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Showtime Championship Boxing Results \ PBP Three Title Bouts
December 4, 2004 Mandalay Bay Resort & Casino Las Vegas, Nevada
WBC Lightweight Title Bout (12 Rds) Jose Luis Castillo (51-6-1, 45 KOs) wins a split decision over Joel Casamayor (31-3, 19 KOs) - Judges
scored the
bout 116-112, 113-115, 117-111 - Castillo retains title Jeff Lacy (18-0, 14 KOs) wins a unanimous decision over Omar Sheika (26-7, 17 KOs) - Judges scored the bout 115-113, 115-113, 117-111 - Lacy retains title
NABF Heavyweight Title Bout (vacant) - 12 Rds Samuel Peter (21-0, 18 KOs) wins by second round knockout over Jeremy Williams (41-5-1, 36 KOs)
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Samuel Peter vs. Jeremy Williams
Round 1 Fighters come to the center of the ring and tie-up, each managing to throw punches as they’re tied up. The ref breaks it up. Williams stays outside, using his jab. Peter counters with a right cross and then a good left to the face. William comes in and Peter lands a couple of good body shots while all Peter can manage is a big right that misses. William uses his jab to land some punches. Both fighters seem to be measuring each other up. Peter looks to land a one punch knock-out – his right cross. William uses his hand speed to connect and move away -- mostly utilizing his jab. Both fighters tie up and the ref tells them to break. Williams again uses his jab, coming with a right, and lands both punches. Peter is not phased by the hits. Peter still looks for a one punch knock-out – his right cross which he’s throwing out with power. Peters corners Williams and lands a few good punches just before the bell rings.
In the corners: The William corner tells him to keep his hand up, and watch the left hand of Peter. The Peter corner tells Peter to let his hands go!
Round 2 Both fighters meet in the center. Peter comes in with a couple of jabs to the body. William counters with his own jabs, keeping Peter from getting too close. Peter comes in and throws a right hook, which William ducks under and moves back from, thinking he’s out of trouble. Peter throws a left hook, landing the punch right on William’s chin, knocking him out -- cold.
Result: 27 seconds in the second round, Peter wins the fight by KO.
After the fight: The doctor looks over William who remains out a few minutes after the final blow. Two minutes pass and William is conscious, responding to the doctor. It takes some time to William to recover. When asked if he wants to sit for a moment, William responds “Yes”. William was taken to the Emergency Room to have a cat-scan performed. The doctor talks to the press, telling them everything looks good, that William is recovering nicely, and everything should be fine.
William is interviewed before he leaves for the hospital. He says he didn’t even see what hit him. He didn’t even realize it got hit – he was just out.
Jeff Lacy vs. Omar Sheika
Round 1: Both fighters come to the center of the ring. Sheika throws a left jab, measuring Lacey out. Lacey throws a quick jab back, missing Sheika. Both fighters circle, measuring each other up. Lacey throws a left-right combo that lands on Sheika’s face. Lacey pushes forward, making Sheika backpedal. Both fighters continue with their measuring up of each other. They throw jabs. Sheika throws a left hook that lands on the arm of Lacey. Lacey pushes the fight, making Sheika backpedal, but Lacey still isn’t throwing many punches. Lacey finally lands a left and a right straight on Sheika’s face. Lacey looks more comfortable, following Sheika around the ring. Lacey throws another left-right combo. Sheika responds with his own combos and lands on Lacey. The ref tells Lacey to keep the punches up after a low blow. The fighters continue and Sheika lands an overhand right to Lacey’s face. The bell rings.
Lacey’s corner telling him to get into his zone, that he’s not in his zone yet.
Round 2: Both fighters meet at the center of the ring. Lacey throws a good left-right combo right on Sheika’s chin. They tie up, and exchange a few punches in the clinch. Sheika backs away and Lacey lands a good right. Sheika uses his jab to try to keep Lacey away. Lacey comes in despite and is able to land a few good punches. Sheika throws a jab and a right that Lacey blocks. Sheika throws a mid-section upper cut and then lands an overhand right that nails Lacey squarely on the face. Lacey is stunned. He wobbles down a little and comes back up. Sheika attacks. He lands a good body punch and in a clinch lands a good face punch. Sheika throws bombs, trying to connect again. He again throws another good left hook to the body that lands. Lacey seems to have recovered and begins throwing his jab at Sheika, but no damage is done. Sheika attacks again, landing another good body punch. The bell rings.
In Lacey’s corner: “You’re not punching – you’re holding back. Punch! Jab and jab!
Round 3: Fighters meet at the center of the ring. Lacey comes at Shieka with a left and right hook. Both punches are blocked. Sheika throws a jab before both fighters enter a clinch. Sheika pushes Lacey away. Sheika looks for an opening, but Lacey makes it hard by keeping his hands tight. Sheika complains to the ref that Lacey elbowed him to the back of the head. The fight continues. Lacey lands a good straight jab on Sheika’s face. They clinch, and the ref breaks them apart. Sheika comes in and lands another good left to the body of Lacey and an overhand right to Lacey’s face. The punches do no damage. Shieka does a lot of tying-up with Lacey. Lacey comes with an overhand right and lands. Sheika responds with an overhand left and lands. Lacey attacks, making Sheika backpedal again. Sheika moves from left to right and then comes in close and lands a few good punches, cornering Lacey at the edge of the ring. Lacey is upset that Sheika is leaning with his head. The bell rings.
After the round: The Ref tells both fighters to watch out. Both fighters look pissed with each other’s fighting style.
Round 4: Lacey rushes Sheika into the corner and throws punches but nothing lands. Sheika complains to ref about Lacey’s head while Lacey complains about the same. The fight continues. Sheika lands a good right, a couple good jabs to the mid-section, then a good right hook to the mid section. Lacey punches his own stomach, taunting Sheika, showing Sheika that the body punches don’t affect him. Sheika comes in, tying them up, then pulls away. As he does, Lacey lands a jab to Sheika’s face. Both meet, deliver combos, then pull away. Lacey comes in with a right jab and lands. Shieka does a few good jabs to Lacey’s face, then his body. Both fighters are delivering good punches. Shieka throws a right which Lacey ducks under, then Lacey throws his own combinations, but nothing lands.
End of Round 4. It looks like Shieka’s left eye is swelling up.
Round 5: Both fighters come into center after a small delay. Lacey comes in and delivers a few good punches and manages to push Shieka against the ropes. Sheika is able to move way, and get back to the center of the ring. Lacey jumps in and throws a jab and a straight right, able to land a few on Sheika. In return, Shieka lands a few left hooks. Both tie up, and deliver good punches in the clinch. Moving around, Sheika lands a few good jabs and a right on Lacey. They tie up again, and Lacey manages a few good upper-cuts in the clinch. Lacey pushes forward, and makes Sheika back pedal some more, but Sheika manages to deliver his jab. Sheika clinches, then moves away, able to land a good left hook to Lacey’s jaw. Ten seconds left in the round, both fighters are landing good punches. The bell rings.
After the bell: Lacey complains to the ref that Sheika’s keeps hitting him with his head.
Round 6: The fighters meet in the center of the ring. Sheika ties up Lacey. The ref stops the fight and tells both fighters to stop holding and to watch their heads and to fight. Lacey comes at Shieka, landing a few good punches -- left to right. A few land. Shieka responds with a good body punch. Lacey is able to land another right hook on Sheika’s face while Sheika focuses on Lacey’s body. Sheika ties them both up. Sheika delivers a few hooks to the body while Lacey delivers his own hooks to Sheika’s head before landing a good straight jab to Sheika’s face. Both fighters continue to deliver punches, with Sheika focusing more on Lacey’s body, while Lacey targets Shieka’s head. Lacey comes at Sheika, who ducks and then ties up with Lacey. Sheika delivers a good left, right combo, landing, then moves away. Sheika trys to utilize his jab. Lacey lands a few good body punches, but Sheika counters with his own. Bell rings.
After the bell: Sheika pounds on his chest, taunting Lacey.
Round 7: Both fighters meet in the center. Once again, Lacey is the aggressor, throwing jabs. Both tie up, landing good combos in the clinch. Lacey is still pushing the fight. Both tie up, and Lacey lands a few soft punches to Sheika’s mid-section. Sheika tries to push Lacey away and delivers punches from a distance, while Lacey does a good job when getting in close. Sheika tries to deliver a right hook over the top, but Lacey blocks it and comes in, tying things up. In the clinch, Lacey delivers more punches to Sheika’s mid-section, but as Sheika pulls away, he sends a good four to five array of punches to Lacey’s face. Lacey responds with a good overhand right to Sheika’s face, which stuns Sheika. Lacey delivers another, but Sheika has recovered well and gives his own back to Lacey. In the clinch, Lacey gives a few uppercuts, and Sheika backs away, landing a flurry of punches. Both fighters going at it as the bell rings.
After the bell: Both fighters stare down each other.
Round 8: The fighters meet at the center of the ring. They clinch. Lacy works the body. The ref stops the fight and tells Sheika not to hold. Sheika complains that he wasn’t holding, and that Lacey was pushing against him. They fight continues. They clinch, throw a few good punches, and then clinch again. The ref warns them both again, to watch the low blows and not to hold! The fight continues. Shieka unleashes a small flurry of punches, which do no damage. Lacey pushes the fight again, making Sheika backpedal. Sheika delivers 4 or 5 punches, but most are blocked. Lacey comes at Sheika but misses with his punches. Lacey gets Sheika against the ropes but can’t do anything with his advantage. Sheika moves away. Ten seconds left in the round, Shieka lands an overhand right, and Lacey comes back with a few good body punches. The bell rings.
Lacey’s corner: Finally you’re moving your head, slipping punches. You’re doing good!
Round 9: Lacey tries working his jab. Sheika ties Lacey up, and as Sheika pulls away, he delivers a left right-left combo, managing to land one of the punches. Sheika then lands a few straight jabs. There’s not much power behind the jabs, but he’s landing nevertheless. Sheika moves from left to right, avoiding the power punches of Lacy. Lacey lands a good overhand right to Sheika’s face, and then pursues Sheika. Sheika trys to avoid the Lacey power punches. They tie-up and Lacey lands a good left to Sheida’s face. Sheika comes out of the clinch, landing punches to Lacey mid-section, then a small fury of punches. Both fighters land good jabs on each other.. Lacey lands a good left, then a right on Shieka. Sheika responds with a good right. Lacey continues his assault with some good hard punches. Shieka tries to fight back . Again, Lacey lands a short left, a short right, then another left, moving Sheika back. Sheika responds, landings a good left, then a right. Both fighters try a flurry on each other – with Sheika making the best out of the flurry at the end of the round.
Round 10: The two immediately clinch. Lacey’s looks for a knock-out punch, while Sheika does a good job of clinching. They break. Sheika lands a good straight right, stopping Lacey’s advance. Sheika is now delivering more punches to the body and to the top. They clinch, tie up, and Shieka lands a few punches while pulling away. Shieka once again, goes to the body with his left hook. Lacey tries to push Sheika back, but Sheika clinches, then throws a few punches while moving away. Lacey lands a good overhead right on Sheika’s face. Sheika ties up immediately, then pushes Lacey against the ropes, and trys to deliver some combinations. Lacey lands a good left which wobbles Sheika. Lacey attacks, trying to end the fight, but Sheika moves away. Lacey lands two more good left hooks to Sheika’s face. Shieka delivers a good upper-up to Lacey’s face, that snaps Lacey’s head back. The bell rings.
Round 11: They meet at the center of the ring. Lacey comes at Sheika and gets tied up, before Sheika backs away, throwing a combo. Shieka continues to do a good job of landing a few punches on Lacey when backing out of the clinch. Lacey is trying to land power-punches. Both fighters tie up, and the ref breaks them up. Sheika manages to push Lacey to the edge, and tries to take advantage of the situation by delivering combinations. Lacey tries punches his way out of the situation with hard upper-cuts to the body. Lacey pushes Sheika to the edge, but Sheika moves out. Shieka lands a good straight jab to the face of Lacey. Again, they tie up, and Sheika again lands a few punches when he backs away. Lacey continues to try to find the power and punch to put Sheika out. Sheika manages to block several punches. Both fighters land some hard punches. Lacey delivers a good left, and Sheika lands a good left in return. The bell rings.
Round 12: The fighters touch gloves. They begin slowly, with both fighters trying to find an opening. Neither do much for the first few seconds or so. Lacey tries to put some punches together, but Sheika is able to get the best of Lacey during an exchange. Sheika delivers some body punches as they tie up. They break. Sheika tries an overhand right – which is blocked by Lacey. Both fighters land straight jabs. Lacey tries to clinch with Sheika as Sheika delivers a couple good combos. Lacey lands a good left hook to Sheika’s face. Both tie up. The ref separates them. Lacey lands a right, then a good left hook which stuns Shieka. Sheika still comes back. In the center of the ring, both fighters deliver punches, toe-to-toe. The bell rings.
Judges Decision: Unanimous decision (115-113, 115-113, 117-111) in favor of the winner, and still champion, Jeff Lacey.
Jose Luis Castillo vs. Joel Casamayor
Round 1: The fighters meet in the center of the ring. Casamayor delivers a punch landing on Castillo’s body, throw Castillo off balance. No damage. Casamayor lands a straight jab to Castillo’s face. Again, no damage. The two measure each other up. Castillo again loses his balance a little. In the center of the ring the two clinch, and the ref breaks them up. Castillo throws jabs to the face, then to the body. Nothing lands. Both circle the center of the ring. Castillo throws a few more jabs, but nothing lands. Casamayor throws a straight right to the body, but it doesn’t land. They continue to circle. Castillo tries backing Casamayor into the corner. Joel finally lands a jab, then a straight left, but it results in no damage. 10 seconds left in the round, and both fighters are still measuring each other up. Casamayor comes in with a right left combo. Nothing lands. The bell rings.
Castillo’s corner: “Push Casamayor against the ropes and start punching, but you’re your hands up.”
Round 2: The fighters meet in the center of the ring. Casamayor delivers a couple of jabs and a right, landing on Castillo’s gloves. Castillo throws a jab into the air to keep Joel away. Both fighters circle the center of the ring. Casamayor lands a few good point punches, but there is no damage done. Castillo tries to corner Casamayor, but Casamayor smartly moves from side to side. Castillo tries to come in and corner Casamayor again, but Casamayor does the same thing, and moves from left to right. Casamayor counters, landing a good straight left. Castillo trying to corner Casamayor again. Casamayor keeps moving left to right. They clinch, and the ref pulls them apart. Castillo trying to find a target with jabs but Casamayor keeps moving away. Castillo continues to try to trap Casamayor, who is doing a good job of moving away. Castillo lands a straight jab to Casamayor’s face as Casamayor is moving forward, then lands a good right body shot as Casamayor backs away. The bell rings.
Casamayor’s corner: “Throw the jab. Don’t let Castillo throw his jab. Be more active.”
Round 3: Casamayor throws a straight left and misses. Castillo tries to corner Casamayor again, but Casamayor doesn’t allow it. Castillo lands a straight jab, then comes in and lands a straight punch to the body of Casamayor. They tie up. The ref breaks them up. Castillo comes back and lands a straight right to Casamayor’s face. Casamayor tries to punch back, lands a few punches to Castillo’s mid section, but the punches result in minimal damage. Casamayor then lands a few good lefts. Still, no damage. The two clinch. Castillo lands a good right hand on the inside. Casamayor comes with a left to the body, and Castillo lands a left to the face. They break. Casamayor lands a right as Castillo comes close. They both clench, where Casamayor lands a few good body punches. Castillo still tries to corner Casamayor. The bell rings.
Round 4: Joel comes in with a couple of punches to being the round. They miss. Castillo counters with a jab, also missing. Castillo still puts on the pressure, tyring to corner Joel. Joel doesn’t allow it. Everything Castillo tries to corner Joel, Joel hold on and ties Castillo up. Joel lands a left hook to Castillo’s body. Almost a low blow, but the ref says nothing. A lot of clenching going on. Joel tries punching from the clinch. Crowd boos because every time Castillo comes in Joel ties to get into a clinch. They unclench. Castillo moves in and Joel clinches again. 10 seconds left in the round. Castillo comes in again and Joel again holds him. Joel pulls away a little and throws a few punches, and the bell rings.
Round 5: Castillo pushes the fight. He throws some jabs. Casamayor tries to counter, throwing his own jabs to the body, and then a right cross. Nothing lands. Casamayor looks more active this round. Nothing lands yet, but he’s throwing more punches. Casamayor tries to keep Castillo from pressing forward, but Castillo continues anyway. The ref warns Castillo not to lead with his head, and warms Casamayor not to hold him down when he comes in. They continue. Castillo continues with the hunt, while Casamayor continues to move side to side, avoiding confrontation. Castillo still pushes forward. Casamayor lands a straight left to Castillo’s face. They clinch. The ref warns them both to break when he tells them to break. Casamayor tries delivering an upper cut to the body, but it’s blocked. Castillo tries to cut the ring down, and lands a good overhand right. The bell rings.
In between rounds: The crowd doesn’t seem happy with the way the fight is progressing. Too much running around and clinching going on.
Round 6: Ref stops the fight in the beginning. Castillo has too much Vasaline in his face. They remove it, and the fight continues. Castillo again tries to cut down the ring, but Casamayor does a good job avoid the trap. Casamayor lands a few good punches while moving back and forth, avoiding Castillo. Castillo tries to come in close, and Casamayor clinches. Castillo tries cutting down the ring again, but Casamayor clinches again. Casamayor lands a good left right combo to Castillo’s face, but again holds on. Castillo attempts body punches. Castillo ties to corner Casamayor again, but Casamayor just moves away, back and forth. Castillo lands a good hook to the body, and finally corners Casamayor in the corner of the ring. The Ref tells them both to keep their punches up, and watch the low blows. Castillo lands a straight right, landing on Casamayor. Casamayor answers with a quick combination to Castillo’s face. The bell rings.
Round 7: Castillo again tries to corner Casamayor. They clinch, and as Castillo moves around, he falls to one knee. It’s not a knock-down. The ref cleans Castillo’s gloves, and the fighters continue. Castillo tries to use his jab, and Casamayor uses his own jab to keep Castillo away and move around him. Castillo corners Casamayor, and tries to take advantage by delivering punches, but Casamayor moves away and around Castillo. Casamayor manages to land a couple of straight rights, then a left hook to Castillo’s face, the later which results in no damage. Castillo lands a straight right to Casamayor’s face. Casamayor ties up Castillo. Castillo get out, and delivers another left hook to Casamayor’s face. Castillo still pushes the fight, and is able to get close to Casamayor, where he is able to landa few punches. Casamayor looks tired, like he’s leaning on Castillo. The bell rings.
Round 8: Castillo charges at Casamayor, and Casamayor ties Castillo up. This round Casamayor tries to be more active, throwing punches, but nothing is landing. Casamayor tries cornering Castillo, but Castillo moves away. No damage is being done at this time. In the center of the ring, in the clinch, Casamayor pushes Castillo away. Again, Castillo tries to push the fight. Castillo moves forward, again trying to back Casamayor into the corner. Casamayor does some more movement that seen earlier in the fight, and lands a few punches to the head of Castillo. Again, Castillo tries to chase down Casamayor who moves back and forth. Castillo lands good right on the face of Casamayor and get Casamayor into the corner where he’s able to land a few punches while Casamayor counter-punches. Castillo again tries cornering Casamayor, but Casamayor pushes away, and avoids the corner again. Casamayor manages to get Castillo against the ropes, but Castillo punches back. Both fighters go at it at a short distance. The bell rings. Both fighters continue to throw punches after the bell rings. Castillo has to be restrained and is pulled back into his corner. Castillo delivered the last punch after the bell.
Round 9: Castillo again tries to push Casamayor back, but Casamayor comes forward, actually pushing Castillo back. Casamayor lands a good right to Castillo’s face. As they clinch, the ref stops them and tells Casamayor not to hold Castillo down. They continue. Casamayor now pushes Castillo a little, as Casamayor starts throwing more punches. Both throwing numerous punches in the center of the ring, but neither manage a good shot. Again, Casamayor starts backpedaling, managing a straight left to the face on Castillo, then another left. Castillo comes back with his own left, then lands a few good jabs. Castillo chases Casamayor but Casamayor is able to land a few good punches from the outside. The bell rings.
Round 10: Into the center of the ring both fighters meet. Castillo is the aggressor. He chaces after Casamayor who moves away, back and forth. Casamayor lands a good straight left right on the face of Castillo. As soon as it’s landed, Casamayor moves away. Both fighters land good jabs on each other. Castillo lands a left and a right, then a good left hook to the face of Casamayor. They clinch. Castillo lands a few upper cuts to the body while they’re clinching. Casamayor comes back with a straight left to the face while getting out of the clinch. Castillo, in close, lands a few good body punches. He lands an overhand left, then right on Casamayor’s jaw. Castillo looks like he’s doing some damage as he’s finally gotten in close. He pushes Casamayor against the ropes and delivers a few good punches. Both fighters, with ten seconds left, throw punches at each other. Castillo makes the best of it. The bell rings.
Round 11: Castillo again tries to corner Casamayor. Casamayor again moves around the ring, trying to avoid the punches. Casamayor works the outside, moving from side to side, and is able to land a few punches. Castillo ties them up, and Casamayor holds on. They break. Castillo still the aggressor, chasing Casamayor. Casamayor is able to punch back from the ropes. Castillo lands a good left to the face of Casamayor, who counters with his own left that lands on Castillo’s chest. Once again, Castillo lands a short left to Casamayor’s head when he gets in close. Casamayor tries punching from the outside, but still, nothing hard is landing. Castillo comes in close and does damage to the body and face with short punches. The bell rings just as Castillo lands a straight right to Casamayor’s face.
Round 12: The fighters touch gloves in the center of the ring. There’s a straight right from Castillo to Casamayor’s face. Castillo again tries to corner Casamayor, but Casamayor moves away. They tie up, and the ref breaks them up. Castillo again tries to corner Casamayor, but Casamayor punches his way out. Castillo corners Casamayor against the ropes, but Casamayor clinches this time, then pushes Castillo back. Castillo lands an overhand left to Casamayor’s face, and then both fighters go at it – with Castillo delivering a few good punches amongst a flurry, and ending with Casamayor moving away, and moving from side to side. Castillo lands another straight right to Casamayor’s face. He lands another straight right, then a left, then a left hook to the body, and then a left hook to the face. Casamayor answers with a left to Castillo’s face but Casamayor looks tired. Castillo lands a straight right, left, then another left and a right on Casamayor. Castillo lands a left hook that sends Casamayor’s mouthpiece to the center of the ring. Both fighters go at it, throwing numerous combinations in the corner of the ring. The final bell rings.
Judge’s decision: Split decision (116-112, 113-115, 117-111) win for Jose Luis Castillo who retains his title.
(12/4/04)
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