Title Fight Result (May 23)

Wow! Nobody saw that coming. Toshiaki Nishioka of Japan defied the 3 to 1 odds and retained his WBC Super Bantamweight title by stopping Mexico's Jhonny Gonzalez in the third round. Gonzales was cruising along after knocking down Nishioka in the first. Like the commentators, I also saw the second round for Gonzales as he was more aggressive. He was also connecting more in the third until Nishioka unleashed that left straight. The quality of TV Azteca's live streaming video was excellent. It took awhile though since the main event started just around midnight (ET) but it's worth it. After watching the fight again in youtube, I thought the knockout punch literally lifted Gonzales off the canvass. There goes Gonzales' chance of big money fights against possibly Israel Vazquez or Rafael Marquez, who incidentally also won via a third round stoppage in the undercard. Nishioka would then get that chance if Marquez-Vazquez 4 does not happen. There are other options against other titleholders that will be attractive and Japan can more than afford promoting big events. So a unification fight against either Celestino Caballero or Juan Manuel Lopez is not impossible. Boxing Scene; Fight News

Breaking news on the Daisuke Naito-Xiong Zhao Zhong WBC Flyweight title fight. Just 3 days before the event, the fight will move from Shanghai, China to Tokyo, Japan as the Chinese promoters are having problems with the venue. This shows that China is not yet ready to host a world title fight. There goes WBC's Jose Sulaiman's dream. Well, probably some other time. ESPN; Fight News

Prediction Result:
Sadly, another notch in my loss column.

My record is now 29-4-2. No changes in the tally.