The Past Week in Action 21 January 2025: Khuseyn Baysangurov Defeats Leonardo Sanchez; Sosulin Stops Bacaro; Trinidad Outponts Plania
By Eric Armit
PhilBoxing.com
Mon, 20 Jan 2025
Sosulin wins over Bacaro by stoppage.
JANUARY 17
Yerevan, Armenia : Welter: Khuseyn Baysangurov (25-1) W PTS 10 Leonardo Sanchez (16-1-1). Middle: Pavel Sosulin (10-0) W KO 3 Carlo Bacaro (12-1).
Baysangurov vs. Sanchez
Baysangurov only just scrapes past Venezuelan Sanchez on a majority decision. Baysangurov pressed hard at the start but Sanchez boxed cleverly on the back foot switching guards and using his longer reach to take the first two rounds. Baysangurov upped the pressure from the third outworking Sanchez and landing some hefty body shots. Sanchez was moving less over the middle rounds and was cut as heads clashed in the sixth. The seventh was close but was just edged by Baysangurov then Baysangurov was cut in the eighth and faded badly with Sanchez sweeping the closing rounds to make it close. No scores announced but Baysangurov given the verdict on a majority decision. Baysangurov, the cousin of former WBO champion Zaurbek Baysangurov, lost a very close unanimous decision to unbeaten Aram Amirkhanyan in 2018 and has won eleven in a row since then. Venezuelan champion Sanchez had a run of 15 wins prior to this fight…
Sosulin vs. Bacaro
Russian Sosulin halts Filipino Bacaro in the third. Bacaro attacked hard in the first ducking and trying to
get inside Sosulin’s longer reach with Sosulin jabbing, defending well and countering accurately. Sosulin stepped up the pace in the second forcing Bacaro back with jabs and straight rights. Bacaro was fighting back with hooks but leaving himself open to counters. Late in the round a left hook to the body from Sosulin saw Bacaro bend in half and although he dipped at the knees he did not go down. Nevertheless the referee applied a count and Bacaro survived the remaining seconds in the round. Sosulin ended it in the third. He shook Bacaro with some hooks to the head and then dug in a left to the body. Bacaro dropped to his knees and just failed to beat the count. A former Russian amateur champion Sosulin was defending the WBA Asian title and gets his fifth win by KO/TKO. Bacaro was moving up to ten rounds for the first time.
Panama City, Panama: Super Light: Ricardo Nunez (26-6) W PTS 10 Jorge Martinez (10-5). Welter: Roiman Villa (27-3) W TKO 4 Alexander Duran (21-3). Light: Pablo Vicente (24-3) W PTS 10 Orlando Mosquera (13-4-1).
Nunez vs. Martinez
Nunez gets a win but not one of his best performances. He was expected to dismiss Mexican Martinez in quick time but Martinez took the punishment and stayed the full ten rounds. It was an untidy outing for Nunez who took more punches than he needed as in his frustration he left Martinez too many gaps for counters. Nunez won on score of 98-92 twice and 97-93. The show was staged as a tribute to Roberto Duran and Nunez was celebrating being named male Panamanian Fighter of the Year for 2024.
Villa vs. Duran
Villa gets inside the distance win No 25 as he overwhelms local fighter Duran in four rounds. Villa was surging forward from the start with southpaw Duran on the back foot trying to use his much longer reach to score at distance. Villa was just walking through Duran’s punches and landing with heavy hooks and uppercuts. In the second a long left hook sent Duran crashing to the canvas. He beat the count but was down again under a series of punches. He went down for a third time late in the round but the referee ruled it a push. Duran fought back in the third connecting with right jabs and hooks on the advancing Villa but just could not keep Villa out. A right hook staggered Duran early in the fourth and although he made it to his feet he then knelt on the canvas twice under barrages of punches from Villa and as Duran’s second climbed to the ring apron the referee signalled the end of the fight. The hard-punching Colombian needed the win after consecutive losses against Jaron Ennis and Ricardo Salas. Duran was 21-0 but it is now three losses in a row after defeats against Carlos Sanchez and Khariton Agrba
Vicente vs. Mosquera
Panama-based Cuban Vicente wins the vacant Panamanian title with a unanimous decision over southpaw Mosquera. Despite his modest record Mosquera put on a good show but Vicente was just too fast and too experienced and won on scores of 97-93 twice and 98-92. Vicente was rebounding from losses against Muhammadkhuja Yaqubov and Ricardo Nunez. Mosqueda failed to make the weight so could not have won the title.
Commerce, CA, USA: Feather: Omar Trinidad (18-0-1) W PTS 10 Mike Plania (31-5).Super Fly: Mizuki Hiruta (7-0) W TEC DEC 8 Maribel Ramirez (15-11-4). Super Middle: Ali Akhmedov (23-1) W KO 2 Malcolm Jones (17-5-1).
Trinidad vs. Plania
Trinidad protects his high world rating with a wide unanimous decision over Filipino Plania. No real highlights in this one as Trinidad was always in control. After a close first round Trinidad dominated the action using his superior speed and longer reach to outscore Plania. His clever footwork and persistently and accurate jabbing kept Plania off balance and constantly broke up Plania’s attacks. Plania could not cut off the ring often enough to pose any problems for Trinidad. When Trinidad came forward he mixed his punchers well to head and body having particular success with rights curving around Plania’s high guard. Plania was rocked a few times when Trinidad put together some fast combinations but was never really in any trouble-but never really in the fight and Trinidad was able to box his way to a one-sided points victory. Scores 100-90 twice and 99-91. Trinidad was making the third defence of the WBC Continental Americas belt with his eighteenth win in a row. He is No 2 with the IBF and No 6 with the WBC but that is difficult to justify on the quality of the opposition he has faced. Plania was 26-1 at one time but is now 5-4 in his last 9 fights but the losses have all come against very good opposition.
Hiruta vs. Ramirez
Japan’s Hiruta retains the WBO title with a technical, decision over Mexican veteran Ramirez. Hiruta had height and reach over Ramirez and controlled the action behind her right jab with Ramirez forced to drive forward onto counters. Hiruta side-stepped a Ramirez charge in the second and landed a right that helped the Mexican tumble to the canvas. Ramirez complained the punch landed to the back of her head but was given a count. Ramirez had no answer to the longer reach, hand speed and accuracy of Hiruta and took some serious punishment in the third and fourth with a clash of heads opening a bad cut over her left eye. Hiruta tried hard to finish the fight early but despite the cut and growing swellings under both eyes Ramirez soaked up the punishment and kept swinging. A clash of heads at the start of the eighth hampered Ramirez further and the fight was stopped and went to the cards with Hiruta winning on scores of 80-71 twice and 79-72. It was an outstanding performance from the former All-Japan champion and World Championships participant. Ramirez, 38, a former WBA champion, was 6-1-2 in her last 9 fights but outclassed here.
Akhmedov vs. Jones
Akhmedov disposes of Jones in the third. Akhmedov was immediately looking to close Jones down in the first with Jones backing up behind a useful looking jab. Akhmedov kept coming and it was clear that Jones lacked the power to keep Akhmedov out. Akhmedov connected with a couple of rights and a left hook to the body but Jones kept jabbing and moving to the bell. Akhmedov dismantled Jones in the second. He was forging forward putting together some solid combinations then drove Jones along the ropes connecting with lefts and rights to the head. He trapped Jones against the ropes and jarred and jolted him with punches and with Jones unresponsive the referee stopped the fight. Seventeenth inside the distance victory for the US-based Kazakh. He was ahead by a big margin on all three cards going into the twelfth round of his fight for the vacant IBO title with Carlos Gongora in 2020 but was stopped with just 63 seconds remaining in the fight. He has scored seven wins since then but being only rated IBF 13 and WBC 15 has a lot of work to do to get a title shot. Fifth defeat by KO/TKO for Jones.
Philadelphia, PA, USA: Light Heavy: Atif Oberlton (12-0) W KO 5 Joaquin Lugo (6-1). Welter: Quadir Albright (12-1) W RTD 6 Damian Rodriguez (13-3). Heavy: Devon Young (6-0) W TKO 1 Calvin Barnett (5-2).
Oberlton vs. Lugo
Philadelphian Oberlton wins the vacant WBA Continental Americas title with a fifth kayo of Lugo. Oberlton led all the way then finished in style. A lightning straight lefty followed by a thudding right hook put Lugo face down on the canvas. He struggled to rise but then fell down again and the referee waived his arms to end the fight. Tenth inside the distance victory and fourth in a row for 6’3” southpaw Oberlton. Dominican Lugo overmatched. His six victims had only three wins between them.
Albright vs. Rodriguez
Albright gives Philadelphia another win as he beats Panama-based Cuban Rodriguez on a sixth round retirement. All 13 of Albright’s fights have ended inside the distance and since a kayo loss to Roberto Gomez in 2022 he has won his last 6 by KO/TKO. Second inside the distance defeat for Rodriguez and only his fourth fight in the last five years.
Young vs. Barnett
Heavy hope Young from Aitken, South Carolina, gets another quick win as he stops Calvin Bennett in two minutes giving Young his fourth first round finish. Young competed at the US Olympic Trial’s for the 2020 Olympics and won and lost in fights against Richard Torrez. Second loss on a row for Barnett
JANUARY 18
Philadelphia, PA, USA: Heavy: Kristian Prenga (17-1) W TKO 2 Juan Torres (11-8-1). Welter: Greg Outlaw (18-2,2ND) W RTD 1 Jetter Burgos (8-3). Feather: Tiara Brown (18-0) W PTS 8 Calista Salgado (22-18-4).
Prenga vs. Torres
Prenga wipes out overmatched Torres inn two rounds. Torres only just made it out of the first rounds being dropped three times. He was down twice more in the second and the referee stopped the fight 76 seconds into the round. The 6’5” Albanian gets his thirteenth inside the distance win in a row but his opposition has been carefully selected to avoid any serious test. Third loss in a row by KO/TKO for 6’1” Torres, all inside three rounds.
Outlaw vs. Burgos
Outlaw makes it five wins in a row with victory over Burgos. Southpaw Outlaw landed a heavy left just before the bell to end the opening round. The punch sent Burgos reeling into the ropes. As the ropes held Burgos up the referee applied a count. Burgos saw out the round but his corner pulled him out of the fight before the start of the second. First inside the distance loss for Burgos.
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