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Showtime
Championship Boxing Results
Antonio Tarver vs.
Danny Santiago
Vernon Forrest vs.
Michele Piccirillo
Nonito Donaire vs.
Luis Maldonado

December 1, 2007
Foxwoods Casino
Mashantucket, Connecticut
IBF \ IBO Flyweight Title Bout
Nonito Donaire
(19-1, 12 KOs) wins by TKO at 1:16 of the 8th rd over Luis Maldonado (37-2-1, 28 KOs)
At the end of the seventh
round, Maldonado downed with a looping left hook. Donaire retains titles.
WBC Super Welterweight Title
Bout
Vernon Forrest (40-2,
29 KOs) wins by TKO at 2:21 of the 11th rd over Michele Piccirillo (48-4, 30 KOs)
At the end of the sixth round,
Piccirillo downed with a right hook (behind the head) - Piccirillo
immediately
indicting that it was a punch
behind the head but the ref counted it as a knock down. In the ninth
round,
Piccirillo downed with an
overhand right. In the 11th round, Piccirillo downed with a right (fell
backwards
awkwardly on his right ankle)
- the ref quickly jumped in and stopped the bout - Piccirillo looked to be
in
some pain (couldn't put any
pressure on the foot) - possible broken ankle according to the ringside
doctor.
Forrest retains title.
IBO Light Heavyweight Title
Bout
Antonio Tarver (26-4,
19 KOs) wins by TKO at 2:53 of the 4th rd over Danny Santiago (29-4-1, 19 KOs)
In the fourth round, Santiago
downed with a right uppercut followed up with a few punches (up by the
count of
six) - the fight continued and
Santiago was put to his knees with a few rights and the ref stepped in and
stopped the bout. Tarver
retains title.
(12/1/07)
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