TACHI PALACE HOTEL AND CASINO IN LEMOORE, CALIFORNIA 9/27/07

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MAIN EVENT: 10 ROUNDS FOR THE WOMEN'S WBC LIGHTWEIGHT TITLE
ANN MARIE SACCURATO REGAINED THE TITLE BY TENTH ROUND KNOCKOUT OVER JESSICA RAKOCZY

ANN MARIE NEVER LOST THE TITLE IN THE RING BUT RELINQUISHED IT EARLIER THIS YEAR WHEN SHE MOVED UP IN WEIGHT TO FIGHT HOLLY HOLM FOR 6 WORLD TITLES. RAKOCZY WON THE VACANT TILE IN FEBRUARY WITH THE UNDERSTANDING THAT HER FIRST MANDATORY DEFENSE WOULD BE AGAINST SACCURATO. THIS WAS A GREAT FIGHT BETWEEN TWO CHAMPIONS. RAKOCZY WON THE FIRST FIVE ROUNDS WITH SACCURATO COMING BACK AND WINNING  ROUNDS SIX THROUGH NINE. THE FIGHT CAME DOWN TO THE TENTH AND FINAL ROUND. THE TENTH ROUND SAW THE TWO FIGHTERS GOING ALL OUT TO WIN. THEY STOOD TOE TO TOE UNTIL SACCURATO CAUGHT RAKOCZY WITH A STRAIGHT RIGHT HAND DROPPING HER. BEING THE CHAMPION THAT SHE IS SHE TRIED TO GET UP BUT FELL BACK DOWN CAUSING THE REFEREE TO CALL A HALT AT 1:58 OF THE ROUND. ALL RINGSIDE OBSERVERS AGREED THAT THIS HAS TO BE ONE OF THE BEST FEMALE FIGHTS THAT THEY HAVE EVER SEEN. OUR HATS ARE OFF TO THESE TWO GREAT CHAMPIONS.

SEMI MAIN EVENT: TEN ROUNDS FOR THE WOMEN'S WBC MINIMUM WEIGHT TITLE

CORINA MORENO RETAINED HER TITLE WITH A UNANIMOUS DECISION WIN OVER HOLLIE DUNAWAY

MANUEL QUEZADA WON THE WBC CABOFE HEAVYWEIGHT TITLE WITH A SECOND ROUND KO OF RICK DYER

TONY THOMPSON RETAINED HIS WBO #1 RANKING WITH A SECOND ROUND KO OF CLIFF COUSER

Saul Lomas won by third round TKO over Tomas Bernal
James Kindell won by first round KO over Brad Hill

ALL PHOTOS ©2007 BY MARY ANN OWEN

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