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| Fedosov, Cojanu, Dennis and Thomas |
Verona, NY (Februāris 22, 2015)—Andrejs Fedosov, Donovan Dennis, Lenroy Thomas un 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’sPiektdiena Nakts cīņas.
All Boxcino bouts were scheduled for 6 kārtas.
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. In kārtā trīs, 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 of Davenport, Iowa is now 13-2 ar 10 knockouts. Vukosa, 218 lbs of Quincy, Massachusetts is now 10-1.
“He was a patient fighter and early on, I took what I could get,” said 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
In round one, 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 ar 21 knockouts. Debesis, 227 lbs of Ocla, FL. tagad 9-2.
“Everything went as planned,” said 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 of Las Vegas via Romania is now 13-1. Strūklaka, 236 1/2 lbs of Furguson, MO is now 10-1.
“I could not see anything and I won the fight with one eye,” said Cojanu.
“Buddy McGirt told me to jab more and that could have made it easier.”
Said Fountain, “I fought hard. 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. Olimpietis 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.
Ceturtajā kārtā, 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 of St. Petersburg, Florida is now 19-3. Ceļš, 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 Piektdiena, Aprīlis 10 at the Sands in Bethlehem, PA
Greg Jackson registered two knockdowns en route to a four round unanimous decision over Paulo Souza in a Jr, Middleweight cīkstēšanās.
Jackson dropped Souza in round two and then again in round four with a wicked left hook to the head.
Jackson, 150 lbs of Philadelphia won by scores of 40-34 par visām kartēm un tagad 5-1-1. Souza, 149 lbs of Woburn, MA tagad 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 apaļo vienu.
Sanchez, 132 lbs of Buffalo, New York ir 15-14-1 ar 6 knockouts. 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. Ceturtajā kārtā, Rodriguez landed a hard flurry in the corner and the bout was stopped at 2:48 četru kārtā.
Rodriguez, 145 lbs of Los Mochis, Mexico is now 13-0 ar 10 knockouts. Abraham, 144 lbs of Schenectady, New York ir 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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