| Notable Fights This Week 9-21-06 Telefutura Friday, September 22 2006 Raul Marquez (37-3, 26KO) vs. Elco Garcia (18-5, 8KO) Middleweights. Marquez continues his 2006 comeback here with his third fight this year. In his last outing he stopped Sergio Rios in 5. The former 154-pound belt holder has been in there with the likes of Fernando Vargas, Yory Boy Campas and Jermain Taylor (all losses) and has a No Contest with Shane Mosley. Garcia, for his part, is coming off 2 knockout losses to Vernon Forrest and Eric Regan, respectively. Telemundo Friday, September 22 Carlos Tamara (12-0, 9KO) vs Gerardo Verde (14-3, 11KO) Jr. Flyweights. Tamara is an undefeated prospect out of Columbia with a 12 straight wins over unknown (to me) fighters. Verde is more of a known commodity as he fought for the WBO 105-pound title when he lost a 12-round decision to the undefeated Ivan Calderon. No U.S. TV Saturday, September 23 2006 Germany Arthur Abraham (21-0, 17KO) vs. Edison Miranda (26-0, 23KO) IBF Middleweight Championship. This is a great fight and great match-up. I’ll have to try to catch it on You Tube. Abraham is quite possibly the best Middleweight in the world with a series of good wins in a row over the likes of Kingsley Ikeke, Shannan Taylor, Howard Eastman and Kofi Jantuah. Miranda quickly burst onto the scene in March with a devastating stoppage over the never-stopped veteran and top Middleweight Howard Eastman. Miranda has the swagger and the power to back it up. If he’s as good as he say he is this will be a great fight. Most experts are picking Abraham, I’ll go with Miranda by late stoppage. HBO's "Boxing After Dark" Saturday, September 23 2006 Jorge Armando Arce (44-3, 34KO) vs. Masibulele Makepula (28-3, 18KO) WBC International Super Flyweight Championship. Arce has a tremendous small-man winning streak of 24 straight fights dating back to a 1999 KO11 loss to the great Michael Carbajal. “The Hawk” Makepula is a legit threat with good pop. Good fight but not quite typical Boxing After Dark fare. |
