Ring Report: Boxing rankings, results and schedule

February 17th, 2008, 5:10 pm · 1 Comment · posted by CARLOS ARIAS

YAHOO! SPORTS POUND-FOR-POUND POLL

1. Floyd Mayweather Jr. (WBC welterweight champion) 198 (18 of 20 first-place votes)

2. Manny Pacquiao (WBC International super-featherweight champion) 171 (1 first-place vote)

3. Joe Calzaghe (WBA/WBC/WBO super-middleweight champion) 159 (1 first-place vote)

4. Miguel Cotto (WBA welterweight champion) 122

5. Juan Manuel Marquez (WBC super-featherweight champion) 92

6. Bernard Hopkins (The Ring light-heavyweight champion) 91

7. Israel Vazquez (WBC super-bantamweight champion) 60

8. Kelly Pavlik (WBC/WBO middleweight champion) 58

9. Juan Diaz (IBF/WBA/WBO lightweight champion) 32

10. Winky Wright (middleweight) 24

Others receiving votes: Ricky Hatton (welterweight) 17; Ivan Calderon (WBO junior-flyweight champion) 14; Rafael Marquez (super-bantamweight) 13; Wladimir Klitschko (IBF heavyweight champion) 12; Paul Williams (WBO welterweight champion) 11; Chad Dawson (WBC light-heavyweight champion) 6; Chris John (WBA featherweight champion) 5; Cristian Mijares (WBC super-flyweight champion) 5; Sugar Shane Mosley (welterweight) 3; Mikkel Kessler (super-middleweight) 2; Jermain Taylor (middleweight) 2.

Boxing top-10 panel: Raul Alzada/Primera Hora, Puerto Rico; Carlos Arias/O.C. Register; Ron Borges/HBO.com; Eduard Cauich/La Opinion; Brian Doogan/London Sunday Times; Scott Fyse/Glasgow Scotland Sunday Post; Thomas Gerbasi/MaxBoxing.com; Keith Idec/Herald News, New Jersey; Kevin Iole/Yahoo! Sports; Chuck Johnson/USA Today; Steve Kim/MaxBoxing.com; Ted Lerner/Boxing freelancer, Philippines; Scott Mallon/Boxing freelancer, Thailand; Wayne McCullough/Boxer; Franklin McNeil/Newark Star Ledger; Gunnar Meinhardt/Die Welt; Robert Morales/Long Beach Press Telegram; Kieran Mulvaney/Reuters; Tim Smith/New York Times; George Willis/New York Post; and Matt Staniforth/Press Association, U.K.

O.C. Register top-10 poll: 1. Floyd Mayweather Jr.; 2. Manny Pacquiao; 3. Juan Manuel Marquez; 4. Bernard Hopkins; 5. Winky Wright; 6. Miguel Cotto; 7. Joe Calzaghe; 8. Israel Vazquez; 9. Kelly Pavlik; 10. Juan Diaz.

LAST WEEK’S RESULTS

•At MGM Grand, Las Vegas: Kelly Pavlik def. Jermain Taylor, 12-round una. dec.; WBO super-flyweight champion Fernando Montiel def. Martin Castillo, KO 4; WBC super-flyweight champion Cristian Mijares def. Jose Navarro, 12-round split dec.; super-welterweight Ronald Hearns def. Justin Astorga, KO 8; flyweight Brian Viloria def. Cesar Lopez, 8-round una. dec.; super-welterweight Sergio Martinez def. David Toribio, 4-round una. dec.; super-featherweight Miguel Angel Garcia def. Jorge Ruiz, KO 5; middleweight Daniel Jacobs def. Alexander Volkov, KO 2.•At Nuremburg Arena, Nuremburg, Germany: Nikolai Valuev def. Sergey Liakhovich, 12-round una. dec. (WBA heavyweight eliminator); cruiserweight Alexander Frenkel def. “King” Arthur Williams, TKO 5; super-middleweight Karo Murat def. Sergey Kharchenko, TKO 10; super-welterweight Koko Murat def. Jozsef Meszaros, KO 1; super-welterweight Alexander Abraham def. Choukri Yentour, 8-round una. dec.; super-lightweight Francesco Pianeta def. Donnell Wiggins, KO 3; heavyweight Kali Meehan def. Jeremy Bates, TKO 3; cruisserweight Lukasz Janik def. Andrey Zaitsev, 6-round una. dec.

•At Mohegan Sun Arena, Uncasville, Conn.: Welterweight Delvin Rodriguez def. Troy Browning, 10-round una. dec.; super-lightweight Ali Oubaali def. Ashley Theophane, 10-round una. dec.

•At The Commerce Bank Arts Centre, Sewell, N.J.: Eric Mitchell def. Edwin Vasquez, 10-round una. dec. (wins vacant IBC Americas super-welterweight title); heavyweight Chazz Witherspoon def. Jonathan Haggler, TKO 4.

•At The House of Blues, Atlantic City, N.J.: USBA middleweight champion Lajuan Simon def. Elco Garcia, 10-round una. dec.

•At Cicero Stadium, Cicero, Ill.: “Solo Boxeo.” Super-lightweight Mike Alvardo def. Jesus Rodriguez, 10-round una. dec.; bantamweight Andre Wilson def. Francisco “El Nino” Rodriguez, KO 2; middleweight Andrzej Fonfara def. Jorge Gonzalez, 6-round maj. dec.; middleweight Freddie Cuevas def. Luis Hodge, 6-round una. dec.

UPCOMING FIGHTS

•At Irvine Marriott, Irvine: “Battle in the Ballroom.” Super-lightweight Aris Ambriz (4-0, 3 KOs) of Los Angeles vs. Bryan Gordon (3-0, 3 KOs) of Bakersfield; lightweight Luis Ramos (2-0, 2 KOs) of Santa Ana vs. Justo Vallecillo (3-4) of San Antonio, Tex.; Heavyweight Takalesi “Doug” Fifta (0-0) of Orange County vs. Ethan Cox (1-0) of Long Beach; Super-featherweight Danny Martinez (0-0) of Azusa vs. Adrian Lopez (1-0) of Bakersfield; and Cruiserweight Alex Virgen (5-5-2) of Los Angeles vs. TBA, Thursday, 7:30 p.m. Call (949) 760-3131 or go online at battleintheballroom.com for tickets ($25-$35).

•At Xtreme Indoor Karting, Ft. Lauderdale, Fla.: “ESPN2 Friday Night Fights.” Yuriorkis Gamboa (8-0, 7 KOs) vs. Johnnie Edwards (13-1-1, 7 KOs) for vacant NABF super-featherweight title, Friday, 6 p.m., ESPN2.

•At Morongo Casino Resort and Spa, Cabazon: “Solo Boxeo” Middleweight Enrique Ornelas (26-4, 16 KOs) vs. Norberto Bravo (25-14-3, 14 KOs) and bantamweight Nestor Rocha (18-1, 6 KOs) vs. Javier Cintron (14-9-2, 10 KOs), Friday, 8 p.m., Telefutura.

•At Humberto “Chiquita” Gonzalez Marbet Plus Hall, Ciudad Neza, Mexico: Super-featherweight Oscar Larios (59-6-1, 37 KOs) vs. Arturo Gomez (13-7-3, 5 KOs), Friday, 11:30 p.m., Telemundo.

•At Maywood Activity Center, Maywood: Featherweight Charles Huerta (3-0, 2 KOs) vs. TBA; bantamweight Efrain Esquivias (1-0) vs. Frank Gutierrez (1-2-1, 1 KO); and featherweight Daniel Hernandez (0-0) vs. Rogelio Valenzuela (0-5), Friday.

•At Doubletree Hotel, Ontario: “Path to Glory” Welterweight Pavel Miranda (14-1, 8 KOs) vs. William Gonzalez (21-3-1, 6 KOs) for vacant WBC Caribbean Boxing Federation super-lightweight title; bantamweight Jonathan Velardez (5-0, 4 KOs) vs. Daniel Quevedo (6-7-2, 5 KOs); super-welterweight Rafael Lopez (3-0, 3 KOs) vs. John Red Tomahawk (3-4, 3 KOs); heavyweight Bowie Tupou (12-0, 10 KOs) vs. John Clark (12-11-1, 7 KOs); and super-welterweight Mauricio Herrera (2-0, 1 KO) vs. Ramon Torres (2-0), Friday.

•At Madison Square Garden, New York: “HBO World Championship Boxing” IBF heavyweight champion Wladimir Klitschko (49-3, 44 KOs) vs. WBO champion Sultan Ibragimov (22-0-1, 17 KOs), Saturday, 6:30 p.m., HBO.

•At Coliseo Hector Sola Bezares, Caguas, Puerto Rico: WBO Latino super-bantamweight champion Juan Manuel Lopez (20-0, 18 KOs) vs. Jonathan Oquendo (14-1, 9 KOs) and junior-flyweight Nelson Dieppa (24-4-2, 13 KOs) vs. Alex Sanchez (31-6-1, 21 KOs), Saturday, 6 p.m., pay-per-view.

•At Tachi Palace Hotel & Casino, Lemoore: “ShoBox: The New Generation.” IBF featherweight champion Robert Guerrero (21-1-1, 14 KOs) vs. Jason Litzau (23-1, 19 KOs), Feb. 29, Showtime.

•At Municipal Auditorium, Harlingen, Tex.: “Solo Boxeo.” Bantamweight Raul Martinez (21-0, 13 KOs) vs. Jonathan Perez (13-3, 10 KOs) and James De La Rosa (13-0, 10 KOs) vs. Gabriel Martinez (16-0-1, 8 KOs) for WBC Youth welterweight title, Feb. 29, Telefutura.

•At Home Depot Center, Carson: “Showtime Championship Boxing.” WBC super-bantamweight champion Israel Vazquez (42-4, 31 KOs) vs. Rafael Marquez (37-4, 33 KOs), March 1, Showtime.

•At New Alhambra, Philadelphia, Pa.: “Telefutura Solo Boxeo.” NABF featherweight champion Rogers Mtagwa (24-12-2, 17 KOs) vs. Roger Gonzalez (27-1, 18 KOs), March 7, Telefutura.

•At O2 Arena, London, England: “Showtime Championship Boxing.” WBC/WBA cruiserweight champion David Haye (20-1, 19 KOs) vs. Enzo Maccarinelli (28-1, 21 KOs), March 8, Showtime.

•At Plaza de Toros, Cancun, Mexico: “HBO World Championship Boxing.” WBC heavyweight champion Oleg Maskaev (34-5, 26 KOs) vs. Samuel Peter (29-1, 22 KOs) and WBA/IBF/WBO lightweight champion Juan Diaz (33-0, 17 KOs) vs. Nate Campbell (31-5-1, 25 KOs), March 8, HBO.

•At Hard Rock Hotel & Casino, Las Vegas: “Fight Night Live.” Heavyweight Tye Fields (40-1, 36 KOs) vs. Josue Blocus (15-2, 13 KOs) and super-featherweight Bobby Pacquiao (28-13, 13 KOs) vs. Urbano Antillon (21-0, 14 KOs), March 13, Versus.

•At Cicero Stadium, Cicero, Ill.: “Solo Boxeo.” Lightweight Brandon Rios (15-0, 10 KOs) vs. TBA, March 14, Telefutura.

•At Mandalay Bay, Las Vegas: WBC super-featherweight champion Juana Manuel Marquez (48-3-1, 35 KOs) vs. Manny Pacquiao (45-3-2, 35 KOs), WBO featherweight champion Steven Luevano (34-1, 15 KOs) vs. Terdsak Jandaeng (29-2, 19 KOs) and WBC lightweight champion David Diaz (33-1-1, 17 KOs) vs. Ramon Montano (14-3-2), March 15, HBO PPV.

•At Mohegan Sun Arena, Uncasville, Conn.: “ESPN2 Friday Night Fights.” Middleweight Andy Lee (15-0, 12 KOs) vs. Brian Vera (15-1, 9 KOs), March 21, ESPN2.

•At Morongo Casino Resort and Spa, Cabazon: “HBO Boxing After Dark.” Lightweight Joel Casamayor (35-3-1, 21 KOs) vs. Michael Katsidis (23-0, 20 KOs), March 22, HBO.

•At Seneca Allegheny Casino/Hotel, Salamanca, N.Y.: “ESPN2’s Friday Night Fights.” Super-welterweight Kassim Ouma (25-4-1, 15 KOs) vs. Cornelius Bundrage (27-3, 16 KOs), March 28, ESPN2.

•At Soaring Eagle Casino, Mt. Pleasant, Mich.: Super-welterweight Bronco McKart (51-8, 31 KOs) vs. Raul Marquez (40-3, 29 KOs), March 29, Fox Sports Net.

•At Casino Morongo Resort and Spa, Cabazon: “Solo Boxeo.” Bantamweight Jhonny Gonzalez (35-6, 29 KOs) vs. TBA, April 4, Telefutura.

•At St. Pete Times Forum, Tampa, Fla.: “Showtime Championship Boxing.” WBC light-heavyweight champion Chad Dawson (25-0, 17 KOs) vs. Glen Johnson (47-11-2, 32 KOs), April 12, Showtime.

•At Boardwalk Hall, Atlantic City, N.J.: WBA welterweight champion Miguel Cotto vs. Alfonso Gomez and IBF welterweight champion Kermit Cintron vs. Antonio Margarito, April 12, HBO.

•At Thomas & Mack Center, Las Vegas: “HBO World Championship Boxing” The Ring light-heavyweight champion Bernard Hopkins (48-4-1, 32 KOs) vs. Joe Calzaghe (44-0, 32 KOs), April 19, HBO.

•At Irvine Marriott, Irvine: “Battle in the Ballroom.” April 24. Call (949) 760-3131 or go online at battleintheballroom.com for tickets ($25-$35).

•At Irvine Marriott, Irvine: “Battle in the Ballroom.” June 19. Call (949) 760-3131 or go online at battleintheballroom.com for tickets ($25-$35).

•At Irvine Marriott, Irvine: “Battle in the Ballroom.” Aug. 27. Call (949) 760-3131 or go online at battleintheballroom.com for tickets ($25-$35).

•At Irvine Marriott, Irvine: “Battle in the Ballroom.” Oct. 9. Call (949) 760-3131 or go online at battleintheballroom.com for tickets ($25-$35).

•At Irvine Marriott, Irvine: “Battle in the Ballroom.” Dec. 11. Call (949) 760-3131 or go online at battleintheballroom.com for tickets ($25-$35).

CARLOS ARIAS/The Register

carias@ocregister.com

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