IBO lightweight champion Lenny Zappavigna (24-0, 16 KOs) found the range for his solid combinations against Billy Sumba (18-2-1, 4 KOs) of Indonesia in round one and dropped the import for a ten count in round two.

Referee Charlie Lucas crowned IBF #12 Zappavigna at 0:23.
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Australian lightweight, IBF #12 Lenny Zappavigna (23-0, 15 KOs) will return to ring action on Thursday when he will clash with Indonesian Billy Sumba (18-1-1, 4 KOs) over ten rounds at the Assyrian Sports and Culture club in Fairfield, NSW, Australia.

Zappavigna, 22 years, captured the vacant IBO 135 pound title in March when he outscored Fernado Angulo over twelve action rounds at the Rancho Mirage in California, USA.
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Australian Lenny Zappavigna kept his undefeated record intact and won the vacant IBO lightweight boxing world title with a disputed unanimous points decision win over Fernando Angulo on Saturday night at the Agua Caliente Casino in Rancho Mirage, California on Showtime. The fight was the main support bout to Vic Darchinyan-Rodrigo Guerrero.

22-year-old Zappavigna from Liverpool, Sydney was a 2006 Commonwealth Games Bronze medallist and started strongly against 29 year-old Angulo 22-7 (14) was born in Sucumbíos, Ecuador and resides in Caracas, Venezuela.
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Lightweight Lenny Zappavigna (23-0, 15 KO’s) won a hard-fought 12 round unanimous decision over Fernando Angulo (22-7, 14 KO’s). After the bout began with clenches in the first half of the fight, both fighters had their moments as they traded heavy shots.

Zappavigna was cut over his right eye, which gave him problems as blood seeped into his eye. Angulo was deducted a point in the ninth round for hitting on the break.
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Is this what Yogi Berra meant by, “Déjà vu all over again”? Five years after the retirement of Kostya Tszyu, another Aussie import sporting a rat-tailed hairdo makes his debut on American television. Comparisons are bound to be drawn between Leonardo Zappavigna, Australia’s newest junior welterweight sensation, and Tszyu for more than a shared hairstyle. However, the duo has a different approach in attacking prey. Where Kostya Tszyu was a selective destroyer, making every punch count like a bazooka, Zappavigna swarms with machine gun flurries. Zappavigna has displayed power in both hands, and the 22-year-old should improve as the maturing process impacts his strength and mind. That evolution begins with an appearance on Showtime this Saturday.
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LEPPINGTON boxer Leonardo Zappavigna, who has fought at Campbelltown Cube, is set to unleash his fists of fury in a March 6 bout for the vacant World IBO Lightweight contest.

Zappavigna's original opponent pulled out of the fight at short notice but he will take on Ecuador-born boxer Fernando Angulo.

Promoters have the 22-year-old on the billing as ``Lenny Zappa'', but Zappavigna is also comfortable with the tag ``Lionheart Lenny'', which the Advertiser bestowed on him in articles.
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Twelve months after cementing his legacy as Australia’s hottest boxing prospect, dishing out a twelve round boxing lesson to former IBF super flyweight champion Gairy St Clair, twenty-two year old Leonardo Zappavigna is looking to make history, joining the ranks of Australia’s greatest as he aims to bring the vacant IBO world lightweight title home to domestic shores; a feat, which if successful, would see him equal the achievements of Australia’s reigning greats, IBO middleweight champion Anthony Mundine, IBO super middleweight champion Sakio Bika, and IBO cruiserweight champion Danny Green.
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Lamont Peterson thought he had the right game plan in his bid to dethrone world champion Timothy Bradley on Saturday night. The only problem was that Bradley was ready for that and made adjustments of his own.

Welterweight Leonardo Zappavigna won a one-sided six round unanimous decision over Sergio Macias. Zappavigna, who was making his debut on American soil, went right after Macias. Zappavigna threw wild, but vicious hooks and crosses to the head of Macias, some stunning the veteran fighter. Macias did his best to hold on.
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Welterweight Leonardo Zappavigna (22-0, 15 KO’s) won a one-sided six round unanimous decision over Sergio Macias.

Zappavigna came out strong and landed wide, yet vicious hooks and crosses to the head.
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Gary Shaw Productions has inked undefeated Australian lightweight Lenny Zappavigna (21-0, 15 KOs).

He will make his United States debut December 12th on the undercard of WBO junior welterweight champion Timothy ‘Desert Storm’ Bradley’s defense against Lamont Peterson.
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The lethal punches of “Deadly” Robert Medley and a pair of slippery shoes stopped Aswin Cabuy in his tracks for a TKO loss at the beginning of four rounds at junior middleweight on Friday night at The Cube in Campbelltown, Australia, headlining a Grange Old School Boxing promotion.

In the opening seconds of round 1, 34 year-old Cabuy 11-8-1 (4) from Bekasi, Indonesia slipped over in his own corner without a punch landing. It was clear that his boxing shoes had little to no tread.

In the main support bout, hot junior welterweight prospect Lenny Zappavigna won a unanimous eight round points decision over Rey Anton Olarte.
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World class junior middleweight Robert Medley (25-2, 17 KOs) captured the IBF Australasian interim championship when Indonesian Aswin Cabuy (11-8-1, 4 KOs) retired in his corner at the conclusion of round three on Friday at the Cube, Cambelltown NSW, Australia. 6' 0" Medley took control of the contest in round one as he delivered power head and body shots on his 5' 7" opponent. Southpaw Cabuy was deducted a point in round two for continual infringements and in round three the visitor was dropped by a solid combination and was with unsteady feet at the bell. The corner of Cabuy retired their boxer to save him from further punishment.

Lenny Zappavigna (20-0, 14 KOs) outscored Filippino southpaw Rey Anton Olarte (8-10-2) in a lightweight bout over eight rounds...
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