McGuinness successfully defends NABA lightweight title - Looks ahead to next Fight
By Special Report on Doghouse Boxing (June 28, 2011)
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McGuinness
successfully defends NABA lightweight title
Looking ahead
to Canadian showdown Aug. 27 vs. Gaudet
Photo Credit: Durell Wambolt/The Boxing Examiner.
TORONTO – Undefeated prospect Logan Cotton
McGuinness successfully defended his North American Boxing Association
(“NABA”) lightweight title for the second time, taking a 10-round majority
decision (96-94, 96-94, 95-95) against veteran Daniel “Canerito” Ruiz, in an entertaining, highly
competitive fight on the most recent “Friday Night At The Fights” show (June 24)
at Hershey Centre in Mississauga, Ontario, Canada.
The “Friday Night At
the Fights” show was presented by United Boxing Promotions, in association with
McGuiness’ promoter, Hennessy Sports, and Groupe Yvon
Michel.
McGuinness (15-0-1, 7
KOs), fighting in front of a packed house of passionate fans from Toronto, is
rated No. 11 by the World Boxing Association (“WBA”). “It’s always good fighting
at home,” McGuinness said from his home. “I just finished watching a tape of the
fight. The first could have gone either way but I thought I won rounds two
through seven easily. I was applying pressure, using my jab and moving inside to
hit his body. I got caught with a shot in the eighth. I recovered between rounds
and I think we were both low on gas in the ninth. He caught me again in the
10th but I survived. Everybody was telling me to take a knee but I
shook my head (no) because I have the heart of a fighter. A tough fight but I’ll
come back even stronger because of it. Hey, I’m an Irish fighter…I couldn’t take
a knee.”
Ruiz (22-4-1, 16
KOs), fighting outside of his native Mexico for the first time, is a former
Mexican Pacific Coast Featherweight Champion who came into last Friday night’s
action riding a five-fight unbeaten streak (4-0-1).
“I wouldn’t say I was
surprised by how he (Ruiz) fought,” added McGuinness, who dedicated his fight to
the memory of Nick Charles (award-winning boxing announcer). “I just didn’t know
what to expect because there’s not much footage of him available. He’s a good
counter-puncher with his left and right hands. He hurt me with counter-rights
when I brought my jab back a little lazy. That was my fault because it was
something I should have avoided.”
McGuinness’ next
scheduled opponent, former world title challenger Benoit Gaudet (24-2, 10 KOs),
fighting out of Quebec, was a special guest at ringside. The arch-rival
Canadians are slated to fight August 28 in Canada.
“There’s a lot of
video on Gaudet,” Logan remarked. “Preparing properly for him won’t be a problem
like it was for this fight. He’s a different fighter than Ruiz, much more of a
boxer, a very good boxer at that. He was out-boxing Humberto Soto for the first
seven-eight rounds until he got caught in the ninth (TKO9 in 2009 for Soto’s WBC
super featherweight title). I talked with my trainer, Chris Johnson, and we need
to bring in more and better sparring partners for this fight (vs. Gaudet), even
though I was in great shape (for Ruiz). I think I’ll be the stronger fighter.
I’ll need to cut-off the ring and apply pressure and he’s going to want to box
and move around.”
Go on line at www.HennessySports.com for more information about
McGuinness or any of its boxers.
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