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Featherweight Luis Rosa goes from Top prospect to legitimate contender
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Reynaldo Ojeda (R) out-boxed veteran for impressive decision
HARTFORD, Conn. (Maj 15, 2015) — Undefeated Puerto Rican lightweight Reynaldo Ojeda (16-0, 9 KO) impressively introduced himself to American boxing fans in Dzisiejszym ESPN Piątek Walki nocne główne wydarzenie, Przedstawione przez 50 Cent’s SMS Promotions i DiBella Rozrywka, w związku z Universal Promotions, at the Connecticut Convention Center in Hartford. The 26-year-old Ojeda took advantage of his decisive height and reach advantage in his U.S. na debiucie, out-boxing the diminutive (5′ 2″), all-action Meza-Clay throughout a very entertaining fight. Meza-Clay continually walked down Ojeda, who used his quickness, superior movement and boxing ability to register a convincing victory by 12-round unanimous decision. “I’m a top prospect at 135 teraz; I’m going to be giving them all grades now,” commented Ojeda, a teacher in Puerto Rico. “The plan was to box Monty because he’s such an aggressive fighter.” Meza-Clay was hampered in the later rounds by a serious cut over his right eye. Ojeda wisely attacked the wound, pumping a series of stiff jabs and left hooks. “I got confident when his cut opened up,” Ojeda admitted. “What’s next for me is up to my promoter and manager, but I’m available to fight any 135-pounder in the world.”
Luis Rosa (R) finished off Jonathan Perez Connecticut favorite Luis “KO Król” Rosa (20-0, 10 KO), New Haven, made a statement in the co-feature against Colombian featherweight Jonathan “Popeye” Perez (33-11, 27 KO). Rosa was the aggressor from the opening bell through the end of the fight against a dangerous opponent, firing an array of effective combinations to the head and body, often switching from an orthodox stance to southpaw. Rosa was penalized a point in the fourth round for hitting his downed opponent. From that point on, chociaż, he never let up. He pounded Perez, caught him on the ropes, and unleashed an unanswered barrage of punches until referee Michael Ortega ended the fight in the fifth round. Rosa is world ranked by the World Boxing Association (WBA) i World Boxing Council (WBC), odpowiednio, at No. 15 oraz nr. 16. “I said it was going to be explosive and we made it that way,” Rosa said after the fight. “I made a statement that I’m coming after all of the top 122-pounders. I’m a future champ in the making.”
Ivan Golub (R) finishes off outclassed Henry Beckford In the ESPN2 opening fight, 5-time Ukraine National amateur champion John “The Volk” Golub, walki z Brooklynu, poprawiła się 13-0 with his eighth career knockout coming against late replacement Henry Beckford (2-2, 1 KO). Class prevailed as rising middleweight star Golub worked fellow southpaw Beckford’s body, dropped him in the fifth with a body shot, and referee Ortega moved in to call off the fight. The Foster brothers from New Haven were both victorious. półciężkiej Charles Foster (8-0, 4 KO) remained undefeated with a sensational knockout of Joe Gardner (11-8-1, 1 KO) only 62-seconds into the first round, while his younger brother, junior lightweight William Foster (2-0, 1 KO) zatrzymanyGilvan Santos (0-2) w pierwszej rundzie. Bronx middleweight Chris “Złoty” Galeano (8-0) pozostał niepokonany, boxing his way to a unanimous sixth-round decision over Yosmani Abreau (4-9-2), Las Vegas. Decorated Kazakh amateur boxer Dauren Yeleussinov (2-0, 2 KO), now fighting out of Brooklyn, wore down Louisiana super middleweight Sójka “JD” Williams (3-7), winning by way of a sixth-round technical knockout as referee Danny Sciavone halted the action. Waterbury, CT junior welterweight Jair Ramos (3-2-2, 2 KO) and Harlem’s Curtis Morton (3-5-2) fought to a four-round majority draw. In the walk-out bout, Puerto Rican lightweight Alberto Candeleria (5-2-1, 4 KO) was too much for Brooklyn’s Ian James (3-12-1, 1 KO), as referee Ortega waved off the fight in the first round for a technical knockout. All pictures by Ed Diller/DiBella Entertainment Pełne wyniki poniżej:
OFICJALNE WYNIKI (Zwycięzcy wymieniony jako pierwszy)
Main Event – Lightweights Reynaldo Ojeda (17-0, 10 KO), San Juan, Portoryko WDEC10 (99-91, 99-91, 98-92) Monte Meza-Clay (36-5, 22 KO), Rankin, PA
Co-Feature – Junior Featherweights Luis Rosa (20-0, 10 KO), Nowe niebo, CT WTKO5 (2:29) Jonathan Perez (33-11, 17 KO), Barranquilla, Kolumbia
UNDERCARD
Lekkie wagi ciężkie Charles Foster (8-0, 4 KO), Nowe niebo, Connecticut WKO1 (1:02) Joe Gardner (11-8-1, 1 KO), Woonsocket, RI
Super Middleweights Dauren Yeleussinov (2-0, 2 KO), Brooklyn, Nowy Jork WTKO6 (2:29) Jay Williams (3-7), West Monroe, LA
Middleweights Ivan Golub (13-0. 8 KO), Brooklyn, Nowy Jork WTKO5 (2:17) Henry Beckford (2-2, 1 KO), Roosevelt, Nowy Jork
Chris Galeano (8-0), Bronx, Nowy Jork WDEC6 (59-52, 59-52, 8-56) Yosmani Abreau (4-9-2), Las Vegas, NV
Junior Welterweights Jair Ramos (3-2-2, 2 KO, Waterbury, CT D4 (38-38,38-38, 37-39) Curt Morton (3-4-3), Harlem, Nowy Jork
Lightweights Alberto Candeleria (5-2-1, 4 KO), Miami, Floryda WTKO1 (2:00) Ian James (3-12-1, 1 KO), Brooklyn, Nowy Jork
Junior Lightweights William Foster (2-0, 1 KO), Nowe niebo, CT WTKO1 (2:54) Galvan Santos (0-2), Woburn, MA |
