retains WBA Super Flyweight Title.
Pongsaklek Wonjongkam W 12 Masaki Nakanuma, Yokohama, Japan. Retains WBC Flyweight Title.
2005: Katsushige Kawashima W 12 Jose Navarro, Tokyo. Retains WBC Super Flyweight Title. Referee: Mark Green. Judge: William Boodhoo 109-120 | Judge: Gelasio Pérez 115-114 | Judge: Noppharat Sricharoen 115-113. As you can see, Judge William Boodhoo scores every round for Navarro. Very controversial decisión.
Lorenzo Parra W 12 Trash Nakanuma, Tokyo. Retains WBA Flyweight Title. Referee Armando Garcia. Judge: Raul Caiz 116-112 | Judge: Erkki Meronen 116-112 | Judge: Eung-Myung Bae 115-113.
2007: Edwin Valero KO 1 Michael Lozada, Tokyo. Retains WBA Super Featherweight Title.
Cristian Mijares KO 10 Katsushige Kawashima, Tokyo. Retains WBC Super Flyweight Title.
2009: Paulus Moses W 12 Yusuke Kobori, Yokohama, Japan. Wins vacant WBA Lightweight Title.
Toshiaki Nishioka KO 12 Genaro García, Yokohama, Japan. Retains WBC Super Bantamweight Title.
Por: Héctor Guzmán Correo: Frasesdeboxeo@gmail.com Twitter: @Andrickson_rd