ESPN2 Friday Night Fights Results

James Kirkland vs. Ricardo Cortes

September 5, 2008

Austin Music Hall

Austin, Texas

Lightweight Bout (10 Rds)

Rolando Reyes (30-4-2, 19 KOs) wins a unanimous decision over Ivan Valle (25-11-1, 21 KOs) - Judges

scored the bout 96-93, 97-93, 96-93 for Reyes. In the third round, Valle downed with a right behind the head

(up at the count of six).

Super Middleweight Bout (4 Rds)

James Countryman (12-1, 8 KOs) wins a unanimous decision over Jesse Orta (7-13-2, 4 KOs) - Judges

scored the bout 38-37, 38-37, 38-37 Countryman. In the third round, Countryman downed with a right hook

(up right away).

Jr. Middleweight Bout (10 Rds)

James Kirkland (23-0, 20 KOs) wins by TKO at 1:59 of the 2nd rd over Ricardo Cortes (22-3-1, 15 KOs)

In the second round, Cortes downed from numerous punches (also a left behind the head) - Cortes got up

and the fight resumed - Kirkland came in throwing punches at Cortes and even though he was hurt, Cortes

tried to fight back but the ref had seen enough and stopped the bout.

(9/5/08)