Posts tagged Erislandy Lara
NEW JERSEY STATE ATHLETIC CONTROL BOARD SUSPENDS WILLIAMS VS. LARA JUDGES
Jul 14th
NEW JERSEY STATE ATHLETIC CONTROL BOARD SUSPENDS WILLIAMS VS. LARA JUDGES
BOARD IS “UNSATISFIED” WITH THE JUDGING; “REMATCH MAY BE WARRANTED”
LOS ANGELES - The controversy continues to swirl surrounding the Paul Williams vs. Erislandy Lara fight which took place in Atlantic City last Saturday night. In a move announced Wednesday, the New Jersey State Athletic Control Board (“NJSACB”) placed all three judges who scored the fight on an indefinite suspension. In its announcement (below), the NJSACB commented that a rematch of the fight “may be warranted” in the wake of the judges awarding Williams a decision victory in a fight which the majority of media members and fans in attendance, as well as those watching the HBO telecast, had Lara winning easily. Two judges scored the fight for Williams, 115-114 and 116-114, while the third scored the fight a draw (114-114).
Having concerns regarding the final scores rendered by the judges, the NJSACB called all three judges to the Board’s offices in Trenton for a full review of each judge’s scoring of each round. Following the review, the Board determined that “there was no evidence of bias, fraud, corruption or incapacity on the part of any of the judges.” However, after hearing the judges’ explanations of their scoring, the Board remained “unsatisfied” with the scoring and suspended all three judges indefinitely. Each judge will be required to undergo additional training before being allowed to judge a professional boxing match again.
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WILLIAMS – LARA FIGHT PHOTOS
Jul 12th
Paul Williams Wins Decision Over Erislandy Lara
Jul 12th
Paul Williams Wins Decision Over Erislandy Lara
ERISLANDY LARA SEEKS SECOND FIGHT AGAINST PAUL WILLIAMS
Jul 11th
ERISLANDY LARA SEEKS SECOND FIGHT AGAINST PAUL WILLIAMS
Rematch Sought In Wake Of Controversial Decision Handed Down In Atlantic City On Saturday Night
Los Angeles - Saturday night, Erislandy Lara, one of boxing’s rising stars, was dealt a decision loss against former World Champion Paul Williams at Boardwalk Hall in Atlantic City, New Jersey despite the fact that the vast majority of ringside media in attendance, fans watching the fight in person as well as those watching live on HBO, believed that Lara had won the fight in convincing fashion. When the decision was read (scores 114, 114, 115-114 and 116-114 in favor of Williams) a chorus of boos rained down on the ring and calls for a rematch were immediately heard.
“When you see a young undefeated star convincingly win almost every round against one of the best fighters in the world and then have the judges take the fight away from him, it’s very disturbing, not only as his promoter, but also as a boxing fan,” said Richard Schaefer, CEO of Golden Boy Promotions. “The CompuBox statistics alone indicate who the winner of this fight was…Lara landed 42% of his total punches to Williams 19%. Further indication come when examining the power punch statistics as landed Lara landed half of his power shots to almost one of every five that Williams landed. We hope that Williams and his promoter Dan Goossen will give Lara a much-deserved rematch to settle the controversy that has erupted since Saturday night’s decision. If Williams chooses not to fight Lara again, Erislandy is ready to fight anyone, anywhere and at any time and we will make sure they he gets the opportunities he deserves in the wake of his spectacular performance in Atlantic City.”
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VIDEOS, PHOTOS AND QUOTES FROM TODAY’S WILLIAMS-LARA PRESS CONFERENCE IN NYC!
Jul 8th
VIDEOS, PHOTOS & QUOTES FROM TODAY’S WILLIAMS-LARA FINAL PRESS CONFERENCEVIDEOS!! CLICK ON THE IMAGE TO WATCH!PAUL WILLIAMS! |
BIG CAESARS ATLANTIC CITY EVENT JUST GOT BIGGER!
Jun 30th
WBC FEATHERWEIGHT WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP BOUT ADDED TO JULY 9, 2011 EVENT AT BOARDWALK HALL
PAUL WILLIAMS-ERISLANDY LARA
AKIFUMI SHIMODA-RICO RAMOS
CHRIS ARREOLA-FRIDAY AHUNANYA
JHONNY GONZALEZ-TOMAS VILLA
Los Angeles, CA - WBC Featherweight Champion, Jhonny Gonzalez, returns to the ring on a Televisa broadcast, after becoming a three-time World Champion this past April when he traveled to Japan to knockout the defending World Champion, Hozumi Haswegawa in the 4th round.
With Mexico’s premier television network televising prior to the live HBO broadcast, Gonzalez will showcase his devastating power-punching skills against the tough Texan, Tomas “El Norteño” Villa, on July 9 at the Boardwalk Hall in Atlantic City with the 12-round bout between Paul “The Punisher” Williams and undefeated Cuban Erislandy Lara, in what will be the first defense of Gonzalez under the promotional partnership between Del Pueblo Promotions and Goossen Tutor Promotions.
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