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ATLANTIC CITY (September 10, 2018)–DeCarlo Perez and Antowyan Aikens lived up to the pre-fight hype of a knockdown- dragout war that eventually saw Perez eek out an eight-round unanimous decision on Saturday night at The Bourbon Room inside the Showboat Hotel in Atlantic City.
The bout between Atlantic City rivals, which gave Perez the New Jersey State Super Middleweight title, headlined an terrific 10-bout card promoted by Rising Star Promotions.
The fight saw Perez push the action early as he buckled Aikens into the ropes in the 2nd round. Not only did Aikens stem the tide, but came back emphatically, as he landed a perfect right that sent Perez to the canvas.
Now with Aikens seemingly in control. Perez came back the very next round to land a perfect left hook that put Aikens on the canvas. It looked like Perez would be able to end the fight, but Aikens came back and stood toe-to-tow with Perez, and gave as good he received.
With a cut over his left eye, Perez was able to box his way down the stretch of the fight, which thrilled the capacity crowd and the Showboat Hotel.
Perez of Atlantic City won by scores of 77-72, 76-74 und 75-74 zu verbessern 17-6-1. Aikens of Atlantic City is 13-5-1.
“Antowyan surprised me on how he was able to be so consistent. When he did knock me down, I was able to stay calm, and keep my composure. I said to myself was to stay calm, I still have rounds and I tasted his power. Ich habe ihn niedergeschlagen, and I knew we were even, and I just wanted to win the last few rounds. He started out the rounds strong, but my pressure not only influenced the judges, but began to break him down. He started punching out of fear instead of skill,” said Perez. “As long as I stayed consistent and kept my pressure, I knew that I would prevail.”
Said Aikens, “Es war ein guter Kampf. It was an action packed fight. We both landed some good shots. They gave it to him based off of his knockdown,” said Aikens. “After I knocked him down, I should have slowed up and took my time. In the next round, he caught me with a good shot. There were a lot of things said in the build up to this fight, and I fought off of a lot of anger. Ich komme wieder. I am a real fighter. All champions don’t win belts.”
In a battle of New Jersey based junior welterweights, John Bauza remained undefeated with a six-round unanimous decision over Rashad Bogar
In Runde drei, Bauza dropped Bogar with a straight left hand.
Bauza cruised home with the victory by scores of 60-53 auf allen Karten.
Bauza, 139 lbs of North Bergen, NJ ist 11-0. Bogar, 139 Pfund Newark, NJ ist 4-8-1.
Omar Salem stopped Mike Anderson at the end of round one of their scheduled four round middleweight bout.
Salem dominated the only frame, and Anderson said he could not continue due to an arm injury.
Salem, 165 Pfund Brooklyn, NY ist 4-0 mit einem KO-. Anderson, 165.5 Pfund von Philadelphia ist 0-3.
Isaiah Hart made a thrilling pro debut with a 2nd round stoppage of Dillon Kasprzak in a middleweight bout.
In der ersten Runde, Hart knocked Kasprzak with a hard left hook. Hart came out in round two by landing two hard lefts and a flusg right, und der Kampf wurde gestoppt 16 Sekunden.
Hart, 160.7 lbs of Atlantic City is 1-0 mit einem KO-. Kasprzak, 159 Pfund von Philadelphia ist 0-2.
Nahir Albright pounded out a four-round unanimous decision over Glenford Nickey in a junior welterweight bout.
Albright, 140 Pfund Philadelphia gewann durch Punktzahlen von 40-36 zweimal und 40-35 zu erhöhen seinen Rekord auf 4-1. Nickey, 140 lbs of Brooklyn is 4-2.
Jahmal Dyer stopped Marco Lugo in the final round of their scheduled four-round lightweight bout.
In der ersten Runde, Dyer dropped Lugo with a left hook to the head. Dyer sealed the fight in round four, when he dropped Lugo with a hard right hand. Dyer ended things when he landed a huge right that sent Lugo back that opened up a barrage of hard punches, und der Kampf wurde gestoppt 1:29.
Dyer, 132.9 lbs of Baltimore is now 6-1 mit vier Knockouts. Lugo, 131 Pfund Vineland, NJ ist 0-2.
Ryan Wilczak remained undefeated with a four-round unanimous decision over Alberto Delgado in a middleweight fight.
Wilczak, 158 lbs of Scranton, PA gewonnen durch Dutzende von 40-36 und 39-37 twice and is now 7-0. Delgado, 160.9 lbs of Roanoke, VA is 0-4-3.
Ry’Shine Collins made an emphatic pro debut by stopping Lucky Holt in the 1st round of their scheduled four-round super bantamweight bout.
Collins landed a series of hard body shots that put Holt down, und der Kampf wurde gestoppt
Collins, 122.3 Pfund von Philadelphia ist 1-0 mit einem KO-. Holt, 120.8 lbs of Hannibal, MO is 0-3.
Kashon Hutchinson won a four-round unanimous decision over Steve Moore in a welterweight bout.
Hutchinson, 145.3 lbs of Reading, PA gewonnen durch Dutzende von 40-36 zweimal und 39-37 , seine Marke zu erhöhen 4-5. Moore, 144.1 Pfund Orange, NJ ist 1-5.
Travis Toledo remained undefeated by stopping Tahlik Taylor in round two of their scheduled four-round light-heavyweight bout.
In der zweiten Runde, Toledo dropped Taylor with a big left hook. Seconds later, it was a body shot that sent Taylor to the canvas, and the fight was halted at 2:02.
Toledo, 172,3 Pfund Baltimore, MD is 2-0 mit zwei Knockouts. Taylor, 175.3 lbs of Greensboro, NC ist 3-12-1.
Rising Star Promotions will be back at The Showboat on Saturday, November 3rd with the return of world ranked Thomas LaManna appearing in the main event. Also announced for the card will be a battle for the New Jersey State Middleweight title as Chris Thomas defends his title against Eddie Edmonds.
