Reading, PA (August 18, 2015)–Last po Rāmere i te Prudential Center inNewark, New Jersey, Nguha Heavyweight Travis Kauffman (29-1, 21 KO o) scored a first round stoppage over Richard Carmack in Kauffman’s first fight in 19 marama.

U Kauffman he matau tika tino i te tū southpaw i tonoa e iho Carmack i 2:07.

Ka mau te a'ee te wahi i runga i te kāri i headlined e te whawhai i waenganui i toa mua ao Antonio Tarver me Steve Cunningham i mutu i roto i te Unuunu.

“Kihai i whakaaro ahau kia rite ki pakeke Carmack e patua rite i ia. 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, I mohio ahau e ko ia kaha, ka hiahia ki te tiki ia ia i roto i tere. The gameplan that we worked on was to go to the body and once I dropped him, I mohio ahau i meatia e ia,” Na ka mea a Kauffman.

Kauffman he hoki e tika ana i runga i Mahuru 18 i te Claridge i Atlantic City.

“Maumauria e ahau, kahore wa, me te ahau kua hoki i roto i te omaoma ki a Naazim Richardson me toku papa me ahau rite ki te haere i mua i te nui whawhai. I expect this fight to be another tune up and then I will be ready for a much bigger fight.”

Photo e Joe Tarlecky