On the very first Saturday of the year, Argentinean Carlos Manuel Baldomir caused a huge upset when he scored a unanimous points win over former "undisputed" welterweight champion Zab Judah. Last Saturday, Baldomir (#2, 2460 pts) put his WBC welterweight belt on the line against Arturo "Thunder" Gatti (#4, 2190 pts) in Atlantic City.

And also this time, Baldomir came out victorious, stopping Gatti in the ninth round. He showedd clear superior power over Gatti, whom he knocked down twice in the ninth before the ref halted the bout.
The Argentine adds 2190 WCup points to the 2000 he had obtained thanks to his victory over Judah. The massive total of 4190 WCup points means he conforms his leadership in the 147lbs WCup ranking, and moreover, he becomes the new leader in the WCup All Weights ranking. Second and way behind in the WCup ranking at welterweight is Floyd Mayweather with 1230 points.
In the welterweight total ranking Carlos reclaims the lead with 4650 points, Mayweather is now second with 3030 points, followed by Ricky Hatton (2208 total points).
It is fair to say that the others face an extremely difficult task if they want to keep him from winning the World Cup, both at welterweight and in the All Weights ranking.

Over to Igashi Osaka, Japan, where Nobuo Nashiro (#18, 420 pts) took the WBA super flyweight title from Martin Castillo (#4, 1880 pts) after an upset tenth-round stoppage victory.
The undefeated Japanese fighter opens his 2006 account with 1880 WCup points, good for the runner-up position in the 118lbs WCup ranking. WBO super bantam titlist Jhonny Gonzalez stil leads with 2260 points.
Nashiro reaches second spot in the total ranking, trailing leader Jhonny Gonzalez by 860 points (3160 versus 2300 total points).

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