- There wasn't much to look forward to in the world of boxing this past weekend but one fight did stand out high above all the others. In a terrible decision by the folks at Premier Boxing Champions and CBS the highly anticipated rematch (at least by true boxing heads) between Jamie McDonnell and Tomoki Kameda was relegated to co-feature status on Sunday afternoon's CBS card. Their first fight is a fringe contender in the Fight of the Year discussion and the rematch didn't disappoint either. The first fight, which took place in May could have easily ended with the win going either way, and the same thing happened in the rematch. In fact the CBS commentary team had Kameda winning by a large margin while U.K. television airing the fight seemed to like McDonnell by a wide margin. It certainly was a back and forth fight which is why it was surprising to see a unanimous decision for McDonnell. McDonnell getting the win wasn't an issue, but some of the scorecards, specifically a 117-110 card turned in by the usually on point Steve Weisfeld were. Still the fight provided fans with a rare treat, it was the type of fight that had it ended in a win for McDonnell, a win for Kameda, or a draw, there wouldn't have been many complaints on either side.
- Most fans are probably still wondering how a glorified sparring match between Anthony Dirrell and Marco Antonio Rubio served as the main event for the Sunday afternoon card on CBS. Sure, Dirrell is a fairly big name in a not so deep division and Rubio has been around forever and is a name fans recognize, but going in everyone had to see what a mismatch this was. From the start Dirrell looked much sharper than the faded Rubio who was just trying to land one power punch that could end the fight, a punch that never came close to landing. Instead Dirrell just picked Rubio apart and when the final scores were announced all three judges had scored every round for Dirrell. The highlight of the telecast may have been current fighter and analyst Paulie Malignaggi and current star trainer Virgil Hunter discussing Rubio's career going forward. Malignaggi had Rubio billed as a gatekeeper from here on out, while Hunter remained slightly more optimistic, for some strange reason. Despite being a terrible fight it was one that will put Dirrell back near the top when it comes to meaningful super middleweight fights.
- Also in action over the weekend was hot prospect Diego De La Hoya. While De La Hoya is still far from reaching contender status in the very talented junior featherweight division he did look good against Jesus Ruiz, a solid veteran who was supposed to give De La Hoya a decent test. Instead the fight was all De La Hoya from start to finish and when the final bell sounded it was the "Golden Kid" was awarded the unanimous decision victory.
- Another fight happened this weekend, a fight most people probably had no idea even took place. That bout feature Daniel Rosas taking on Jhon Gemino. It was looked at as a fairly even fight since both fighters had slight advantages in certain categories but both had plenty of glaring weaknesses as well. In the end the power of Rosas was too much for the quicker fisted, but light hitting Gemino who was stopped in the 8th round with a flurry of punches.
WEEKLY RECORD: 3-1
MONTHLY RECORD: 3-1
OVERALL RECORD: 553-155-18
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