Unheralded Dhafir “No Fear” Smith caused a big upset when he went to the hometown of Jeff Lacy and won a unanimous decision over the former World Champion to capture the Universal Boxing Organization™ International Super Middleweight title.

Beating “Left Hook” Lacy in front of a near capacity crowd at Jannus Live in Saint Petersburg, Florida on December 11 was without comparison the biggest triumph of Smith´s up-and-down career, and it earns him the 2010 UBO Boxer Of The Year Award.
 

The decision was unanimous, and most people didn’t think that Jeff “Left Hook” Lacy was even close to winning the UBO International Super Middleweight title on December 11 in Saint Petersburg, Florida, but never the less it was an entertaining bout with dramatic moments for both boxers.

It was a classic Puncher vs. Boxer match-up, and while the Boxer (Smith) seemed to be in control, the Puncher (Lacy) always had a chance to turn things around with his feared power. However, in the end Dhafir Smith got a well-deserved victory.   

Bronco “Superman” McKart became a three-time World Champion on October 30 in Monroe, Michigan. Having previously held WBO and IBA World titles, McKart stopped the game Michie Munoz in seven rounds to win the UBO World Middleweight title.

A true professional and always in shape, McKart is a role model for not only aspiring boxers, but also for young people in general. He is a true hero in his hometown of Monroe, and the Universal Boxing Organization™ is proud to have him as our champion and 2010 New Champion Of The Year.
 

Currently 22-years-old, puncher “Rock Hard Mighty” Mason Menard is quickly establishing himself as one of the sports most promising Lightweights. He won the Louisiana State title in February, and followed up that accomplishment by stopping Robbie Cannon in July to lift the UBO All-America championship.

Menard has since won two non-title fights by knockout, and holds a very impressive 14-1 (12) record. If he continues to develop, he could very well be a future world champion in the making.
 

Mukadi Manda promoted five Universal Boxing Organization™ title fights in 2010. A former professional boxer who fought all over Europe as well as in his birth country The Democratic Republic Of The Congo, Manda committed himself to providing opportunities to talented boxers in D.R.C. after hanging up his gloves in 2008.

Under the promotional banner of Manda, Matamba Postolo won the International Cruiserweight title and the All-Africa Heavyweight title, Manroy Sadic won the All-Africa Cruiserweight title and Ilunga Dominique won and defended the International Welterweight championship. Mr. Manda very much deserves the 2010 UBO Promoter Of The Year Award for brining professional boxing back to life in D.R.C.

 

Zoltan Petranyi did a wonderful job of managing in 2010, leading Laszlo Toth to the UBO International Heavyweight title, Renata Szebeldi to the UBO Female World Super Bantamweight title, and Laszlo Hubert to the UBO European and World Cruiserweight titles.

Still an active boxer, Petranyi could have had one more UBO Champion, himself, as a planned fight for the European Heavyweight title was called off in December.  

The UBO Inter-Continental Lightweight title fight between Humberto Toledo and Luis Ernesto Jose on September 18, was a big event in the truest sense of the word. The fight was witnessed by a huge crowd, and staged outdoors on the Boardwalk of Salinas, Ecuador with an entire country watching it on TV.  

The fight was promoted by Vladimir Zamora, who did a tremendous job of putting together a complicated event, in cooperation with the Salinas Municipal Government and Mayor Vicente Paul Borbor Mite. Toledo won by TKO in round eight.

Turner Boxing Productions, headed by Mr. Dennis Turner, proved to be a big pleasure to work with for the Universal Boxing Organization™ in 2010. T.B.P. successfully staged the Bronco McKart vs. Michie Munoz World Middleweight title fight at the local High School in McKarts hometown of Monroe, Michigan, and conducted themselves professionally in every way.

It is not easy to promote World Championship Boxing without the financial security of television, but T.B.P. did a great job with the October 30 show. With that in mind, Turner Boxing Promotions is given the 2010 UBO Special Tribute Award.