Segura retains WBA belt

21 Feb 2010

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Giovanni Segura

WBA mini flyweight champion Giovani Segura (23-1-1, 19 KOs) scored a third round TKO over Walter Tello (14-4, 6 KOs) on Saturday night at the Discoteca El Alebrije in Acapulco, Guerrero, Mexico. Both fighters went right at each other in round one with both landing good shots. The champion had the upper hand as the two-way action continued and referee Luis Pabon finally jumped in to protect Tello in round three. Time was 1:56.

Lightweight contender Urbano Antillon (27-1, 20 KOs) scored a third round stoppage of Luis “Vampiro” Arceo (22-10-2, 15 KOs) after their bout was halted due to a bad cut suffered by Arceo. The cut was ruled to be caused by a punch, so TKO Antillon. Time was 2:25.

Unbeaten super lightweight “Son of the Legend” Omar Chavez moved to 20-0, 14 KOs after destroying Rodrigo Juarez (15-11, 6 KOs) with a left hook at 1:44 of round one.

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11 Dec 2011 12:13

Viloria stops Segura in round eight

In a war, WBO flyweight champion Brian «Hawaiian Punch» Viloria (30-3, 17 KOs) scored an exciting eighth round TKO over former unified light flyweight champion Giovanni Segura (28-2-1, 24 KOs) on Sunday (Saturday night in the U.S.) at the Ynares Sports Arena in Pasig City, Philippines. Great two-way action from the get-go read more ...

19 Jun 2011 13:33

Vazquez, Segura destroy foes

IBF lightweight champion Miguel «Títere» Vázquez (29-3, 13 KOs) stopped Marlon «Rata» Aguilar (25-11-1, 18 KOs) with a body shot in round two of a non-title ten-rounder on Saturday night at the Musica Hall in Toluca, Estado de México. Time was 1:46 read more ...

16 Jun 2011 10:30

Vazquez, Segura in action

World champions Miguel Vazquez and Giovani Segura will share the ring on Saturday night at the Musica Hall de Toluca i the State of Mexico. Vazquez (28-3-0, 12 KOs) will make the third defense of his IBF lightweight championship against Marlon Aguilar (25-10-1, 18 KOs) in a boxer vs. slugger matchup read more ...

4 Apr 2011 14:03

Ivan Calderon: I Won’t Retire, I’m Going To Fight On

Former champion Ivan Calderon intends to continue fighting. On Saturday in Mexicali, he suffered his second straight defeat, by knockout, in the third round of his bout with Giovani Segura. Calderon was also knocked out by Segura last August in Puerto Rico. The veteran boxer feels that there are other opportunities out there for him. He feels Seguara was too strong read more ...

3 Apr 2011 12:36

Segura KOs Calderon again

In a rematch, WBO light flyweight champion Giovanni Segura (27-1-1, 23 KOs) again defeated former champion Ivan Calderon (34-2-1, 6 KOs) on Saturday night at the Auditorio del Estado in Mexicali, Mexico. This time Segura knocked out Calderon in round three with a big shot to the body. Time was 1:39. Last August, Segura took Calderon’s unbeaten record and WBO belt with an eighth round KO on Calderon’s home turf read more ...

29 Aug 2010 12:19

Segura unifies 108lb titles

In a sensational fight, WBA mini-flyweight world champion Giovanni Segura (25-1, 21 KOs) scored a punishing eighth round KO over previously unbeaten WBO mini-flyweight Iván Calderón (34-1-1, 6 KOs) to unify the 108lb championship on Saturday night at the Coliseo Mario “Quijote” Morales in Guaynabo, Puerto Rico. Calderon boxed beautifully early on, but Segura turned the tide and had him in trouble in rounds five and six read more ...

25 Aug 2010 13:50

Giovani Segura workout

Giovani Segura works out with trainer Javier Capetillo at the Cheo Aponte Gym read more ...

25 Aug 2010 12:30

Capetillo denied license in PR

Giovanni Segura’s controversial trainer Javier Capetillo has been denied a trainer’s license by the Puerto Rican Boxing Commission, according to Primera Hora. This means Capetillo cannot be in Segura’s dressing room or corner when he faces Ivan “Iron Boy” Calderon in Saturday’s big 108lb unification clash in Puerto Rico. Capetillo, the central figure in the Antonio Margarito handwrapping scandal read more ...

24 Aug 2010 11:31

Segura meets Trinidad

WBA junior flyweight champion Giovanni Segura gets a surprise visit from Felix Trinidad and Juan Manuel Lopez, as he trains for his unification with Ivan Calderon read more ...

29 Mar 2010 23:47

Solis, Segura stop foes

In an IBF light flyweight eliminator, former world champion Ulises ‘Archie’ Solis (30-2-2, 21 KOs) scored an action-packed fifth round TKO over Bert ‘Ninja’ Batawang (45-15-3, 37 KOs) on Saturday night at the Plaza Pueblo Antiguo in Ensenada, BC, Mexico. Solis dropped Batawang in round four and after a one sided round five, Batawang didn’t come out for round six read more ...