Bautista Retained IBF Featherweight Title Against Mendoza

Mendoza's plan failed in his fight with Rey "Boom Boom" Bautista whom he liked to knockout in the 6th round.

The Filipino featherweight champion Rey "Boom Boom" Bautista defeated Mexican Miguel Angel Mendoza in style, stopping the challenger in the sixth round of the main event of Pinoy Pride X at the Hoops Dome in Cebu Saturday night.

Bautista floored Mendoza with a left hook to the head in the middle of the sixth round, and Mendoza was counted out by referee Danrex Tapdasan. It was a strong performance for Bautista, who retained his International Boxing Federation (IBF) featherweight title in the process.

Bautista showed patience throughout the bout, refusing to get caught in a brawl with Mendoza who has a reputation for being a knockout artist. But it was Bautista who showed his power first, sending Mendoza to the canvas twice in the first round with quick left straights.

The Mexican fighter started to bleed in the second round, but still continued to challenge "Boom Boom." He was not very effective in his offensive attack, however, opting to go for wild, swinging punches that often hit nothing but air. Bautista also showed his ability to take a punch as he decided to stay in front of Mendoza for most of the bout. Despite getting tagged with some punches from the Mexican, "Boom Boom" stayed up right and was able to counter with short punches to Mendoza's head.

The fight was marred with several timeouts, however, as referee Tapdasan warned both fighters for low blows. He also stopped the clock to give Mendoza time to get checked out by the ringside doctor. For Mendoza, it was the first loss of his career and his first fight that went past the fifth round. He had won each of his past 17 fights via knockout.

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Viloria Retains WBO Flyweight Title Against Pound-For-Pound No.9 Segura

Brian "The Hawaiian Punch" Viloria retained his World Boxing Organization (WBO) flyweight championship with an 8th round technical knockout victory over Mexico's Giovani Segura Sunday at the Ynares Sports Arena in Pasig City.

Although he was the defending champion, Viloria was considered an underdog going into the bout, as Segura is ranked number 9 in The RING's pound-for-pound ratings.

Viloria showed impressive skill and heart in his performance, bloodying Segura en route to a stoppage victory. The referee called a stop to the fight at the 0:29 mark of the 8th round, saving the challenger from more punishment.

Segura was the more aggressive fighter at the start of the bout, but Viloria was more effective. The Filipino-American boxer peppered the Mexican with a steady stream of hooks from the second round onward, causing Segura to start bleeding.

A lump formed on Segura's right temple at the end of the second round, which grew larger as Viloria continuously targeted his head. But the Mexican boxer remained aggressive, going inside and landing hard shots against Viloria.

But Segura was fading by the 7th round, and though he was able to answer the bell for the 8th round, the referee called a stop to the fight after seeing the challenger get peppered with a bevy of shots from Viloria.

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Viloria Defends WBO Flyweight Belt

Brian Viloria defends WBO Flyweight belt against pound-for-pound No.9 Giovanni Segura.

The Filipino - Hawaiian Brian Viloria will have one of the toughest fights of his career today (11th December, 2011) as he defends his World Boxing Organization (WBO) Flyweight Title against The Ring Magazine's No.9 Giovanni Segura in "Island Assault 3" at the Ynares Sports Arena in Pasig City.

Villoria is onhis first title defense of the WBO title he won against Julio Cesar Miranda by unanimous decision last July this year. The 29-year-old Segura , on the other hand, is looking at capturing his second division world title after dominating the Light Flyweight Division as the WBO and WBA champion.

Everyone should expect fireworks as both fighters are hard-hitters. Villoria having a record of 29-3 with 16 knockouts, while Segura with the record of 28-1-1 with 24 knockouts.

Viloria has won his last three fights since moving up in weight. Segura, in the meantime, hasn't been beaten in nine fights, all by knockouts.

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$50 Million Each Fighter In Pacquiao-Mayweather Fight

After celebrating his 80th birthday, Top Rank boss still talked about the awaited fight in the world of boxing between the pound-for-pound champion Manny Pacquiao and the undefeated Floyd Mayweather Jr. 

According to Bob Arum, he haven't made any decision yet on which investors to consider in the biggest fight in the world of boxing.

"We have not resumed the Pacquiao-Mayweather negotiation though I believe Pacquiao-Mayweather fight will happen because, for such a potentially biggest fight on the century, it would be very, very stupid for it not to happen," Bob Arum said.

The Top Rank boss said that if the said fight will push through, it will be a sold fight and will earn the biggest profit in the world of boxing. More than 50 million US dollars will be received by each boxer.

"I believe each fighter can possibly make more than 50 million US dollars from their fight. We will find in the weeks ahead when the negotiation starts," Bob Arum added.

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