By Boxing Bob Newman at ringside
In a conflict for the WBA featherweight title, WBA #2 Raymond “Savage” Ford (15-0-1, 8 KOs) scored a dramatic twelfth spherical stoppage in opposition to #1 rated Otabek Kholmatov (12-1, 11 KOs) to say the vacant belt on Saturday evening on the Turning Stone Resort On line casino in Verona, New York. Powerful backwards and forwards motion between wonderful unbeaten fighters. Rounds have been shut. Ford rocked Kholmatov with seconds left within the combat and referee Charlie Fitch waved it off with seven seconds remaining. Coming into the ultimate spherical, Ford was down 106-103 on two playing cards and forward 105-104 on the third card. Nice combat!
Reigning IBF featherweight champion Luis Alberto “El Venado” Lopez (30-2, 17 KOs) efficiently defended his world title in opposition to necessary challenger Reiya Abe (25-4-1, 10 KOs) by way of eighth spherical TKO. Abe struggled with a closing proper eye as Lopez took him aside. The bout was lastly waved off by referee Marc Nelson. Time was :39.
Undefeated Brian Norman, Jr. (Atlanta) took on Janelson Bocachica (Detroit) in a scheduled 10 rounder for Norman, Jr’s WBO Worldwide title. Issues bought precarious early as Bocachica was reduce badly over his left eye from an unintended conflict of heads in spherical one. With 10 seconds to go within the spherical, Norman, Jr. moved for the kill and was fantastically countered with an ideal proper hand, hitting the deck laborious and damage, however saved by the bell. In spherical two, two extra clashes of heads left Norman, Jr. reduce over his proper eye after which Bocachica reduce, excessive on his brow within the hairline, prompting an extended delay for the ringside docs to verify every man. After a spirited third spherical, the ringside doctor who examined Bocachica once more, advisable a halt to the bout, which matches down as a No Resolution on account of 4 rounds not being accomplished.. Norman, Jr. stays at 25-0, 19 KOs, whereas Bocachiica stays at 17-2-1, 11 KOs.
As soon as crushed Jr. Welters Bryce Mills (Syracuse) and Gerffred Ngayot (Buffalo, by means of Congo) pitched an interstate battle scheduled for six rounds. The native lad Mills, sported the Orange & Blue of Syracuse College and employed a crouching, come ahead type paying homage to native legend Carmen Basilio, It was a pitched battle all through as Mills saved coming ahead and throwing, whereas Ngayot was busier as a counter puncher. Most at ringside agreed they wouldn’t need to be a decide on this one. Scores have been as follows:58-56 and 60-56 twice, all for Mills, who now improves to 15-1, 5 KO. The laborious luck Ngayot falls to 6-2, 5 KOs. This one deserves a rematch for certain.
2020 Tokyo Olympian Troy “The Transformer” Isley took on “The Contender” alum Marcos Hernandez in a scheduled 8 spherical middleweight conflict. R Isley goes to Ound after spherical, Isley pounded away on Hernandez, who proved robust as titanium. Referee Mark Nelson started to take a tough go searching spherical 5, as Hernandez started to look somewhat worse for put on. Lastly, in spherical 7, a wild overhand proper dropped Hernandez laborious, rolling on the ground. He beat the rely, however referee Nelson had seen sufficient. Time was 1:30 of the seventh. Isley strikes to 12-0, 5 KOs, whereas Hernandez ought to name it a day at 16-7-2, 3 KOs.
Rising bantamweight prospect Floyd “Money Circulation” Diaz took on Puerto Rico’s Edwin Rodriguez in a scheduled 8 rounder. It was a tit-for-tat battle as every gave pretty much as good as they bought, with Diaz doing only a bit extra in every spherical. By spherical 4, Diaz had blood pouring from his nostril, courtesy of a tough Rodriguez jab. The sample of give-and-take continued for all eight rounds, each fighters having earned the respect of the opposite by the ultimate bell. Scores have been as follows: 80-72, 78-74 and 79-73, all for Diaz, now 11-0, 3 KOs. The laborious luck Rodriguez falls to 12-8-2, 5 KOs.
In a battle of undefeated Jr. Welters, Rohan Polanco (Dominican Republic) and Tarik Zaina (Morocco) put their sterling data on the road in a scheduled 8 rounder. It was a cot & mouse affair proper from the outset as Zaina boxed properly in opposition to Polanco’s straight forward juggernaut strategy. From the second spherical on, Polanco sported a bloody nostril from repeated Zaina jabs. Zaina for his half, weathered two laborious pictures, one within the 2nd and one within the fifth. Prophetically, the home lights went out within the seventh, prompting referee Benjy Esteves to name time. When the lights got here on, Polanco got here alive and dropped Zaina with two lefts close to Zaina’s nook. Zaina boxed out of hassle and even did properly within the eighth till 25 seconds remained when he went down laborious, trying as if he wouldn’t beat the rely. However beat it he did, surviving a vicious onslaught to finish the combat on his .ft. THe judges credited Polanco for his aggression with a 78-72 and 79-71 x 2 rating all for Polanco, now 12-0, 7 KOs. Zaina loses his first at 13-1-1, 8 KOs.
Nico Ali Walsh appeared to bounce again from his lone skilled loss in opposition to Charles Stanford, Cincinnati, OH, in a scheduled 6 spherical middleweight conflict. Proper from the get-go, Ali Walsh was intent on attacking the physique with jabs, crosses and hooks.Standford opted to be a vocal counter puncher, yelling, “HAH” with each punch thrown. On the bell ending the fourth, Stanford went down from lacking his personal left hook wildly, appropriately dominated a slip by ref Mark Nelson.Stanford had his greatest spherical within the sixth, touchdown some telling blows on Ali Walsh, who couldn’t nook his foe lengthy sufficient capitalize on the physique work. In the long run, the judges noticed it 59-55 and 60-54 x 2 all for Ali Walsh, now 10-1, 5 KOs, Stanford falls to 7-6, 4 KOs.
Heavyweight Brandon Moore of Lakeland, FL, hammered Hellaman Olguiin, Salt Lake Metropolis, UT from pillar to put up over eight monotonous, sloppy rounds, however couldn’t put the large man down. Scores have been 80-72 throughout the board for Moore, who improves to 14-0, 8 KOs, whereas Olguin falls to 9-7-1, 4 KOs.
