Boxing Results: Melvin Jerusalem Defeats Siyakholwa Kuse by Unanimous Decision to Retain His WBC Minimumweight World Title at Araneta Coliseum

WBC minimumweight world champion Melvin Jerusalem (25-3 (12 KOs) retained his title, defeating WBC Silver Minimum champion Siyakholwa Kuse (9-3-1 (4 KOs) by a 12-round unanimous decision on Wednesday night at the Araneta Coliseum in Barangay Cubao, Quezon City, Manila, Philippines.

Jerusalem Holds Onto His Crown

In the first half of the fight, Jerusalem was the aggressor. In the eighth and ninth rounds, there was much holding with Jerusalem starting to slow down as both fighters wrestled to the canvas.

At the end of the tenth round, Jerusalem landed his best punch, a right on the chin. In the final two rounds, they fought in the middle of the ring with Kuse having the better of it, throwing so hard in the eleventh that he fell to the canvas. In the final rounds, in the final seconds, Jerusalem landed a left to the chin, too little too late to win the round.

The scores were 115-113, 116-112, and 116-112.  Cesar Castanon Varela was the referee.

Marcial Survives Knockdowns for Decision Win

Middleweight Eumir Felix Marcial (7-0, 4 KOs) won a 10-round majority decision over Eddy ‘El Terrible’ Colmenares (11-3-1 (11) for the vacant WBC International 160-lb title.

In the third and tenth rounds, Marcial was knocked down with the Referee giving 8-counts.

The scores were 95-93, 95-93, and 94-94.

Super bantamweight Carl ‘Wonder Boy’ Martin (27-0 (20) defeated Aran Dipaen (21-5 (18) by a 10-round decision.

In the third round, Martin was down for an 8-count. In the ninth round, Dipaen went down for an 8-count.

The scores were 98-90, 97-92, and 98-91.

WBC International light flyweight champion Arvin ‘Hurricane’ Magramo (20-2-1 (11) won a 10-round split decision over Berland Robles (12-1-1 (5).

In the tenth round, Robles deducted a point for excessive holding; otherwise would have gotten a draw.

The scores were 95-94, 94-95 for Magramo and 96-93 for Robles.

Albert Francisco (14-1-1 (10) fought to a 10-round majority draw with Ramel ‘The Sharp’ Macado, Jr. (10-1-1 (5) in a fight for the vacant WBC international Silver flyweight title.

Tapales Delivers Sixth-Round Knockout

Super bantamweight contender Marlon ‘Nightmare’ Tapales (41-4, 22 KOs) knocked out Fernando Toro (11-3, 9 KOs) at 2:31 of the sixth round of a 10-round fight.

In the sixth round, Tapales dropped Toro twice, with referee Nowel Haduca counting out Toro.

Heavyweight Georgiy Yunovidov (1-1) defeated Chris Thompson (1-0) by an eight-round unanimous decision.

The scores were 77-75, 68-74, and 78-74.

Muhammad Ali’s grandson, middleweight Nico Ali Walsh (11-2-1 (5), fought to an eight-round draw with Kittisak Klinson (10-2-1 (6).

Scores 75-77, 76-76, and 75-76.

Super middleweight Vadim Tukov (2-0) defeated Sena Agbeko (0-1) by an eight-round unanimous decision.

Scores were 78-74, 78-74, and 79-73.