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September 23, 2005 - Jean
Pierre Complex, Port of Spain, Trinidad, Trinidad And Tobago, and promoted
by ABC Promotions
In the main
event, Lisa “Bad News” Brown, 121 ¾, of Canada, won a 10-round
unanimous decision Jackie Chavez, 120, of New Mexico. According to
local news sources, Brown began a continuous attack to the body on Chavez,
and nailed her with left hooks winning both the Women's International Boxing
Council (WIBC) and IWBF world titles. Final judges scores were
98-92, 100-90, and 100-90.
In a controversial bout of the night, Iva "The Terrible" Weston, 147,
defeated Liz Mooney142.5, by a split decision for the WIBC
welterweight title, but of what was said about the bout, Mooney clearly won.
Mooney was the aggressor thourghout the bout, that included Weston going
through the ropes in the 10th round. Final judges scores were 95-94, 96-94,
and 91-98.
In a battle of the heavyweights, Pamela London, 191TKO’d Kim
Quashie, 260, in the seventh round for the WIBC Heavyweight title.
According to the
htstabroeknews
`The Grenade' exploded from the
opening round and later in the fight was declared the winner of the vacant
title when referee Eion Jardine stepped in to prevent Quashie from absorbing
further punishment in the eventful round.
Teresa Perozzi,
159, TKO’d Scroller Carrington, 156, in the sixth round of a
scheduled 10-round title fight for the WIBC Middleweight title. In
what was described as a "beating", Carrington's trainer threw in the towel
to end the fight in what was called a mismatch.
Bantamweight Vicki "Princesstown Tigress" Boodram, 117, of Trinidad,
won a four-round bout by unanimous decision over (Shondell) Shaundel
Thomas, 108. In
what was called “farcical” Gizelle Salandy won a world title against
a late notice opponent Mandilla Daniel of Guyana. Salandy defeated
Daniel. The local news went on to say that Daniel’s record coming into the
fight was in serious doubt. Apparently Daniel was announced to have
had a pristine record of 8-0, but that several sources informed the Express
news that she was in fact making her pro debut. Salandy won by a unanimous
decision. Promoter Potts told news sources that he had to get an opponent in
24 hours, after the original opponent, Terry Blair, missed her flight.
According to this news source, he admitted that Daniel had never had a
fight.
Daniel had a unverified amateur boxing record of 10 fights. To
top the night off of a card that failed to bring in a big crowd, the
promoter, Buxo Potts called the police fraud squad on American Don “Moose”
Lewis, according to the Trinidad news, and took Lewis into custody when he
was about to depart on a flight from the Piarco International Airport.
Potts is alleging that Lewis was illegally breaking a contract, and leaving
Trinidad with the belts.
Full Story on the Trinidad Express
January 29, 2004-Saith Park,
Chaguanas, Trinidad and Tobago
In the Main event,
17-year old Giselle "JJ" Salandy, 137, Siperai, Trinidad,
who was just recently licensed in Trinidad, making history for
women's boxing in her country, won an eight-round unanimous
decision over 23-year old Paola Rojas, 140, of
Cartagena, Colombia. Salandy successfuly defended her WIBA Ibero-American
junior welterweight title. There were no knockdowns in
the eight-rounder and was a rematch for the two,
when they fought in Curacao in November of 2002, when Salandy
was a mere 15 years old! Judges scoring was 80-72 on all
cards. The Trinidad Express reported
the following on the Salandy-Rojas bout
(Excerpt:) Salandy had won all eight rounds, frustrating her
23-year-old opponent with speed and ring-craft. The non-scoring
referee, had to caution both girls for excessive holding, pushing and
hitting on the break.Resplendent in the national red, black and white
colours, Salandy was a hit from her dressing room to the ring, exciting the
crowd with her left jab and dazzling footwork a la Muhammad Ali. In the
sixth round, she rolled up her right hand, feinted with her left-in Sugar
Ray Leonard fashion-and landed three successive jabs on the face of the
unsuspecting Colombian. The Trinidadian left the ring unmarked, while
Rojas suffered a gash under her right eye. " In a second women's match
on the undercard, Stephaney George, 114, Georgetown,
Guyana, won a four-round unanimous decision over
Vicki Boodram, 115, Trinidad. Final judges scoring
was 39-38, 39-35, and 40-37. The Trinidad
Express reported the following on the Boodram - George bout
(Excerpt:) There was a major controversy around ringside
following the penultimate six-rounder between T&T flyweight Vicky Boodram
and Guyana's Stephanie George, who won a unanimous decision. Boodram's
handlers made a vociferous protest around the officials' enclosure.
Matchmaker Buxo Potts, a member of Boodram's camp, was booed when he took
the public address system to voice his complaint. "
Full Copyrighted article on Fight card - Trinidad Express
Trinidad Teenager Obtains Professional Boxing License!
(JAN 28, 2004) TRINIDAD -
17-year-old Giselle "Magic Salandy, 4-0-0, of Trinidad, has obtained
her professional boxing license, who had been denied the license due to her
age.
Video Link: Salandy gets licence (copyrighted on
Trinidad Express
November 9, 2002 - Curacao
Giselle Salandy won an eight-round title bout over Paola Rojas,
of Colombia, capturing the WIBA Iberian American 140 lb. vacant title.
Also, Iva Kletson from Trinidad won a six-rounder over Yolys
Marrugo from Colombia in the Super Lightweight division.
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