UNCASVILLE, Пайв. (Июл 1, 2018) – Returning to the ring after an 11-month layoff due to a broken jaw, Байден “Он ҳайвони ваҳшӣ,” Смит, Jr. provided early fireworks last night (Шанбе, Июн 30) in the latest installment in the popular “Slugfest at The Sun” силсила, presented by Joe DeGuardia’s Star Boxing, дар Mohegan Sun Arena дар Uncasville, Коннектикут.
“Slugfest at The Sun” was taped live and will air Июл 19, 8 -10 Земле. ВА, ба New England Sports Network (NESN). Star Boxing’s next event, “Rockin’ Ҷангҳо”,September 21 at the Paramount in Huntington, NY, will also air via tape- delay on NESN.
Rated No. 3 ва Не. 7 дар ҷаҳон, мутаносибан, аз ҷониби Шӯрои бокс Ҷаҳон (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, дар даври кушодашавии.
“I hit him with a decent shot when I was walking him down and saw that I hurt him,” Ҷо Смит сарх. explained. “Ҳамин тавр, 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 Джо DeGuardia изҳор. “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 Kali “KO Mequinonoag” Reis (14-7-1, 4 KOs) cruised past Mexican welterweight Patty “Las Elegante” Рамирес (11-6, 5 KOs), як рақиби собиқи унвони ҷаҳон, winning all eight rounds.
“She was a survivor,” Reis commented. “There was a lot we wanted to work on, body shots, 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 “Чорабиниҳои” Anthony Laureano (8-0 3Русия KO) lived up to his nickname, never taking a backwards step, as he pounded Хуан Rodriguez (8-10-1 6Русия KO) 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, Ч., 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, аз ҳад зиёд. It’s there, he felt it; it’s coming. I have a long road. Мубориза оянда, 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.”
Middleweight хурд Undefeated Wendy “Haitian Fire” Toussaint (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 KO), by way of a four-round split decision.
Irish junior welterweight “Lethal” Larry Fryers (formerly known as Gleeson) такмил шаҳодати вай ба 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 (Ч.), нигоҳ нависед Рокки худро солим, 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 “Нест Олимпиада” because of an accidental head butt that left both fighters — William “The Silent Assassin” Foster III (8-0, 6 KOs) ва 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 & Ҷо Смит сарх.
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ЬОЛАТ АСОСӢ – LIGHT HEAVYWEIGHT Joe Смит, Jr. (24-2, 20 KOs), Mastic, NY WTKO1 (145) Melvin Russell (11-5-2, 7 KOs), Ashland, KY
CO-FEATURE – FEMALE WELTERWEIGHTS Kali Reis (14-7-1, 4 KOs), Cranston, Р.И. WDEC8 (80-72, 80-72, 80-72) Pat Ramirez (11-6, 5 KOs), Aguascalientes, Мексика
JUNIOR MIDDLEWEIGHTS Венди Toussaint (9-0, 3 KOs), Huntington, NY WTKO3 (1:25) Andy Gonzalez (6-3, 5 KOs), Вустер
JUNIOR WELTERWEIGHTS Anthony Laureano (8-0, 3 KOs), Ва. Хартфорд, Ч. WDEC6 (60-54, 59-55, 59-55) Хуан Rodriguez (8-10-1), Haymarket, VA
WELTERWEIGHTS Joe Farina (3-0, 2 KOs), South Boston, MA WDEC4 (38-37, 38-37, 37-38) Стив Мур (1-4, 1 KO), Orange, NJ
WELTERWEIGHTS Larry (Gleeson) Fryers (7-1, 2 KOs), Yonkers, NY WDEC6 (60-52, 60-52, 59-53) Anthony Woods (1-7-1), Филаделфия, ТҶ
HEAVYWEIGHTS Cassius Chaney (13-0, 7 KOs), New London, Ч. WTKO1 (2:47) Elder Hernandez (5-3, 3 KOs), Morelia, Мексика *Co-Promoted in association Main Events
JUNIOR LIGHTWEIGHTS William Foster III (8-0, 6 KOs), Ҳавони нав, Ч. Нест Олимпиада 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 |