8 rounds - GABE BROWN, Pensacola, FL, 18-7-3, 340 lbs vs  PAUL MARINACCIO, Buffalo, NY, 23-3-1, 236 lbs
Sluggish, boring, tit for tat all the way.
8 round majority draw, 76-76, 76-76, 78-74
 
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8 rounds - EMANUELLE N'WODO, Baltimore, MD, 21-4, 206 lbs  vs  EZRA SELLERS, Washington, DC, 29-7, 206 lbs
Round 1 - Southpaw Sellers comes out with a quick right hook over N'wodo's high defense, N'wodo pressures, N'wodo is quick. Sellers gets caught in the corner and gets hit with a hook as he slides out; Sellers gets low and jabs to the body and gets hit with another hook coming out - then another. Sellers comes back circling, working his jab; N'wodo lunges in with a hard right hand and lands flush/ sellers spins out of trouble again.

Round 2 - Sellers looks to land his left but gets caught in the corner again at times this round. N'wodo stalks and looks for the big right hand while Sellers peppers his jab. Sellers keeps his back to the ropes while N'wodo stalks. N'wodo is missing plenty and eating plenty of jabs; finally a hard right lands on Sellers and N'wodo staples him hard again on the way down. Sellers gets up and fights back on a defensive mode. N'wodo lands another crushing right to Sellers' jaw and he goes down hard! - Down and out as the ref doesn't even bother to finish his count.
N'WODO wins by KO 1:59, 2nd round
 
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4 rounds - ANGELO SANTANA, Cuba - debut,  138 lbs  vs  KENNY KEATON, Indianapolis, IN, 0-1, 139 lbs
Round 1 - 2 southpaws come out swinging hard and ferociously, with Santana immediately looking the more polished. Keaton gets hammered by a straight left before running around the ring looking desperately for shelter but Santana isn't having it. Thirty-three seconds into round 1 Keaton hits the canvas hard and again the ref doesn't even bother with the count.
SANTANA wins by KO 0:33, 1st round
 
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10 rounds - LUIS COLLAZO, - NYC, 27-3, 150 lbs vs  EDVAN DOS SANTOS BARROS, BRAZIL/MIAMI, FL, 9-4-1, 149 lbs
Round 1 - Southpaw Collazo comes out controlling with his jab, Barros holds plenty and gets around nicely.  Collazo's picking and pawing but does little by way of offense.
COLLAZO
Round 2 - Collazo establishes his range and maneuvers nicely around the ring, confusing Barros with his southpaw arsenal. Barros gets hit coming out on most exchanges; getting outworked the final :30 of the round. He cannot keep up with Collazo's flurries.
COLLAZO
Round 3 - Barros lands nicely the first minute of the round, with straight shots, but Collazo regains control midway through with tight hooks upstairs. Barros pins Collazo up against the ropes in the final tirty seconds but is still outworked by Collazo's craftiness in picking shots and making him miss. Barros finally backs off and Collazo lands a flurry of punches.
COLLAZO
Round 4 - Collazo is quicker than the feisty Barros as he sways back and forth in the center of the ring picking shots. Barros lands a nice right hand and drives Collazo to the ropes in what may be his best round.
BARROS
Round 5 - Barros is aggressive while Collazo makes him miss. Plenty of pivoting and spinning by Collazo while Barros desperately tries to find his mark. Collazo catches Barros much more.
COLLAZO
Round 6 - More of the same; although Barros is doing what he wants by staying close and roughhousing Collazo - he's just simply outgunned and out finessed by the craftier New Yorker.
COLLAZO
Round 7 - Barros drives Collazo to the ropes again and catches him nicely as he bounces off - to no avail/-if Collazo could HIT it'd be a different story, but he simply cannot - at least he doesn't  seem to be able to tonight with Barros/pitty patty
COLLAZO
Round 8 - Barros looks like he's beginning to slow with his offensive barrage while Collazo does more of the same/there isn't much by way of excitement in the fight as neither guy seems to be loading up with anything yet Collazo lands more.
COLLAZO
Round 9 - Collazo decides to back off another inch and pepper shots from the outside this round. Pivots, circles and twists keep Barros swinging at air. Barros falls through the ropes at one point which wakes the crowd up with laughter  and cheers. Collazo finishes the round with his hands down.
COLLAZO
Round 10 - Jabbing moving, sticking moving, being careful not to get too careless is Collazo until he starts hot dogging midway through the round shaking his shoulders with his hands down. Barros keeps coming forward at the same pace with the same arsenal and more than likely finishing with another W in the W/L column for Collazo.
COLLAZO
COLLAZO wins a unanimous decision, 99-91, 100-90, 100-90 
 
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12 rounds - DEMARCUS 'CHOP CHOP' CORLEY, Washington, DC, 31-7-1, 138 lbs vs  DEVON ALEXANDER, "THE GREAT," St. Louis, MO, 13-0, 138 lbs.
Round 1 - Two southpaws get ready to do battle. Devon counters nicely with an overhand left over Corley's body shot. Corley has stiff jab and seems to be landing more frequently with it. Alexander looks somewhat stiff going into the final minute. Corley lands a hard left over Alexander's jab which punctuates the round
CORLEY
Round 2 - It's a battle of jabs with both guys landing their share of clean shots. Alexander knocks Corley off balance with a left over his jab; he does it again and seems to be settling down some, catching Corley coming in. Double left jab by Corley hits gloves; double right hook by Corley tries to penetrate Alexander's high hands. Alexander pins Corley on the ropes and scores head and body shots at the bell.
ALEXANDER
Round 3 - Corley finds success in getting low and landing on Alexander's chest and setting up clean shots to the head. Alexander tightens up and a 1-2-3 lands solid on Corley and another straight left drives him to the ropes securing a round that he might have been losing.
ALEXANDER
Round 4 - Corley finds a home for his body shots as he lands solid ones during the first 1:30 of the round; then another and another as Alexander backs up with uppercuts rocking Corley. Hard shots by Alexander to the head are becoming more frequent with less retaliation by Corley.
ALEXANDER
Round 5 - Nice hook by Corley, then another long right hand. Corley keeps getting low and lands clean shots up the middle, more to the body by Corley. Alexander seems to be taking the round off until he lands a solid straight left jarring Corley's head back - but Corley still won the round.
CORLEY
Round 6 - Overhand left lands by Corley and he controls the first thirty seconds of the round with solid jabs. You can hear the "yelps" from Alexander as he pumps his jabs off Corley's gloves. Alexander pins Corley on the ropes, much of the same the second minute of the round, but doesn't land much. Corley gets shoved down and takes a knee. He gets up showing signs of fatigue and Alexander pours it on. Corley flurries but may have lost the round.
ALEXANDER
Round 7 - Quick hook by Alexander rocks Corley again. Corley backs into ropes and shells up; he grabs and holds but continues to get hit with solid shots. Corley appears to be exhausted. Alexander looks stronger as he bullies Corley for the first two minutes; body shots land by Corley but have little steam on them by now. Youth won this round for  Alexander.
ALEXANDER
Round 8 - Corley stays at Alexander's body but Devon doesn't seem to be slowing down. His hands are high and compact and he continues to beat Corley to the shot. Corley is beginning to look old, really old, as he lumbers around the ring getting hit with straight shots. Corley lands a nice double jab but Alexander pours it on with powerful straight 1-2's to Corley's head.
ALEXANDER
Round 9 - Another hard left comes over the top of Corley's jab but Corley shows his resilience and comes back jabbing. Alexander rips solid uppercuts up the middle on Corley and continues to out hustle him. Corley is loading up now, sensing that he's losing every minute of each round.
ALEXANDER
Round 10 - Alexander's jab is much sharper by now. His hooks are tight and pinpointed. Corley loads up, misses and is clearly outgunned, yet, he is demonstrating a champion's heart by making the youngster earn his keep. Three punches land by Alexander to Corley's one. Straight shots and hooks find their mark at the bell as Corley's camp may be considering throwing the towel in.
ALEXANDER
Round 11 - More of the same this round with Alexander out hustling, out speeding and beating Corley to the punch with nothing by way of dominance.
ALEXANDER
Round 12 - Nice 1-2 lands by Corley seconds into the round. Alexander takes a quick three-punch combo on his gloves. Alexander lands a low blow which costs him a point deduction. Corley seems to have woken up this round looking busier and sharper with his punches. Alexander loses the round but should win the fight.
CORLEY
ALEXANDER wins a unanimous decision 116-111, 118-109, 118-109
 
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12 rounds - ROMAN KARMAZIN, Los Angeles, CA, 36-2-1, 151 lbs  vs  ALEX BUNEMA, Atlanta, GA, 28-5-2, 153 lbs
Round 1 - Long rangy Karmazin stalks Bunema. Hard overhand right by Karmazin sneaks past Bunema's high left as it becomes clear from the outset that Bunema is going to have trouble getting around Karmazin's reach.
KARMAZIN
Round 2 - Karmazin comes out with a quick double hook to Bunema's head. Bunema charges him to the ropes and hits all elbows; back in the center Karmazin utilizes his reach and keeps Bunema at bay with stiff jabs. Bunema finally lands a few lunging shots from left field but Karmazin isn't affected. A hard left hook lands by Karmazin at the bell as he back pedals.
KARMAZIN
Round 3 - Long stiff jabs to the body set up a hard right by Karmazin. Bunema keeps exploring the same angle, trying to break into Karmazin's reach, with no effect. Long overhand right by Karmazin lands; finally a long right by Bunema lands off the ropes and Karmazin looks a little shaken before regaining his distance and prowess. Karmazin is looking to land his overhand right over Bunema's low left which he does at times to no effect; a hard, solid double hook lands by Karmazin at the bell.
KARMAZIN
Round 4 - Double jab-right lands, driving Bunema backwards. Karmazin is finding a home for his left hook as he backs up from Bunema's lunging in/the aggression from Bunema has almost come to a stop as he's becoming content at trying to pick shots from the outside - he's landing very little though as Karmazin already begins to run away with the fight.
KARMAZIN
Round 5 - Strong double jab picks up where Karmazin left off. Bunema keeps moving his head and has yet to demonstrate any sort of offensive dominance thus far. More solid hooks land from Karmazin backing up; Karmazin is very controlling yet shows very little by way of dominating because he cannot hurt Bunema or put him away.
KARMAZIN
Round 6 - Unless Bunema does a better job of dissolving Karmazin's reach, I simply cannot see the 2nd half of this fight changing. Karmazin is measuring and sticking his jab at will on Bunema while backpedaling with double and triple hooks/Karmazin opens up some at the bell but cannot put the hurt on
KARMAZIN
Round 7 - Bunema's corner must be baffled at his incompetence - he looks in shape and keeps trying to make something happen but Karmazin keeps him at bay with his extraordinary reach advantage/neither fighter changes pace and it's more of the same by each
KARMAZIN
Round 8 - There were some boos ringing out by the large Russian contingency in the Garden who came to cheer on Karmazin - they're restless and wanting him to make them gather their things to go home/Bunema is tough and ain't having it/a solid left hook to the body by Bunema lands  - one of his few solid shots - and the ref cautions him for a low blow/stick, stick, stick by Karmazin with his long jab intermingled with the predictable double hook in retreat
KARMAZIN
Round 9 - Either by exhaustion or strategy, Bunema stands his ground and stops the circling; he lands a solid jab on Karmazin. His lack of movement, however, allows Karmazin to rip quick tight hooks to his body. With one minute left in the round Bunema drives Karmazin to the ropes and lands a combination; the crowd wakes up. Bunema lands another right but eats two. Nevertheless, this may have been Bunema's best round and while he probably lost it on each judges' card - he is closing the distance.
KARMAZIN
Round 10 - Bunema finally lands a crunching left hook to the head and drops Karmazin flat on his butt. Bunema is stalking now as the tables have turned and he puts down hard a still shaken and groggy Karmazin  in his own corner with a solid right hand to end the fight. Gotta love boxing!
BUNEMA wins by way of knockout, official time 1:24 of round 10
 
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12 rounds - ANDREW GOLOTA, Chicago, IL 40-6-1, 237 lbs  vs  MIKE MOLLO, Chicago, IL, 19-1, 222 lbs
Round 1 - Mollo comes out looking like an overly amped amateur throwing energy-hyped hooks to the body. Golota stalks and halfway through the round Golota decides to throw back stiff jabs. Mollo gets rocked by a hard right. Golota goes in for the kill but to no avail
GOLOTA
Round 2 - Though Golota only weighed in 15 lbs heavier than Mollo - he looks much bigger. It could be due to Mollo's low stance getting underneath Golota's high hands. Mollo looks inexperienced, with fidgety moves side to side. A hard right lands on Golota, driving him back and waking up the crowd; more to the body by Mollo as Golota begins to look to the ref for assistance (for whatever reason). A jab by Mollo lands and Golota comes back with a hard right  and another hard left that snaps Mollo's head back. Golota lands another three-punch flurry on Mollo and puts him on queer street at the bell.
GOLOTA
Round 3 - Mollo's hands are understandably HIGHER now but he still eats hard jabs by Golota; another right hook lands for Golota. Mollo's inexperience under the big lights is emphasized each time his head snaps back. Golota begins to relax and drop his hands, showing he has no respect for Mollo's power. Double jab - right by Golota lands and though Mollo is clearly outworking Golota - it is quite clear that Golota's size and strength wins the day at least on my card.
GOLOTA
Round 4 - Mollo shuffles around the ring searching for answers around Golota's power; solid right uppercut lands by Golota until Mollo lands his BEST punch of the fight with a hard overhand right which may have stunned Golota. Mollo lands a few more hard shots within the next twenty seconds and some of us are seeing echoes of Golota's inability to finish a fight that he can easily dominate. Mollo finally makes his mark this round.
MOLLO
Round 5 - Mollo gained some confidence last round as he seems to be taking more chances with his jab now. Golota still lands hard with stiff straight shots. Mollo still digs to the body but is eating plenty of tight hooks by Golota. Round ends with a hard overhand right landing by Golota.
GOLOTA
Round 6 - There is swelling on Golota's eye now as his corner applies the steel. Mollo is low and using different angles as he rips a quick combination on Golota, who drops his hands and gets fancy while Mollo continues his body attack. There's not much by way of skill from either fighter this round with plenty of holding and falling into the ropes; a long right - left lands for Mollo while Golota trades the same at the bell.
GOLOTA
Round 7 - Golota is looking tired now but is still landing hard to Mollo's head. Mollo is ferocious with his punches though and he keeps tying up Golota and hooking him on the way out. Golota lands hard at the bell and Mollo comes back the same way with wide hooks.
MOLLO
Round 8 - Mollo is wise by now, keeping his hands high, though he still eats Golota's hard head shots. Golota wakes up the crowd as he hammers a tired and lumbering Mollo into the corner. Mollo is clearly fatigued. Golota uses the old "laying on the back" trick as Mollo struggles to make it through the round narrowly escaping a late flurry by Golota.
GOLOTA
Round 9 - Mollo drives Golota to the corner but has too little left in the tank to do damage. A wide hook lands by Mollo, Golota hammers the youngster's sides and it becomes a battle of endurance at this point as Golota keeps on with his arm punches and Mollo tries to hang on. Newman steps in to break them up before Golota almost closes the show seconds before the bell. Mollo is dazed and walks to the wrong corner.
GOLOTA
Round 10 - Golota's left eye is swollen shut but I still have him way ahead. Mollo is cautioned again for holding. Golota rocks Mollo's head back with a hard jab; more punishment by Golota with hard hooks. Mollo is game but his arsenal is weak at this point.
GOLOTA
Round 11 - Golota cannot see at all out of his left eye as the crowd oohs and ahhhs from the big screen between rounds. The fight is sloppy now with plenty of clinching and falling to the ropes and very little in between/a hard right uppercut by Golota lands and Mollo shoves him to the ropes/Mollo may be winning the round out of sheer hustle until Golota lands a hard right which nearly decapitates him yet again. Mollo survives the round by clinging on to Golota's knees in order to stay up.
GOLOTA
Round 12 - Golota tries to find enough distance to land solid on an ever clinging Mollo, who looks to hold and survive. Time and time again in this round Mollo reaches to support himself up by grabbing Golota's waist. (Arms, grab his arms, kid!) -  Golota moves in hard to close the show in the last thirty seconds and the crowd erupts! A hard left hook by Mollo at the bell brings the crowd to its feet as the bell signals the end of the bout.
GOLOTA
(Lopsided - yet pretty good fight!)
GOLOTA wins a unanimous decision 116-110, 116-112, 118-109. 
 

1-19-2008