BOXNEWS.com.ua - Boxing News - Ali Funeka http://www.boxnews.com.ua/Boxer/10432/Ali-Funeka Sun, 27 May 2012 10:19:44 +0300 FeedCreator 1.7.2 http://www.boxnews.com.ua/img/photos/160/10432t.jpg http://www.boxnews.com.ua/Boxer/10432/Ali-Funeka BOXNEWS.com.ua - Boxing News - Ali Funeka http://www.boxnews.com.ua/en/news/6804/2010-03-28/Maidana-Guzman-victorious WBA interim super lightweight champion Marcos Maidana (28-1, 27 KOs) scored a sixth round KO over previously unbeaten Victor Cayo (24-1, 15 KOs) on Saturday night in “The Joint” at the Hard Rock Hotel & Casino in Las Vegas. Maidana dropped Cayo at the end of round two, then continued to break down Cayo, finishing him with a body shot at 1:38 of the sixth round Boxing Sun, 28 Mar 2010 19:13:00 +0300 http://www.boxnews.com.ua/en/news/6197/2009-11-30/CompuBox-PunchStat-Report The 6’1” Funeka appeared to have won the vacant IBF lightweight title behind his jab, outlanding Guzman 142-32. Funeka had a 248-163 edge in total punches landed (and 903-493 in punches thrown), rocking Guzman on several occasions down the stretch. Funeka out-threw and out-landed Guzman in every round after the second. Two Canadian-based judges scored the fight a draw Boxing Mon, 30 Nov 2009 12:39:00 +0300 http://www.boxnews.com.ua/en/news/6190/2009-11-29/Funeka-Guzman-ends-in-controversial-draw Joan “Little Tyson” Guzman, 134 ½, 29-0, 17 KOs, from Santo Domingo the Dominican Republic, went head-to-head against East London, South Africa's Ali Funeka, 134, 30-2-2, 25 KOs Boxing Sun, 29 Nov 2009 09:47:00 +0300 http://www.boxnews.com.ua/en/news/5646/2009-08-05/Guzman-Funeka-in-the-works A bout between former two-division world champion Joan Guzman (29-0, 17 KOs) and former world title challenger Ali Funeka (30-2-2, 25 KOs) has been sanctioned and approved by the IBF for the two to battle for the vacant lightweight title. A date and site of the fight will be revealed once the bout is finalized Boxing Wed, 05 Aug 2009 14:54:00 +0300 http://www.boxnews.com.ua/en/news/5511/2009-07-09/Ali-Funeka-Wants-The-Angulo-vs-Romanov-Winner Lightweight contender Ali Funeka (32-2-2, 25KOs) is ready to get back in the mix after sitting on the shelf since his close decision loss to Nate Campbell in February. Funeka, ranked at number 3 by the IBF, is hoping to land a fight with the winner of the upcoming bout between Fernando Angulo (22-5, 14 KOs) and Yuri Romanov (21-2, 14 KOs), who are scheduled to fight for the vacant IBF title on August 1 Boxing Thu, 09 Jul 2009 09:35:00 +0300 http://www.boxnews.com.ua/en/news/4931/2009-02-15/Massacre-Post-Fight-Quotes- Nate Campbell: “I had two knockdowns, of course I thought I won the fight. This guy was tough. He could punch, take a shot. He tried to keep me away with his jab, but body shots is how I win fights. His day will come….I felt fatigue from trying to make weight in rounds five, six and seven. I’m moving up to 140 pounds” (On lingering disappointment from failing to make weight) “I worked my whole life to be world champion Boxing Sun, 15 Feb 2009 20:04:00 +0300 http://www.boxnews.com.ua/en/news/4925/2009-02-14/Campbell-loses-titles-on-scale- WBO/IBF lightweight champion Nate Campbell initially weighed in at 138 lbs. for Saturday’s bout against Ali Funeka. He was given two hours to lose 3 lbs., but arrived back at the scale slightly after the two hours had expired. Campbell weighed 137.5 upon his return, and thus loses both titles. Boxing Sat, 14 Feb 2009 09:34:00 +0300