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British middleweight Darren Barker put on a clinic on how to fight a southpaw Friday night at River Cree Resort and Casino in Enoch Alberta, just west of Edmonton. The 2002 Commonwealth Games Champion’s amateur pedigree was just too much for Canadian Larry Sharpe.
Barker, 18-0, circled outside Sharpe’s lead foot, hooked his jab over Sharpe’s jab, landed straight rights, left hooks and one-twos all night long to post a unanimous 97-93 decision win on all three scorecards.
“I don’t really struggle with southpaws . . . it was matter of being staying sharp and being accurate,” said Barker. “He was really, really awkward. I gained so much experience from this fight for the future, it really put me in good stead.”
The Commonwealth Champion had his best round in the third frame when he staggered the Canadian with a right hook. Sharpe, 34, however, was tough, displaying tremendous willpower and resilience in staying with Barker, 26. Sharpe, 22-5, had his best round in the tenth when he came forward looking for the knockout with Barker backpedaling to preserve the win.
Tyrone Brunson’s world record, 19 first round KO streak, came to an abrupt halt at the hands of California’s Antonio Soriano. Brunson, from Philadelphia, built an early lead in the fight constantly landing the double jab and the harder shots, but there was no quit in Soriano as he kept coming forward landing shots of his own and absorbing the best Brunson had to offer. The momentum in the fight shifted in the fourth round when Soriano landed a wicked left hook to the body that hurt Brunson. By the fifth round Soriano’s bodywork had taken its toll as Brunson was visibly tired taking punishment to the head and body, from Soriano’s relentless attack. Brunson came out boxing and firing in the sixth frame, but by the end of the round he was again wilting under the California fighter’s constant attack. Judges saw the bout 56-56 twice and 58-56 Brunson. The majority draw decision was met with boos from the 800 in attendance, while Soriano received a huge round of applause for his performance.
Ontario’s Logan McGuiness, 2-0, made quick work of Manitoba’s Tim Watts, 0-3, in their lightweight battle. The Ontario boxer opened the round by hurting Watts with an over hand right followed by a left hook that dropped the fighter. McGuiness pursued Watts, and then landed three straight right hands and a left hook to put Watts down again. At that point the Manitoba fighters corner had seen enough and stepped in and threw in the towel.
The walkout bout was a bizarre affair, as Manitoba’s Bill Arnott, 3-3, seemed well on his to a KO victory over Edmonton’s Trevor Moyah, 3-3-1, when his stomach betrayed him and almost cost him the victory. Arnott staggered Moyah in the first round and seemed poised to finish Moyah in the second round when out of nowhere he began to retch. Moyah quickly took advantage of the situation jumping on the Manitoba fighter, as Arnott barely manage to keep his lunch in tact, and at the same time survive the round. The boxer regrouped in the third and then knocked Moyah down with a one-two in the fifth round, and then cruised to post a 59-54, twice, 58-55 victory, in the six round bout.
In super middleweight action Edmonton’s Jason DeLaronde, 9-0, outboxed Eduardo Calderon, 1-3, of Mexico over four rounds to post a unanimous decision victory.
On paper the bout between journeymen heavyweights Sheldon Hinton, 8-6-1, of Edmonton and Quebec’s Stephane Tessier 3-18 looked to be a snoozer. Both, heavyweights surprised, however, putting on a highly competitive and entertaining bout. For Hinton it was his best performance in years, recalling his time as a top Canadian amateur heavyweight. Hinton used a rediscovered jab to post a split-decision win over the durable Tessier.
In the first fight of the evening Edmonton featherweight Omar Valdez, 4-2-2 and Mexico’s Ariel Gonzalez, 1-3-2, stood toe-to-toe for four torrid rounds. Valdez was cut over his left eye by an accidental headbutt in round two and then Valdez returned the favour as he cut Gonzalez with a right hand at the beginning of the fourth round. In the end the judges rightly scored this bout a majority draw.

source - - -http://www.fightnews.ca/2008/results/enoch20080815.htm

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