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Results
just in! Velez retains her IBA belt!
By Sue
TL Fox, Photos by Rick
Pineda
(DEC 21) Last night
Ada "The Ace" Velez, 118, won by a 10-round
unanimous decision over Lakeysha "The Total Package"
William, 118, at the at the American
Airlines Arena, in Miami, Florida. ESPN2 "Friday Night
Fights" televised the fight from the fifth round
on. This was the first time that Williams had fought
past the six round, and according to ESPN2 commentators, Velez
controlled the action throughout most of the fight.
There were no knockdowns. Velez retained her IBA Bantamweight
World title belt. On all scorecards the score by judges
was 100-90. In the men's main event current
IBA World Lightweight Champion Joel Casamayor stopped Yoni
Vargas in the fifth round!
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Rila & Casamayor
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Rick Pineda & Casamayor
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Muhammad Ali signing autographs
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Dundee & Ali
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Ali & mayor
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Mayor, Ali & Dundee
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Velez & Williams
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Velez &
Williams
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Velez &
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Ada Velez
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Velez
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Lakeysha Williams
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Amy Hayes
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Dean Chance (C)
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Dean Chance (l)
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Weigh-in in Miami,
Florida!
Story by Tony Rila, and photos by Rick Pineda
(DEC 19) At the American Airlines Arena, Miami, Florida, both
Joel Casamayor and Yoni Vargas weighed in at 134 lbs. In the
Women's IBA title fight, Ada Velez and Lakeysha Williams came
in at 118 lbs., after Velez sweat off one pound. Casamayor
fight will be televised on ESPN2 "Friday Night
Fights." Photo Gallery to be posted later tonight!
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Ada Velez at
weighin
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