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The Bantamweight Tournament: Winner Takes All
DateDecember 11, 2010
VenueWashington (state) Emerald Queen Casino, Tacoma, Washington, United States
Title(s) on the lineIBF Bantamweight Title.
Tale of the tape
Boxer Colombia Yonnhy Pérez Ghana Joseph Agbeko
Nickname El Colombiano King Kong
Hometown Cartagena, Colombia Accra, Ghana
Pre-fight record 20–0-1 (14 KO) 27–2–0 (22 KO)
Height 5 ft 5 in (165 cm) 5 ft 5 in (165 cm)
Recognition IBF Bantamweight Champion. Former IBF Bantamweight Champion.

Four of the world’s most talented bantamweights will participate in the The Bantamweight Tournament: Winner Takes All. It is a 2-stage, single-elimination tournament of 118-pounders – which begins with two Semifinal bouts on Saturday, Dec. 11, from Emerald Queen Casino in Tacoma, Wash.

In the opening bout, undefeated, world-ranked rising star Abner Mares of Guadalajara Jalisco, Mexico, will face two-division world champion Vic Darchinyan of Sydney, Australia, by way of Armenia.[1]

Build up

Rather than an immediate rematch with Perez and Mares, Perez will be facing Joseph Agbeko for the second time in the first round for his IBF, which he won from him, in Showtime's upcoming bantamweight tournament while Mares faces Vic Darchinyan. The winners of both fights will face each other sometime in early 2011.[2]

They are barely unknown outside of boxing circles, fighting in a 118-pound division that rarely gets any attention. But they've all signed on for a single-elimination tournament in hopes of not only making a name for themselves, but also providing boxing fans with some exciting fights. The tournament originally was scheduled for Leon, Mexico, but Showtime did a site survey and realized that the cost for staging the event there - including security in a region that has been besieged by violence among the drug cartels - would be prohibitive. When no venue could be secured in Los Angeles, the event was moved to Tacoma, Wash. Perez is the only current champion, (Vic IBO) while Agbeko have held world titles and Mares is a top contender. They have a combined record of 102-4-3 with 76 knockouts.[3]

The fight

Undercard

Televised

  • Bantamweight bout: Colombia Yohnny Perez vs. Ghana Joseph Agbeko
  • Bantamweight bout: Mexico Abner Mares vs. Armenia Vic Darchinyan
  • Bantamweight bout: Puerto Rico Eric Morel vs. TBA
  • Super Flyweight bout: Puerto Rico Cesar Seda vs. TBA
  • Super Bantamweight bout: United States Chris Avalos vs. Mexico Cecilio Santos
  • Heavyweight bout: United States Vincent Thompson vs. TBA
  • Light Welterweight bout: United States Virgil Green vs. United States Nalo Leal
  • Super Featherweight bout: Mexico Jorge Espinoza vs. United States Rob Diezel

References

  1. ^ "SHOWTIME SPORTS BANTAMWEIGHT TOURNMENT". GoldenBoyPromotions. 2010-12-07. http://www.goldenboypromotions.com/news/showtime-sports-bantamweight-tournment-to-be-held-at-emerald-queen-casino-in-tacoma-wash. {{cite journal}}: |access-date= requires |url= (help)
  2. ^ Blake, Brian O. (October 4th, 2010). "Showtime Holds Press Conference For Upcoming Bantamweight Tournament". SportsBettingWorld. Retrieved October 5, 2010. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |date= (help)
  3. ^ Connor, Patrick (December 07, 2010). "Showtime Bantamweight Tournament: Vic Darchinyan vs Abner Mares Preview". BoxingBulletin. Retrieved December 07, 2010. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |accessdate= and |date= (help)
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