Жо Смит JR. PROVIDED EARLY FIREWORKS WITH 1ST ROUND KO WIN AT MOHEGAN SUN

TARGETING SERGEY KOVALEV TITLE SHOT IN THE FALL
SLUGFEST AT THE SUNRESULTS

UNCASVILLE, Коннектикут. (Оны долдугаар сар 1, 2018) – Returning to the ring after an 11-month layoff due to a broken jaw, Жо “Араатан” Смит, JR. provided early fireworks last night (Бямба гариг, Оны зургадугаар сар 30) in the latest installment in the popular Slugfest at The Sun цуврал, presented by Joe DeGuardia’s Star Boxing, үед Mohegan Sun Arena дахь Uncasville, Коннектикут.

 

 

 

Slugfest at The Sunwas taped live and will air Оны долдугаар сар 19, 8 -10 p.m. БОЛОН, тухай New England Sports Network (NESN). Star Boxing’s next event, “Rockin’ зодоон цохион”,Есдүгээр 21 at the Paramount in Huntington, NY, will also air via tape- delay on NESN.

 

 

 

Rated No. 3 мөн ямар ч. 7 дэлхийн, тус тус, Дэлхийн боксын зөвлөл (WBC) and World Boxing Association (WBA), Смит (24-2, 20 Kos) hurt Мелвин “The Romantic Redneck” Рассел (11-5-2, 7 Kos) with the first punch he landed and finished the show, two devastating knockdowns later, нээлтийн шатанд.

 

 

 

I hit him with a decent shot when I was walking him down and saw that I hurt him,” Жо Смит Jr. explained. “Тэгэхээр, 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 Жо DeGuardia заасан. “Joe’s plan and goal has always been to be world champion. We wanted (Сергей) Kovalev before this fight, but it didn’t work out. We’re hoping to get him in the fall.

 

 

 

Ковалев 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 KaliKO MequinonoagReis (14-7-1, 4 Kos) cruised past Mexican welterweight PattyLas Elegante” Рамирез (11-6, 5 Kos), Хуучин дэлхийн нэр өрсөлдөгч, winning all eight rounds.

 

 

 

She was a survivor,” Reis commented. “There was a lot we wanted to work on, биеийн буудалт, jabs and moregetting 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 “Үйл ажиллагааны” Anthony Laureano (8-0 3К.О-ийн) lived up to his nickname, never taking a backwards step, as he pounded Хуан Родригес (8-10-1 6К.О-ийн) 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, СТ, 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, бас. It’s there, he felt it; it’s coming. I have a long road. Дараагийн тулаан, 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.

 

 

 

Гийн ялагдашгүй бага middleweight WendyHaitian FireToussaint (9-0, 3 Kos) lit up an overwhelmed Andy Gonzalez (6-3, 5 Kos), battering him from pillar to post, until referee Steve Willis 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 Kos) overcame a flash knockdown during the opening seconds of the fight, using a relentless attack to defeat junior welterweight Стив Мур (1-4, 1 К.О), by way of a four-round split decision.

 

 

 

Irish junior welterweightLethalLarry Fryers (formerly known as Gleeson) Түүний дээд амжилтыг сайжруулах 7-1 (2 Kos) 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.

 

 

 

Former U. of New Haven basketball star Cassius Chaney (13-0, 7 Kos), fighting out of New London (СТ), Түүний гийн ялагдашгүй бичлэг нь бүрэн бүтэн байлгах, dropping Mexican heavyweight Elder Hernandez (5-3, 3 Kos) 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 “Ямар ч тэмцээн” because of an accidental head butt that left both fightersWilliam “Чимээгүй алуурчин” Foster III (8-0, 6 Kos) болон Tyrome Jones (4-3-1, 1 К.О) – with serious head cuts and unable to continue.

 

CELEBRATING HIS RETURN KO WIN


POST-FIGHT INTERVIEW WITH NESN’S DANA ROSENBLATT & Жо Смит JR.

Доорх иж бүрэн үр дүн:

 

 

Албан ёсны дүнг

 

Гол үйл явдалLIGHT HEAVYWEIGHT

Жо Смит, JR. (24-2, 20 Kos), Mastic, NY

WTKO1 (145)

Melvin Russell (11-5-2, 7 Kos), Ashland, KY

 

CO-FEATURE – ЭМЭГТЭЙЧҮҮДИЙН WELTERWEIGHTS

Kali Reis (14-7-1, 4 Kos), Крэнстон, RI

WDEC8 (80-72, 80-72, 80-72)

Pat Ramirez (11-6, 5 Kos), Aguascalientes, Мексик

 

JUNIOR MIDDLEWEIGHTS

Wendy Toussaint (9-0, 3 Kos), Huntington, NY

WTKO3 (1:25)

Andy Gonzalez (6-3, 5 Kos), Worcester

 

Junior-ийн WELTERWEIGHTS

Anthony Laureano (8-0, 3 Kos), Тэгээд. Хартфорд, СТ

WDEC6 (60-54, 59-55, 59-55)

Хуан Родригес (8-10-1), Haymarket, VA

 

WELTERWEIGHTS

Joe Farina (3-0, 2 Kos), South Boston, Магистр

WDEC4 (38-37, 38-37, 37-38)

Стив Мур (1-4, 1 К.О), Orange, NJ

 

WELTERWEIGHTS

Larry (Gleeson) Fryers (7-1, 2 Kos), Yonkers, NY

WDEC6 (60-52, 60-52, 59-53)

Anthony Woods (1-7-1), Филадельфи, ТХГН-ийн

 

HEAVYWEIGHTS

Cassius Chaney (13-0, 7 Kos), New London, СТ

WTKO1 (2:47)

Elder Hernandez (5-3, 3 Kos), Morelia, Мексик

*Co-Promoted in association Main Events

 

JUNIOR LIGHTWEIGHTS

William Foster III (8-0, 6 Kos), New Haven, СТ

Ямар ч тэмцээн 2 (2:27 due to accidental head butt, both fighter’s cut)

Tryrome Jones (4-3-1, 1 К.О), Sound Bend, IN

*Co-Promoted in association with Murphy’s Boxing

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