Uncasville, क्ोन. (जुलाई 1, 2018) – Returning to the ring after an 11-month layoff due to a broken jaw, जो “जानवर” लोहार, जूनियर. provided early fireworks last night (शनिवार, जून 30) in the latest installment in the popular “Slugfest at The Sun” शृंखला, द्वारा प्रस्तुत Joe DeGuardia’s Star Boxing, पर Mohegan रवि अखाड़ा में Uncasville, कनेक्टिकट.
“Slugfest at The Sun” was taped live and will air जुलाई 19, 8 -10 बजे. व, पर New England Sports Network (NESN). Star Boxing’s next event, “Rockin’ झगड़े”,सितंबर 21 at the Paramount in Huntington, एनवाई, will also air via tape- delay on NESN.
Rated No. 3 और नहीं. 7 इस दुनिया में, क्रमश:, विश्व मुक्केबाजी परिषद द्वारा (WBC) and World Boxing Association (WBA), लोहार (24-2, 20 KOs) hurt मेल्विन “The Romantic Redneck” रसेल (11-5-2, 7 KOs) with the first punch he landed and finished the show, two devastating knockdowns later, पहले दौर में.
“I hit him with a decent shot when I was walking him down and saw that I hurt him,” जो स्मिथ जूनियर. explained. “इतना, 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 जो DeGuardia कहा गया है. “Joe’s plan and goal has always been to be world champion. We wanted (सेर्गेई) Kovalev before this fight, but it didn’t work out. We’re hoping to get him in the fall.”
“कोवालेव 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 KOs) cruised past Mexican welterweight Patty “Las Elegante” रामिरेज़ (11-6, 5 KOs), एक पूर्व विश्व खिताब चैलेंजर, winning all eight rounds.
“She was a survivor,” Reis commented. “There was a lot we wanted to work on, शरीरिक शॉट्स, 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 “कार्य” एंथोनी Laureano (8-0 3KO की) lived up to his nickname, never taking a backwards step, as he pounded जुआन रोड्रिग्ज (8-10-1 6KO की) 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, सीटी, 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, बहुत. It’s there, he felt it; it’s coming. I have a long road. अगली लड़ाई, 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.”
अपराजित जूनियर मिडिलवेट Wendy “Haitian Fire” Toussaint (9-0, 3 KOs) lit up an overwhelmed Andy Gonzalez (6-3, 5 KOs), 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, एनवाई, used his superior power and speed to make an impressive statement.
Popular South Boston southpaw जो फरिना (3-0, 2 KOs) overcame a flash knockdown during the opening seconds of the fight, using a relentless attack to defeat junior welterweight स्टीव मूर (1-4, 1 को), by way of a four-round split decision.
Irish junior welterweight “Lethal” Larry Fryers (formerly known as Gleeson) करने के लिए अपने रिकॉर्ड में सुधार 7-1 (2 KOs) 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 KOs), fighting out of New London (सीटी), उसके अपराजित रिकॉर्ड बरकरार रखा, dropping Mexican heavyweight Elder Hernandez (5-3, 3 KOs) 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 “प्रतियोगिता नहीं” because of an accidental head butt that left both fighters — William “मूक हत्यारा” Foster III (8-0, 6 KOs) व Tyrome Jones (4-3-1, 1 को) – with serious head cuts and unable to continue.
CELEBRATING HIS RETURN KO WIN
POST-FIGHT INTERVIEW WITH NESN’S DANA ROSENBLATT & जो स्मिथ जेआर.
नीचे पूरा परिणाम:
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आधिकारिक परिणाम
मुख्य समारोह – LIGHT HEAVYWEIGHT
जो स्मिथ, जूनियर. (24-2, 20 KOs), Mastic, एनवाई
WTKO1 (145)
Melvin Russell (11-5-2, 7 KOs), Ashland, KY
CO-FEATURE – FEMALE WELTERWEIGHTS
Kali Reis (14-7-1, 4 KOs), क्रान्स्टोन, आरआई
WDEC8 (80-72, 80-72, 80-72)
Pat Ramirez (11-6, 5 KOs), Aguascalientes, मेक्सिको
जूनियर middleweights
वेंडी Toussaint (9-0, 3 KOs), Huntington, एनवाई
WTKO3 (1:25)
Andy Gonzalez (6-3, 5 KOs), वॉर्सेस्टर
जूनियर WELTERWEIGHTS
एंथोनी Laureano (8-0, 3 KOs), व. हार्टफोर्ड, सीटी
WDEC6 (60-54, 59-55, 59-55)
जुआन रोड्रिग्ज (8-10-1), Haymarket, वीए
WELTERWEIGHTS
जो फरिना (3-0, 2 KOs), South Boston, एमए
WDEC4 (38-37, 38-37, 37-38)
स्टीव मूर (1-4, 1 को), संतरा, न्यू जर्सी
WELTERWEIGHTS
Larry (Gleeson) Fryers (7-1, 2 KOs), Yonkers, एनवाई
WDEC6 (60-52, 60-52, 59-53)
Anthony Woods (1-7-1), फिलाडेल्फिया, पीए
दिग्गजों
कैसियस चानी (13-0, 7 KOs), New London, सीटी
WTKO1 (2:47)
Elder Hernandez (5-3, 3 KOs), Morelia, मेक्सिको
*Co-Promoted in association Main Events
JUNIOR LIGHTWEIGHTS
विलियम फोस्टर III (8-0, 6 KOs), नया आश्रय, सीटी
प्रतियोगिता नहीं 2 (2:27 due to accidental head butt, both fighter’s cut)
Tryrome Jones (4-3-1, 1 को), Sound Bend, IN
*Co-Promoted in association with Murphy’s Boxing |
