Gamboa, the Cuban defector and former gold medalist, displayed an incredibly rare combination of speed and power in both of his hands that led him to a second round knockout, albeit one with a quick count. Critics will point to the moment when Gamboa suffered the third knockdown of his career as a big question mark going forward, and I can't say it's unfair. If Gamboa is going to be the next pound-for-pound great he's going to have to settle down and fight a hell of a lot smarter. Otherwise he'll likely become one of the greatest action fighters of his generation, which wouldn't exactly suck.

Angulo continued to tear his way through the light middleweight division, this time battering veteran Andrey Tsurkan for ten rounds before the fight was finally called. The HBO broadcast team of Lampley, Kellerman, and Lewis were all calling for the fight to be stopped beginning in the eighth round, and I couldn't have agreed more. Angulo was winning in shutout fashion and his opponent was taking entirely too much punishment for his own good. At times like that the ref, the doctor, the corner, or the commission needs to step in between the two fighters. Eventually the corner did wave a white towel, and referee Tony Krebs stepped in to stop the fight, but not before taking a well deserved right hand from Angulo.

Martinez has flown under the radar a bit since his TKO loss to Antonio Margarito eight years ago, and last night he announced his return to prominence. The 33 year-old Argentine flashed a bit of brilliance in his eight-round TKO victory over the game Alex Bunema. There's speculation that Martinez might face off with Vernon Forrest for for the WBC belt, but Martinez could find himself in line for a rematch with Tony down the road. Or perhaps the champ might be interested in a match against Angulo, his former sparring partner. I say screw that. Let's watch Angulo and Martinez fight for the right to take on Margarito at 154 sometime next year.

Gamboa, the former Cuban gold medalist, won a unanimous decision in a big test against Darling Jimenez. Although he couldn't get rid of his toughest opponent he did show flashes of the hand speed that has people comparing him to Meldrick Taylor along with the stance and aggression of Mike Tyson. And all this in the body of a featherweight.

In Gamboa's lone appearance since that night he knocked out a grievously over-matched Al Seeger in the first round on ESPN. Watch the fun below (and click here for the interview with Gamboa that preceded, and outlasted the fight itself).

Tonight Gamboa will be up against another strong test, this time facing another undefeated boxer, Marcos Ramirez (25-0, 16 KO's).

This will mark the return to the ring for Angulo for the first time since the night back in May when he crushed the previously once-beaten Richard Gutierrez in a five round TKO (watch the entire fight here). Tonight he faces yet another in a growing line of tested opponents in Andrey Tsurkan. The Russian light middleweight who fights out of the Bronx has just one defeat in the past five years, and that was a split decision against the undefeated contender Yuri Foreman.

Also featured on the loaded BAD card is a battle for the vacant WBC light middleweight title between the relatively untested Sergio Gabriel Martinez (43-1, 23 KO's) and the veteran Alex Bunema (30-5, 16 KO's).

So if you are a fan of the combat sports tonight should be pretty excellent with this card along with the EliteXC event in primetime. Unfortunately Arthur Abraham had to postpone his fight for the IBF middleweight title because of the flu, and the card with Juan Manuel Lopez and Jose Lopez as co-headliners in Puerto Rico isn't televised in the states.

The young Cuban displayed some of his bad habits, including one moment in the fourth round when he was caught with his hands down. That punch resulted in the fight's only knockdown, but Gamboa controlled the rest of the night. His incredibly quick combinations battered Jimenez's face, who showed off quite a pair of balls by staying on his feet. In the end Gamboa had punched the braids right out of Jimenez's hair on his way to an easy decision. The future star will be back on display next month in Las Vegas as the headliner of ESPN's Friday Night Fights (which they better fucking promote), and Manny Pacquiao should be watching.

The most exciting moments of the fight came from James Kirkland, who needed less than two minutes to end the night for Eromosele Albert. Kirkland, a 24 year-old Texan with a thunderous left hand, knocked the veteran down twice in the first round leading Joe Cortez to stop the fight. I wish Cortez could ref everything. He'd certainly be an improvement over Ken Mauer.

The most highly contested fight of the night came from Mexican prospect Alfredo Angulo (13-0, 10 KO's) Richard Gutierez (24-2, 14 KO's), the latter of whom arrived in the ring with Kimbo Slice in tow and leather dog collar around his neck. Gutierez put Angulo on the canvas in the fifth only to see Angulo pop right back up and kick his ass. Tony Weeks (the best referee in sports) put a stop to the action before things got ugly.

All three prospects displayed the requisite skills to become stars in the sport, hopefully they all continue on the right path.

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