ונקאַסוויללע, קאַן. (יולי 1, 2018) – Returning to the ring after an 11-month layoff due to a broken jaw, דזשאָו “די חיה” סמיט, דזשוניער. provided early fireworks last night (שבת, יוני 30) in the latest installment in the popular “Slugfest at The Sun” סעריע, presented by Joe DeGuardia’s Star Boxing, בייַ מאָהעגאַן Sun אַרענאַ אין ונקאַסוויללע, קאָננעקטיקוט.

“Slugfest at The Sun” was taped live and will air יולי 19, 8 -10 פּ.ם. און, אויף New England Sports Network (NESN). Star Boxing’s next event, “Rockin’ פייץ”,סעפּטעמבער 21 at the Paramount in Huntington, ניו יאָרק, will also air via tape- delay on NESN.

Rated No. 3 און ניט קיין. 7 אין דער וועלט, ריספּעקטיוולי, דורך די וועלט באָקסינג קאָונסיל (וובק) and World Boxing Association (וובאַ), סמיט (24-2, 20 קאָס) hurt מעלווין “The Romantic Redneck” רוססעלל (11-5-2, 7 קאָס) with the first punch he landed and finished the show, two devastating knockdowns later, אין די עפן קייַלעכיק.

“I hit him with a decent shot when I was walking him down and saw that I hurt him,” דזשאָו סמיט דזשוניער. explained. “אַזוי, 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 דזשאָו דעגואַרדיאַ סטייטיד. “Joe’s plan and goal has always been to be world champion. We wanted (סערגיי) Kovalev before this fight, but it didn’t work out. We’re hoping to get him in the fall.”

“קאָוואַלעוו 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 קאָס) cruised past Mexican welterweight Patty “Las Elegante” ראַמירעז (11-6, 5 קאָס), אַ געוועזענער וועלט טיטל טשאַללענגער, 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 “אַקציע” Anthony Laureano (8-0 3קאָ ס) lived up to his nickname, never taking a backwards step, as he pounded וואַן ראַדריגעז (8-10-1 6קאָ ס) in the center of the ring from the opening bell through the end for a dominant six-round unanimous decision. די 2016 New England Golden Gloves champion Laureano, who fights out of East Hartford, קאָרט, 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, צו. It’s there, he felt it; it’s coming. I have a long road. ווייַטער קאַמף, 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.”

ונדעפעאַטעד יינגער מידדלעוועיגהט Wendy “Haitian Fire” Toussaint (9-0, 3 קאָס) lit up an overwhelmed Andy Gonzalez (6-3, 5 קאָס), 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, ניו יאָרק, used his superior power and speed to make an impressive statement.

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

Irish junior welterweight “Lethal” Larry Fryers (formerly known as Gleeson) ימפּרוווד זיין רעקאָרד צו 7-1 (2 קאָס) 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 קאָס), fighting out of New London (קאָרט), געהאלטן זיין ונדעפעאַטעד רעקאָרד בעשאָלעם, dropping Mexican heavyweight Elder Hernandez (5-3, 3 קאָס) 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 “קיין קאָנטעסט” because of an accidental head butt that left both fighters — William “דער שטיל אַססאַססין” Foster III (8-0, 6 קאָס) און Tyrome Jones (4-3-1, 1 קאָ) – with serious head cuts and unable to continue.

CELEBRATING HIS RETURN KO WIN

POST-FIGHT INTERVIEW WITH NESN’S DANA ROSENBLATT & דזשאָו סמיט דזשוניער.

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