RETURNING DANNY GREEN SCORES IMPRESSIVE TEN ROUND WIN OVER BOLONTI
By Ronnie Nathanielsz
PhilBoxing.com
Fri, 21 Aug 2015
Returning to the ring after an absence of almost three years, four-time world champion Danny Green comfortably outpointed Argentina?s Roberto Bolonti over 10 rounds in front of a capacity 9000 crowd at Hisense Arena in Melbourne on Wednesday night in a fight card staged by multi-titled promoter Peter Maniatis.
Green won by a shutout with female judge Samantha Bulner, wife of respected referee/judge Malcolm Bulner a former Sri Lanka Olympic boxer, Andrew Campbell and Ignatius Missalidis all scoring the bout 100-90 in favor of the fighter known as ?The Green Machine.?
A report by Ron Reed of the Herald Sun said the scorecards ?might have been a tad generous as the 42-year-old tired towards the end and looked to concede some ground in the ninth. But it was an impressive performance in the circumstances against an experienced walk-up slugger who had lost only three of 39 previous fights.?
In a post fight interview the 42 year old Green who improves to 34-5 with 28 knockouts said ?He hardly laid a glove on me. I?m just happy to have got 10 rounds under my belt and emerge victorious and now I want to relax for a while.?
The real target for Green is a lucrative rematch with veteran Anthony Mundine if they can handle the large difference in weight.
Fight fans booed when Mundine?s name was mentioned at the end and Green said: He?s avoided me for 10 years nearly and he?s got nowhere to go. People don?t want to see him fight unless it?s against me.?
Bolonti had a reputation for aggressive in-your-face fighting but ?the Beast?, a late replacement for Green?s original opponent, Slovakian Tamas Kovacs was disappointing, rarely troubling the vastly experienced West Australian.
Ron Reed reported that Green?s long-term popularity proved to be a windfall for him and Melbourne promoter Peter Maniatis, with the venue filled to its 9000 capacity and Main Event pulling good numbers on pay TV.
Maniatis told the New Standard/boxingmirror.com that it was a great night for boxing and that Green put on ?the best performance I have seen fom a 42 year old boxer for a very long time. He reminded me a lot of Bernard Hopkins. The game plan set up by Angel Hyder was excellent.?
Click here to view a list of other articles written by Ronnie Nathanielsz.
Recent PhilBoxing.com In-House articles:
GIORGIO VISIOLI SETS OUT MISSION TO LAND MAJOR TITLES AFTER TENSE FIRST FACE-OFF WITH ENGLISH TITLE RIVAL JOE HOWARTH
Tue, 16 Dec 2025Kevin Brown and Yoenis Tellez Shine at Boxlab Promotions’ “Night of Champions XIII” During the 104th Annual WBA Convention
Tue, 16 Dec 2025TRAINING CAMP NOTES: Justin Cardona Shares Insights Ahead of December 19 Showdown Against Avious Griffin
Tue, 16 Dec 2025JAS MATHUR JOINS MANNY PACQUIAO PROMOTIONS AS CEO TO LEAD STRATEGIC VISION, CREATIVITY AND GLOBAL GROWTH INITIATIVES
Tue, 16 Dec 2025Split-T Management Signs Amateur Standout Adrian Salazar
Tue, 16 Dec 2025INTERNATIONAL BOXING HALL OF FAME REMEMBERS CANASTOTA’S MANAGER / TRAINER / PROMOTER TONY GRAZIANO
Mon, 15 Dec 2025Catubig, Prado win Suy Foods Santa Run
By Lito delos Reyes, Mon, 15 Dec 2025Junior, Youth and Elite Divisions Awarded on Final Day of 2025 USA Boxing National Championships
Mon, 15 Dec 2025Jean Henri Lhuillier Applauds Cebuana Lhuillier Ambassadors for Bronze Finish at SEA Games 2025
Mon, 15 Dec 2025NOEL MIKAELIAN DETHRONES BADOU JACK TO BECOME THE NEW WBC CRUISERWEIGHT WORLD CHAMPION
Sun, 14 Dec 2025FM Alekhine Nouri tops Kamatyas chessfest
By Marlon Bernardino, Sun, 14 Dec 2025Dante Kirkman Dominates DePriest Johnson in Unanimous Victory at Fight Club OC
Sun, 14 Dec 2025Bantam and Intermediate Divisions Crowned on Day Five of 2025 USA Boxing National Championships
Sun, 14 Dec 2025Murat Gassiev Brutally Knocks Out Kubrat Pulev in Dubai
By Dong Secuya, Sat, 13 Dec 2025United States Air Force Paralegals: Law, Order, and Excellence
By Emmanuel Rivera, RRT, Sat, 13 Dec 2025