Former EliteXC Lightweight Champion KJ Noons loses unanimous decision in Cincinnati boxing match
by James Iannotti on Mar 23, 2009 1:24 PM EDT
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Former EliteXC Lightweight Champion KJ Noons was back in action over the weekend in a middleweight boxing match against James Countryman on the TKO Boxing: "3 The Hard Way" card at the US Bank Arena in Cincinnati, Ohio, according to our pugilist pals over at FightNews.com.
Noons (8-2) dropped a unanimous decision to Countryman (14-1) in a six round middleweight bout to record his second defeat as a pro boxer. Noons was outstruck and outworked the entire fight, but did manage to hang tough for all six rounds despite a cut suffered above the left eye.
While Noons didn't get the result he had hoped for on Saturday night, he still has a chance to prove himself in another high profile match scheduled for April 18 in Minneapolis, Minnesota against another tough opponent in Matt Vanda (39-9).
A win or a loss in that fight will likely affect Noons' decision as far as the continuation of his boxing career or a possible return to the sport of mixed martial arts -- where he once wore championship gold courtesy of a TKO victory over Nick Diaz in November of 2007.
"King Karl" originally signed with Pro Elite with the understanding that he could pursue a career in both mixed martial arts and boxing. He successfully defended his belt against Yves Edwards at EliteXC "The Return of the King," but when he and EliteXC could not agree to terms on a rematch with Diaz, he was stripped of his title.
Following that, Noons decided to switch back to boxing until the two sides could work out their differences.
Now that Pro Elite filed for bankruptcy and had its assets acquired by Strikeforce, a return to mixed martial arts is more likely for Noons in the near future. In fact, Strikeforce CEO Scott Coker has already expressed interest in adding Noons to his roster.
There were even rumors of a potential fight between Noons and Strikeforce lightweight champion Josh "The Punk" Thomson not too long ago.
There are options on the table for Noons if and when he decides to come back to mixed martial arts. Where he ends up and what promotion he signs with may not be decided until April 19. Of course we'll have to wait and see what Matt Vanda has to say about all this first.
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I’m glad you lost TJ! You dodging mother FCUKER!!! Couldn’t cut it in amateur boxing bitch!
by The5thBeatle on Mar 23, 2009 1:34 PM EDT up reply actions
I’m glad this FCUKER lost……and in amateur boxin no less!
by The5thBeatle on Mar 23, 2009 1:34 PM EDT up reply actions
What a buster. Diaz would have surely schooled him in the rematch.
by JRE on Mar 23, 2009 1:41 PM EDT up reply actions
I guess this will be the official “bash noons thread” for all the Diaz fanboys.
Just remember that cut or no cut, your boy was being beaten handily by Noons. I hope there’s a rematch in the future, so Noons can destroy Diaz again.
I’m not really a fan of Noons, just can’t stand Diaz and all his little groupies.
by RealDrew on Mar 23, 2009 2:02 PM EDT up reply actions
Hey I dont like Noons cause he is a complete moron..I am a ‘Diaz brothers’ fan, but that is far from the reason I dislike King Joke..
First time I saw KJ was at the press conference before his fight against Charles Bennett..That was way before he fought Diaz, and I disliked him then..
Him ducking Nick just adds to it!!
by Stagger-Lee on Mar 23, 2009 2:12 PM EDT up reply actions
kJ “The NANCY Boy” Noons…what a bitch! He will go down with Tito as one of the biggest DUCk’ers of all time! 2 idiods that were so afraid of the #1 contenders that they had to run away with the title! Sorry Rob, thats real talk!
by john on Mar 23, 2009 3:52 PM EDT up reply actions
btw, arlovski’s boxing debut is being pushed back to may
by john on Mar 23, 2009 5:15 PM EDT up reply actions
So john, u think Arlovski has a good enough chin for boxing? Hopefully he’s not fighting your Ray mercers or the world.
by NameNotRequired on Mar 23, 2009 11:25 PM EDT up reply actions
Couldnt have said it better RealDrew. Cant stand the Diaz brothers.
by RiverHorror on Mar 23, 2009 3:17 PM EDT up reply actions
Now he officially sucks at 2 combat sports
by El Mexicutioner, formerly The Mexicutioner on Mar 23, 2009 1:27 PM EDT reply actions
I think its crazy that so many people are hating on Noons. I dont blame him for what he did. Dude is a good fighter. Just cause the fans wanted him to do something that he didnt want to do yet… everyone is a hater. So dumb
by enzo-enormous on Mar 23, 2009 1:33 PM EDT reply actions
still, noons is a bad-ass! i don’t care what anyone says on here, but it’s my opinion and that’s that! HOWEVER, he still needs to show some dedication by fighting who ever the organization throws at him.
he should’ve not get into boxing either…. now look what happened. stick with mma, and don’t ruin your rep outside of the cage!
by boardRIDER on Mar 23, 2009 1:36 PM EDT reply actions
does anyone even care about this guy? he won a fite on cuts and refused to defend it to a guy b/c he knew he was going to lose. just like elite xc, he should just go away
by bobby o'shea on Mar 23, 2009 1:40 PM EDT reply actions
The only fights im interested in seeing KJ “King Joke” Noons in are, a rematch with Diaz and I would like to see Krazy Horse knock him out again…
by Stagger-Lee on Mar 23, 2009 1:49 PM EDT up reply actions
Well it looks like this idiot shoud have fought Josh. That would have been a great fight.
by belfort_fan on Mar 23, 2009 2:05 PM EDT reply actions
Wow people really don’t seem to like KJ too much. Inchersting.
by shitleTOT.com on Mar 23, 2009 2:17 PM EDT reply actions
kj and his father arent too bright. i heard countryman is pretty good though. kj should be fighting mma only. if not that, then some really low ranked or unranked boxers.
by ben perry on Mar 23, 2009 2:32 PM EDT reply actions
isnt that what he did and LOST! but this guys a joke elite xc sets up a rematch and he refuses than when the company goes out of business he calls diaz out
TOTAL BITCH if you ask me
by Jared on Mar 23, 2009 4:17 PM EDT up reply actions
Your last name doesn’t happen to be “Shaw” does it? I’m kidding.
by Sean M on Mar 23, 2009 8:04 PM EDT up reply actions
ducker or not, i liker the few fights i saw of noons, guess his plan is get that money, whatevers
by phenomenal angel on Mar 23, 2009 6:23 PM EDT reply actions
Man KJ Noons sux arse anyway so who cares!! Go Diaz!! Go Mariguna!!
by Gina's triangle chokes dummy :) on Mar 26, 2009 4:27 PM EDT reply actions
You people are seriously pathetic. WHY in the HELL would Noons have wanted to fight Diaz again…? And why would anybody even want to see that? Diaz had NO chance at any point of that fight. Not even close. It was inarguably embarrassing for him as a “professional fighter.” But we have people clamoring for a rematch? Diaz would need a WWE rehearsal to win that.
by Yo on Apr 19, 2009 8:48 PM EDT reply actions
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