Campbell chops down Funeka!, Martinez-Cintron ends in majority draw

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By Karl Freitag & Jason Kotar

Former WBA/IBF/WBO lightweight champion Nate Campbell (33-5-1, 25 KOs), who lost his world titles Friday on the scale, won a twelve round majority decision over mandatory IBF contender Ali Funeka (30-2-2, 25 KOs) on Saturday night at the BankAtlantic Center in Sunrise, Florida. Campbell stalked the much taller Funeka and dropped him in round two. Funeka, however, recovered and got back into the fight. Down the stretch, Funeka seemed to be getting stronger until Campbell decked him again in the eleventh to get the edge. Scores were 113-113, 115-111, 114-112. Funeka would have claimed the title with a win, but with Campbell’s win the title remains vacant. read more

Filed under: Alfredo Angulo, Ali Funeka, HBO Boxing After Dark, Kermit Cintron, Nate Campbell, Sergio Martinez

Sergio Martinez and Kermit Cintron Battle to a Draw

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By Mark Vester

At the Bank Atlantic Center in Sunrise, Florida, interim WBC junior middleweight champion Sergio Martinez (44-1-2, 24 KOs) and former IBF welterweight champ Kermit Cintron (30-2-1, 27 KOs) battled to a controversial majority draw. The scores were 116-110 for Martinez and 113-113 and 113-113.

The fight was a real clash of styles with a lot of holding. The pace came started very slow in the first with both both guys being cautious. The second round was more of the same. Martinez tried to use quick combinations. read more

Filed under: Alfredo Angulo, Ali Funeka, HBO Boxing After Dark, Kermit Cintron, Nate Campbell, Sergio Martinez