אונקאסוויל, קונטיקט. (יולי 1, 2018) – Returning to the ring after an 11-month layoff due to a broken jaw, ג'ו “The Beast” נַפָּח, ג 'וניור. provided early fireworks last night (יום שבת, יוני 30) in the latest installment in the popular “Slugfest at The Sun” סדרה, שהוצג על ידי Joe DeGuardia’s Star Boxing, ב Mohegan Sun Arena ב אונקאסוויל, קונטיקט.
“Slugfest at The Sun” was taped live and will air יולי 19, 8 -10 p.m. ו, ב New England Sports Network (NESN). Star Boxing’s next event, “Rockin’ קרבות”,ספטמבר 21 at the Paramount in Huntington, ניו יורק, will also air via tape- delay on NESN.
Rated No. 3 ולא. 7 בעולם, בהתאמה, על ידי מועצת אגרוף העולם (WBC) ו עולם אגרוף אגוד (WBA), נַפָּח (24-2, 20 קוס) hurt מלווין “The Romantic Redneck” ראסל (11-5-2, 7 קוס) with the first punch he landed and finished the show, two devastating knockdowns later, בסיבוב הפתיחה.
“I hit him with a decent shot when I was walking him down and saw that I hurt him,” ג'ו סמית 'וניור. explained. “אז, 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 ג'ו DeGuardia האמור. “Joe’s plan and goal has always been to be world champion. We wanted (סרגיי) Kovalev before this fight, אבל זה לא הסתדר. We’re hoping to get him in the fall.”
“קובלב 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 קוס) cruised past Mexican welterweight Patty “Las Elegante” רמירז (11-6, 5 קוס), מתמודד תואר עולמי לשעבר, winning all eight rounds.
“She was a survivor,” Reis commented. “There was a lot we wanted to work on, גוף יריות, 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 “פעולה” אנתוני לוריאנו (8-0 3KO של) lived up to his nickname, never taking a backwards step, as he pounded חואן רודריגז (8-10-1 6KO של) 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, CT, 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, מדי. It’s there, he felt it; it’s coming. I have a long road. המאבק הבא, 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.”
בינוני זוטר בלתי מנוצח Wendy “Haitian Fire” Toussaint (9-0, 3 קוס) lit up an overwhelmed Andy Gonzalez (6-3, 5 קוס), battering him from pillar to post, עד שהשופט Steve Willis waved off the fight in the third round. Haiti-native Toussaint, now living in Huntington, ניו יורק, used his superior power and speed to make an impressive statement.
Popular South Boston southpaw Joe Farina (3-0, 2 קוס) overcame a flash knockdown during the opening seconds of the fight, using a relentless attack to defeat junior welterweight סטיב מור (1-4, 1 KO), by way of a four-round split decision.
Irish junior welterweight “Lethal” Larry Fryers (formerly known as Gleeson) שיפר את השיא שלו ל 7-1 (2 קוס) 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.
U לשעבר. of New Haven basketball star Cassius Chaney (13-0, 7 קוס), fighting out of New London (CT), המשיך שיא בלתי המנוצח ללא פגע, dropping Mexican heavyweight Elder Hernandez (5-3, 3 קוס) 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 “אין תחרות” because of an accidental head butt that left both fighters — William “The Silent Assassin” Foster III (8-0, 6 קוס) ו Tyrome Jones (4-3-1, 1 KO) – with serious head cuts and unable to continue.
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POST-FIGHT INTERVIEW WITH NESN’S DANA ROSENBLATT & ג'ו סמית JR.
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תוצאות רשמי
אירוע מרכזי – LIGHT HEAVYWEIGHT
ג'ו סמית, ג 'וניור. (24-2, 20 קוס), Mastic, ניו יורק
WTKO1 (145)
Melvin Russell (11-5-2, 7 קוס), Ashland, KY
CO-FEATURE – FEMALE WELTERWEIGHTS
Kali Reis (14-7-1, 4 קוס), קרנסטון, RI
WDEC8 (80-72, 80-72, 80-72)
Pat Ramirez (11-6, 5 קוס), Aguascalientes, מקסיקו
JUNIOR במשקל בינוני
וונדי טוסן (9-0, 3 קוס), הנטינגטון, ניו יורק
WTKO3 (1:25)
Andy Gonzalez (6-3, 5 קוס), וורצ'סטר
JUNIOR WELTERWIGHTS
אנתוני לוריאנו (8-0, 3 קוס), ו. הרטפורד, CT
WDEC6 (60-54, 59-55, 59-55)
חואן רודריגז (8-10-1), Haymarket, VA
WELTERWEIGHTS
Joe Farina (3-0, 2 קוס), דרום בוסטון, תואר שני
WDEC4 (38-37, 38-37, 37-38)
סטיב מור (1-4, 1 KO), תפוז, ניו ג'רזי
WELTERWEIGHTS
Larry (Gleeson) Fryers (7-1, 2 קוס), יונקרס, ניו יורק
WDEC6 (60-52, 60-52, 59-53)
Anthony Woods (1-7-1), פילדלפיה, הרשות הפלסטינית
במשקל כבד
קסיוס צ'ייני (13-0, 7 קוס), New London, CT
WTKO1 (2:47)
Elder Hernandez (5-3, 3 קוס), Morelia, מקסיקו
*Co-Promoted in association Main Events
JUNIOR lightweights
ויליאם פוסטר III (8-0, 6 קוס), ניו הייבן, CT
אין תחרות 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 |
