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In the News (Tue 5 Jun 12)

  
  BOXING NOTE
Pastrana (18-0, 15 kos) had no problems in his first defense of his second reign as the IBF 108-pound junior flyweight champ.
Pastrana dropped the overmatched challenger late in the third round and finished Roga for the full 10-count with a barrage of punches with 80 seconds remaining in the fourth round.
Pastrana dropped the champ in the third round and outhustled Carbajal throughout the fight to a capture a split-decision victory.
www.canoe.ca /StatsBOX/BC-BOX-LGNS-PASTRANA-R.html   (294 words)

  
 BBC News | AMERICAS | Profile: Andres Pastrana
Andres Pastrana won the elections, and true to his promise, 18 days later the president elect was meeting FARC leader Manuel Marulanda in the jungle.
In his biography of President Pastrana, Mauricio Vargas, director of Colombia's Cambio magazine, says that despite all the good intentions, the new head of state did not appear to have a clear plan for the peace process.
Mauricio Vargas says Mr Pastrana was optimistic that his government could negotiate with the rebels, and the government soon acceded to rebel demands for a 42,000 square kilometre safe haven.
news.bbc.co.uk /1/hi/world/americas/1759419.stm   (975 words)

  
 Column   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-29)
Pastrana, who accepted the fight on just four days notice after heavyweight Lance Whitaker dropped off the card, was cautious over the first two rounds as Primero registered a 28-20 connect advantage.
After outlanding Primero, 16-3, in the seventh, Pastrana flailed away and had a 19-1 connect advantage in the eighth when the bout was stopped at the 1:48 mark.
Pastrana landed 107 of 443 total punches, including 34 of 173 jabs and 73 of 270 power shots, as he ran his record to 29-3-1 with his 19th knockout.
www.compuboxonline.com /column/1_3_03.shtml   (466 words)

  
 BOXING NOTE
In June 1997, Pastrana also was stripped of the title by the IBF because he failed to attend a pre-fight weigh-in, complaining of a groin injury.
Pastrana served notice of his abilities in January 1997 when he came to the United States for the first time and posted a split-decision victory over then-champion Michael Carbajal.
Pastrana dropped Carbajal in the third round and outhustled the popular fighter throughout in capturing the IBF belt.
www.canoe.ca /StatsBOX/BC-BOX-LGNS-VEGASCARD-R.html   (321 words)

  
 Adan Vargas vs. Mauricio Pastrana (July 16, 2000)
Concentrating on the body, Pastrana, 5'2", was forced to retreat from a clean one two on the button, as the taller busier Vargas, 5'7", popped with authority.
Pastrana seemed to be the fresher fighter, throwing bricks with resolve, as the slumping Vargas looked for his second wind.
Forcing the issue, Vargas pounded away downstairs, and nailed Pastrana with 3 clean hard straight lefts to the chin, and then outhustled him for the rest of the hard fought round.
www.boxingtimes.com /analyses/2000/000716vargas_pastrana.html   (729 words)

  
 Las Vegas SUN: Bantamweights to clash at Arizona Charlie's
Pastrana, 23-1 with 16 knockouts, and Vargas, 33-2-1 with 22 KOs, are championship-caliber fighters attempting to rebound from losses earlier this year.
Pastrana, a native of Colombia, was beaten by Jorge Lacierva in a 12-round decision Feb. 16 in Miami, while Vargas, a native of Mexico, is looking to right his career after dropping a 12-round decision to World Boxing Council bantamweight champ Veerapol Sahaprom March 11 in the champion's home country of Thailand.
Pastrana, who had earlier wins in Las Vegas over Michael Carbajal (in 1997) and Carlos Murillo (in 1998, on the Roberto Duran vs. William Joppy undercard), was hindered in his most recent fight by an injured ankle.
www.lasvegassun.com /sunbin/stories/boxing/2000/jul/13/510500312.html   (444 words)

  
 Fightnews
Pastrana landed at will with tremendous power and excellent hand speed demonstrating why he is one of the most avoided fighters from 112 to 118.
Ironically their records were statistically similar – Pastrana now with 30 wins, 3 losses, 1 draw against 19 knockouts and Trejo now with 27 wins, 3 losses, 2 draws and 17 knockouts – but tonight would prove that the only parallels were on paper, not in the ring.
Pastrana exploded at the end of the first round with a right hand to the head that sent Trejo reeling into the ropes with his knees buckling.
www.fightnews.com /flygirlnorman.htm   (718 words)

  
 Mauricio Pastrana vs. Evaristo Primero (January 3, 2003)
Pastrana (115 ½) tagged Primero, Ciudad Juarez, Mexico with a counter right hand to the chin at the 1:07 mark of the 1st and both fighters traded leather on the inside.
Pastrana remained on the outside in the 3rd, and continued to pick his aggressive opponent apart with effective counter right hands.
Pastrana followed up with another hard right hand to the chin as the boxers spun off the ropes and continued to battle.
www.boxingtimes.com /analyses/2003/030103pastrana_primero.html   (884 words)

  
 Fightnews   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-29)
Round two saw a cagier Pastrana, as he held his hands high, especially his right hand which was glued to the side of his head to stop Marquez’s vaunted left hook.
Pastrana hung tough but was punished to the head and body and by the round’s conclusion his right eye was beginning to close alarmingly.
Pastrana’s output had dropped substantially and he was beginning to look a little discouraged.
www.newmexicoboxing.com /fights2004/moralesbarrera3.html   (1791 words)

  
 BraggingRightsCorner.com - " Second Time the Charm for Mauricio Pastrana?"... by Chris Robinson
And as Mauricio Pastrana sets to do battle once again against Rafael Marquez, so too will I be rooting the little warrior on as I always have.
Pastrana has been fighting for a good while now and although he is the smaller man once again, an upset is far from reach here.
Mauricio Pastrana is a special breed of fighter who knows what it takes to become a champion, whether or not the second time will be the charm remains to be seen.
www.braggingrightscorner.com /robinsonpastrana112604.html   (627 words)

  
 Best of 2000
Pastrana is undefeated and Lacierva is coming off a somewhat close technical decision loss to Mark "Too Sharp" Johnson.
Pastrana wins the final round, but loses the fight 115-113 on all the judges scorecards.
Pastrana admitted that he allowed Lacierva to get ahead and that it cost him the fight.
www.angelfire.com /bc/lowblows/best2.html   (1253 words)

  
 Boxing News For The Serious Boxing Fan   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-29)
Pastrana’s face started to show the effects of Marquez’ attack, as his right eye began to shut and his cut on his right began to bleed more as the rounds progressed.
Referee Robert Byrd took a good look at Pastrana, but Pastrana made it to the end of the round, but not the fight, as his corner called off the fight with Pastrana on his stool and the beating Marquez was giving Pastrana.
Pastrana’s corner made the right decision and protected their fighter from anymore punishment, and surrendering to Marquez.
www.boxingtalk.com /pages/fightreport/fightreport1473.php?PHPSESSID=b7b5fe0a37bf08364c87f33eb9e8c96d   (1744 words)

  
 Greg Wright vs. Darrell Spinks (January 9, 2000)
After the bell rang to end the round, the overzealous Pastrana caught Sowah with a clean left hook to the chin and the ref gave the stricken fighter extra time in-between rounds to recover, but didn't take another point from Pastrana for this indiscretion.
The courageous Sowah was hard pressed to finish, but he did, as the relentless Pastrana kept going for the KO until the final bell.
Because Pastrana gave up the first 3 rounds, and lost 2 points for fouling, it was a close decision for such a one-sided beating.
www.boxingtimes.com /analyses/2000/000109wright_spinks.html   (741 words)

  
 Who's Going To Top Saturday Night's MGM's Grand Garden's Hellfire?
Pastrana was soon to rediscover and find Marquez's firepower as being a bit too over whelming though.
Pastrana incidentally clashed heads with Marquez at the end of that round, ruling it an accidental head butt by ref Robert Byrd.
Pastrana looked like a shorter version of a William Joppy, short armed, short legged, and short on coming in receiving the assaulting revenue, taxed heavily and burdened.
www.ringsidereport.com /smith11292004.htm   (2095 words)

  
 Las Vegas SUN: Vargas' victory sets up shot at title, big payday
For Adan Vargas, who defeated former world champion Mauricio Pastrana in Sunday's main event of a nationally televised boxing card at Arizona Charlie's, life is good.
For Pastrana, his split-decision loss in a 12-round bout at 118 pounds for the vacant North American Boxing Federation title leaves him reeling.
Appropriately, Vargas was excited to have won, while Pastrana and his people were disappointed and left the arena questioning the judges' decision.
www.lasvegassun.com /sunbin/stories/boxing/2000/jul/17/510514451.html   (473 words)

  
 It’s Revenge For Morales, Hernandez and Marquez!
Pastrana landed a couple of good, clean shots but was still waiting too long to throw them.
Marquez continued to wear down Pastrana in the seventh and the eighth, the matador smelled blood and went for the finish with hard, slamming shots to the head and body but Pastrana, who took some head-snapping blows, came back with some power in his paws, but not enough to win the round.
Pastrana had flashes of his old magic but Marquez still dominated despite the fact he was fading down the stretch.
www.laprensa-sandiego.org /archieve/october10-03/morales.htm   (1982 words)

  
 Boxing News : David A. Avila : Drozd Stops Montana in 9; Pastrana Stops Mazimbaev in 9
Both fighters took turns landing hay-makers but it was the younger Drozd who prevailed in winning the little-known IBO intercontinental "super cruiserweight" title.
In a battle of bantamweights, Mauricio Pastrana (31-4-1, 20 KOs) took nine rounds to break down Russia's Marat Mazimbaev (14-2-1) in a WBO bantamweight title elimination bout.
Pastrana is now in line to fight WBO bantamweight champ Cruz Carbajal this summer.
www.maxboxing.com /Avila/Avila033104.asp   (471 words)

  
 The Cyber Boxing Zone
Mauricio Pastrana took it to Michael over the remaing rounds.
Pastrana was the man with more heart and determination.
The bout between Kostya Tsayu and Leonardo Mas ended in a "technical draw." Mas was down twice and it seemed he was ready for a "no mas" himself, when he was hit by an unintentional elbow as Kostya finished throwing an overhand right.
www.cyberboxingzone.com /boxing/oscarpt.htm   (425 words)

  
 Viewing A Classic Barrera- Moral
Pastrana is a fighter who exhibited heart in his fight with Marquez.
Rafael Marquez dominated this fight and the end of the fight, Pastrana had a right eye closed as a result of Marquez left hooks, a left eye that was swollen near shut and a sore shoulder.
Marquez wanted to knock Pastrana out and Pastrana was determined to go the distance, no matter the cost.
www.insideboxing.com /Columnist/tom_donelson/viewing_a_classic_barrera_moral.htm   (2737 words)

  
 Boxing Coverage updated 24/7 at MaxBoxing.com
Pastrana, the shorter of the two, needed to get on the inside to work, something which proved difficult as Valdez showed good leg movement while sticking his probing jabs and following up with 1-2 combos through the eight rounds.
Pastrana seemingly took the ninth round by turning the tables, sticking and moving away, and forcing his opponent to counter punch, often getting beat to the shot.
Valdez came back strong, forcing the action and closing the eleventh round, landing as Pastrana backtracked unto the ropes as the bell sounded.
www.maxboxing.com /Villasenor/Villasenor0212a06.asp   (433 words)

  
 Boxing - News & Results - USA News
31 year-old Pastrana was unable to see out of his right eye and had blood running into his left eye after eight rounds and his corner stopped the contest.
A two-time world champion at junior flyweight, Pastrana was cut on the left eyebrow in the 3rd round from what was ruled as an accidental head butt by referee Robert Byrd and then showed bad swelling on his right eye in round 7.
Pastrana was on his bike in round 8 and began to look like a beaten man before the fight was stopped.
www.secondsout.com /USA/news.cfm?ccs=229&cs=15023   (270 words)

  
 Men's Boxing: International Boxing Association - IBA Champion Mauricio Pastrana
MIAMI (Feb 10) Former four-time world champion Mauricio Pastrana, (26-2) defended and successfully retained his IBA Junior Bantamweight title, when he faced Jose Carita Lopez (23-6-1, 22 KOs) of Puerto Rico.
Pastrana won the 12-round title bout with a unanimous decision, with final scoring from all three judges,.
Pastrana outpointed Lopez throughout the fight, and Pastrana said, ''I knew I had a tough opponent but I stayed focused on my fight plan...With every round, I kept gaining more confidence.
www.ibamensboxing.com /pastrana.htm   (149 words)

  
 BraggingRightsCorner.com - "The Great Ones Rise to the Occasion"... by Chris Robinson
IBF bantamweight champion Rafael Marquez scored an eighth round TKO over former two-time champion Mauricio Pastrana in a fight that was hard to watch near the end.
Being a big Pastrana fan, it was hard seeing the little guy’s eyes swell up, but he’ll live to fight another day.
Nate reminded me that at the onset of his pro career he was actually set to spar with Mauricio once; he also mentioned that Mauricio was a cool customer both in and out of the ring.
www.braggingrightscorner.com /robinsonbarrera112704.html   (1002 words)

  
 EnriqueH's In Depth Boxing Page
Soon enough, by his own admission, Pastrana and his corner knew that there was a considerable gap that needed to be closed and Pastrana fought accordingly in trying to close it.
In round 9, Pastrana was dropped into the ropes by punches that may have knocked a lesser fighter out, but Pastrana bounced back and no knockdown was called.
Pastrana dropped to 23-1 and 16 KOs, while Lacierva raised his stock and is now 15-3-3 with 10 KOs.
www.angelfire.com /bc/lowblows/article.html   (2950 words)

  
 CNNSI.com - Boxing - Boxing manager says IBF ratings of his fighters depended on payoffs - Wednesday May 31, 2000 04:52 ...
One exception was Mauricio Pastrana, whose rise to two IBF championships was nonetheless greased with payoffs, Feris said.
Pastrana, managed by Feris and promoted by King, won the IBF title in that division in January 1997, defeating champion Michael Carbajal.
Pastrana wanted to leave King, according to Feris, who wanted the IBF to restore his title.
sportsillustrated.cnn.com /boxing/news/2000/05/31/ibf_bribery_ap   (873 words)

  
 Diamond Trio Featured At Staples - Daily Nexus Online   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-29)
IBF bantamweight champion Rafael Marquez of Mexico was the crowd favorite at first and clearly the more talented fighter in his bout with Colombian Mauricio Pastrana.
Marquez peppered Pastrana's face with quick left jabs, but the challenger never stopped advancing.
Pastrana won the crowd with his willingness to eat leather and swing hard, but the champ won the eventual decision.
www.ucsbdailynexus.com /print_article.php?a=5651   (391 words)

  
 Dean's Boxing Predictions - 15 Jun 01   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-29)
Mauricio is a banger in his own right.
Felix hasn't the power to stop a Mauricio, but he has the skill to box and slug to win action packed rounds.
Wisely, Felix used his jab to keep Mauricio on the outside and drop a big right hand when Mauricio tried to get inside.
users.ev1.net /~dpdomain/deansboxing/15jun01.htm   (1061 words)

  
 BTOT   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-29)
Former world champion Mauricio Pastrana had to settle for a technical draw when an errant elbow caused a severe gash on Isidro Garcia's left ear in the second round of their scheduled 10-round bout.
Garcia had the better of the action in the opening round against Pastrana, a notoriously slow starter, outlanding him, 12-7, but the former champion began to press the action midway through the second.
Pastrana is now 28-3-1 and Garcia 22-2-2 following the draw.
www.compuboxonline.com /column/7_9.shtml   (321 words)

  
 Center for Latin American Studies, UC Berkeley
Mauricio Cárdenas, director of the Department of National Planning in Colombia, is a cabinet member of Andrés Pastrana's administration, an author of the "Plan Colombia," and involved in the peace talks with insurgent leaders in Colombia.
And if we are to find a negotiated solution to the armed conflict -- and I am certain that we will -- then all parties must be willing to listen, to understand the fundamental social problems, and do away with any and all one-dimensional preconceptions.
President Pastrana is committed not only to put an end to the armed conflict -- which has intensified and degradated in the recent years -- but also to fiscal reform.
socrates.berkeley.edu:7001 /Events/spring2000/05-18-00-cardenas   (2607 words)

  
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Machado, another southpaw in an evening of what seemingly was dominated by left hand fighters, began the fight landing his right jab keeping the shorter Pastrana at arms length.
The fighting during the middle rounds improved as Pastrana moved within range and landed power shots to the head of the champion.
Machado landed 246 of 887 punches for 28% and Pastrana landed 121 of 529 for 23%.
www.boxinggurus.com /010618weekend.html   (1580 words)

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