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Vérone, New York (Février 22, 2015)—Andrey Fedosov, Donovan Dennis, Lenroy Thomas et Razvan Cojanu all scored victories in their quarterfinal bouts in the Boxcino Heavyweight tournament at the Turning Stone Resort Casino.
The show was promoted by Banner Promotions and was broadcasted live on ESPN’sVendredi Night Fights.
All Boxcino bouts were scheduled for 6 tours.
Dennis took out previously undefeated Steve Vukosa in round four.
Dennis was the much quicker fighter from the outset and landed hard shots on Vukosa from early on. Dans la troisième manche, Dennis dropped Vukosa from a hard combination. Vukosa was never the same as he was staggered a few more times and even looked like he had no defense as he tried to turn his back several times on Dennis until he was dropped again in the fourth round and the fight was stopped at2:52.
Dennis, 222 lbs de Davenport, Iowa is now 13-2 avec 10 KO. Vukosa, 218 lbs of Quincy, Massachusetts est maintenant 10-1.
“He was a patient fighter and early on, I took what I could get,” a déclaré Dennis. “I was working off my jab and started to connect. I trained very hard and I had a lot more in the tank. I was a little mad that it was stopped early. I can’t wait to get back in the gym and work on getting better.”
Andrey Fedosov scored an emphatic 1st round stoppage over Nate Heaven
Au premier tour, Fedosov dropped Heaven with a thudding left hook. He sent him to the canvas for a 2nd time with a devastating three punch combination that sent Heaven to the deck for a second time and the fight was stopped at 2:53.
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Fedosov of Los Angeles via Russia is now 24-3 avec 21 KO. Ciel, 227 lbs of Ocla, FL. est maintenant 9-2.
“Everything went as planned,” Saïd Fedosov. “My plan was to shorten the distance and use my power and you see what happened.”
Razvan Cojanu won a drawbreaker decision over Ed Fountain.
Fountain did his best to get inside and force that action under the ineffective jab of Cojanu. Both guys had success on the inside during the grueling fight and the bout was even after six.
Fountain started the 7th with a nice left that split open the right eyelid of of Cojanu. Cojanu was able to fight back and land a hard combination on the ropes and that proved to be the difference in the fight.
Cojanu, 265 lbs de Las Vegas par la Roumanie est maintenant 13-1. Fontaine, 236 1/2 lbs de Furguson, MO est maintenant 10-1.
“Je ne pouvais pas voir quoi que ce soit et je ai gagné le combat avec un oeil,” Saïd Cojanu.
“Buddy McGirt m'a dit à jab plus et que aurait rendu plus facile.”
Saïd Fontaine, “Je me suis battue. The referee did not help me but I will see Razvan again after the tournament.
Lenroy Thomas opened up the Boxcino quarterfinals with a drawbreaker decision over former U.S. Olympienne Jason Estrada.
Each guy traded some good shots over the first two-plus rounds. Thomas landed a solid three punch combination in round three. Estrada was effective when he was able to get in the straight right.
Dans la quatrième manche, the two clashed heads and it caused a small cut on the forehead of Estrada. The bout was competitive with each guy taking turns being the boss in short spurts. After the sixth round, the bout was a even on the scorecards and they went to the seventh and deciding drawbreaker round.
In that extra frame, Thomas boxed well by landing quick combinations to a visibly tired Estrada and he was declared the winner by unanimous decision.
Thomas, 237 lbs de St. Pétersbourg, Florida is now 19-3. Route, 261 lbs of Providence, Rhode Island is now 20-6.
“I showed that hard work pays off,” said Thomas.
“In the extra round, I had to dig deep and show my boxing skills.”
Thomas will meet Fedosov in one semifinal while Dennis will battle Cojanu.
Both semifinals will take place on Vendredi, Avril 10 at the Sands in Bethlehem, Pennsylvanie
Greg Jackson registered two knockdowns en route to a four round unanimous decision over Paulo Souza in a Jr, Middleweight combat.
Jackson dropped Souza in round two and then again in round four with a wicked left hook to the head.
Jackson, 150 livres de Philadelphie gagnées par des dizaines de 40-34 sur toutes les cartes et est maintenant 5-1-1. Souza, 149 lbs de Woburn, MA est maintenant 0-6.
Guillermo Sanchez scored a 1st round stoppage over Pablo Batres in a scheduled 6-round Jr.Welterweight bout.
Sanchez landed a right hook that sent Batres down for the count at 1:44 de la première ronde.
Sanchez, 132 lbs of Buffalo, New York est 15-14-1 avec 6 KO. Batres, 137 lbs of Tuscon, Arizona is 6-12-1.
Jesus Alvarez Rodriguez opened the night with a 4th-round stoppage over Bryan Abraham in a scheduled 8-round Welterweight bout.
Rodriguez scored two knockdowns in the 2nd round and seemingly hurt Abraham with every punch after. Dans la quatrième manche, Rodriguez landed a hard flurry in the corner and the bout was stopped at 2:48 de la quatrième ronde.
Rodriguez, 145 lbs of Los Mochis, Mexico is now 13-0 avec 10 KO. Abraham, 144 lbs of Schenectady, New York est 6-21.
Photos by Shane Sims of Banner Promotions The entire Boxcino tournament is promoted by Arttie Pelullo’s Banner Promotions.
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