Results from IBF Title Championship bouts; Steve Cunningham vs. Tomasz Adamek, Joseph Abegeko vs William Gonzalez Dec.11th 200 in Newark, NJ

By Khris Kirkpatrick
Photos Keisha Morrisey

De ULTIMATE COMMANDER, Tomasz Adamek and KC


Round One- Adamek being the more aggressive in the early rounds Cunningham comes back with punches of his own late in the round.

Round Two- Cunningham with a little taunting after little flurries from Adamek. Both throwing combos at one another. Adamek knocking down Cunningham in the late seconds of the round.

Round Four- Cunningham throwing flurries early in the round. Adamek coming back with another knockdown late in the round.

Round Five- Cunningham getting hit by combos throughout the round trying to come back with punches of his own.

Round Eight- Cunningham hitting Adamek with big shots. Adamek coming back with flurries landing on Cunningham. Adamek knocking Cunningham down again late in the round. Adamek throwing flurries at Cunningham until the end of the round.

Round Eleven- Early in the round Cunningham comes out aggressive landing powerful punches. Adamek coming back with counter punches.

Tomasz Adamek wins by decision

At the press conference, Cunningham went straight to it that he wants a rematch with Adamek. Cunningham thought he won all the rounds except the knockdown rounds. But in my eyes it seemed Cunningham was getting stunned the entire fight due to his lack of defense and going toe to toe with a much stronger opponent.

Mrs Cunningham (wife), Steve USS Cunningham and De ULTIMATE COMMANDER


Adamek won the fight but I wouldn’t be surprised if there was a rematch due to the excitement in all rounds. Adamek said at the press conference that it didn’t matter who he fought next as long as the people were glad to watch it. But Adamek’s manager said it depends on the money.

Don King


I believe if Don King wants to promote another big fight it should be a Cunningham-Adamek 2 by putting a lot of money into the fight. If the fight happens it could be the fight of the summer.

KC and Steve USS Cunningham


Joseph Agbeko vs. William Gonzalez

First Round- Agbeko landed a crushing blow to Gonzalez early in the round stunning him. Gonzalez landed a low blow to Agbeko.

Second Round- Gonzalez and Agbeko throwing powerful punches but Gonzalez landing more with him winning the round.

Sixth Round- At the end of the round Gonzalez hits Agbeko with a low blow again.
Round Nine- Both Gonzalez and Agbeko landing power punches but Agbeko landing more with him winning the round.

Round Ten- Gonzalez landed powerful flurries late in the round
Joseph Agbeko wins by decision.

Henry Crawford vs. Maximo Cuevas

First Round- Crawford the more aggressive in the first nearly knocking down Cuevas. Crawford badly swelling Cuevas left eye.

Second Round- Crawford finishes Cuevas with flurries winning the fight by TKO

International Boxing Federation world-championship doubleheader on Thursday at Prudential Center—the first title card in Newark in 60 years

NEWARK, N.J.—Boxers preparing for the International Boxing Federation world-championship doubleheader on Thursday at Prudential Center—the first title card in Newark in 60 years (VERSUS 8 p.m. ET/PT)—participated in a media workout today.



IBF cruiserweight champion Steve “USS” Cunningham (21-1, 11 KOs), from Philadelphia, said his Polish-born opponent Tomasz Adamek shouldn’t place too much emphasis on the fact he was able to defeat former undisputed cruiserweight world champion O’Neil “Supernova” Bell in April.



“Tomasz Adamek didn’t beat O’Neil Bell. O’Neil Bell quit. If Adamek has a false sense of hope because of that win, he needs to know there’s no quit in me. I haven’t put in all this work and become world champion to go out on my stool. The only way I go out without my belt is if they carry me out.”

“I still live in the hood in Philadelphia as a world champion. I’m still trying to get out of the hood. That’s motivation enough for me to win right there.”

Former World Boxing Council light heavyweight champion Adamek (35-1, 24 KOs) Adamek, who did not participate in the today’s media workout, was reached by phone.

“I prefer to spend the last few days of training alone,” Adamek said. “I’ll see Cunningham on Thursday night. I expect this match to go the same way as the Bell fight where nothing surprised me and I was able to dictate the pace of the fight.”

The co-feature pits IBF bantamweight champion Joseph King Kong Agbeko (25-1, 22 KOs), from Accra, Ghana, against his mandatory challenger, IBF No. 1-ranked William “Chirizo” Gonzalez (21-2, 19 KOs), from Managua, Nicaragua.

Joseph King Kong Agbeko (L)


“I saw Agbeko defeat Luis Perez to become champion but I didn’t see anything special in him,” Gonzalez, making his first world-title appearance, said. “I don’t think he’s special. I am very confident. This match is very important to me and my future, but I’m trying to not think of that right now, only about Agbeko and his championship. I will defeat him and win his belt.

When told of the challenger’s boasts, Agbeko was undaunted.

“I’m glad Gonzalez is confident,” Agbeko said. “He will need his confidence to stay in the ring with me. I know he’s 21 and 2, but he’s never been in the ring with King Kong.”

See you at the Fights and Thanks for your time.

WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP DOUBLEHEADER IN NEWARK

World-championship boxing will return to Newark for the first time in 60 years when International Boxing Federation cruiserweight champion Steve “USS” Cunningham (21-1, 11 KOs) defends his title against Polish-born former world champion Tomasz Adamek (35-1, 24 KOs) at the sparkling-new Prudential Center on Thursday, Dec 11. VERSUS will air the Cunningham-Adamek bout, as well as a championship co-feature, beginning at 8:00 pm ET.

Steve “USS” Cunningham – IBF Cruiserweight Champion (21-1, 11 KOs)

Joseph King Kong Agbeko – IBF Bantamweight Champion (25-1, 22 KOs)

William Gonzalez – IBF No. 1 & Mandatory Challenger at 118 lbs. (21-2, 19 KOs)

Devon Alexander “The Great” - Undefeated WBC No. 1 at 140 lbs. (16-0, 9 KOs)

Henry Crawford – Undefeated Paterson, N.J., Welterweight (19-0-1, 8 KOs)

Jeremy Bryan – Undefeated Paterson, N.J., Jr. Welterweight (7-0, 3 KOs)

Patrick Farrell – Pro Debut (Jersey City, N.J.)

The last time a world championship boxing match was hosted in Newark, N.J., was in 1948 when Tony Zale and Rocky Graziano met in the rubber match of their epic three-fight trilogy.