Rafael Marquez returns with win, Nishioka stops Gonzalez in three
by Scott Christ on May 24, 2009 2:16 AM EDT
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WBC 122-pound titlist Toshiaki Nishioka recovered from a first round knockdown to crush Jhonny Gonzalez in the third, and Rafael Marquez returned to the ring after 14 months out of action with a three-round stoppage of Jose Francisco Mendoza in Monterrey.
Nishioka (34-4-3, 21 KO) was fighting outside of Japan for the first time in five bouts. The hostile territory and good opponent proved no great task, and the early stoppage of Gonzalez (40-7, 34 KO) could make him an attractive opponent for a lot of guys at 122. The alphabet strap doesn't hurt, either.
The return of Marquez (38-5, 34 KO) is probably even bigger news for most fight fans, as it could well set up a fight with Juan Manuel Lopez or a fourth bout with Israel Vazquez later this year.
In the UK, Tyson Fury stayed unbeaten with a second round TKO of Scott Belshaw, and Darren Barker beat Darren McDermott (TKO-4) in the middleweight main event.
Witter-Alexander to be paired with Agbeko-Darchinyan
The 140-pound title bout between Junior Witter and Devon Alexander will take place in Florida and be televised on Showtime as part of the July 11 show main evented by Joseph Agbeko and Vic Darchinyan. It's a really nice grab for the show and for Showtime.
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the opening bout of box azteca was actually pretty good. not FOTM potential, but a pretty fun fight
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by battle axe of doom on May 24, 2009 2:26 AM EDT reply actions
ya quite weekend, but the azteca card was a good watch … i was impressed by Nishioka beauty of a left, went into hostile territory and did his thing! big props to him …
saw the rust in raf, but its been 14mnths and his opponent was awkward. he made the adjustment and got a pretty impressive kayo especially considering it was his debut 126.
yeah i was actually surprised that he was hit so many times by that buffoon, but then i remembered he hasn’t fought in over a year so it wasn’t that bad at the end of the day
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by battle axe of doom on May 24, 2009 4:01 AM EDT up reply actions
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