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HBO 'BAD' CARD ACTION AFFAIR...
by George Elsasser
The past HBO Saturday "After
Dark" double dip left
little for the imagination - you like down and
dirty, and free of the ol’ Marquis Queensberry
rules, yours was the welterweight opener with
space cadet Joshua Clottey in with Colombian
straight man Rich Gutierrez - toss in Dr. (strangeglove
man in charge) Lou Moret and we have all bases
covered.
VIVIAN HARRIS STOPS STEVIE JOHNSTON IN 7TH ROUND OF HBO B.A.D.
MAIN EVENT
Harris dropped Johnston at 55
seconds of round one with a powerful right cross
and again at 2:40 of the opening round but was
unable to finish off the valiant Johnston.
Johnston was dropped by again by a right hand
and was cut over his left eye at 1:30 of the fourth round before showing
tremendous heart and courage and winning the round with over hand rights and
combinations of punches.
IN AND OUT PREVIEW: VIVIAN HARRIS vs
STEVIE JOHNSTON...
by Chris Robinson
There was a time when Vivian Harris was
considered by many to be one of the sport’s rising young forces. Harris was the
WBA Jr. Welterweight Champion of the world, he had Emmanuel Steward in his
corner, and his list of possible future opponents included Miguel Cotto, Ricky
Hatton, and Floyd Mayweather. Several people were expecting big things from
Harris but everything fell apart on June 25th of last year as he was shockingly
and convincingly knocked out by underdog Carlos Maussa. The loss set Harris
back tremendously and he has only fought once since.
Veteran trainer Henry Hill will work
the corner of Stevie “Little But Bad” Johnston
(38-3-1, 17 KOs) on July 29 against “Vicious” Vivian
Harris in the 10-round main event on HBO’s Boxing
After Dark at the Chumash Casino Resort in Santa Ynez,
California.
Hill replaced Buddy McGirt four months ago as
Johnston’s head trainer.
BOXING AFTER DARK: VIVIAN HARRIS vs STEVIE JOHNSTON AND JOSHUA CLOTTEY vs RICHARD
GUTIERREZ
World-class welterweights
and junior welterweights do battle when HBO Boxing After Dark: Vivian
Harris vs Stevie Johnston and Joshua Clottey vs Richard Gutierrez is seen Saturday, July
29 at 10:30 p.m. (live ET/tape-delayed PT) from Chumash Casino & Resort in Santa
Ynez, Cal., exclusively on HBO. The HBO BOXING AFTER DARK team of Fran Charles,
Max Kellerman and Lennox Lewis will be ringside for the event, which will be
presented in Spanish language on HBO Latino.
Donaire,
(14-1, 8 KOs), from General Santos City in The Philippines, is riding a
five-year, 13-bout winning streak, with his most impressive wins coming in his
last two bouts, a unanimous decision victory over former IBO champion Ilidio
Julio, (33-6-1, 29 KOs), and an exciting split-decision win over Kahren Harutyuyan,
(13-2-3), for the vacant NABF title.
RESULT: Donaire
scored a 2nd round TKO versus Jose Luis Cardenas. Official time 1:48, referee
was Raul Caiz.
7-29-2006
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