By Dan Ambrose: In a rare decision loss for a Canadian fighter, Herman Ngoudjo (17-3, 9 KOs) was defeated by Colombian Juan Urango (21-1-1, 16 KOs) by a 12-round unanimous decision on Friday night for the vacant International Boxing Federation (IBF) light welterweight title at the Bell Centre, Montreal, Canada. The final judges’ scores were 118-108, 116-110 and 120-106.
Herman Ngoudjo
Urango Defeats Ngoudjo, Wins Vacant IBF Jr Welterweight Title
By Sam Gregory: In a very evenly matched action packed fight on ESPN’s Friday Night Fight’s in Montreal, Miami based Columbian Juan Urango won the vacant IBF Jr welterweight title in a unanimous decision over local favorite Herman Ngoudjo. Urango improved his record to 21 wins with 16 knockouts and only losing one. The Cameroon born Ngoudjo fell to 17 wins with 9 knockouts and three loses.
News: Ngoudjo-Urango, Chagaev-Drumond, Kotelnik-Maidana, Boytsov-Garcia
WBA heavyweight “Champion in Recess” Ruslan “White Tyson” Chagaev has all of his boxing ducks, so to speak, lined up in a row but first he has to get past unbeaten No. 10 rated Carl Davis Drumond in the 12-round main event February 7, headlining “The Champion Returns” in Rostock, Germany.
“The Champion Returns” card, presented by Universum Boxing-Promotion, will broadcast three 12-round bouts. Integrated Sports is distributing it in the United States for live viewing at 2 PM/ET – 11 AM/PT on cable pay-per-view via iN Demand and TVN for a suggested retail price of only $24.95.
Ngoudjo Defeats M’baye
By Jim Dower: After taking part in two consectuve controversial bouts, one in which he appeared to lose to Randall Bailey and another where he seemed to get the business in a loss to Paulie Malignaggi, finally Herman Ngoudjo (17-2, 9 KOs) got it right with an impressive 12-round unanimous decision over former WBA light welterweight champion Souleymane M’baye (36-3-1, 21 KOs) on Friday night at the Uniprix Stadium, Montreal, in Quebec, Canada. The win was especially important for the 28 year-old Ngoudjo, originally from Cameroon and now living and fighting out of Montreal, Canada, for it was an IBF eliminator bout, which sets Ngoudjo up as the mandatory for the IBF light welterweight title currently held by Paulie Malignaggi.
Just five months ago, Ngoudjo fought Malignaggi and lost what was a very questionable 12-round decision. Most people, this writer included, thought that Ngoudjo had done more than enough to get the decision over Malignaggi. However, it wasn’t to be. With this win over M’baye, from France, Ngoudjo may will likely get an even better opportunity, especially if Ricky Hatton ends up defeating Malignaggi in their fight later on this year. Ngoudjo, with his fast hands, matches up well with the slower Hatton who typically has problems against fighters with fast hands like Ngoudjo.
Malignaggi Decisions Ngoudjo
In a bout that in now reflected the final judges’ scores, International Boxing Federation light welterweight champion Paulie Malignaggi (24-1, 5 KOs) received a gift 12-round unanimous decision over challenger Herman Ngoudjo (16-2, 9 KOs) on Saturday night at the Bally’s Hotel & Casino, in Atlantic City, New Jersey. The final judges’ scores were 117-111, 116-113 and 115-113, giving the 27 year-old Malignaggi the decision.
Malignaggi vs. Ngoudjo
International Boxing Federation light welterweight champion Paulie “Magic Man” Malignaggi (23-1, 5 KOs) defends his title on January 5th against once beaten challenger Herman Ngoudjo (16-1, 9 KOs) at Bally’s Hotel & Casino, in Atlantic City, New Jersey. Ngoudjo, 28, represented Cameroon in the 2000 Olympics, getting eliminated quickly in the first round, is coming off a very controversial split decision victory over Randall Bailey in June, a bout in which Ngoudjo trade knockdowns with Baily, and appeared to lose five the six final rounds of the fight.