Uncasville, Conn. (Lipiec 1, 2018) – Returning to the ring after an 11-month layoff due to a broken jaw, Joe “Bestia” Kowal, Jr. provided early fireworks last night (Sobota, Czerwiec 30) in the latest installment in the popular “Slugfest at The Sun” seria, Przedstawione przez Joe DeGuardia’s Star Boxing, w Mohegan Sun Arena w Uncasville, Connecticut.
“Slugfest at The Sun” was taped live and will air Lipiec 19, 8 -10 p.m. I, na New England Sports Network (NESN). Star Boxing’s next event, “Rockin’ Walki”,Wrzesień 21 at the Paramount in Huntington, Nowy Jork, will also air via tape- delay on NESN.
Ocenione Nie. 3 oraz nr. 7 na świecie, odpowiednio, przez World Boxing Council (WBC) and World Boxing Association (WBA), Kowal (24-2, 20 KO) hurt Melvin “The Romantic Redneck” Russell (11-5-2, 7 KO) with the first punch he landed and finished the show, two devastating knockdowns later, w pierwszej rundzie.
“I hit him with a decent shot when I was walking him down and saw that I hurt him,” Joe Smith Jr. explained. “Tak, 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 stwierdził,. “Joe’s plan and goal has always been to be world champion. We wanted (Sergey) Kovalev before this fight, ale to nie wyszło. We’re hoping to get him in the fall.”
“Kowaliow 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 KO) cruised past Mexican welterweight Patty “Las Elegante” Ramirez (11-6, 5 KO), Tytuł świecie były challenger, winning all eight rounds.
“She was a survivor,” Reis commented. “There was a lot we wanted to work on, strzały na ciało, 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 “Akcja” Anthony Laureano (8-0 3KO) zasłużył na swój przydomek, never taking a backwards step, as he pounded Juan Rodriguez (8-10-1 6KO) 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, zbyt. It’s there, he felt it; it’s coming. I have a long road. Następna walka, 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.”
Niepokonany średniej juniorów Wendy “Haitian Fire” Toussaint (9-0, 3 KO) lit up an overwhelmed Andy Gonzalez (6-3, 5 KO), 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, Nowy Jork, used his superior power and speed to make an impressive statement.
Popular South Boston southpaw Joe Farina (3-0, 2 KO) 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.
Irish junior welterweight “Lethal” Larry Fryers (formerly known as Gleeson) poprawił swój rekord 7-1 (2 KO) 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 KO), fighting out of New London (CT), trzymał niepokonany rekord nienaruszone, dropping Mexican heavyweight Elder Hernandez (5-3, 3 KO) 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 “No Contest” because of an accidental head butt that left both fighters — William “Silent Assassin” Foster III (8-0, 6 KO) i 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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OFICJALNE WYNIKI
Głównym wydarzeniem – LEKKA CIĘŻKA CIĘŻKA Joe Smith, Jr. (24-2, 20 KO), Mastic, Nowy Jork WTKO1 (145) Melvin Russell (11-5-2, 7 KO), Ashland, KY
WSPÓLNA FUNKCJA – FEMALE WELTERWEIGHTS Kali Reis (14-7-1, 4 KO), Cranston, RI WDEC8 (80-72, 80-72, 80-72) Pat Ramirez (11-6, 5 KO), Aguascalientes, Meksyk
MŁODZIEŻOWE WAGI ŚREDNIE DLA DZIECI Wendy Toussaint (9-0, 3 KO), Huntington, Nowy Jork WTKO3 (1:25) Andy Gonzalez (6-3, 5 KO), Worcester
MŁODZIEŻOWE WAGI Anthony Laureano (8-0, 3 KO), I. Hartford, CT WDEC6 (60-54, 59-55, 59-55) Juan Rodriguez (8-10-1), Haymarket, Wirginia
Welterweights Joe Farina (3-0, 2 KO), South Boston, MA WDEC4 (38-37, 38-37, 37-38) Steve Moore (1-4, 1 KO), Pomarańczowy, NJ
Welterweights Larry (Gleeson) Fryers (7-1, 2 KO), Yonkers, Nowy Jork WDEC6 (60-52, 60-52, 59-53) Anthony Woods (1-7-1), Filadelfia, PA
Waga ciężka Cassius Chaney (13-0, 7 KO), New London, CT WTKO1 (2:47) Elder Hernandez (5-3, 3 KO), Morelia, Meksyk *Co-Promoted in association Main Events
LEKKIE WAGI DZIECIĘCE William Foster III (8-0, 6 KO), Nowe niebo, CT No Contest 2 (2:27 due to accidental head butt, both fighter’s cut) Tryrome Jones (4-3-1, 1 KO), Sound Bend, W *Co-Promoted in association with Murphy’s Boxing |