Michael Katsidis
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Michael Alan Katsidis (born 15 August 1980) is an Australia
n professional boxer
of Greek descent
. He is a former two-time WBO
interim
lightweight
titleholder whose crowd-pleasing, all-action fighting style has often drawn comparisons with the late Arturo Gatti
.
career which began at the age of eleven, Katsidis compiled a record of 75–6. During this time he represented the Australian Olympic team in the lightweight division for the 2000 Summer Olympics
in Sydney
, Australia.
State lightweight title. In his second fight on 9 March 2002, he won a twelve-round unanimous decision
over James Swan for the Australian lightweight title. He would go on to score another nineteen wins (nearly all by knockout
), whilst amassing a further three lower-level titles: the Australian light welterweight
, WBO Asia Pacific lightweight and IBF Pan Pacific lightweight championships, respectively.
in London
, England
, a title bout for the newly created and vacant WBO interim lightweight title was made between Katsidis and Graham Earl
on 17 February 2007. In an action-filled and fast-paced match, Katsidis and Earl went toe-to-toe and traded many heavy blows with hardly any clinching, during which Earl was knocked down twice in the opening round, and again in the second. However, soon after getting back to his feet following the third knockdown and having the towel being thrown in seconds later (only to be thrown back out again by referee Mickey Vann
), Earl managed to floor Katsidis momentarily with a heavy right hand at close quarters, rendering the latter visibly stunned and unsteady on his feet. Earl's comeback would ultimately be short-lived, as Katsidis recovered swiftly and finished the round strongly. At the very end of round three, a low blow
cost Katsidis a point, but in the following rounds he went on to deliver a barrage of largely unanswered punches to Earl until the decision was made by Vann to stop the fight after the fifth round.
champion Joan Guzmán
, but the latter withdrew from the fight having sustained a hand injury. Some time afterwards, a defence of Katsidis' interim title was made against Czar Amonsot
on 21 July 2007, at the Mandalay Bay Events Center
in Las Vegas, Nevada
. This was Katsidis' first appearance in the United States
and on HBO, as part of the pay-per-view undercard to Bernard Hopkins
vs Ronald "Winky" Wright
.
Following the intense and hard-hitting fight, which ended in a twelve-round unanimous decision in favour of Katsidis (with Amonsot suffering a knockdown in rounds two and ten), the latter was found to have a subdural hematoma
, putting his career in serious doubt at the time. Katsidis was also seriously cut around both eyes, which had begun to bleed heavily from the third round onwards. Both men were subsequently hospitalised at the local Valley Hospital Medical Center
, with Amonsot requiring an overnight stay and Katsidis multiple stitches.
lightweight champion Juan Díaz was to take place after the fight with Amonsot, but problems with HBO and Díaz's promoter Don King prevented this fight from occurring. On 22 March 2008 at the Morongo Casino
in Cabazon, California
, Katsidis fought reigning The Ring magazine lightweight and former WBA
super featherweight and WBC lightweight champion Joel Casamayor
in defence of his title, which saw him caught early on with two sharp left hands from the Cuba
n southpaw, dropping him twice in the first round.
As the fight continued, Katsidis' heavy punches and constant pressure began to find their way through Casamayor's defence; at one point sending him tumbling through the ring ropes towards the end of round six, after successive left and right hands. In the ninth round, Casamayor was deducted a point due to a low blow. All of this enabled Katsidis to gradually build up a lead on two of the judges' scorecards, until a well-placed counter
left hand from Casamayor caught him on the chin and floored him in the tenth round. Barely able to stand up, Katsidis was able to carry on, but shortly afterwards a further flurry of unanswered shots from Casamayor forced referee Jon Schorle to stop the fight. This handed Katsidis his first defeat, and cost him the WBO interim lightweight title. Again, cuts and bruises were noticeable around his eyes during the fight.
in Houston, Texas
for the vacant IBO
lightweight championship. During the event billed as No Retreat, No Surrender, Katsidis underperformed over the course of twelve rounds, enabling a determined Díaz (who had also suffered a career first loss in his previous fight against Nate Campbell
) to counterpunch and time his attacks with regularity. With his face bloodied and bruised once again, Katsidis suffered his second consecutive defeat, with Díaz winning a split decision
. The judges scored the fight 116–112 and 115–113 in Díaz's favour, with a somewhat controversial 115–113 for Katsidis.
in Cebu City
, Philippines
, with Angel Hugo Ramirez as his opponent. The ten-round contest was won convincingly by Katsidis, despite appearing to be somewhat gunshy at times, coupled with Ramirez's unwillingness to engage. Nonetheless, Ramirez was knocked down four times (once in the second round and three times in the fourth). A point, however, was taken away from Katsidis for hitting Ramirez whilst he was floored from a slip later in the second round. At the end of the fight, the judges scored 96–89, 96–89 and 98–87 all in favour of Katsidis.
, but this match-up was soon changed; instead, Katsidis faced former WBC super featherweight and IBF lightweight champion Jesús Chávez
on 4 April 2009 at the Frank Erwin Center
in Austin, Texas
. This was part of the Lightweight Lightning event, a lightweight eliminator tournament organised by Golden Boy Promotions
. After an initially tentative start on the part of Katsidis, he was soon able to pull ahead on the scorecards due to his characteristic onslaught of attack, which ultimately forced Chávez (who had sustained a bad cut on his forehead towards the end of round four) to quit in his corner before the start of the eighth round.
, whom he fought on 19 September 2009 at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas, as part of the undercard to the Number One/Numero Uno
event featuring Floyd Mayweather, Jr. against the reigning WBA, WBO and The Ring magazine lightweight champion Juan Manuel Márquez
. The bout was for the WBO interim lightweight title (which had since been vacated by Joel Casamayor, some time following his victorious bout with Katsidis), with the winner receiving a guaranteed opportunity to face the WBO world lightweight champion.
In a fight similar to the one with Amonsot two years prior, Katsidis and Escobedo exchanged hard punches for the full twelve-round distance, with the former surging forward aggressively and putting constant pressure on the retreating and accurately counterpunching American
. In what has seemingly become routine for Katsidis, cuts opened up around his face early on, together with a visibly swollen jaw in the closing rounds. At the end of the contest, the judges scored 118–110 and 115–113 for Katsidis, with one judge scoring 116–112 for Escobedo; the latter score regarded by some observers as questionable.
A date on 27 March 2010 against then-reigning IBF super featherweight champion Robert Guerrero
was at one point confirmed for a Golden Boy Promotions event, but the latter withdrew from the fight in early February due to family matters. One day prior to Guerrero's withdrawal, Katsidis had turned his attention towards his old nemesis Juan Díaz, with both expressing an interest in a potential rematch (Díaz having himself suffered his third career loss at the hands of light welterweight Paulie Malignaggi
in December 2009.
. It was contested on 15 May 2010 at Boleyn Ground
stadium in east London, England, with the WBO interim lightweight championship on the line.
At the opening bell, Mitchell looked to establish his jab
and keep Katsidis at bay. In the first two evenly split rounds, the occasional flurry of hook
s from a highly aggressive Katsidis was enough to make Mitchell fight consistently on the back foot in an attempt to keep out of range. However, in the closing seconds of both rounds, Katsidis was able to launch a charging attack and finish strongly at the bell. In the third round, Katsidis continued to charge at Mitchell and was soon able to land a combination of hooks which made the latter stumble backwards on unsteady legs. From thereon, Mitchell was unable to fully regain his composure, and less than two minutes later he was buckled by a hard left hook and a further succession of unanswered punches, at which point referee Dave Parris
stopped the fight.
and British lightweight champion John Murray
, as well as WBA light welterweight champion Amir Khan
(who himself was, at one point, potentially in line to face Márquez in December).
On 25 August, the CEO of Golden Boy Promotions, Richard Schaefer, announced that Márquez had decided to stay at lightweight and defend his WBA, WBO and The Ring world titles against Katsidis on 27 November, at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas. Golden Boy Promotions founder Oscar De La Hoya
labelled the event as Warriors
, and it was Katsidis' first time headlining an HBO World Championship Boxing broadcast (having twice previously headlined Boxing After Dark
, against Casamayor and Díaz, respectively). In the action-packed fight which won HBO's fight of the year award, Márquez suffered a knockdown in round three from a hard Katsidis left hook. He nonetheless recovered swiftly, built up a lead on all judges' scorecards and went on to stop Katsidis in the ninth round after a succession of cleanly landed uppercuts.
, a Golden Boy-promoted HBO pay-per-view event featuring Érik Morales
vs Marcos René Maidana
. The WBA and, once again, WBO interim titles were at stake. Despite an animated taunt of "What are you looking at?!" from Katsidis to Guerrero during the pre-fight staredown, the former would suffer a fourth career defeat in his most one-sided loss to date. Guerrero was able to maintain a safe distance by consistently landing accurate punches with his jab and straight
left hand, to which Katsidis had virtually no answer at any stage in the fight.
In the second round, Katsidis seemingly scored a knockdown due to a cuffing left hook, but this was not counted by referee Russell Mora. In the fourth, both fighters exchanged punches wildly, with Guerrero maintaining the upper hand. A hard straight left hand from Guerrero wobbled Katsidis in round five and had him hurt for the remainder of the round. As the fight wore on, Katsidis would lose two points in the eighth round because of repeated low blows; Guerrero also lost a point for the same reason in the ninth. After the full twelve-round distance was completed, the judges were unanimous in scoring 118–107, 118–106 and 117–108 in favour of Guerrero.
refusing to grant Earl a licence to fight. Katsidis then moved up in weight to light welterweight for a fight against Michael Lozada on 13 August 2011 at the Gold Coast Convention and Exhibition Centre
in Queensland
. It was his first fight in Australia since 2006, as well as his first at light welterweight since that time. An outmatched Lozada was defeated via knockout in the third round.
In a move back down to lightweight, Katsidis next fought former WBO super featherweight champion Ricky Burns
, who vacated his title in order to move up in weight. The event took place on 5 November 2011 at the Wembley Arena
in London, England (although Glasgow
, Scotland
was originally planned), with the WBO interim lightweight title on the line. Burns defeated Katsidis by way of unanimous decision with judges' scores of 117–112, 117–111 and 117–111.
ese native Kumiko Hosako during a ceremony in Bangkok
, Thailand
. They had met in Los Angeles
several years prior, but now reside in Las Vegas. On 8 December 2009, Katsidis became a father for the first time, to newborn daughter Kalia Rose.
When entering the ring, Katsidis wears a Greek Spartan helmet and in bouts his trunks often resemble a warrior's skirt; both serving as a homage to his Greek heritage. He also showcases this heritage with a tattoo
on his back depicting the Vergina Sun
, which is the symbol of the Greek state of Macedonia
, from where his family hails.
His brother, Stathi Katsidis
, was one of Australia's most prominent jockey
s. On 19 October 2010, Stathi was found dead at his home in Brisbane
.
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Australia
Australia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is the world's sixth-largest country by total area...
n professional boxer
Professional Boxing
Professional boxing, or prizefighting, emerged in the early twentieth century as boxing gradually attained legitimacy and became a regulated, sanctioned sport. Professional boxing bouts are fought for a purse which is divided among the fighters and promoters as determined by contract...
of Greek descent
Greek Australian
Greeks are the seventh-largest ethnic group in Australia, after those declaring their ancestry simply as "Australian". In the 2006 census, 365,147 persons declared having Greek ancestry, either alone or in conjunction with another ethnicity....
. He is a former two-time WBO
World Boxing Organization
The World Boxing Organization is a sanctioning organization currently recognizing professional boxing world champions. The organization is recognized as one of the four major world championship groups by the IBHOF alongside the International Boxing Federation, the World Boxing Council and the...
interim
Interim championship
An interim championship is a temporary world championship that is awarded in all four major sanctioning bodies of professional boxing and in other combat sports, such as kickboxing and mixed martial arts.The IBF have no Interim Champions...
lightweight
Lightweight
Light-weight is a class of athletes in a particular sport, based on their weight.-Professional boxing:The lightweight division is over 130 pounds and up to 135 pounds weight class in the sport of boxing....
titleholder whose crowd-pleasing, all-action fighting style has often drawn comparisons with the late Arturo Gatti
Arturo Gatti
Arturo "Thunder" Gatti was a Canadian professional boxer. Born in Cassino, Italy, and raised in Montreal, Quebec, Canada, Gatti relocated to Jersey City, United States as a teenager...
.
Amateur career
In an amateurAmateur boxing
Amateur boxing is practised at the collegiate level, at the Olympic Games and Commonwealth Games, and in many other venues sponsored by amateur boxing associations. Amateur boxing bouts are short in duration and fighters wear head protection, so this type of competition prizes point-scoring rather...
career which began at the age of eleven, Katsidis compiled a record of 75–6. During this time he represented the Australian Olympic team in the lightweight division for the 2000 Summer Olympics
2000 Summer Olympics
The Sydney 2000 Summer Olympic Games or the Millennium Games/Games of the New Millennium, officially known as the Games of the XXVII Olympiad, were an international multi-sport event which was celebrated between 15 September and 1 October 2000 in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia...
in Sydney
Sydney
Sydney is the most populous city in Australia and the state capital of New South Wales. Sydney is located on Australia's south-east coast of the Tasman Sea. As of June 2010, the greater metropolitan area had an approximate population of 4.6 million people...
, Australia.
2000 Olympic results
- First round: defeated Agnaldo NunesAgnaldo NunesAgnaldo Nunes Magalhães is a Brazilian boxer, who represented his native country twice in the lightweight division at the 1996 and 2000 Summer Olympics.-Reference:*...
(BrazilBrazilBrazil , officially the Federative Republic of Brazil , is the largest country in South America. It is the world's fifth largest country, both by geographical area and by population with over 192 million people...
), 15:6 - Second round: lost to Nurzhan KarimzhanovNurzhan KarimzhanovNurzhan Karimzhanov is a Kazakhstani boxer, who won the gold medal at the 2002 Asian Games in the Junior Welterweight division.-Career:...
(KazakhstanKazakhstanKazakhstan , officially the Republic of Kazakhstan, is a transcontinental country in Central Asia and Eastern Europe. Ranked as the ninth largest country in the world, it is also the world's largest landlocked country; its territory of is greater than Western Europe...
), 7:9
Professional career
Katsidis made his professional debut on 1 December 2001 by knocking out Danny Wilson in the third round for the QueenslandQueensland
Queensland is a state of Australia, occupying the north-eastern section of the mainland continent. It is bordered by the Northern Territory, South Australia and New South Wales to the west, south-west and south respectively. To the east, Queensland is bordered by the Coral Sea and Pacific Ocean...
State lightweight title. In his second fight on 9 March 2002, he won a twelve-round unanimous decision
Unanimous decision
A unanimous decision is a winning criterion in several full-contact combat sports, such as boxing, kickboxing, Muay Thai, mixed martial arts and others sports involving striking in which all three judges agree on which fighter won the match....
over James Swan for the Australian lightweight title. He would go on to score another nineteen wins (nearly all by knockout
Knockout
A knockout is a fight-ending, winning criterion in several full-contact combat sports, such as boxing, kickboxing, Muay Thai, mixed martial arts, Karate and others sports involving striking...
), whilst amassing a further three lower-level titles: the Australian light welterweight
Light welterweight
-Professional boxing:The light welterweight class is a weight division in professional boxing that has a limit of 63.5 kg or 140 pounds...
, WBO Asia Pacific lightweight and IBF Pan Pacific lightweight championships, respectively.
Battle with Earl
At the Wembley ArenaWembley Arena
Wembley Arena is an indoor arena, at Wembley, in the London Borough of Brent. The building is opposite Wembley Stadium.-History:...
in London
London
London is the capital city of :England and the :United Kingdom, the largest metropolitan area in the United Kingdom, and the largest urban zone in the European Union by most measures. Located on the River Thames, London has been a major settlement for two millennia, its history going back to its...
, England
England
England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...
, a title bout for the newly created and vacant WBO interim lightweight title was made between Katsidis and Graham Earl
Graham Earl
Graham Earl is a retired English lightweight boxer from Luton, England. He is a former British and Commonwealth lightweight champion.-Professional career:...
on 17 February 2007. In an action-filled and fast-paced match, Katsidis and Earl went toe-to-toe and traded many heavy blows with hardly any clinching, during which Earl was knocked down twice in the opening round, and again in the second. However, soon after getting back to his feet following the third knockdown and having the towel being thrown in seconds later (only to be thrown back out again by referee Mickey Vann
Mickey Vann
Mickey Vann and based in Leeds, is a former boxer and British boxing referee. Vann was a 'Class A Star' referee and boxing judge. He arbitrated his first professional bout on 14 January 1985, and since has refereed many World, regional, and national title fights.Before becoming a referee, Vann...
), Earl managed to floor Katsidis momentarily with a heavy right hand at close quarters, rendering the latter visibly stunned and unsteady on his feet. Earl's comeback would ultimately be short-lived, as Katsidis recovered swiftly and finished the round strongly. At the very end of round three, a low blow
Groin attack
A groin attack is an attempt to cause pain to the groin area of one's opponent. The technique can be quickly debilitating, due to the large number of sensitive nerve endings in the penis and testicles of males, as well as the highly innervated vulva of females. A sufficiently powerful blow may...
cost Katsidis a point, but in the following rounds he went on to deliver a barrage of largely unanswered punches to Earl until the decision was made by Vann to stop the fight after the fifth round.
War against Amonsot
On 26 May 2007, Katsidis was scheduled to fight then-WBO super featherweightSuper Featherweight
Super featherweight is a weight division in professional boxing. The maximum weight for this division is 130 pounds or 59 kilograms....
champion Joan Guzmán
Joan Guzman
Joan Guzmán is a Dominican professional boxer who was the WBO's super bantamweight and super featherweight champion. His nickname is "The Little Tyson"." Guzmán is now trained by Former World Champion Roberto Garcia. Former unheralded boxer Floyd Mayweather, Sr...
, but the latter withdrew from the fight having sustained a hand injury. Some time afterwards, a defence of Katsidis' interim title was made against Czar Amonsot
Czar Amonsot
Augusto Caesar Amonsot , more commonly known as Czar Amonsot, is a Filipino professional boxer.-Early career:...
on 21 July 2007, at the Mandalay Bay Events Center
Mandalay Bay Events Center
Mandalay Bay Events Center is a 12,000 seat indoor arena, at the Mandalay Bay Resort and Casino, on the Las Vegas Strip, in Paradise, Nevada. It is owned by MGM Resorts International.It has hosted many music, boxing and mixed martial arts events....
in Las Vegas, Nevada
Las Vegas, Nevada
Las Vegas is the most populous city in the U.S. state of Nevada and is also the county seat of Clark County, Nevada. Las Vegas is an internationally renowned major resort city for gambling, shopping, and fine dining. The city bills itself as The Entertainment Capital of the World, and is famous...
. This was Katsidis' first appearance in the United States
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
and on HBO, as part of the pay-per-view undercard to Bernard Hopkins
Bernard Hopkins
Bernard Hopkins Jr, known as The Executioner is an American boxer and the current Ring Magazine and WBC light heavyweight champion...
vs Ronald "Winky" Wright
Winky Wright
Ronald Lamont "Winky" Wright is an American boxer, the former undisputed world light middleweight champion and a current middleweight contender....
.
Following the intense and hard-hitting fight, which ended in a twelve-round unanimous decision in favour of Katsidis (with Amonsot suffering a knockdown in rounds two and ten), the latter was found to have a subdural hematoma
Subdural hematoma
A subdural hematoma or subdural haematoma , also known as a subdural haemorrhage , is a type of haematoma, a form of traumatic brain injury. Blood gathers within the outermost meningeal layer, between the dura mater, which adheres to the skull, and the arachnoid mater, which envelops the brain...
, putting his career in serious doubt at the time. Katsidis was also seriously cut around both eyes, which had begun to bleed heavily from the third round onwards. Both men were subsequently hospitalised at the local Valley Hospital Medical Center
Valley Hospital Medical Center
From 1980-2001, the helipad was located on top of the hospital, adjacent to the lobby. After "Flight for Life" was sold to "Mercy Air Services" in 2001, the hospital created a landing zone just south of the emergency entrance in a dirt lot for Mercy Air's bigger helicopters...
, with Amonsot requiring an overnight stay and Katsidis multiple stitches.
First loss against Casamayor
A bout with then-undisputedUndisputed Champion
In professional boxing, the undisputed champion of a weight class is a boxer who is recognized as the world champion at that class by each boxing organization.-History:...
lightweight champion Juan Díaz was to take place after the fight with Amonsot, but problems with HBO and Díaz's promoter Don King prevented this fight from occurring. On 22 March 2008 at the Morongo Casino
Morongo Casino, Resort & Spa
Morongo Casino, Resort & Spa is an Indian gaming casino, of the Morongo Band of Cahuilla Mission Indians, located in Cabazon, California, USA, near San Gorgonio Pass. The casino has 310 rooms and suites. A , 27-story resort, Morongo is one of the largest casinos in California...
in Cabazon, California
Cabazon, California
Cabazon is a census-designated place in Riverside County, California, United States. The population was 2,535 at the 2010 census, up from 2,229 at the 2000 census.-History:...
, Katsidis fought reigning The Ring magazine lightweight and former WBA
World Boxing Association
The World Boxing Association is a boxing organization that sanctions official matches, and awards the WBA world championship title at the professional level. It was previously known as the National Boxing Association before changing its name in 1962...
super featherweight and WBC lightweight champion Joel Casamayor
Joel Casamayor
Joel "El Cepillo" Casamayor Johnson is a Cuban boxer, who turned pro after defecting to the United States on the eve of the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta. The nickname "El Cepillo", literally translated to "the brush", comes from his uppercut, which rakes his opponents across the face...
in defence of his title, which saw him caught early on with two sharp left hands from the Cuba
Cuba
The Republic of Cuba is an island nation in the Caribbean. The nation of Cuba consists of the main island of Cuba, the Isla de la Juventud, and several archipelagos. Havana is the largest city in Cuba and the country's capital. Santiago de Cuba is the second largest city...
n southpaw, dropping him twice in the first round.
As the fight continued, Katsidis' heavy punches and constant pressure began to find their way through Casamayor's defence; at one point sending him tumbling through the ring ropes towards the end of round six, after successive left and right hands. In the ninth round, Casamayor was deducted a point due to a low blow. All of this enabled Katsidis to gradually build up a lead on two of the judges' scorecards, until a well-placed counter
Counterpunch (boxing)
A counterpunch is a boxing punch that immediately follows an attack launched by an opponent. It exploits the opening created by an opponent's guard.-Technique:...
left hand from Casamayor caught him on the chin and floored him in the tenth round. Barely able to stand up, Katsidis was able to carry on, but shortly afterwards a further flurry of unanswered shots from Casamayor forced referee Jon Schorle to stop the fight. This handed Katsidis his first defeat, and cost him the WBO interim lightweight title. Again, cuts and bruises were noticeable around his eyes during the fight.
Second loss to Díaz
Following the defeat, a rescheduled fight with Juan Díaz was set for 6 September 2008 at the Toyota CenterToyota Center (Houston)
The Toyota Center is an indoor arena located in downtown Houston, Texas. It is named after the Japanese automobile manufacturer Toyota. The arena is home to the Rockets of the National Basketball Association, the principal owners of the building, and the Aeros of the American Hockey League.Rockets...
in Houston, Texas
Houston, Texas
Houston is the fourth-largest city in the United States, and the largest city in the state of Texas. According to the 2010 U.S. Census, the city had a population of 2.1 million people within an area of . Houston is the seat of Harris County and the economic center of , which is the ...
for the vacant IBO
International Boxing Organization
The International Boxing Organization is a for-profit organization that sanctions professional boxing matches and awards world and subordinate championships.- Origins :...
lightweight championship. During the event billed as No Retreat, No Surrender, Katsidis underperformed over the course of twelve rounds, enabling a determined Díaz (who had also suffered a career first loss in his previous fight against Nate Campbell
Nate Campbell
Nathaniel Campbell , more commonly known as Nate Campbell, is an American retired professional boxer. He is a former unified WBA, IBF and WBO lightweight champion.-Amateur career:...
) to counterpunch and time his attacks with regularity. With his face bloodied and bruised once again, Katsidis suffered his second consecutive defeat, with Díaz winning a split decision
Split decision
A split decision is a winning criterion in several full-contact combat sports, such as boxing, kickboxing, Muay Thai, mixed martial arts and others sports involving striking in which two of the three judges score for the same fighter as the winner, while the third judge scores for the other...
. The judges scored the fight 116–112 and 115–113 in Díaz's favour, with a somewhat controversial 115–113 for Katsidis.
Return against Ramirez
An opportunity for Katsidis to reclaim the vacant WBO Asia Pacific lightweight title was scheduled for 31 January 2009 at the Cebu ColiseumCebu Coliseum
Cebu Coliseum is found at the Queen City of the South, Cebu City, Philippines. It is home of 6 sports, Dancesport at Waterfront Hotel, Pencak Silat at Cebu Coliseum, Karatedo and Judo at Mandaue Coliseum, Sepak Takraw at University of San Carlos, the oldest university in the Visayan Region, and...
in Cebu City
Cebu City
The City of Cebu is the capital city of Cebu and is the second largest city in the Philippines, the second most significant metropolitan centre in the Philippines and known as the oldest settlement established by the Spaniards in the country.The city is located on the eastern shore of Cebu and was...
, Philippines
Philippines
The Philippines , officially known as the Republic of the Philippines , is a country in Southeast Asia in the western Pacific Ocean. To its north across the Luzon Strait lies Taiwan. West across the South China Sea sits Vietnam...
, with Angel Hugo Ramirez as his opponent. The ten-round contest was won convincingly by Katsidis, despite appearing to be somewhat gunshy at times, coupled with Ramirez's unwillingness to engage. Nonetheless, Ramirez was knocked down four times (once in the second round and three times in the fourth). A point, however, was taken away from Katsidis for hitting Ramirez whilst he was floored from a slip later in the second round. At the end of the fight, the judges scored 96–89, 96–89 and 98–87 all in favour of Katsidis.
Eliminator bout with Chávez
On 10 April 2009, Katsidis was said to be scheduled for a return to California's Morongo Casino to fight former two-time IBF lightweight champion Julio DíazJulio Díaz
Julio Díaz is a Mexican professional boxer in the Light Welterweight division. A former IBF lightweight champion, he is also the brother of boxing trainer Joel Díaz and former World Champion Antonio Díaz.-Professional career:Diaz captured the IBF lightweight interim title with a win over Ricky...
, but this match-up was soon changed; instead, Katsidis faced former WBC super featherweight and IBF lightweight champion Jesús Chávez
Jesús Chávez
Jesús Auerelio Chávez is a Mexican professional boxer in the Lightweight division. He is the former NABF, WBC Super Featherweight and IBF Lightweight Champion.-Personal life:...
on 4 April 2009 at the Frank Erwin Center
Frank Erwin Center
Frank C. Erwin, Jr. Special Events Center, commonly known as Frank Erwin Center or UT Erwin Center, is a multi-purpose arena on the campus of The University of Texas at Austin...
in Austin, Texas
Austin, Texas
Austin is the capital city of the U.S. state of :Texas and the seat of Travis County. Located in Central Texas on the eastern edge of the American Southwest, it is the fourth-largest city in Texas and the 14th most populous city in the United States. It was the third-fastest-growing large city in...
. This was part of the Lightweight Lightning event, a lightweight eliminator tournament organised by Golden Boy Promotions
Golden Boy Promotions
Golden Boy Promotions, Inc. is a combat sport promotional firm started by former boxer six-division world champion Oscar De La Hoya...
. After an initially tentative start on the part of Katsidis, he was soon able to pull ahead on the scorecards due to his characteristic onslaught of attack, which ultimately forced Chávez (who had sustained a bad cut on his forehead towards the end of round four) to quit in his corner before the start of the eighth round.
Second interim title
Katsidis' next opponent was Vicente EscobedoVicente Escobedo
Vicente Escobedo is an American professional boxer of Mexican descent.-Amateur career:As an amateur Escobedo boxed out of the Woodland Boxing Club....
, whom he fought on 19 September 2009 at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas, as part of the undercard to the Number One/Numero Uno
Floyd Mayweather vs. Juan Manuel Marquez
"Floyd Mayweather vs. Juan Manuel Márquez: Number One/Numero Uno" was a welterweight superfight which took place on September 19, 2009, at the MGM Grand Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada between five-division world champion Floyd Mayweather, Jr. and three-division champion Juan Manuel Márquez...
event featuring Floyd Mayweather, Jr. against the reigning WBA, WBO and The Ring magazine lightweight champion Juan Manuel Márquez
Juan Manuel Márquez
Juan Manuel Márquez Méndez , is a Mexican professional boxer. He is the fourth Mexican-born boxer to become a three-division world champion, where he won eight world titles in three different boxing weight classes.Currently, Marquez is the WBA Super, WBO and The Ring lightweight champion...
. The bout was for the WBO interim lightweight title (which had since been vacated by Joel Casamayor, some time following his victorious bout with Katsidis), with the winner receiving a guaranteed opportunity to face the WBO world lightweight champion.
In a fight similar to the one with Amonsot two years prior, Katsidis and Escobedo exchanged hard punches for the full twelve-round distance, with the former surging forward aggressively and putting constant pressure on the retreating and accurately counterpunching American
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. In what has seemingly become routine for Katsidis, cuts opened up around his face early on, together with a visibly swollen jaw in the closing rounds. At the end of the contest, the judges scored 118–110 and 115–113 for Katsidis, with one judge scoring 116–112 for Escobedo; the latter score regarded by some observers as questionable.
The waiting game
Having reclaimed the interim title he lost a year-and-a-half prior, Katsidis was made to wait several months to see if a mandatory title bout with the aforementioned Márquez would materialise. This was dependent on whether the latter was willing return to the lightweight division to defend his WBO world championship, or if he would voluntarily reliquish it to Katsidis. However, by January 2010, Márquez had expressed no desire to defend against him.A date on 27 March 2010 against then-reigning IBF super featherweight champion Robert Guerrero
Robert Guerrero
Robert Joseph Guerrero is a professional American boxer of Mexican descent. He is the former IBF Super Featherweight champion and a former two-time IBF featherweight champion of the world. Nicknamed The Ghost, Guerrero's record is 29 wins, 1 loss, and 1 draw, and 2 no contest, with 18 of his wins...
was at one point confirmed for a Golden Boy Promotions event, but the latter withdrew from the fight in early February due to family matters. One day prior to Guerrero's withdrawal, Katsidis had turned his attention towards his old nemesis Juan Díaz, with both expressing an interest in a potential rematch (Díaz having himself suffered his third career loss at the hands of light welterweight Paulie Malignaggi
Paul Malignaggi
Paul "Paulie" Malignaggi is an Italian-American professional boxer. He is the former IBF junior welterweight champion, and former WBO NABO light welterweight champion.-Light Welterweight:...
in December 2009.
Back to London
On 2 March 2010, a fight between Katsidis and then-undefeated lightweight challenger Kevin Mitchell was officially confirmed by promoter Frank WarrenFrank Warren (promoter)
Frank Darren Warren is an English boxing manager and promoter.-Early life and early career:The son of a bookmaker, Warren trained as a solicitor's clerk with J Tickle & Co on Southampton Row in London....
. It was contested on 15 May 2010 at Boleyn Ground
Boleyn Ground
The Boleyn Ground, more commonly referred to as Upton Park due to its location in Upton Park, London is the football stadium of West Ham United.-History:...
stadium in east London, England, with the WBO interim lightweight championship on the line.
At the opening bell, Mitchell looked to establish his jab
Jab
A jab is a type of punch used in the martial arts.Several variations of the jab exist, but every jab shares these characteristics: while in a fighting stance, the lead fist is thrown straight ahead and the arm is fully extended...
and keep Katsidis at bay. In the first two evenly split rounds, the occasional flurry of hook
Hook (boxing)
A hook is a punch in boxing. It is performed by turning the core muscles and back, thereby swinging the arm, which is bent at an angle near or at 90 degrees, in a horizontal arc into the opponent...
s from a highly aggressive Katsidis was enough to make Mitchell fight consistently on the back foot in an attempt to keep out of range. However, in the closing seconds of both rounds, Katsidis was able to launch a charging attack and finish strongly at the bell. In the third round, Katsidis continued to charge at Mitchell and was soon able to land a combination of hooks which made the latter stumble backwards on unsteady legs. From thereon, Mitchell was unable to fully regain his composure, and less than two minutes later he was buckled by a hard left hook and a further succession of unanswered punches, at which point referee Dave Parris
Dave Parris
Dave Parris is a former British heavyweight boxer, who is now a referee and judge, based in Woodlesford, Leeds.-External links:* at BritishBoxing.net...
stopped the fight.
World title shot: Márquez
Immediately after the Mitchell bout, the WBO mandated that Juan Manuel Márquez must face Katsidis for the 'full' version of the world lightweight title, or risk being stripped. This was reiterated some months later, following Márquez's victory over Juan Díaz in a rematch of their 2009 fight. Katsidis was in attendance for the aforementioned event in order to scout out the winner, and primarily to assert his claim to be next in line against Márquez. Meanwhile, the names of other potential opponents for Katsidis included undefeated EBUEuropean Boxing Union
The European Boxing Union is an organization that oversees competition in that sport over the continent of Europe.-History:The EBU started life as the International Boxing Union in Paris in 1910...
and British lightweight champion John Murray
John Murray (boxer)
John Murray is an English lightweight boxer. He is a former Scottish and Irish lightweight champion...
, as well as WBA light welterweight champion Amir Khan
Amir Khan (boxer)
Amir Iqbal Khan , is a British Pakistani professional boxer who is currently the unified WBA & IBF light welterweight champion....
(who himself was, at one point, potentially in line to face Márquez in December).
On 25 August, the CEO of Golden Boy Promotions, Richard Schaefer, announced that Márquez had decided to stay at lightweight and defend his WBA, WBO and The Ring world titles against Katsidis on 27 November, at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas. Golden Boy Promotions founder Oscar De La Hoya
Oscar de la Hoya
Oscar De La Hoya is a retired American boxer of Mexican descent. Nicknamed "The Golden Boy", De La Hoya won a gold medal at the Barcelona Olympic Games shortly after graduating from Garfield High School. De La Hoya comes from a boxing family. His grandfather Vicente, father Joel Sr., and brother...
labelled the event as Warriors
Juan Manuel Marquez vs. Michael Katsidis
Marquez vs. Katsidis This fight has been considered to be the best fight of the year. Marquez has slowed to the point that he almost seems to prefer getting into slugfests where he can still use his excellent counter-punching accuracy, while Katsidis has never been one to turn down a blood-drenched...
, and it was Katsidis' first time headlining an HBO World Championship Boxing broadcast (having twice previously headlined Boxing After Dark
Boxing After Dark
Boxing After Dark is an HBO boxing program, premiering in April 1996, that usually shows fights between well-known contenders, but usually not "championship" or "title" fights. Unlike its sister program, HBO World Championship Boxing, BAD features fighters who are usually moving up from ESPN's...
, against Casamayor and Díaz, respectively). In the action-packed fight which won HBO's fight of the year award, Márquez suffered a knockdown in round three from a hard Katsidis left hook. He nonetheless recovered swiftly, built up a lead on all judges' scorecards and went on to stop Katsidis in the ninth round after a succession of cleanly landed uppercuts.
Pay-per-view return
Katsidis' next fight took place on 9 April 2011 against Robert Guerrero, in a re-scheduling of their cancelled fight from March 2010. It formed part of the undercard to Action HeroesErik Morales vs. Marcos Maidana
Erik Morales vs. Marcos Maidana, billed as Action Heroes, was a boxing light welterweight fight for the Interim WBA Light Welterweight championship...
, a Golden Boy-promoted HBO pay-per-view event featuring Érik Morales
Erik Morales
Érik Isaac Morales Elvira is a Mexican professional boxer. He is the first Mexican born boxer in history to win a world title in four weight classes and is the current WBC Light Welterweight Champion...
vs Marcos René Maidana
Marcos René Maidana
Marcos Maidana is an Argentine professional boxer from José Leon Suarez, Buenos Aires. He is and the current WBA light welterweight champion. His only professional losses have come against Andreas Kotelnik and Amir Khan both by Decision.-Fight with Kotelnik:On February 2, 2009, Andreas Kotelnik...
. The WBA and, once again, WBO interim titles were at stake. Despite an animated taunt of "What are you looking at?!" from Katsidis to Guerrero during the pre-fight staredown, the former would suffer a fourth career defeat in his most one-sided loss to date. Guerrero was able to maintain a safe distance by consistently landing accurate punches with his jab and straight
Cross (boxing)
In boxing, a cross is a power-punch like the uppercut and hook. Compubox, a computerized punch scoring system, counts the cross as a power-punch....
left hand, to which Katsidis had virtually no answer at any stage in the fight.
In the second round, Katsidis seemingly scored a knockdown due to a cuffing left hook, but this was not counted by referee Russell Mora. In the fourth, both fighters exchanged punches wildly, with Guerrero maintaining the upper hand. A hard straight left hand from Guerrero wobbled Katsidis in round five and had him hurt for the remainder of the round. As the fight wore on, Katsidis would lose two points in the eighth round because of repeated low blows; Guerrero also lost a point for the same reason in the ninth. After the full twelve-round distance was completed, the judges were unanimous in scoring 118–107, 118–106 and 117–108 in favour of Guerrero.
Comeback trail: back to Australia and London
On 2 June 2011, a "verbal agreement" was said to have been made between Katsidis' team and that of Graham Earl, to stage a rematch of their 2007 fight. However, talks between both camps later broke down due to the British Boxing Board of ControlBritish Boxing Board of Control
The British Boxing Board of Control is the governing body of professional boxing in the United Kingdom. It was formed in 1929 from the old National Sporting Club and is headquartered in Cardiff.- Councils :...
refusing to grant Earl a licence to fight. Katsidis then moved up in weight to light welterweight for a fight against Michael Lozada on 13 August 2011 at the Gold Coast Convention and Exhibition Centre
Gold Coast Convention and Exhibition Centre
The Gold Coast Convention and Exhibition Centre located on the Gold Coast Highway in Broadbeach, Gold Coast was opened on 29 June 2004 at a cost of $167 million and is linked by a covered walkway to Conrad Jupiters...
in Queensland
Queensland
Queensland is a state of Australia, occupying the north-eastern section of the mainland continent. It is bordered by the Northern Territory, South Australia and New South Wales to the west, south-west and south respectively. To the east, Queensland is bordered by the Coral Sea and Pacific Ocean...
. It was his first fight in Australia since 2006, as well as his first at light welterweight since that time. An outmatched Lozada was defeated via knockout in the third round.
In a move back down to lightweight, Katsidis next fought former WBO super featherweight champion Ricky Burns
Ricky Burns
Ricky Burns is a boxer from Coatbridge in Scotland who fights in the lightweight division and is currently the WBO interim lightweight champion of the world becoming only the 13th Scottish boxing world champion. He is also a former WBO Super-Featherweight champion, Commonwealth super featherweight...
, who vacated his title in order to move up in weight. The event took place on 5 November 2011 at the Wembley Arena
Wembley Arena
Wembley Arena is an indoor arena, at Wembley, in the London Borough of Brent. The building is opposite Wembley Stadium.-History:...
in London, England (although Glasgow
Glasgow
Glasgow is the largest city in Scotland and third most populous in the United Kingdom. The city is situated on the River Clyde in the country's west central lowlands...
, Scotland
Scotland
Scotland is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. Occupying the northern third of the island of Great Britain, it shares a border with England to the south and is bounded by the North Sea to the east, the Atlantic Ocean to the north and west, and the North Channel and Irish Sea to the...
was originally planned), with the WBO interim lightweight title on the line. Burns defeated Katsidis by way of unanimous decision with judges' scores of 117–112, 117–111 and 117–111.
Personal life
In February 2009, Katsidis married JapanJapan
Japan is an island nation in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean, it lies to the east of the Sea of Japan, China, North Korea, South Korea and Russia, stretching from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East China Sea and Taiwan in the south...
ese native Kumiko Hosako during a ceremony in Bangkok
Bangkok
Bangkok is the capital and largest urban area city in Thailand. It is known in Thai as Krung Thep Maha Nakhon or simply Krung Thep , meaning "city of angels." The full name of Bangkok is Krung Thep Mahanakhon Amon Rattanakosin Mahintharayutthaya Mahadilok Phop Noppharat Ratchathani Burirom...
, Thailand
Thailand
Thailand , officially the Kingdom of Thailand , formerly known as Siam , is a country located at the centre of the Indochina peninsula and Southeast Asia. It is bordered to the north by Burma and Laos, to the east by Laos and Cambodia, to the south by the Gulf of Thailand and Malaysia, and to the...
. They had met in Los Angeles
Los Ángeles
Los Ángeles is the capital of the province of Biobío, in the commune of the same name, in Region VIII , in the center-south of Chile. It is located between the Laja and Biobío rivers. The population is 123,445 inhabitants...
several years prior, but now reside in Las Vegas. On 8 December 2009, Katsidis became a father for the first time, to newborn daughter Kalia Rose.
When entering the ring, Katsidis wears a Greek Spartan helmet and in bouts his trunks often resemble a warrior's skirt; both serving as a homage to his Greek heritage. He also showcases this heritage with a tattoo
Tattoo
A tattoo is made by inserting indelible ink into the dermis layer of the skin to change the pigment. Tattoos on humans are a type of body modification, and tattoos on other animals are most commonly used for identification purposes...
on his back depicting the Vergina Sun
Vergina Sun
The Vergina Sun — also known as the Star of Vergina, Macedonian star, or Argead Star — is the name given to a symbol of a stylised star or sun with sixteen rays. It was unearthed in 1977 during excavations in Vergina, in the northern Greek region of Macedonia, by archaeologist Manolis Andronikos...
, which is the symbol of the Greek state of Macedonia
Macedonia (Greece)
Macedonia is a geographical and historical region of Greece in Southern Europe. Macedonia is the largest and second most populous Greek region...
, from where his family hails.
His brother, Stathi Katsidis
Stathi Katsidis
- Death :Katsidis was found dead at his Brisbane home a fortnight before he was due to ride in the Melbourne Cup. A coroner's report had revealed that the Champion jockey had a cocktail of drugs and alcohol in his system when he was found dead....
, was one of Australia's most prominent jockey
Jockey
A jockey is an athlete who rides horses in horse racing or steeplechase racing, primarily as a profession. The word also applies to camel riders in camel racing.-Etymology:...
s. On 19 October 2010, Stathi was found dead at his home in Brisbane
Brisbane
Brisbane is the capital and most populous city in the Australian state of Queensland and the third most populous city in Australia. Brisbane's metropolitan area has a population of over 2 million, and the South East Queensland urban conurbation, centred around Brisbane, encompasses a population of...
.
Professional record
| Result | Opponent | Type | Round | Date | Location | Notes |
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| Loss |  Ricky BurnsRicky Burns Ricky Burns is a boxer from Coatbridge in Scotland who fights in the lightweight division and is currently the WBO interim lightweight champion of the world becoming only the 13th Scottish boxing world champion. He is also a former WBO Super-Featherweight champion, Commonwealth super featherweight... |
UD | 12 | 2011-11-05 |  Wembley ArenaWembley Arena Wembley Arena is an indoor arena, at Wembley, in the London Borough of Brent. The building is opposite Wembley Stadium.-History:... , London London London is the capital city of :England and the :United Kingdom, the largest metropolitan area in the United Kingdom, and the largest urban zone in the European Union by most measures. Located on the River Thames, London has been a major settlement for two millennia, its history going back to its... , England England England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental... , United Kingdom United Kingdom The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern IrelandIn the United Kingdom and Dependencies, other languages have been officially recognised as legitimate autochthonous languages under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages... |
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| Win |  Michael Lozada |
KO | 3 | 2011-08-13 |  Gold Coast Convention Centre, Broadbeach, QueenslandBroadbeach, Queensland Broadbeach is a suburb on the Gold Coast, in Queensland, Australia. At the 2006 Census, Broadbeach had a population of 3,791.Development in the area today mostly incorporates low rise structures, consisting of single bedroom houses and apartment blocks... , Australia Australia Australia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is the world's sixth-largest country by total area... |
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| Loss |  Robert GuerreroRobert Guerrero Robert Joseph Guerrero is a professional American boxer of Mexican descent. He is the former IBF Super Featherweight champion and a former two-time IBF featherweight champion of the world. Nicknamed The Ghost, Guerrero's record is 29 wins, 1 loss, and 1 draw, and 2 no contest, with 18 of his wins... |
UD Erik Morales vs. Marcos Maidana Erik Morales vs. Marcos Maidana, billed as Action Heroes, was a boxing light welterweight fight for the Interim WBA Light Welterweight championship... |
12 | 2011-04-09 | Mandalay Bay Events Center Mandalay Bay Events Center Mandalay Bay Events Center is a 12,000 seat indoor arena, at the Mandalay Bay Resort and Casino, on the Las Vegas Strip, in Paradise, Nevada. It is owned by MGM Resorts International.It has hosted many music, boxing and mixed martial arts events.... , Las Vegas, Nevada, USA |
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| Loss | Juan Manuel Márquez Juan Manuel Márquez Juan Manuel Márquez Méndez , is a Mexican professional boxer. He is the fourth Mexican-born boxer to become a three-division world champion, where he won eight world titles in three different boxing weight classes.Currently, Marquez is the WBA Super, WBO and The Ring lightweight champion... |
TKO Juan Manuel Marquez vs. Michael Katsidis Marquez vs. Katsidis This fight has been considered to be the best fight of the year. Marquez has slowed to the point that he almost seems to prefer getting into slugfests where he can still use his excellent counter-punching accuracy, while Katsidis has never been one to turn down a blood-drenched... |
9 | 2010-11-27 | MGM Grand Garden Arena, Las Vegas, Nevada Las Vegas, Nevada Las Vegas is the most populous city in the U.S. state of Nevada and is also the county seat of Clark County, Nevada. Las Vegas is an internationally renowned major resort city for gambling, shopping, and fine dining. The city bills itself as The Entertainment Capital of the World, and is famous... , USA United States The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district... |
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| Win | Kevin Mitchell |
TKO | 3 | 2010-05-15 | Boleyn Ground Boleyn Ground The Boleyn Ground, more commonly referred to as Upton Park due to its location in Upton Park, London is the football stadium of West Ham United.-History:... , London, England, United Kingdom |
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| Win | Vicente Escobedo Vicente Escobedo Vicente Escobedo is an American professional boxer of Mexican descent.-Amateur career:As an amateur Escobedo boxed out of the Woodland Boxing Club.... |
SD Floyd Mayweather vs. Juan Manuel Marquez "Floyd Mayweather vs. Juan Manuel Márquez: Number One/Numero Uno" was a welterweight superfight which took place on September 19, 2009, at the MGM Grand Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada between five-division world champion Floyd Mayweather, Jr. and three-division champion Juan Manuel Márquez... |
12 | 2009-09-19 | MGM Grand Garden Arena, Las Vegas, Nevada, USA |
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| Win | Jesús Chávez Jesús Chávez Jesús Auerelio Chávez is a Mexican professional boxer in the Lightweight division. He is the former NABF, WBC Super Featherweight and IBF Lightweight Champion.-Personal life:... |
TKO | 8 | 2009-04-04 | Frank Erwin Center Frank Erwin Center Frank C. Erwin, Jr. Special Events Center, commonly known as Frank Erwin Center or UT Erwin Center, is a multi-purpose arena on the campus of The University of Texas at Austin... , Austin Austin Austin is the capital of the U.S. state of Texas.Austin may also refer to:-In the United States:*Austin, Arkansas*Austin, Colorado*Austin, Chicago, Illinois*Austin, Indiana*Austin, Minnesota*Austin, Nevada*Austin, Oregon... , Texas Texas Texas is the second largest U.S. state by both area and population, and the largest state by area in the contiguous United States.The name, based on the Caddo word "Tejas" meaning "friends" or "allies", was applied by the Spanish to the Caddo themselves and to the region of their settlement in... , USA |
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| Win |  Angel Hugo Ramirez |
UD | 10 | 2009-01-31 |  Cebu ColiseumCebu Coliseum Cebu Coliseum is found at the Queen City of the South, Cebu City, Philippines. It is home of 6 sports, Dancesport at Waterfront Hotel, Pencak Silat at Cebu Coliseum, Karatedo and Judo at Mandaue Coliseum, Sepak Takraw at University of San Carlos, the oldest university in the Visayan Region, and... , Cebu City Cebu City The City of Cebu is the capital city of Cebu and is the second largest city in the Philippines, the second most significant metropolitan centre in the Philippines and known as the oldest settlement established by the Spaniards in the country.The city is located on the eastern shore of Cebu and was... , Philippines Philippines The Philippines , officially known as the Republic of the Philippines , is a country in Southeast Asia in the western Pacific Ocean. To its north across the Luzon Strait lies Taiwan. West across the South China Sea sits Vietnam... |
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| Loss | Juan Díaz |
SD | 12 | 2008-09-06 | Toyota Center Toyota Center (Houston) The Toyota Center is an indoor arena located in downtown Houston, Texas. It is named after the Japanese automobile manufacturer Toyota. The arena is home to the Rockets of the National Basketball Association, the principal owners of the building, and the Aeros of the American Hockey League.Rockets... , Houston, Texas, USA |
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| Loss |  Joel CasamayorJoel Casamayor Joel "El Cepillo" Casamayor Johnson is a Cuban boxer, who turned pro after defecting to the United States on the eve of the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta. The nickname "El Cepillo", literally translated to "the brush", comes from his uppercut, which rakes his opponents across the face... |
TKO | 10 | 2008-03-22 | Morongo Casino Morongo Casino, Resort & Spa Morongo Casino, Resort & Spa is an Indian gaming casino, of the Morongo Band of Cahuilla Mission Indians, located in Cabazon, California, USA, near San Gorgonio Pass. The casino has 310 rooms and suites. A , 27-story resort, Morongo is one of the largest casinos in California... , Cabazon, California Cabazon, California Cabazon is a census-designated place in Riverside County, California, United States. The population was 2,535 at the 2010 census, up from 2,229 at the 2000 census.-History:... , USA |
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| Win | Czar Amonsot Czar Amonsot Augusto Caesar Amonsot , more commonly known as Czar Amonsot, is a Filipino professional boxer.-Early career:... |
UD | 12 | 2007-07-21 | Mandalay Bay Events Center, Las Vegas, Nevada, USA |
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| Win | Graham Earl Graham Earl Graham Earl is a retired English lightweight boxer from Luton, England. He is a former British and Commonwealth lightweight champion.-Professional career:... |
TKO | 5 | 2007-02-17 | Wembley Arena, London, England, United Kingdom |
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| Win |  Jakkirt Suwunnalirt |
KO | 2 | 2006-06-02 | Brisbane Convention & Exhibition Centre Brisbane Convention & Exhibition Centre The Brisbane Convention & Exhibition Centre is Australia’s most awarded venue and has been officially ranked among the world’s top three convention centres on three separate occasions.... , Brisbane Brisbane Brisbane is the capital and most populous city in the Australian state of Queensland and the third most populous city in Australia. Brisbane's metropolitan area has a population of over 2 million, and the South East Queensland urban conurbation, centred around Brisbane, encompasses a population of... , Queensland Queensland Queensland is a state of Australia, occupying the north-eastern section of the mainland continent. It is bordered by the Northern Territory, South Australia and New South Wales to the west, south-west and south respectively. To the east, Queensland is bordered by the Coral Sea and Pacific Ocean... , Australia |
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| Win | Nonoy Gonzales |
TKO | 5 | 2006-03-03 | Royal Pines Resort, Ashmore, Queensland Ashmore, Queensland Ashmore is a suburb on the Gold Coast in Queensland, Australia. At the 2006 Census, Ashmore had a population of 11,514.The area's name derives from a locality or family property in England... , Australia |
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| Win | Guillermo Mosquera | TKO | 1 | 2006-02-11 | Rumours International, Toowoomba, Queensland Toowoomba, Queensland Toowoomba is a city in Southern Queensland, Australia. It is located west of Queensland's capital city, Brisbane. With an estimated district population of 128,600, Toowoomba is Australia's second largest inland city and its largest non-capital inland city... , Australia |
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| Win | Ranee Ganoy |
TKO | 5 | 2005-08-19 | Brisbane Convention & Exhibition Centre, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia |
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| Win |  Addisu Tebebu |
KO | 2 | 2005-06-08 | Sydney Entertainment Centre Sydney Entertainment Centre The Sydney Entertainment Centre is a multi-purpose venue, located in Haymarket, Sydney, Australia. It opened in May 1983, to replace Sydney Stadium, which had been demolished to make way for a new railway. The centre is currently owned by the Sydney Harbour Foreshore Authority, which administers... , Sydney Sydney Sydney is the most populous city in Australia and the state capital of New South Wales. Sydney is located on Australia's south-east coast of the Tasman Sea. As of June 2010, the greater metropolitan area had an approximate population of 4.6 million people... , Australia |
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| Win | Pratet Sor Thanikul |
KO | 2 | 2005-05-20 | Panthers World of Entertainment, Penrith Penrith, New South Wales Penrith is a suburb in western Sydney, in the state of New South Wales, Australia. Penrith is located west of the Sydney central business district and is the administrative centre for the local government area of the City of Penrith... , Sydney, Australia |
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| Win | Eduardo Enrique Alvarez |
KO | 1 | 2005-02-23 | Hisense Arena, Melbourne Melbourne Melbourne is the capital and most populous city in the state of Victoria, and the second most populous city in Australia. The Melbourne City Centre is the hub of the greater metropolitan area and the Census statistical division—of which "Melbourne" is the common name. As of June 2009, the greater... , Australia |
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| Win | Sergio Rafael Liendo |
TKO | 8 | 2004-11-06 | University of Southern Queensland University of Southern Queensland The University of Southern Queensland is based in Toowoomba, Queensland, Australia. The institution was established in 1967 as the Queensland Institute of Technology... , Toowoomba, Queensland, Australia |
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| Win | Ivan Orlando Bustos |
TKO | 4 | 2004-09-24 | Panthers World of Entertainment, Penrith, Sydney, Australia |
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| Win | Singsiam Eausampan |
KO | 1 | 2004-07-16 | Panthers World of Entertainment, Penrith, Sydney, Australia |
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| Win | Singsamut Eausampan |
KO | 2 | 2004-05-05 | Sydney Entertainment Centre, Sydney, Australia |
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| Win | Kongthawat Sorkitti |
TKO | 9 | 2004-04-08 | Cathedral Centre, Toowoomba, Queensland, Australia |
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| Win |  Fred Kinuthia |
UD | 10 | 2004-02-20 | Brisbane Broncos Leagues Club, Red Hill, Queensland Red Hill, Queensland Red Hill is an inner suburb of Brisbane, Australia, located 3 km north-west of the Brisbane CBD. The suburb is very hilly and mainly residential, with shops and small businesses located on Musgrave and Waterworks Roads... , Australia |
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| Win | Fred Kinuthia |
TKO | 5 | 2003-12-05 | Panthers World of Entertainment, Penrith, Sydney, Australia |
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| Win | Daniel Hoskins |
TKO | 1 | 2003-09-19 | Runaway Bay Seagulls Rugby League Club, Tweed Heads, New South Wales Tweed Heads, New South Wales Tweed Heads is a town located on the Tweed River in north-eastern New South Wales, Australia in Tweed Shire. Tweed Heads is located next to the border with Queensland, adjacent to the "Twin Town" of Coolangatta, a suburb of the Gold Coast... , Australia |
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| Win |  Mohammed Jamal Khan |
KO | 1 | 2003-08-22 | Southport RSL Club, Southport, Queensland Southport, Queensland -Sport:The Southport Sharks Australian rules football club has a presence in the area, including a club and function centre.-Transport:The Broadwaterway is a foreshoreway that encourages pedestrians and cyclists to travel along the Broadwater foreshores of Southport.A ferry terminal is planned for... , Australia |
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| Win | Kevin O'Neill |
TKO | 4 | 2002-09-28 | Saint Patricks Centre, Toowoomba, Queensland, Australia |
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| Win | Jay Washington |
TKO | 1 | 2002-07-19 | Southport RSL Club, Southport, Queensland, Australia |
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| Win | Johnny Sheferaw |
TKO | 7 | 2002-06-03 | E.G. Whitlam Recreation Centre, Liverpool, New South Wales Liverpool, New South Wales Liverpool is a suburb in south-western Sydney, in the state of New South Wales, Australia. Liverpool is located 32 km south-west of the Sydney central business district, and is the administrative centre of the local government area of the City of Liverpool... , Australia |
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| Win | James Swan |
UD | 12 | 2002-03-09 | Toowoomba Cathedral, Toowoomba, Queensland, Australia |
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| Win | Danny Wilson |
KO | 3 | 2001-12-01 | Saint Patricks Centre, Toowoomba, Queensland, Australia |
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