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May 18, 2006 -
Providence, Rhode Island
Report by Ken Castro/Photos by Jerri Coli
 Photo gallery #361
by Jerry Coli
Too often championship
fights disappoint. This one did not.
In fact, the hyperbole leading up to the IWBF World Lightweight
Title fight between Jamie “the Hurricane” Clampitt and fellow Rhode
Islander Missy “the Fury” Fiorentino was exceeded only by the actual
events inside the ring.
Fiorentino, the current IWBF Featherweight Champion, scored a
unanimous (97-94, 96-94,96-94) decision over the Canadian native
before 1,512 highly vocal fans at the Rhode Island Convention
Center.
Fiorentino upped her record to 14-1 (6 KO) in wresting the crown
from Clampitt. Clampitt dropped to 16-4-1 with the disappointing
defeat.
For both fighters the stakes were elevated. History will show that
this was the first time a main event in the women’s division was
held in the Ocean State.
“It was intense,” said Fiorentino who came in at 131. “I tried to
relax an not get crazy in there, because I knew if I got crazy I’d
get wild and sloppy.” Fiorentino, as is her style, stayed in close proximity to Clampitt
throughout the opening rounds. Clampitt, who was coming off a long
layoff due to a broke hand, moved well in the early going.
“I kind of forced her to fight my fight. I knew she’s a good boxer
and she likes to move around. I knew I had to cut her off, keep her
on the inside,“ said the newly minted champion.
Clampitt stuck early, forcing a straight right past Fiorentino’s
defenses in the second. In the third round, Fiorentino working in
close again, landed a hard overhand right that stung Clampitt.
A few times I saw her hands drop and I thought that she was open for
the straight right and (trainer)Peter (Manfredo Sr.) kept telling me
to follow up with the hook,” said Fiorentino.
Manfredo said his boxer’s winning edge was honed in a California
training camp last month. “She sparred with six different women.
Some at 150, some at 160, some with boxing style, some with great
jabs-so we were ready for anything that she threw at us tonight. She
excelled at everything tonight, executed the plan perfectly,” he
said.
Clampitt and Fiorentino were visibly reluctant to ease up in the
level of intensity during the middle rounds, as evidenced by the
first clutch of the night, midway through the sixth round. In the
seventh, Fiorentino fired a trio of lefts at her opponent, the later
moving Clampitt back a step.
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November 23, 2005 -
Providence, Rhode Island
Report by Ken Castro Former World title challenger,
Missy Fiorentino, 124, knows that second chances aren’t easily earned. Last
night in her hometown, the hard-punching Fiorentino made the most of
her second opportunity achieving the moniker of World Champion in an
animated 10-round decision over Esther Schouten,
124, for the vacant IWBF
Featherweight crown at the Providence Convention Center.
Despite being bloodied by a head butt in the 9th round, Fiorentino
(13-1, 7 KO’s) managed to secure a win as the judges scorecards
returned tallies of 97-94, 99-91, 96-93. Schouten, 28, a
native of Hoorn, Netherlands and the current WIBF World Super
Bantamweight Champion was fighting in the United States for the
first time as a professional. Schouten fell to 18-3-1 (9 KO’s) with
the loss. Fiorentino was coming off a six-round victory by
decision over Belinda Lacacuente last July at Hampton Beach, New
Hampshire. Her last defeat was at the hands of Emiko Raika in a WIBF
Featherweight title match in September of 2004, at Kyoto Japan.
“This means everything, “ said an elated Fiorentino who plies her
trade as a State Marshall. “This is what I’ve been working for since
I started boxing.. I’ve been a pro for four years and it feels great
to finally have it happen. Having the crowd behind me made me want
to fight even harder.” Fiorentino proved to be the aggressor
throughout the fight, but it was Schouten who got the first opening
in the fight-knocking down the Rhode Island native midway through
the third round. Schouten was hoping the opportunity would further
her chances the rest of the way. “I know I have power so I know I
can knock people down,” said Schouten. “Of course I knew that that
round was mine and I wanted to keep it that way. But she kept coming
in and I wasn’t able to move a lot.” Fiorentino utilized her
jab effectively through the first three rounds to get on the
scoreboard. In the fifth, the pair closed out the final 15 ticks of
the round with a flurry of blows. “I thought it was more of a slip,”
Fiorentino of the third- round trip to the canvas. “But I knew that
they were going to score it as a knockdown so from then on I knew I
had to take every round, because now I’m behind two points.”
Fiorentino went to the body in the middle rounds and seemed to chip
away at Schouten’s reserves in the process. ““I knew I was wearing
her down with the body shots because her punches were getting weaker
and she was trying to move around more,” said the newly-minted
champion. “She’s a great fighter-a tough fight.” Schouten knew
from the outset that her opponent would be a tough draw. “I
didn’t have a game plan. I knew that she was aggressive and would
work hard. She worked harder than I did. That’s the reason I lost,”
said Schouten. “When I could move more, it seemed to be my fight.”
Fiorentino took control of rounds six through eight before
encountering the head butt that gave her an added sense of urgency.
“It’s not the first time I’ve fought with a cut. I saw the blood
pouring out and I thought they were going to stop it and I just
wanted to finish the fight,” she said.
July 8, 2005, Hampton Beach
Casino Ballroom, Hampton Beach, New Hampshire
Missy Fiorentino
scored a six round shutout against Belinda Laracuente. All three
judges scored the bout 60-54. With the victory Fiorentino improves to (11-1,
6KO's) while Laracuente falls to (21-10, 6KO's). (©Copyrighted
Photographs and story by Peter Mark Heintzelman)
Photo
Gallery
June 17, 2005
–Dunkin Donuts Center, Providence, Rhode Island
A return to once- familiar surroundings proved to be the order of the day
for Missy Fiorentino and
Jamie Clampitt. The Rhode Island based boxers upped their win
totals with solid efforts over their opponents during the CES promoted
“Prime Time Fight” card. Fiorentino, the # 4 ranked Jr. Lightweight (WBAN)
scored a unanimous (40-36, 40-36, 40-36) decision over rock-solid
Lisa Lewis of Fresno, California in an
animated four-rounder. Clampitt, the Light welterweight, ranked # 7 by
WBAN, was back inside the ropes after a six-month absence, taking out an
overmatched Leora Jackson late in
the third of six scheduled rounds. Clampitt’s most recent result was a
draw with Eliza Olson. The two faced off last December for the vacant
IWBF Light Welterweight title. Fiorentino
and Lewis got busy from the outset. The Rhode Island Deputy Marshall, whose
day-to-day responsibilities include the transportation of inmates to court,
fired the first salvo with a straight left hand that scored. But Lewis
nearly matched “The Fury” with an aggressive stance of her own, at the start
of the second round. Both fighters went up the middle, rarely wavering from
center ring. With less than ten seconds remaining in the round, Fiorentino
who weighted in at 126 lbs. stung Lewis with an overhand left.
Clampitt’s “thing” and
Jackson’s fate collided with a thud at 1:44 of the third round when the
former Canadian amateur unleashed a flurry of punches that led to Jackson
falling back onto the ropes and staggering, eventually landing near her
corner. “The left hook was landing then she started moving the other way,
then the right hand was working, so I was just trying to mix it up and I
knew I had her hurt, and I just wanted to take her out.” The card was
dedicated to veteran Providence Police detective James Allen, who was killed
in the line of duty in April.
Full fight Report by Ken Castro
March 25, 2005- at the National Armory Guards in Dorchester, MA
Missy "The Fury" Fiorentino
of Cranston, RI, won a four-round
unanimous (39-37, 39-37, 39-37) decision over Kim Colbert.
September 18, 2004 -
Kyoto, Japan
Yvonne Caples, 105, of Las
Vegas, fought Japan's Yuko Sodeoka, 101, to a 10-round
majority draw.
WBAN RECEIVED NOTICED that the WIBA Awarded the WIBA World title belt to
Sodoko - READ CAPLES LETTER with the fight being a majority draw! The two were
fighting for the WIBA Mini flyweight title. In a second WIBA world
title fight, Japan's Emiko Raika, 126, now (12-1-1, 5 KOs),
defeated Missy Fiorentino,124.5, now 9-1-0 (6KO), of Cranston,
Rhode Island, for the WIBA Featherweight World title; Flyweight
Kazumi Izaki, 111½, had a draw with
Naoko Yamaguchi,
111¾; Strawweight Nanako Kikuchi, 102½, won an eight-round unanimous
decision over Marika Watanabe, 102½. Kikuchi won the Japanese Women's
Mini Flyweight Title; Featherweight Togo Rigo, 126¾, stopped
Makiko Mizuno, 127, in the third round with a TKO; Strawweight
Ayaka,
104½, won a four-round unanimous decision over Erika Irie, 105½.
Super Featherweight Maki Koyakashiro, 128½, won a four-round
unanimous decision over Megumi Yabushita, 130½.
May 14, 2004 - Rhode Island Convention
Center, in Providence, Rhode Island -
 Photos
and more
On an ESPN2 card, Missy Fiorentino, now 9-0-0 (6KO), won a
six-round unanimous decision over Leona "Downtown" Brown.
Final judges scoring was 60-53,
60-53, and 59-54.
October 31, 2003 - R.I.
Convention Center,
Providence,
Rhode Island
Jaime Clampitt won a 10-round unanimous decision over
Eliza Olson,
of California, and won the vacant IWBF World Junior Welterweight belt.
Judges scores 99-94, 99-92 and 96-95. Olson took the fight on a couple of
day's notice. In a second bout, Missy Fiorentino, TKO2 1:15 over
Talia Smith of Cleveland, Ohio.
August 1, 2003 - ESPN2 "Friday Night at
the Fights" card, at the Hampton Beach Casino Ballroom, in New Hampshire
Missy “The Deadly
Deputy” Fiorentino, 127, TKO'd Liz Drew,
128.5, in the fifth round of a scheduled six-rounder.in a six-rounder.
May 2, 2003 - Foxwoods Resort
Casino, in Mashantucket, Connecticut
Missy "The Fury" Fiorentino of Cranston, Rhode Island, won by a
unanimous decision over Brenda Bell Drexel of San Marcos, Texas in
a four-round junior welterweight bout. All Score cards 40-36. Fiorentino
is now 6-0 with 4 KO s. Bell Drexel is 5-18-2.
October 4, 2002 - Dunkin Donuts' Center,
Providence, Rhode Island - promoted by Jimmy Burchfield's Classic
Entertainment & Sports
Missy "The Fury" Fiorentino, 127, won a unanimous
decision over Trisha "TNT" Hill. The final scoring was 40-36 on all
three judges score cards. Fiorentino remains undefeated at 5-0-0 (4KO),
and Hill is now 1-1-0.
July 26, 2002 - Rhodes-on-the-Pawtuxet,
Rhode Island
Missy Fiorentino KO1 Candice
Alexander in a scheduled four-round
super- featherweight bout.
May 24, 2002 -Rhodes-On-The-Pawtuxet
Cranston, Rhode Island
Missy Fiorentino, Cranston, and Cincinnati's
Vikki
Clardy went toe-to-toe in a featherweight battle, with
Fiorentino landing a big left hook to score a second-round
knockout. Fiorentino is now 3-0-0 (3KO), and Clardy is 3-3-0.
April 4, 2002 -
Connecticut
At the Foxwoods Resort Casino, in Mashantucket, Missy
Fiorentino, 2-0-0 (2KO) KO2 Ragan Pudwill, 3-6-0.
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