Art Hovhannisyan Eeks Out Split Decision Over Miguel Acosta

Art Hovhannisyan Eeks Out Split Decision Over Miguel Acosta
Mark E. Ortega
Queensberry-Rules.com
July 21, 2012


Though the main event kind of went against the spirit of the ShoBox: The New Generation series, an entertaining battle unfolded between two 30-somethings looking to figure their place in the lightweight division.

Friday night at the Chumash Casino and Resort, Art Hovhannisyan (15-0-2, 8 KOs) had to work harder than he would have liked to eek out a 10 round split-decision win over former lightweight titlist Miguel Acosta (29-6-2, 23 KOs) after dropping him hard in the opening round.

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Miguel Acosta-Art Hovhannisyan Tops ShoBox Tripleheader

Miguel Acosta-Art Hovhannisyan Tops ShoBox Card
Mark E. Ortega
Queensberry-Rules.com
June 27, 2012

On July 20, Gary Shaw Promotions will bring a doubleheader to the esteemed prospect series ShoBox: The New Generation from the Chumash Casino Resort in Santa Ynez, Calif. as confirmed by matchmaker John Beninati. The card was initially going to air three bouts but one bout fell out, as detailed below.

As has been previously reported, the card will be headlined by a 10-round lightweight bout between unbeaten Artyom Hovhannisyan of Glendale, Calif. by way of Armenia against former titleholder Miguel Acosta of Venezuela. The two televised undercard bouts have not been previously reported anywhere.

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Richard Abril Looks to Avoid Becoming a Punchline

Richard Abril Looks to Avoid Becoming a Punchline
Mark E. Ortega
Queensberry-Rules.com
April 12, 2012

There was a collective sigh heard across the boxing community when it became evident that Yuriorkis Gamboa would not be fighting Brandon Rios in a legitimate dream fight on April 14 at the Mandalay Bay Resort & Casino in Las Vegas.

 Some even held out a little hope that, somehow, Gamboa would show up at the scheduled presser in Los Angeles after ducking the first one in the Cuban's adopted home of Miami.

 That didn't happen. Top Rank president Todd Duboef didn't offer up replacement names, as though Gamboa was just running late in L.A. traffic and was en route.

 Though the air was let out of the promotion's sails and HBO backed off broadcasting the Gamboa-less main event on their regular airwaves, a new possible opponent emerged due to a melee that occurred at the Miami presser.

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