UNCASVILLE, Conn. (Julio 1, 2018) – Returning to the ring after an 11-month layoff due to a broken jaw, Joe “La Bestia” Herrero, Jr. provided early fireworks last night (Sábado, Junio 30) in the latest installment in the popular “Slugfest at The Sun” serie, presentado por Joe DeGuardia de Star Boxing, en Mohegan Sun Arena en Uncasville, Connecticut.

 

 

 

“Slugfest at The Sun” was taped live and will air Julio 19, 8 -10 p.m. Y, en New England Sports Network (NESN). Star Boxing’s next event, “Rockin’ peleas”,Septiembre 21 at the Paramount in Huntington, Nueva York, will also air via tape- delay on NESN.

 

 

 

Rated No. 3 y n. 7 en el mundo, respectivamente, por el Consejo Mundial de Boxeo (CMB) y la Asociación Mundial de Boxeo (AMB), Herrero (24-2, 20 KOs) hurt Melvin “The Romantic Redneck” Russell (11-5-2, 7 KOs) with the first punch he landed and finished the show, two devastating knockdowns later, en la primera ronda.

 

 

 

“I hit him with a decent shot when I was walking him down and saw that I hurt him,” Joe Smith Jr. explicado. “Así, 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 declarado. “Joe’s plan and goal has always been to be world champion. We wanted (Sergey) Kovalev before this fight, pero no funcionó. We’re hoping to get him in the fall.”

 

 

 

“Kovalev 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 KOs) cruised past Mexican welterweight Patty “Las Elegante” Ramírez (11-6, 5 KOs), un ex retador al título mundial, winning all eight rounds.

 

 

 

“She was a survivor,” Reis commented. “There was a lot we wanted to work on, golpes al cuerpo, 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.”

 

 

 

En el abridor de la televisión, peso welter junior invicto “Acción” Anthony Laureano (8-0 3Nocáuts) estuvo a la altura de su apodo, never taking a backwards step, as he pounded Juan Rodriguez (8-10-1 6Nocáuts) in the center of the ring from the opening bell through the end for a dominant six-round unanimous decision. La 2016 New England Golden Gloves champion Laureano, who fights out of East Hartford, Connecticut, 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, demasiado. It’s there, he felt it; it’s coming. I have a long road. Siguiente lucha, 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.”

 

 

 

El invicto peso mediano junior Wendy “Haitian Fire” Toussaint (9-0, 3 KOs) lit up an overwhelmed Andy Gonzalez (6-3, 5 KOs), battering him from pillar to post, hasta que el árbitro Steve Willis waved off the fight in the third round. Haiti-native Toussaint, now living in Huntington, Nueva York, used his superior power and speed to make an impressive statement.

 

 

 

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

 

 

 

Peso welter junior irlandés “Letal” Larry Fryers (formerly known as Gleeson) mejoró su récord a 7-1 (2 KOs) with a six-round unanimous decision over Anthony Woods (1-7-1). Fighting out of Yonkers NY, Fryers derribó a Woods con un gancho de izquierda al final de la segunda ronda. Woods fue penalizado con un punto cerca del final de la ronda final por un cabezazo intencional.

 

 

 

El ex U. de la estrella del baloncesto de New Haven Cassius Chaney (13-0, 7 KOs), peleando desde New London (Connecticut), mantuvo su récord invicto intacto, dejando caer el peso pesado mexicano Élder Hernandez (5-3, 3 KOs) dos veces antes de que el árbitro Willis detuviera el partido cerca del final de la primera ronda.

 

 

 

El primer combate de la noche terminó en la segunda ronda y dictaminó un “No Contest” debido a un cabezazo accidental que dejó a ambos combatientes — Guillermo “The Silent Assassin” Foster III (8-0, 6 KOs) y Tyrome Jones (4-3-1, 1 KO) – con cortes graves en la cabeza y no puede continuar.

 

CELEBRANDO SU REGRESO KO WIN

ENTREVISTA POSTERIOR A LA PELEA CON DANA ROSENBLATT DE NESN & Joe Smith JR.

Los resultados completos de abajo:

 

RESULTADOS OFICIALES   MAIN EVENT – PESO SEMIPESADO Joe Smith, Jr. (24-2, 20 KOs), Masilla, Nueva York WTKO1 (145) Melvin Russell (11-5-2, 7 KOs), Ashland, Kentucky   Co-estelar – PESOS HEMBRA WELTER Kali Reis (14-7-1, 4 KOs), Cranston, Rhode Island WDEC8 (80-72, 80-72, 80-72) Pat Ramirez (11-6, 5 KOs), Aguascalientes, México   JUNIOR medianos Wendy Toussaint (9-0, 3 KOs), Huntington, Nueva York WTKO3 (1:25) Andy Gonzalez (6-3, 5 KOs), Worcester   JUNIOR welters Anthony Laureano (8-0, 3 KOs), Y. Hartford, Connecticut WDEC6 (60-54, 59-55, 59-55) Juan Rodriguez (8-10-1), Haymarket, Virginia   Welters Joe Farina (3-0, 2 KOs), south Boston, Massachusetts WDEC4 (38-37, 38-37, 37-38) Steve Moore (1-4, 1 KO), naranja, Nueva Jersey   Welters Larry (Gleeson) Freidoras (7-1, 2 KOs), Yonkers, Nueva York WDEC6 (60-52, 60-52, 59-53) Anthony Woods (1-7-1), Filadelfia, Pensilvania   PESOS PESADOS Cassius Chaney (13-0, 7 KOs), Nuevo londres, Connecticut WTKO1 (2:47) Élder Hernandez (5-3, 3 KOs), Morelia, México *Co-promocionado en asociación Principales eventos   JUNIOR pesos ligeros William Foster III (8-0, 6 KOs), New Haven, Connecticut No Contest 2 (2:27 debido a un cabezazo accidental, both fighter’s cut) Tryrome Jones (4-3-1, 1 KO), Sound Bend, EN *Co-Promoted in association with Murphy’s Boxing