Nyeem ntawv, PA (Lub yim hli ntuj 18, 2015)–Hnub Friday yav hmo ntuj nyob rau Prudential Center inNewark, New Jersey, Heavyweight contender Travis Kauffman (29-1, 21 KO lub) scored a first round stoppage over Richard Carmack in Kauffman’s first fight in 19 lub hlis.

Kauffman tsaws ib tug zoo meej txoj cai nuv los ntawm lub southpaw stance uas xa Carmack cia nyob rau hauv 2:07.

Lub bout coj qhov chaw nyob rau hauv ib daim ntawv uas tau headlined los ntawm ib tug sib ntaus ntawm yav tas los lub ntiaj teb no champions Antonio Tarver thiab Steve Cunningham uas twb nyob rau hauv ib tug kos.

“Kuv tsis xav tias Carmack yuav ntaus zog raws li nws tau. I went out there with the mindset of going some rounds to work off ring rust. As soon as he hit me with a right hand, Kuv paub hais tias nws muaj zog thiab xav kom tau nws tawm ceev. The gameplan that we worked on was to go to the body and once I dropped him, Kuv paub nws tau ua,” hais tias Kauffman.

Kauffman yog vim rov qab rau lub Cuaj Hli Ntuj 18 nyob rau Claridge nyob rau hauv Atlantic City.

“Kuv tsis nkim sij hawm thiab yog twb rov qab nyob rau hauv lub gym nrog Naazim Richardson thiab kuv txiv thiab kuv yog npaj txhij yuav tawm mus rau pem hauv ntej uas loj sib ntaus. I expect this fight to be another tune up and then I will be ready for a much bigger fight.”

Duab los ntawm Joe Tarlecky