In the men's event, Ron Weaver proved to be too much for Canadian Bryon Mackie, as Weaver stalked his opponent through out most of the rounds, picking his shots at will. Mackie’s offense of throwing punches, had little if no effect on the much more powerful Weaver. In the fifth round, Mackie took an eight-count from some slick combinations by Weaver. In the sixth round, with Weaver’s quick punches, he over-powered Mackie, and the ref stepped in and stopped the fight at 2:39 of that round. Weaver was declared the new 160-lb IBA Intercontinental Middleweight champion.

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IBA Supervisor Norm Longtin delivers IBA Belt 
to winner Ron Weaver!

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The other co-main event featured a women’s champion bout, with Marischa Sjauw (18-4-0 3Kos) of Surinam who fought Lisa Holewyne (13-7-1 (5KO) of Austin, Texas in a 10-round 143-lb WIBF Welterweight World Championship.

Special guests of this event included Roberto Duran and Sugar Ray Leonard, who met with boxing fans and signed autographs.

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On the undercard, the first fight of the evening was a four-round Jr. middleweight bout, Billy Kirwan, 164, (4-1-0 (1KO) of Portland, Oregon, TKO'd Dominic Rivera , 161, of Portland, Oregon 1:42 seconds of the third round; in a 119-lb Bantamweight four-rounder, Sergio Hernandez, 119, of Salem, Oregon, won a unanimous decision (37-38, 36-40, 37-39) against Jesus Valadez, 118 ½, Los Angeles, California. Both Hernandez and Valadez were making their pro debuts; in the four-round 147-lb Welterweight bout, both from Portland, Oregon, Apolinar Arzola, 153 ¼, TKO'd Jorge Alonso, 150 ½, 1:17 of the second round. Both fighters were making their pro debuts; and in the four-round heavyweight bout, Ruben Torres, 216, (2-0-0 (1KO), TKO'd Shawn Greenwood, 218 ½, (0-2-0) of Baker City, Oregon 1:06 seconds of the first round. In the Women’s co-main event, Lisa Holywyne defeated Marischa Sjauw by a unanimous decision (99-93, 99-94, 97-94), and became the new WIBF World Welterweight champion. All above records are reflected after the fight.

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