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WEC 39 will be televised at 9:00 p.m. ET / 6:00 p.m. PT on the VS channel. Preliminary bouts televised as time permits.

Date: Mar 01, 2009
Location: Corpus Christi, Texas
Venue: American Bank Center

MAIN EVENT
* Champ Mike Brown vs. Leonard Garcia wins by Arm Triangle in RD1!

MAIN CARD
* Ricardo Lamas vs. Bart Palaszewski wins by UD!
* Marcus Hicks vs. Rob McCullough wins by SD!
* Johny Hendricks vs.Alex Serdyukov wins by UD!

PRELIMINARY CARD
* Jose Aldo vs. Chris Mickle wins by TKO in RD1!
* Marcos Galvao vs. Damacio Page wins by brutal KO in RD1!
* Mike Budnik vs. John Franchi wins by SD!
* Justin Haskins vs. Mike Pierce wins by TKO in RD3!
* Alex Karalexis vs. Greg McIntyre wins by TKO in RD1!
* Phil Cardella vs. Danny Castillo wins by SD!
* Kenji Osawa vs. Rafael Rebello wins by SD!

How did the experience in Beijing effect these boxers of tomorrow? For the boxing aficionado there is a strong curiosity who turned professional and who did not. Well, they are the future of the sport, are they not? For many that sat couch side, the experience in Beijing left a bitter taste in their mouth. The scoring was a travesty of justice, and many times the wrong person got the win. It was so bad that I personally refused to watch.

If you’ve ever been privy to a amateur boxing card, you would agree that the decision’s can sometimes be suspect. But this is the big show, not some small town tournament with small town politics. This system was to circumvent what happened to Roy Jones Junior in the 88′ Seoul fiasco. Have things changed for the better? 

So which boxers decided to take their chances turning professional? How are they doing and who’s promoting them? Good questions worthy of a good answer. Let’s start with my home team, the American squad.

Junior middleweight Demetrius Andrade from Providence, Rhode Island turned professional in October and is now 2-0-2.

Middleweight Shawn Estrada from Los Angeles, California turned pro in November and is 1-0-1.

Heavyweight Deontay Wilder from Alabama hit the pro circuit in November and is 1-0-1.

Sadam Ali and jr. flyweight Luis Yanez have decided to turn pro, but haven’t fought yet. Rau’shee Warren decided to stay in the Am’s for the time being. Below are the pro standings for the rest of the world.

• Eli Augustama          2-0-2      11/1/08    HAI
• James Degale          TBA        12/2/08    UK     Frank Warren
• Matt Korobov            1-0-1      11/1/08    RUS   Top Rank
• Bastie Samir             1-0-1       11/8/08   GHA
• Darren Sutherland   TBA        12/18/08  IRL

The following are due to turn pro next year:

• Sadam Ali                (USA)
• John Jackson          (ISV)
• Julius Jackson         (ISV)
• Tony Jeffries            (GBR)
• Bill Joe Saunders   (GBR)
• Luiz Yanez               (USA)
• Zou Shiming             (CHN)

Check out more in the Olympic category to your left!

Bantam Weight (54kg) Results!
Gold Badar-Uugan Enkhbat, Mongolia
Silver Yankiel Leon Alarcon, Cuba
Bronze Veaceslav Gojan, Moldova
Bronze Bruno Julie, Mauritius
5 Akhil Kumar, India
5 Worapoj Petchkoom, Thailand
5 Hector Manzanilla Rangel, Venezuela
5 Khumiso Ikgopoleng, Botswana

Light Heavy Weight (81kg) Results!
Gold Zhang Xiaoping, China
Silver Kenny Egan, Ireland
Bronze Tony Jeffries, Great Britain
Bronze Yerkebulan Shynaliyev, Kazakhstan
5 Washington Silva, Brazil
5 Imre Szello, Hungary
5 Dzhakhon Kurbanov, Tajikistan
5 Abdelhafid Benchabla, Algeria

Super Heavy Weight (+91kg) Results!
Gold Roberto Cammarelle, Italy
Silver Zhang Zhilei, China
Bronze David Price, Great Britain
Bronze Vyacheslav Glazkov, Ukraine
5 Ruslan Myrsatayev, Kazakhstan
5 Jaroslav Jaksto Lithuania
5 Newfel Ouatah, Algeria
5 Oscar Rivas, Colombia

Light Weight (60kg) Results!
Gold Alexey Tishchenko, Russia
Silver Daouda Sow, France
Bronze Hrachik Javakhyan, Armenia
Bronze Yordenis Ugas, Cuba
5 Hu Qing, China
5 Georgian Popescu, Romania
5 Darleys Perez, Colombia
5 Baik Jongsub, South Korea

Welter Weight (69kg) Results!
Gold Bakhyt Sarsekbayev, Kazakhstan
Silver Carlos Banteaux Suarez, Cuba
Bronze Hanati Silamu, China
Bronze Kim Jungjoo, South Korea
5 Demetrius Andrade, United States of America
5 Dilshod Mahmudov, Uzbekistan
5 Toureano Johnson, Bahamas
5 Hosam Abdin, Egypt

Light Fly Weight (48kg) Results!
Gold Zou Shiming, China
Silver Serdamba Purevdorj, Mongolia
Bronze Paddy Barnes, Ireland
Bronze Yampier Hernandez G, Cuba
5 Paulo Carvalho, Brazil
5 Birzhan Zhakypov, Kazakhstan
5 Lukasz Maszczyk, Poland
5 Amnat Ruenroeng, Thailand

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