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A roundup of the past weeks notable boxing results from around the world:Saturday at Anaheim, Calif.David Emanuel Peralta W12 Robert Guerrero Welterweight Scores: 116-112, 115-113 Peralta, 115-113 Guerrero Records: Peralta (26-2-1, 14 KOs); Guerrero (33-5-1, 18 KOs)Rafaels remarks: When a fighter is matched softly their opponent is often called a cab driver, a snarky way of describing a guy given virtually no chance to win. Peralta, who turns 34 on Wednesday, certainly fit the description. Literally. A part-time fighter, his actual job is that of a cab driver in his native Argentina. He had a nice record and was brought to the United States -- as a massive underdog -- to fight for the first time against Guerrero, 31, of Gilroy, California, who was badly in need of a win coming off a loss for a vacant welterweight title to Danny Garcia in January and 2-3 in his previous five fights.Most viewed Guerrero, a former two-division titleholder, as a badly faded fighter even before this bout, which headlined a Premier Boxing Champions card on Spike. Now it quite clear that he really is done as a top fighter -- and as a main event performer for that matter -- after this clear loss (despite the one scorecard in his favor) to the painfully slow Peralta, whose previous opposition had been about as bad as it gets.Guerrero, who made $500,000 to Peraltas $30,000, got off to a solid start and looked pretty good for the first couple of rounds but then it was mostly downhill. Peralta kept up a persistent attack, came forward, controlled the action and took it to Guerrero, whose timing, speed and reflexes are not what they were. Peraltas margin of victory should have been even greater because in the ninth round referee Ray Corona blew a clear knockdown. Peralta blasted Guerrero with a pair of right hands that landed cleanly and sent him sagging into the corner post, which clearly held him up. It should have definitely been ruled a knockdown and was obvious in real time and on the television replays. Regardless, Peralta took it to Guerrero for the rest of the fight and got the well-deserved upset (prompting him to do an insanely bizarre dance in the ring!) and likely ended Guerreros run as a meaningful fighter.Freddy Hernandez W10 Alfredo Angulo Super middleweight Scores: 98-92, 97-93 (twice) Records: Hernandez (34-8, 22 KOs); Angulo (24-6, 20 KOs)Rafaels remarks: If you thought Robert Guerrero was a shot fighter after his poor showing in an upset loss to a low-level opponent in the main event, Angulo, 33, of Mexico, showed himself to be even more totally shot in this loss to Hernandez, 37, also of Mexico, a journeyman opponent who had his best days about eight years ago as a welterweight. Angulo and Hernandez were both fighting for the first time in one year and, as expected, slugged it out in an entertaining and bloody high-contact fight. But all the hard fights have clearly taken more of a toll on fan-favorite Angulo, who took a beating and should strongly consider retirement.As usual, Angulo pressured Hernandez, who suffered a bad cut over his left eye in the fifth round, and landed a lot of punches. But Hernandez landed a ton of shots also and appeared to have more steam on his. He also employed a solid jab that he kept in Angulos face, where his left eye/cheek was swollen and marked up by the end of the fight.Terrell Gausha W10 Steve Martinez Junior middleweight Scores: 97-93 (twice), 95-95 Records: Gausha (19-0, 9 KOs); Martinez (16-3, 13 KOs)Rafaels remarks: Gausha, 28, a 2012 U.S. Olympian from Cleveland, had a tougher time than perhaps many expected against Martinez, 26, of Bronx, New York, but came out on top in the majority decision win against the most notable opponent he has had so far. Both guys landed quality shots and Martinez put on a good body attack, but was warned for low blows by referee Jack Reiss in the fifth round. Gausha also did a good job attacking Martinez to the body but also showed a more diverse arsenal, including a good jab and solid counter punching as he took control late in the fight against a seemingly tiring Martinez.Saturday at Fallon, NevadaMiguel Marriaga TKO6 Guy Robb Featherweight Records: Marriaga (24-1, 20 KOs); Robb (18-2, 8 KOs)Rafaels remarks: Since a lopsided decision loss in a featherweight world title fight against overweight Nicholas Walters 14 months ago, Marriaga, 29, a big puncher from Colombia, has won four fights in a row, including this nice knockout of Robb, 27, of Sacramento, California, in the main event of Top Ranks Solo Boxeo Tecate card on UniMas.In the sixth round, Marriaga caught Robb with a series of right hands. As each one landed, Robb appeared to be cracking. And then Marriaga landed another big one flush and sent Robb sprawling to the mat. He beat the count but was unsteady and referee Russell Mora waved off the fight at 2 minutes, 6 seconds, ending Robbs 11-fight winning streak. The win kept Marriaga on track to becoming the eventual mandatory challenger for featherweight world titleholder Oscar Valdez (20-0, 18 KOs).Jose Felix Jr. TKO6 Robert Frankel Lightweight Records: Felix Jr. (34-1-1, 26 KOs); Frankel (34-17-7, 7 KOs)Rafaels remarks: Felix, 24, of Mexico, extended his winning streak to seven fights in a row since a decision loss to Bryan Vasquez for an interim junior lightweight belt in April 2012. This latest victory came against 36-year-old Denver journeyman Frankel, whom Felix took apart and beat up before scoring the knockout in a mismatch.Midway through the sixth round, Felix buckled Frankel with a right hand. Later in the round, he landed several unanswered shots, including body punches and right hands that forced him to hold on. Then Felix punched him into the corner and continued to unload until referee Vic Drakulich waved off the fight at 2 minutes, 23 seconds as Frankel sank to one knee. After the fight, Felix called for a world title shot against Englands Terry Flanagan (31-0, 12 KOs).Tuesday at Bethlehem, Pa.Caleb Plant W10 Juan De Angel Middleweight Scores: 100-89 (three times) Records: Plant (14-0, 10 KOs); De Angel (18-5-1, 17 KOs)Rafaels remarks: Plant, a 24-year-old prospect from Nashville, Tennessee, looked good in his first scheduled 10-round bout as he dominated De Angel, 29, of Colombia, en route to a shutout decision. To punctuate his dominance, Plant knocked De Angel down in the fourth round with a left hook in the main event of a Premier Boxing Champions card. Plant fought with maturity, showing patience. He established his range and distance early on and never let the aggressive De Angel, who lost his second fight in a row, get into the fight or land any big shots, which was pretty much his only prayer to win. Instead, De Angel, perhaps feeling Plants good power on the knockdown, spent a lot of the remainder of the fight attempting to tie him up and avoid and exchanges. In the ninth round, an accidental clash of heads opened a cut on Plants head but it certainly was not enough to derail him on his way to the victory.In the co-feature pitting welterweights from Washington, D.C., southpaw David Grayton (15-1, 11 KOs), 29, knocked out 21-year-old Kareem Martin (8-1-1, 3 KOs) in the final round of their eight-round fight. Grayton dropped Marin with a left hand to the body in the eighth round and while he beat the count, Grayton was all over him when the fight resumed. During a flurry of punches, Benjy Esteves Jr. waved off the fight 41 seconds into the round.Also, two-time Olympian Carlos Gongora (6-0, 5 KOs), 27, of Ecuador, knocked out Ronald Mixon (7-1, 6 KOs), 27, of Los Angeles, at 1 minute, 16 seconds of their light heavyweight fight. Swell Liberty Water Bottle . -- About a third of the way through the regular season, the Washington Wizards are at . Cheap Swell .J. Ellis hit two-run homers and the NL West champion Los Angeles Dodgers defeated the San Diego Padres 4-0 Saturday night. http://www.swellbottleuk.com/ . -- If Henry Burris has his way, he will be the starting quarterback to lead the Hamilton Tiger-Cats back to the Grey Cup next year. Cheap Swell Bottles .Y. -- The Buffalo Sabres have placed centre Cody Hodgson on injured reserve and recalled two players from their AHL affiliate in Rochester. Swell Bottle Sale .5 million, one-year contract on Friday. Hawkins, who turns 41 in December, will compete with Rex Brothers for the closers role at spring training. Former South Africa allrounder Trevor Goddard died aged 85 on Friday night. He had been in poor health for some time.Goddards career spanned 41 Tests between 1955 and 1970. A left-hand opening batsman, he scored 2516 runs and took 123 wickets with his medium pace. His only century came against England in 1965, and his economy rate of 1.64 remains the third best of all time. His best figures - 6 for 53 - came in South Africas first win against Australia in a home Test match, in 1966-67. He was also known to be a fine all-round fielder.Goddard was a regular in the South Africa side till he briefly retired and moved to England in the early 1960s. When he returned, he resumed his international career, and captained South Africa on their tour to Australia in 1963-64, a series they drew; that series established South Africa as a force to be reckoned with in cricket. He also played in the 1969--70 series, won by South Africa at home, but his career came to an abrupt end after the third Test.ddddddddddddBy then, Goddard had announced his unavailability for the upcoming tour of England and with the series won, he was left out.Trevor was a humble man who served the game with great distinction both on and off the field, CSA chief executive Haroon Lorgat said.In all, Goddard played 179 first-class matches, largely for Natal, and scored 11,289 runs at an average of 40.60 and took 534 wickets at 21.65 apiece. He also had a brief spell with North-Eastern Transvaal, and coached at Maritzburg University.After his cricket career, Goddard became an evangelist priest. He was severely injured in a car crash in 1985 but recovered and continued his religious work. ' ' '