UNCASVILLE, Кон. (Юли 1, 2018) – Returning to the ring after an 11-month layoff due to a broken jaw, Joe “Звярът” Ковач, Jr. provided early fireworks last night (Събота, Юни 30) in the latest installment in the popular “Slugfest at The Sun” серия, представен от Joe DeGuardia’s Star Boxing, при Mohegan Sun Arena в Uncasville, Connecticut.

 

 

 

“Slugfest at The Sun” was taped live and will air Юли 19, 8 -10 p.m. И, на New England Sports Network (NESN). Star Boxing’s next event, “Rockin’ Битките”,Септември 21 at the Paramount in Huntington, NY, will also air via tape- delay on NESN.

 

 

 

Rated No. 3 и Не. 7 в света, съответно, от Световната Бокс съвет (WBC) and World Boxing Association (WBA), Ковач (24-2, 20 Нокаута) hurt Melvin “The Romantic Redneck” Russell (11-5-2, 7 Нокаута) with the first punch he landed and finished the show, two devastating knockdowns later, в кръг за отваряне.

 

 

 

“I hit him with a decent shot when I was walking him down and saw that I hurt him,” Джо Смит младши. обясни. “Така, I looked to end it. I would have liked to have gotten some rust off, but I’m happy with my performance. My jaw feels great.”

 

 

 

“We’re looking to go to the top,” Smith’s promoter Joe DeGuardia посочен. “Joe’s plan and goal has always been to be world champion. We wanted (Sergey) Kovalev before this fight, but it didn’t work out. We’re hoping to get him in the fall.”

 

 

 

“Ковальов looks great, he motivates me,” Smith noted. “I think I can take advantage of his conditioning.”

 

 

 

Coming off her historic fight this past May against the undefeated Queen of Boxing Cecelia Breakhus, who won a 10-round decision in the first female fight to air on HBO, three-time world champion Kali “KO Mequinonoag” Reis (14-7-1, 4 Нокаута) cruised past Mexican welterweight Patty “Las Elegante” Ramirez (11-6, 5 Нокаута), бивш претендент за световната титла, winning all eight rounds.

 

 

 

“She was a survivor,” Reis commented. “There was a lot we wanted to work on, снимки на тялото, jabs and more … getting more comfortable. I executed the plan my corner gave me and got the job done.

 

 

 

A Native American from Rhode Island, Reis wants a rematch with Breakhus, “I know I need to stay busy, active and remain fighting at welterweight to get the rematch,” Reis added. “I’m going to stay on her tail. I’ll be ready when it happens, I really want it to happen.”

 

 

 

In the television opener, undefeated junior welterweight “Действие” Антъни Laureano (8-0 3Нокаута) lived up to his nickname, never taking a backwards step, as he pounded Хуан Родригес (8-10-1 6Нокаута) in the center of the ring from the opening bell through the end for a dominant six-round unanimous decision. The 2016 New England Golden Gloves champion Laureano, who fights out of East Hartford, CT, put on an entertaining show in front of his large, loud contingent of fans. Laureano effectively used every punch in his vast arsenal to break down a tough, game Rodriguez.

 

 

 

“I thought I did well,” Laureano said after the fight, “but I’d like to see more angles. I want to see more power, твърде. It’s there, he felt it; it’s coming. I have a long road. Следваща битка, I’d like to have an eight-rounder. We’re adding more people to the team. I hope everyone see that I’m getting better each fight. I have more tools and my discipline is there.”

 

 

 

Непобеждаван младши средна категория Wendy “Haitian Fire” Toussaint (9-0, 3 Нокаута) lit up an overwhelmed Andy Gonzalez (6-3, 5 Нокаута), battering him from pillar to post, до съдия стив Уилис waved off the fight in the third round. Haiti-native Toussaint, now living in Huntington, NY, used his superior power and speed to make an impressive statement.

 

 

 

Popular South Boston southpaw Joe Farina (3-0, 2 Нокаута) overcame a flash knockdown during the opening seconds of the fight, using a relentless attack to defeat junior welterweight стив Мур (1-4, 1 KO), by way of a four-round split decision.

 

 

 

Irish junior welterweight “Lethal” Larry Fryers (formerly known as Gleeson) подобрена си рекорд за 7-1 (2 Нокаута) with a six-round unanimous decision over Anthony Woods (1-7-1). Fighting out of Yonkers NY, Fryers floored Woods with a left hook at the end of round two. Woods was penalized a point near the end of the final round for an intentional head butt.

 

 

 

Бившият U. of New Haven basketball star Cassius Chaney (13-0, 7 Нокаута), fighting out of New London (CT), съхраняват непобеден си рекорд непокътнати, dropping Mexican heavyweight Elder Hernandez (5-3, 3 Нокаута) twice before referee Willis halted the match near the end of the opening round.

 

 

 

The opening bout of the evening ended in the second round and ruled a “Не Contest” because of an accidental head butt that left both fighters — Уилям “The Silent Assassin” Foster III (8-0, 6 Нокаута) и Tyrome Jones (4-3-1, 1 KO) – with serious head cuts and unable to continue.

 

CELEBRATING HIS RETURN KO WIN

POST-FIGHT INTERVIEW WITH NESN’S DANA ROSENBLATT & JOE SMITH JR.

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Официалните резултати   Основно събитие – ЛЕКА ТЕЖКОТЕГА Джо Смит, Jr. (24-2, 20 Нокаута), Mastic, NY WTKO1 (145) Melvin Russell (11-5-2, 7 Нокаута), Ashland, KY   CO-ИГРАЛЕН – FEMALE WELTERWEIGHTS Kali Reis (14-7-1, 4 Нокаута), Cranston, RI WDEC8 (80-72, 80-72, 80-72) Pat Ramirez (11-6, 5 Нокаута), Агуаскалиентес, Мексико   JUNIOR MIDDLEWEIGHTS Уенди Тусен (9-0, 3 Нокаута), Huntington, NY WTKO3 (1:25) Andy Gonzalez (6-3, 5 Нокаута), Worcester   JUNIOR WELTERWEIGHTS Антъни Laureano (8-0, 3 Нокаута), И. Hartford, CT WDEC6 (60-54, 59-55, 59-55) Хуан Родригес (8-10-1), Haymarket, VA   WELTERWEIGHTS Joe Farina (3-0, 2 Нокаута), South Boston, MA WDEC4 (38-37, 38-37, 37-38) стив Мур (1-4, 1 KO), Оранжево, NJ   WELTERWEIGHTS Larry (Gleeson) Fryers (7-1, 2 Нокаута), Йонкърс, NY WDEC6 (60-52, 60-52, 59-53) Anthony Woods (1-7-1), Филаделфия, PA   Гиганти Cassius Чейни (13-0, 7 Нокаута), New London, CT WTKO1 (2:47) Elder Hernandez (5-3, 3 Нокаута), Morelia, Мексико *Co-Promoted in association Main Events   JUNIOR LIGHTWEIGHTS Уилям Фостър III (8-0, 6 Нокаута), New Haven, CT Не Contest 2 (2:27 due to accidental head butt, both fighter’s cut) Tryrome Jones (4-3-1, 1 KO), Sound Bend, IN *Co-Promoted in association with Murphy’s Boxing