Caputo Wilson KO sika Win PA State Cruiserweight Isihloko

By Tony “The Tornado” Penecale (Ringside)

Uma usayina umdlalo wesibhakela phakathi amasosha okuthiwa "The Bull" futhi "The Ultimate Warrior,” it is inevitable that a slugfest will ensure. “The Bull vs The Ultimate Warrior.” In the words of Apollo Creed, it "Uzwakala njengomoya movie monster."

Phambi kwesixuku nomdlandla at the Valley Forge Casino, kanye singenamuntu Pennsylvania State Cruiserweight isihloko sengozini, Garrett "The Ultimate Warrior" Wilson and Anthony "The Bull" Caputo Smith zalwa i slugfest umzuzu 8-, isiphetho Knockout aliqokomisa-esondweni.

Wilson (ngenhla kwesokudla), 195, of Philadelphia, yangena iziqubu off ukubonisa eyiqhawe ngokumelene Ezingakanqotshwa Vyacheslav Shabranskyy. Ngaphesheya ring kwaba Clone eduze of ngokwakhe esiyisigqigqi futhi nolaka Caputo Smith, 197, kusukela eKennett Square, PA. It was an intriguing matchup between two throw-back fighters trying to rebound from some tough losses and secure a spot as a contender.

The bout opened with both fighters charging out of their corners like a couple of high-mountain rams and locking horns in the center of the ring. Neglecting there was a full ring to operate in; Wilson and Caputo Smith wema emhlabathini wabo, Ukuhweba punches in the maphakathi ring.

Nakuba Smith kwaba nolaka, Wilson eduze wanqoba emzuliswaneni wokuqala ngokuphonsa umqulu ephakeme punches ngaphakathi, winging right hands to the head and landing short body shots. Wilson’s success continued in the 2^nd round, njengoba wazithola esesifundazweni umqulu amalungelo lokuqobela kanzima umzimba, kusale welts emhlabeni ribcage Caputo Smith.

Ngesikhathi exchange of izinkintsho kwesokunxele, Wilson lawela nje kancane ngokushesha, dropping Caputo Smith to a knee. Caputo Smith bounced up and was ready to resume his head-first attack. Wilson started to change his tactics, usebenzisa jab elukhuni ukuba negate uchuku Caputo Smith, drawing igazi emakhaleni Caputo Smith.

Esemncane Terre–futhi nge neqhawe-umoya lakhe–Caputo Smith kept applying the pressure and engaging Wilson on the inside. Again, like izinqama ezimbili, they locked horns in the center of the ring. In a flash, Wilson sihlehlele emuva futhi lakhipha uppercut Homerun, nokufaka Caputo Smith flat emhlane wakhe, his head thudding off of the canvas. As the referee Shawn Clark counted, Caputo Smith vainly pulled himself to his feet. Despite courageously beating the count, Wayekhona akukho shape uqhubeke, sokuphoqa Clark ukunqanda iziqubu at the 1:41 uphawu.

Wilson, the new PA State Cruiserweight iqhawe, manje 14-9-1 (8 KO sika) kanti Caputo Smith liwela 15-5 (10 KO sika).

Kwezinye iziqubu:

* Milton Santiago, kuphela isonto emva kokuphothula esikoleni esiphakeme, waba uvalo kafushane ngokuwina isinqumo ngazwilinye phezu Jose Miguel Castro.

Santiago, nje 18 ubudala, kwaba ukuncintisana yakhe 11^th iziqubu professional, futhi ukuvuthwa kwakhe bobusha futhi Yithemba okusikhumbuza a young Wilfred Benetiz, owayeneminyaka engu iqhawe somhlaba lapho eneminyaka kuphela 17.

Santiago, 140, of Philadelphia, Boxed kahle futhi elawulwa Tempo ngokumelene Castro, 138, of Carolina, E-Puerto Rico. Try as he might, Castro asitholanga isigqi ngokumelene Santiago stylish.

The ingwici kuphela Santiago beza 2^nd round, lapho njengoba ayesendleleni usisekela; yena waba zigundiwe esilevwini, sending him to the canvas for a brief count. Upon rising, Santiago baphinde baphatha izintambo, boxing masterfully.

Yena, Castro akayekanga ukuzama, kokufika a uppercut nice in the 4^th round, futhi waqhubeka uchuku akhe abuhlungu ngokusebenzisa 5^th futhi 6^th. But no matter what he did, Santiago kwaba nje isinyathelo noma ezimbili ngaphambi kwakhe futhi cruised phansi elula, ngokuwina on wonke amakhadi ezintathu by inqwaba ezifanayo 59-55.

Santiago ngcono ukuba 11-0 (3 KO sika) njengoba Castro liwela ngaphansi .500 futhi manje 4-5 (2 KO sika).

* Iziqubu Kusihlwa sika bezijabulisa kakhulu kwaba eziyisithupha-round slugfest phakathi Ezingakanqotshwa Erik Spring, 153, Ukufunda PA, futhi ngicasukile-nomqondo Robert Sweeney, 154, Hampton VA.

The dueling-southpaws waqala ngokushesha, kokubili emi phambi nomunye, trading punches on near-even terms with Spring just a little bit better. Sweeney pressed the action in the 2^nd round, futhi Spring wayezimisele abama futhi counter yakhe Punch.

The iziqubu okukhulu futhi kakhulu-yokuncintisana waqhubeka impi ilungelo-izingwegwe the 3^rd round with the crowd enjoying the entertaining scrap. As the 4^th round waqalwa, ijubane obumangalisayo wayethatha kuyalimaza nge kokubili nokulwisana ukuthatha Donsa njengoba beqhubeka ukushintshanisa amandla punches.

Le mpi kwase close angena sokugcina emahlandla lamabili, but Spring was just a little bit better down the stretch. The final bell was a welcome respite for the weary warriors.

Spring bavuzwa ngokuboniswa ngazwilinye isinqumo ukunqoba inqwaba 58-56, 59-55, futhi ebanzi ngokumangalisayo 60-54, ngcono irekhodi lakhe Ezingakanqotshwa ukuba 6-0 (1 KO), njengoba Sweeney liwela 3-3.

* Hafiz Montgomery waletha qembu elishisekayo abalandeli for DEBUT yakhe professional futhi sprinted kuze ring ukuhlangabezana yamelana journeyman ezinzima Brian Donahue.

Montgomery, 207, of York, PA, kwaba masinya nokuningi luze ukwedlula Donahue flabby, 203, of Philadelphia. Donahue kwaba okuqukethwe ukuphonsa ububanzi, single punches. Montgomery attacked in the 2^nd round lawela ambalwa isibhamu umzimba kodwa ijubane lakhe zaqala ukubambezela njengoba nxazonke sathuthuka Donahue kokufika limgwaza ambalwa.

Ijubane kakhulu kwehlisiwe in the 3^rd futhi 4^th rounds with a tired Montgomery landing a few punches and the slower Donahue offering a few sneers in return. It was no surprise as all three judges scored 40-36, nekuniketa Montgomery debuting yakhe ukunqoba, ukuthumela abalandeli bakhe uxokozele ezijabule.

Montgomery iwina DEBUT yakhe pro futhi manje 1-0 ngenkathi Donahue liwela 3-13-2.

* John Madge wathatha isinyathelo esilandelayo career yakhe professional, ngokubeka irekhodi lakhe Ezingakanqotshwa yamelana ezinzima futhi ayekuthola 35-impi nomakadebona Dionisio Miranda.

Madge, 167, of Rutherford, NJ, athola ekhaya ekuseni for southpaw iqonde ngakwesobunxele sayo, zihlukanise abaqaphi kokwehla flush Umphikisi wakhe emelene Miranda, 169, of Miami, FL. Not to be discouraged, Miranda lawela ngasekupheleni ezandleni ezimbalwa ilungelo in the round.

The iziqubu bawela enkambweni nge Madge kokufika a nenhlanganisela omuhle ambalwa linamazwi laser washiya isandla sakhe kanti Miranda kancane wazama ukuhlala phansi futhi counter ngezandla kanzima kodwa okuvamile ilungelo.

Miranda ngaphumelela yakhe umhlabeleli in the 4^th round nge ezandleni ezimbalwa omuhle ilungelo ekuseni, kodwa Madge ngokushesha baphinde umfutho. Kunabangewona ikhono kanye nomsebenzi rate wakhe babe ngokwanele ukulawula isenzo phezu wokugcina emahlandla lamabili.

Madge cruised a ngazwilinye isinqumo win by inqwaba 59-55 futhi 60-54 kabili futhi uhlala Ezingakanqotshwa at 11-0 (7 KO sika), ngenkathi Miranda lehla 22-12-2 (19 KO sika)

* Enye ithemba Ezingakanqotshwa, Earl Newman, wenza kakhulu ithuba lakhe ukuze zikhange ngokubhubhisa nomakadebona Lamont Capers e emahlandla emihlanu ngesihluku.

Newman, 177, of Brooklyn, NY, waqala iziqubu kunalokho kancane, Capers sivumele, 177, of Hawley, PA, to disrupt his momentum by clinching after each punch thrown. Newman started to warm to the task in the 2^nd round, working behind a stiff jab and penetrating Capers defense with thudding body shots. A thunderous body shot suddenly drove the air from Capers, alo kuye ngendwangu.

Newman wagcina behlasela Capers ekhathele eyingcuba in the 3^rd round, and the only respite came when Capers took a low blow. The extra minute to recover did very little for him as he continued to take punishment. By the 4^th round, Capers kwaba kwimodi basinde elihlanzekile nazo Newman kokufika uchungechunge uppercuts emihlanu iqonde, ukuthumela Capers ukuba ngendwangu for the 2^nd Isikhathi.

Newman bazizele bona ngokubulala in the 5^th round, punishing Capers throughout the round before finally flooring him for the third time with a big uppercut. Capers managed to climb to his feet, kodwa kuboniswe ukulamula Blair uTalmadge anakho ngokwanele, ukugqugquzeleka i umisiwe ngokushesha ngesikhathi 2:56 uphawu.

Newman uhlala Ezingakanqotshwa 6-0 (5 KO sika) nge Capers ilele ku 5-7.

* Out sikhangise amakhono akhe kwakungenye ithemba Ezingakanqotshwa; Stephen Fulton Lalilihle e ukuqaqa Pablo Cupul phezu ezintathu nezinhlamvu eyodwa emaceleni.

Fulton, 123, of Philadelphia, abachithanga sikhathi ekuthatheni empini Cupul, 120, of San Diego, NJENGE. Fulton quickly found a home landing his jab to the body and arching his right hand over Cupul’s low left hand, landing it with ease. Despite his courage, Cupul kwakumane nje slow kakhulu futhi uvulwe ukuncintisana.

It waba kubi kakhulu fighter ngokuvakashela e 2^nd round, njengoba Fulton wanquma ukwengeza kwesokunxele hook nomzimba punches ukuba zinkulumo zakhe, landing virtually every punch he threw. The beating continued through the 3^rd round nge Fulton njengomyalo obusa, leaving a badly swollen and beaten Franco wobbling back to his corner. His corner and the doctor decided the punishment over three rounds was more than enough, kokuma iziqubu phambi 4^th round.

Fulton futhi igcina amarekhodi akhe Ezingakanqotshwa walondoloza futhi manje 6-0 (3 KO sika) futhi lo mshayeli Cupul isithela ukuba 8-18 (5 KO sika).

* USamuweli Quinones baletha iziqhumane ukuba Valley Forge emasontweni ambalwa ngaphambi 4^th of July, futhi Shiwone Gortman kwaba umamukeli ngeshwa of isiphetho sakhe grand.

Quinones, 149, of York, PA kwadingeka ukusinda naleli gagasi ekuseni kusukela Gortman, 147, of Grand Prairie, MY, bahlasela kusukela ekhoneni uphonsa zasendle, ineffective punches. Quinones established control late in the round with a combination at the bell.

Quinones waqala nomhlaba thudding nomthofu washiya izingwegwe the 2^nd round ngesikhathi Gortman lancipha uphonsa slow, single punches. With Gortman breathing heavily, Quinones wangenela a ngonya overhand ilungelo in the 3^rd round, depositing Gortman flat on his back. It didn’t last much longer as Quinones attacked his wounded prey, sokuphoqa Blair uTalmadge ukuze anqande iziqubu.

Quinones uphakamisa irekhodi lakhe ukuba 9-3 (4 KO sika) kanti manje Gortman kuba 4-8-1 (2 KO sika).

In a indaba inobudlabha, Jack Grady futhi Kevin Garcia wawufuna a Eshubile ezine-round draw.

Grady, 138, Buffalo NY, a fighter amade futhi lanky nge esiyinkinga ukunyakaza futhi amateurish namakhono waqala ngokushesha, throwing long and sloppy punches. Garcia, 135, Phoenixville PA, lawela a tibali ambalwa.

Garcia slowly gained control as Grady tired with the bouts spiraling into a crude affair. After four uninspiring rounds, it seemed as Garcia had secured his second professional victory. One judge agreed, awarding him the win by the score of 39-37. Unfortunately for him, nabanye abahluleli ababili akakwazanga ukunquma on a winner, turning in inqwaba 38-38, kanye iziqubu simenyezelwa draw iningi.

Manje Garcia kuba 1-1-1 futhi Grady namanje winless at 0-1-1.

Umcimbi, kugqugquzelwa Marshall Kauffman AmaKhosi Promotions, was again an entertaining show with an appreciative crowd. The Valley Forge Casino is a fan-friendly place to see a boxing match and there was a lot of mingling going on after the show. Garrett Wilson was wearing his newly-won belt, ukuxhawulana, and taking photos with friends and fans. His career has been rejuvenated and his smile showed a man that was happy to be back on the right path. His eyes showed a man who knows he is now a target with that belt around his waist. It is exciting to see who he will fight next and where “The Ultimate Warrior” will go from here.