Friday 02/03/2012
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| Little was very impressive on Friday night |
New Boxrec Ranking - 638 in the World, 66 in the UK.
How did the fight go? - Ricky Hatton trained Little earns himself a ranking by claiming just his second stoppage win, and his most impressive by stopping Martin Shaw in the first round at the Castle Leisure Centre in Bury. It was a very good performance from the Blackpool fighter as he headlined a Youtube streamed showed, working well behind a fast jab, before a big right hand had Shaw in real problems. He's very much an improving fighter and is with the right team.
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| Marrero (left) kept his paper title |
Claudio Marrero (11-0, 9 KO's) Featherweight
New Boxrec Ranking - 246 in the World, 5 in the Dominican Republic.
How did the fight go? - Southpaw Marrero made a successful first defence of his WBC FECARBOX title on Friday night by claiming a wide UD over Gerardo Zayas, three judges scoring it 99-91 x2 and 100-90. The big punching 22 year old probably wasn't at his best, but he was fighting a guy ranked as a lightweight, so was always going to have a bit of a dig to put him back. Getting 10 rounds in your 11th pro fight is a real positive if you ask me, and he definitely looks like one of a number of good Dominican fighters coming through.
Saturday 03/03/2012
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| Johanneson edged a great fight with Goodwin |
Chris Goodwin (14-2-1, 0 KO's) Lightweight
New Boxrec Ranking - 209 in the World, 11 in the UK.
How did the fight go? - Goodwin loses a split decision to Johanneson, but it was a fantastic fight on Saturday night in Chester, with both men going all out in the British title eliminator. One judge had it 97-95 for Goodwin, while the other two scored it 96-95 and 99-93, which is a pretty shocking scorecard as most, if not all of the rounds were very close, and does paint a rather harsh tale for Goodwin. Johanneson's experience and class was just the deciding factor, but credit to Goodwin, who fought a great fight on the inside, but may just not have the quality or power to be a domestic king.
Joe Hughes (4-1, 2 KO's) Welterweight
New Boxrec Ranking - 543 in the World, 52 in the UK.
How did the fight go? - Hughes suffered his first pro defeat, losing 58-57 on referee Phil Edwards' scorecard against the crude, but dangerous Joe Efidh on Saturday night. It was a fight shown after the McDonnell bout on Sky, and credit has to be given to both men as it was a cracking little fight. Hughes showed some very good stuff early on and put his opponent down in the first, but then Efidh, who had been out of the ring for over two years, seemed to find some fight and made it a real hard night's work for Hughes. The 21 year old Hughes just showed a bit of naivety, but judged on what I've seen so far, he looks like the type of fighter who will learn from this loss and come back stronger.
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| Price will probably be next out on May 19th |
Danny Price (4-0, 1 KO) Cruiserweight
New Boxrec Ranking - 245 in the World, 17 in the UK.
How did the fight go? - Price continued his steady rise up the rankings and gain some quality experience by easily outpointing the very experienced John Anthony 40-36 over four rounds at Hillsborough Leisure Centre. Anthony has taken a lot of the current best British cruisers the distance, and has only really been outclassed when going on the road to the continent. Price was about 12lbs the heavier man here, and the size difference was very evident, which is why he completely bossed the bout. Like I said in the original Prospect Watch, he's very well schooled, technically sound, and will continue to feature here on Dragon Boxing.
Sunday 04/03/2012
Eddie Corcoran (8-1, 3 KO's) Welterweight
New Boxrec Ranking - 445 in the World, 36 in the UK.
How did the fight go? - Corcoran was supposed to be in with Dee Mitchell yesterday, instead found himself facing the stopped just five times in 77 fights Duncan Cottier. Corcoran went about his business nicely and was by far the stronger boxer as he claimed a 40-36 win over four rounds. He showed some really classy work to the head and body, switching beautifully, and certainly looks like a fighter with the hunger back.
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