03.02.07 – By Wray Edwards, photos by W.Edwards: Tomaz Adamek and Chad Dawson hit the scales in the Mandolins Restaurant at Raddison Resort Orlando for their 12 round, WBC, Light Heavyweight Championship bout this Saturday night on SOWTIME AT 9 P.M. The Main Event should be a real rumble as both fighters love to bang. The same can be said of the Semi-main contestants Jesus Chavez and Julio Diaz..
The rest of the card boasts such scrappers as Corey Spinks and Rodney Jones. One especially good issue was raised by ref Alfonso who announced a ten pound weight-gain limit would be imposed between the “official” weigh-ins and the pre-fight weigh-ins. Thank goodness, at least in the State of Florida, the commission is taking a step towards stopping the ridiculous practice of boxers weighing in and then going up three divisions before they fight. The following weights were posted by the fighters:
Tomaz “Goral” Adamek, Undefeated WBC Champion, 31-0 (20 KOs), 174, Jersey City, N.J. (Zywiec, Poland) VS “Bad” Chad Dawson, Undefeated NABF Champion – No. 2 WBC, Dawson, 22-0 (15 KOs), 175 New Haven, Conn.
Jesus “The Matador” Chavez, IBF Champion, Two-Time World Champion, 43-3 (30 KOs), 134 ¾ , Austin, Texas VS Julio “The Kid” Diaz, Interim IBF Champion-Two-Time Champ, 33-3 (24 KOs), 135, Coachella, Calif.
Corey “Next Generation” Spinks, IBF Champion-Former Undisputed Champion, 35-3 (11 KOs), 153 ¾ , St. Louis, Mo. VS “Smooth” Rodney Jones, NABF Champion-No. 1 IBF Contender, 37-3-1 (3KOs), Stockton, Calif.
CRUISERWEIGHT ATTRACTION 10 ROUNDS
Wayne “Big Truck” Braithwaite, Former WBC Champion, 21-2 (17 KOs), 197 ¾ , Brooklyn, N.Y. (Guyana) VS Gustavo “La Parka” Enriquez, Tough Mexican Battler, 15-6, (12 KOs), 197, Juarez, Mexico
LIGHT HEAVYWEIGHT ATTRACTION 8 ROUNDS
MARCUS “Too Much” JOHNSON, Kileen, Tex. 11-0 (9 KOs) 177 ¾ VS WILLIAM GILL Pt. Pleasant, N.J., 6-4 (5 KOs), 178
HEAVYWEIGHT ATTRACTION 6 ROUNDS
BERMANE “B-Ware” STIVERNE, Las Vegas, Nev., 9-0 (9 KOs) 248 ¾ VS HAROLD SCONIERS, Clearwater, Fla., 15-16-2 (10 KOs), 220
LIGHT HEAVYWEIGHT ATTRACTION 8 ROUNDS
EPIFANIO “Diamonte” MENDOZA, Barranquilla, Colombia, 25-4 (23 KOs), 178 VS ERIC “The Hurricane” HOWARD, 11-14-1 (6 KOs ), 185
SUPER MIDDLEWEIGHT ATTRACTION 6 ROUNDS
“King” JAMES JOHNSON, Kileen, Tex., 7-0 (7 KOs), 169 VS DARNELL BOONE, 13-8-2 (5 KOs), 166, Atlanta, Ga.
FLORIDA STATE BOXING COMMISSION TOM MOLLOY, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR; KATHY GENTILE, COORDINATOR RINGSIDE PHYSICIANS: DRS. ALLAN FIELDS and STANLEY SIMPSON.
East Side Boxing would like to thank Don King Production representatives Msrs. Keenan, Hopper and Goodman for their efforts to give media access to these events. East Side Boxing would also like to join Don King in expressing our concern for the victims of last night’s severe weather events, and send our condolences to all those who were killed, injured and made homeless. See you at the fights.