
Ункасвілль, Коннектикут. (Липня 1, 2018) – Returning to the ring after an 11-month layoff due to a broken jaw, Джо “Звір” Коваль, Молодший. provided early fireworks last night (Субота, Червень 30) in the latest installment in the popular “Slugfest at The Sun” серія, presented by Joe DeGuardia’s Star Boxing, на Mohegan Sun Arena в Ункасвілль, Коннектикут.
“Slugfest at The Sun” was taped live and will air Липня 19, 8 -10 p.m. І, на New England Sports Network (NESN). Star Boxing’s next event, “Rockin’ поєдинки”,Вересень 21 at the Paramount in Huntington, Нью-Йорк, will also air via tape- delay on NESN.
Rated No. 3 і Ні. 7 в світі, відповідно, Всесвітня боксерська рада (WBC) and World Boxing Association (WBA), Коваль (24-2, 20 КО) hurt Мелвін “The Romantic Redneck” Рассел (11-5-2, 7 КО) with the first punch he landed and finished the show, two devastating knockdowns later, в першому раунді.
“I hit him with a decent shot when I was walking him down and saw that I hurt him,” Сміт-молодший Джо. explained. “Так, 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 заявив. “Joe’s plan and goal has always been to be world champion. We wanted (Сергій) Kovalev before this fight, but it didn’t work out. We’re hoping to get him in the fall.”
“Ковальов 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 КО) cruised past Mexican welterweight Patty “Las Elegante” Рамірес (11-6, 5 КО), колишній титул чемпіона світу, winning all eight rounds.
“She was a survivor,” Reis commented. “There was a lot we wanted to work on, кадри тіла, 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 “Дія” Anthony Laureano (8-0 3КО) lived up to his nickname, never taking a backwards step, as he pounded Хуан Родрігес (8-10-1 6КО) 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, Коннектикут, 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, занадто. It’s there, he felt it; it’s coming. I have a long road. Далі бійки, 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.”
Непереможний в першій середній Wendy “Haitian Fire” Toussaint (9-0, 3 КО) lit up an overwhelmed Andy Gonzalez (6-3, 5 КО), 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, Нью-Йорк, used his superior power and speed to make an impressive statement.
Popular South Boston southpaw Joe Farina (3-0, 2 КО) overcame a flash knockdown during the opening seconds of the fight, using a relentless attack to defeat junior welterweight Стів Мур (1-4, 1 KO), by way of a four-round split decision.
Irish junior welterweight “Lethal” Larry Fryers (formerly known as Gleeson) покращив свій рекорд до 7-1 (2 КО) 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 КО), fighting out of New London (Коннектикут), зберігається його непереможним записи недоторканими, dropping Mexican heavyweight Elder Hernandez (5-3, 3 КО) 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 “Немає Конкурс” because of an accidental head butt that left both fighters — William “Silent Assassin” Foster III (8-0, 6 КО) і 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 & Джо Сміт JR.
Повні результати нижче:
ОФІЦІЙНІ РЕЗУЛЬТАТИ
MAIN EVENT – LIGHT HEAVYWEIGHT Джо Сміт, Молодший. (24-2, 20 КО), Mastic, Нью-Йорк WTKO1 (145) Melvin Russell (11-5-2, 7 КО), Ешленд, KY
СУМІСНІСТЬ – FEMALE WELTERWEIGHTS Kali Reis (14-7-1, 4 КО), Кренстон, Род-Айленд WDEC8 (80-72, 80-72, 80-72) Pat Ramirez (11-6, 5 КО), Агуаскальентес, Мексика
JUNIOR MIDDLEWEIGHTS Венді Туссен (9-0, 3 КО), Huntington, Нью-Йорк WTKO3 (1:25) Andy Gonzalez (6-3, 5 КО), Вустер
ЮНІОРИ НАПІВНІЙ ВАГОВИКИ Anthony Laureano (8-0, 3 КО), І. Хартфорд, Коннектикут WDEC6 (60-54, 59-55, 59-55) Хуан Родрігес (8-10-1), Haymarket, В.А.
Напівсередньої ваги Joe Farina (3-0, 2 КО), South Boston, Массачусетс WDEC4 (38-37, 38-37, 37-38) Стів Мур (1-4, 1 KO), Orange, Нью-Джерсі
Напівсередньої ваги Larry (Gleeson) Fryers (7-1, 2 КО), Yonkers, Нью-Йорк WDEC6 (60-52, 60-52, 59-53) Anthony Woods (1-7-1), Філадельфія, Пенсільванія
Важковаговиків Кассій Чейні (13-0, 7 КО), New London, Коннектикут WTKO1 (2:47) Elder Hernandez (5-3, 3 КО), Morelia, Мексика *Co-Promoted in association Main Events
JUNIOR LIGHTWEIGHTS William Foster III (8-0, 6 КО), New Haven, Коннектикут Немає Конкурс 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 |