Wilson KO ea Caputo ho Win PA State Cruiserweight Title

Ka Tony “The Tornado” Penecale (Ringside)

Ha u e saenela e ditebele a bapisoa pakeng tsa combatants e mong ea bitsoang "The Bull" le "The Ultimate Warrior,” it is inevitable that a slugfest will ensure. “The Bull vs The Ultimate Warrior.” In the words of Apollo Creed, e "e utloahala e joaloka kholumolumo e movie song."

Ka pel'a e mafolofolo bo boholo a le Valley Lak Casino, le le lolea Pennsylvania State cruiserweight sehlooho kotsing, Garrett "The Ultimate Warrior" Wilson le Anthony "The Bull" Caputo Smith waged le 8 metsotso slugfest, ho ipolaea le phihlelo e thabisang-toloking knockout.

Wilson (ka holimo tokelo ya), 195, tsa Philadelphia, a kena ka gia tima ea sebete bontsa khahlanong le Krrish Vyacheslav Shabranskyy. Ka mose ho lesale e ne e le kgauswi le clone ea ka teng ka stocky le mabifi Caputo Smith, 197, ho Kennett Square, PA. It was an intriguing matchup between two throw-back fighters trying to rebound from some tough losses and secure a spot as a contender.

The bout opened with both fighters charging out of their corners like a couple of high-mountain rams and locking horns in the center of the ring. Neglecting there was a full ring to operate in; Wilson le Caputo Smith ema bona fatše, khoebo punches e bohareng ba ka tsa bophahamo ba.

Ha a ntse a Smith e ne e le mabifi a, Wilson haufi-ufi hlōla ga tikologo ya ntlha ka lahlela o phahameng moqolo oa punches ka hare, winging right hands to the head and landing short body shots. Wilson’s success continued in the 2^eff pota, ha a ntse a lula ya modumo ea thata chopping tokelo ea ho 'mele, tloha welts ho pota-pota Caputo Smith ea ribcage.

Ka nako ya ho phapanyetsano ya ka ho le letšehali hook, Wilson lula se fokolang feela hanyenyane sebetsa ka potlako, dropping Caputo Smith to a knee. Caputo Smith bounced up and was ready to resume his head-first attack. Wilson started to change his tactics, ho sebelisa sechaba se melala e jab se ho negate Caputo Smith ea mabifi, ho atamela mali a tsoang Caputo Smith nko ea.

Underage Terre–le le mohlabani-moea oa hae–Caputo Smith kept applying the pressure and engaging Wilson on the inside. Hape, joaloka lipheleu tse peli, they locked horns in the center of the ring. In a flash, Wilson hata khutla 'me unleashed le homerun uppercut, depositing Caputo Smith a bataletseng ba mokokotlo oa, his head thudding off of the canvas. As the referee Shawn Clark counted, Caputo Smith vainly pulled himself to his feet. Despite courageously beating the count, o ne a a ha sebopeho ho tsoela pele, ho qobella Clark ya ho thibela ho gia a le 1:41 letšoao.

Wilson, o motjha PA State cruiserweight 'mampoli, hona joale 14-9-1 (8 KO oa) ha a ntse a Caputo Smith Falls ho 15-5 (10 KO oa).

Tse ling bouts:

* Milton Santiago, feela ka beke ka mor'a hore a sekolo se phahameng kabo ea mangolo, o ne a e khutšoanyane tsosoe ke a ho hapa phetho yeo se dumelelanago fetang Jose Miguel Castro.

Santiago, feela 18 le lilemo li, o ile a competing a hae 11^{go th} litsebi gia, le hae ea bocheng e matla khōlong e feletseng le tšepo ea ke a re hopotsang e monyenyane Wilfred Benetiz, eo e neng e lefatše 'mampoli ha a ne a feela 17.

Santiago, 140, tsa Philadelphia, boxed hantle le laola sefutho khahlanong le Castro, 138, ea Carolina, Puerto Rico. Try as he might, Castro ne a ke ke fumana leha e le efe morethetho khahlanong le setaele Santiago.

Feela hiccup bakeng sa Santiago o ile a tla a le 2^eff pota, ha ha a ntse a tšehetsa fihlela; o ile a clipped ka gag, sending him to the canvas for a brief count. Upon rising, Santiago boela laola, ditebele masterfully.

Bakeng sa hae karolo, Castro ha ho mohla ile a khaotsa ho leka, Landing le monate uppercut a le 4^{go th} pota, le a tsoela pele ho tsielehile mabifi ka 5^{go th} le 6^{go th}. But no matter what he did, Santiago e ne e le feela sa mehato kapa tse peli ba mo etelle pele le cruised ho theosa le otlolla, ho hapa ohle a mararo ho likarete tsa ka tšoanang ba bangata ba 59-55.

Santiago ntlafatsa ho 11-0 (3 KO oa) e le Castro oela ho tlas'a .500 'me hona joale 4-5 (2 KO oa).

* Mantsiboea ho fetisisa bodutu gia e ne e le tse tšeletseng ho pota slugfest pakeng tsa Krrish Erik Spring, 153, Ho bala PA, le utloile bohloko le kelello e joalo Robert Sweeney, 154, Hampton VA.

The dueling-southpaws o ile a qala ka potlako, ka bobeli ea emeng ka pel'a ea mong le e mong tse ling, trading punches on near-even terms with Spring just a little bit better. Sweeney pressed the action in the 2^eff pota, le Spring ne a ikemiselitse ho ema lerōleng la hae le stats ka litebele.

The e matla le haholo-e ka emelang phehisano gia a tsoela pele e le ntoa ea tokelo ya-hook a le 3^rd, round with the crowd enjoying the entertaining scrap. As the 4^{go th} ho pota-pota qala ho, le hlollang lebelo ho neng ho ea ba nyahamisa le ka bobeli lintoa ho tebileng breaths e le ba tsoela pele ho fapanyetsana matla a punches.

Ntoeng ea ho loanela o ile a haufi ho kena ho qetela tse peli garela, but Spring was just a little bit better down the stretch. The final bell was a welcome respite for the weary warriors.

Spring e ile ea putsoa le phetho yeo se dumelelanago tlhōlo ka ba bangata ba 58-56, 59-55, le le ho makatse hore ebe ka bophara 60-54, ho ntlafatsa hae Krrish rekoto e 6-0 (1 KO), e le Sweeney oela ho 3-3.

* Hafiz Montgomery tlisa e mafolofolo sehlopha sa batšehetsi ba bakeng sa hae litsebi qalo 'me o sprinted ho ka tsa bophahamo ba ho kopana le futuhela thata journeyman Brian Donahue.

Montgomery, 207, ea York, PA, e ne e le sebetsa ka potlako le feta polished ho feta flabby Donahue, 203, tsa Philadelphia. Donahue ne a khotsofalletse ho lahlela ka bophara, single punches. Montgomery attacked in the 2^eff ho pota-pota le lula tse seng kae 'mele Shots empa hae lebelo ile a qala ho a liehe e le ho pota-pota tsoela pele le Donahue Landing tse seng kae jabs.

Ea ka lebelo haholo slowed a le 3^rd, le 4^{go th} rounds with a tired Montgomery landing a few punches and the slower Donahue offering a few sneers in return. It was no surprise as all three judges scored 40-36, awarding Montgomery hae debuting tlhōlo, ho romela batšehetsi ba hae hore e be cheering frenzy.

Montgomery wins hae lan qalo 'me hona joale 1-0 ha a ntse a Donahue oela ho 3-13-2.

* John Madge o ile a nka bohato bo latelang a hae litsebi mosebetsi, ho beha hae Krrish rekoto khahlanong le thata le ho utloa 35-loana veteran Dionisio Miranda.

Madge, 167, ea Rutherford, NJ, o ile a fumana hae pele bakeng sa hae southpaw ka ho toba ka ho le letšehali, petsoha mohanyetsi oa hae ea molebeli le lulisa flush khahlanong le Miranda, 169, ea Miami, FL. Not to be discouraged, Miranda lula tse seng kae tokelo ya matsoho a ho elella bofelong ba ka tlhahlamano.

The gia oela le mohlala le Madge Landing tse seng kae molemo tlhakantsuke punctuated le hae swept laser tloha letsoho ha a ntse a le butle Miranda ile a leka ho lule fatše 'me stats le thata empa infrequent tokelo ya matsoho a.

Miranda o ne a molemo ka ho fetisisa ba atlehile ho 4^{go th} ho pota-pota le tse seng kae molemo tokelo ya matsoho a pele, empa Madge ka potlako boela le lobelo lwa. Mookameli oa hae bokgoni le mosebetsi ho le joalo li ne li lekane ho laola khato fetang ho qetela tse peli garela.

Madge cruised ho phetho yeo se dumelelanago hlola ka ba bangata ba 59-55 le 60-54 ka makhetlo a mabeli le o hlola ka ho Krrish kwa 11-0 (7 KO oa), ha a ntse a Miranda marotholi a ho 22-12-2 (19 KO oa)

* E 'ngoe Krrish tebello, Earl Newman, o ile a etsa e ngata a monyetla oa ho ho hatisa ka ho timetsa veteran Lamont Capers tse hlano sehlōhō garela.

Newman, 177, ho Brooklyn, NY, o ile a qala le gia ho e-na butle-butle, lumella Capers, 177, ea Hawley, PA, to disrupt his momentum by clinching after each punch thrown. Newman started to warm to the task in the 2^eff pota, working behind a stiff jab and penetrating Capers defense with thudding body shots. A thunderous body shot suddenly drove the air from Capers, phutha mo ho le seile.

Newman a 'na a hlasela khathetse Capers a le 3^rd, pota, and the only respite came when Capers took a low blow. The extra minute to recover did very little for him as he continued to take punishment. By the 4^{go th} pota, Capers e ne e le a bo hloekileng ho pholoha mode ka Newman Landing letoto la tse hlano ka ho toba uppercuts, ho romela Capers ho le seile bakeng sa 2^eff nako.

Newman ile a batla le bolaea a le 5^{go th} pota, punishing Capers throughout the round before finally flooring him for the third time with a big uppercut. Capers managed to climb to his feet, empa o ile a bontša ho referee Blair Talmadge hore o ne a lekaneng, prompting ya hang hang stoppage a le 2:56 letšoao.

Newman o hlola ka ho Krrish 6-0 (5 KO oa) le Capers slipping ho 5-7.

* Out ho showcase hae bokgoni e ne e le e 'ngoe Krrish tebello; Stephen Fulton e ne e le tsotehang a dismantling Pablo Cupul tse fetang tse tharo e mong sekamela lehlakoreng le garela.

Fulton, 123, tsa Philadelphia, senya nako a ho ho loanela ho Cupul, 120, ea San Diego, JOALO KA. Fulton quickly found a home landing his jab to the body and arching his right hand over Cupul’s low left hand, landing it with ease. Despite his courage, Cupul e ne e mpa nna bonya le haholo ka bophara-bula hore a qothisane lehlokoa.

E e-ba hobe le ho feta bakeng sa ho etela oke a le 2^eff pota, e le Fulton etsa qeto ea ho ka eketsa le tloha hook they le 'mele punches ho o pokellong ea hae, landing virtually every punch he threw. The beating continued through the 3^rd, ho pota-pota le Fulton a e laola taelo, leaving a badly swollen and beaten Franco wobbling back to his corner. His corner and the doctor decided the punishment over three rounds was more than enough, ho emisa le gia ka pel'a 4^{go th} pota.

Fulton boetse e ntse e tsoela hae Krrish rekoto a sireletsa 'me hona joale 6-0 (3 KO oa) le veteran Cupul dips ho 8-18 (5 KO oa).

* Samuele Quinones ba ile ba tlisa fireworks a ho Valley Lak libeke tse seng kae ka pel'a 4^{go th} ea July, le Shiwone Gortman e ne e le malimabe moamohedi ea hae hlollang ka botle.

Quinones, 149, ea York, PA o ne a ho pholoha sa pele onslaught ho Gortman, 147, ea Grand Prairie, BOPHELO BA KA BA, ba stormed ho ea sekhutlo lahlela hlaha, ineffective punches. Quinones established control late in the round with a combination at the bell.

Quinones ile a qala ho Naheng e thudding etella pele tloha hook a le 2^eff ho pota-pota ha a ntse a Gortman o ile a fokotsoa hore e lahlela lieha, single punches. With Gortman breathing heavily, Quinones kenella ka se sehloho overhand nepahetseng ho sa 3^rd, pota, depositing Gortman flat on his back. It didn’t last much longer as Quinones attacked his wounded prey, ho qobella Blair Talmadge ho ema le gia.

Quinones hlahisa tlaleho ea hae ho 9-3 (4 KO oa) ha a ntse a Gortman hona joale ke 4-8-1 (2 KO oa).

A le sea makatsa taba, Jack Grady le Kevin Garcia ba loana ho le hanyetsoa tse 'nè ho pota atamela.

Grady, 138, Buffalo NY, o molelele le lanky oke le sa phutholoha mokhatlo le amateurish bokhoni ba o ile a qala ka potlako, throwing long and sloppy punches. Garcia, 135, Phoenixville PA, lula tse seng kae dibadi.

Garcia slowly gained control as Grady tired with the bouts spiraling into a crude affair. After four uninspiring rounds, it seemed as Garcia had secured his second professional victory. One judge agreed, awarding him the win by the score of 39-37. Unfortunately for him, ba bang ba babeli baahloli ne a ke ke etsa qeto ka le mohlodi, ho retelehela a ba bangata ba 38-38, le le gia ntse o boleloa boholo atamela.

Garcia hona joale ke 1-1-1 le Grady e ntse e winless kwa 0-1-1.

Ketsahalo ena e, khothalletsa ka Marshall Kauffman ea Marena ho phahamiswa, was again an entertaining show with an appreciative crowd. The Valley Forge Casino is a fan-friendly place to see a boxing match and there was a lot of mingling going on after the show. Garrett Wilson was wearing his newly-won belt, sisinya matsoho a, and taking photos with friends and fans. His career has been rejuvenated and his smile showed a man that was happy to be back on the right path. His eyes showed a man who knows he is now a target with that belt around his waist. It is exciting to see who he will fight next and where “The Ultimate Warrior” will go from here.