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TECHNICAL KO LOSS DROPS BRAITHWAITE... Sharkie's Machine by Frank Gonzalez Jr.
Saturday night favored the underdogs at the Gund Arena in Cleveland Ohio, where heavyweight Owen Beck lost a fair and square decision to Ray Austin on the under card before the main event, a Cruiserweight Eliminator bout for the IBF, WBA and WBC rankings featuring Wayne Braithwaite (21-1, 17 KO’s) against Guillermo Jones (33-3-2, 25 KO’s) turned out to be an exciting fight.

JONES SCORES QUESTIONABLE TKO OVER BRAITHWAITE; AUSTIN RALLIES PAST BECK... Newsflash by Chris Robinson
Moments ago Guillermo Jones scored quite possibly the biggest victory of his career with a 4^th round TKO over former WBC Cruiserweight Champion Wayne 'Big Truck' Braithwaite at the Gund Arena in Cleveland, Ohio. With the win Jones, a former title challenger at 154 lbs., continues his surprising success in the Cruiserweight division and seems geared up to take on all comers.

JONES SCORES UPSET TKO OVER BRAITHWAITE; AUSTIN SHOCKS BECK!
In a pair of evenly matched, competitive, hard-fought fights, underdogs Guillermo Jones and Ray Austin staved off elimination in their respective weight classes and kept alive their chances for a world title shot by registering upset victories Saturday on SHOWTIME. In a cruiserweight elimination bout, Jones defeated Braithwaite on a controversial fourth-round TKO. Austin upended Beck on a 12-round decision in a heavyweight eliminator.

KING'S MEN HAVE THEIR LAST SAY AS THEY GET SET FOR THEIR SEPTEMBER 3 SHOW FROM CLEVELAND
“The last time I fought on SHOWTIME, I lost. So I appreciate the fact they are having me back and giving me another opportunity. Jones is on a roll, but he has never been in with a fighter like me. The Big Truck is ready to get back on track and rolling again..."

WORLD BOXING COUNCIL NEWS: COMMITTEE WILL BE NAMED TO REVIEW CORRALES-CASTILLO
“The lightweight championship of the world was held under the trademark of the WBC, and is our obligation to respond to all matters that receive a request, and we think that there was something that was done wrong. It is our obligation to those who trust the WBC’s impartiality, rules, and actions..."

BRAITHWAITE vs JONES, BECK vs AUSTIN ON SHOWTIME CHAMPIONSHIP BOXING SEPTEMBER 3
In a WBC/IBF 12 round eliminator, former WBC cruiserweight champion Wayne “Big Truck” Braithwaite will take on Guillermo Jones in the main event on Showtime Championship Boxing, Saturday, Sept. 3, 2005, at 9 p.m. ET/PT (delayed on the west coast).

LOCAL HEAVYWEIGHT RAY 'RAINMAN' AUSTIN STEPS INTO TV BOUT; CLEVELANDER TO FACE OWEN BECK
Cleveland native and heavyweight contender Ray “Rainman” Austin got a call today that most boxers only dream of when his promoter, Don King, notified him that another boxer had suffered a training injury, paving the way for him to step into the co-featured main event for the USNBC heavyweight championship on Sept. 3 at Gund Arena against WBC No.7-ranked heavyweight contender Owen “What the Heck” Beck, which will be televised domestically on SHOWTIME at 9 pm. ET/PT (delayed on the West Coast).

9-03-2005