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Broadway Boxing Results

2013-05-16T18:42:00.005-04:00

It was another thrilling night of boxing inside the famed BB King Blues Club and Grill in New York City.

Middleweight contender Andy Lee (30-2-, 21 KO's) needed just 1:27 seconds to dispose of Darryl Cunningham (28-5, 11 KO's) in the main event.

Lee, a 28-year-old southpaw, hurt Cunningham with a thunderous right hook-straight left combination approximately forty seconds into the bout. At that point, Lee connected with a barrage of piercing punches until Cunningham slipped to the canvas in the corner. Referee Benjy Esteves immediately halted the action.

Rose Stuns Parsley

Louis Rose (7-1, 2 KO's) shocked the crowd in attendance when he unanimously outpointed Brooklyn's Delen Parsley (10-1, 3 KO's) in an eight-round super middleweight contest. Rose received tallies of 77-74 and 76-75 twice.

Parsley, 25, utilized a piston-like jab to keep Rose from applying any pressure in round one. By round two, Rose began to close the distance.

In round four, Parsley started to land more punches behind his lightning-quick left jab until Rose charged forward with a swift four-punch combination, sending the Brooklynite to the canvas for a few seconds.

During round five, Rose efficiently timed Parsley with overhand rights when Parsley abandoned the jab for brief periods.

By the sixth round, Parsley exhibited minor swelling under both eyes. However, for the majority of the minutes in each round, Parsley appeared to be consistently outboxing Rose easily with his left jab.

In rounds seven and eight, Parsley used his superior lateral movement and cracking hand speed to create the impression he amassed additional rounds in the bank. On the official scorecards, however, that would not be the case, as Parsley sustained his first professional defeat.

Russ Outpoints Jordan

Super middleweight prospect Lamar Russ (13-0, 7 KO's) stayed unbeaten, capturing an eight-round unanimous decision in an action-filled match-up with Rochester, New York's Russell Jordan (15-10, 10 KO's). Score totals were 79-73 twice and 78-74.

Russ, 26, connected early in the first round with a series of crisp left hooks.

Russ broke through Jordan's defensive guard in the second round, peppering him with multiple shots off his steady left jab.

After Jordan, a slick southpaw, briefly stunned Russ with a well-timed straight left in the third, Russ started to unleash a storm of punches with Jordan's back against the ropes. Both fighters were gassed as the round ended.

Jordan nullified Russ' attack in the fourth round by increasing his use of angles and feints.

In the fifth round, Jordan bloodied Russ' nose. Russ lacked consistency with his left jab, which enabled Jordan to fire and land a wide range of punches.

Jordan anticipated Russ' assault better in round six, but fouled him low with a left uppercut.

Russ displayed a higher work rate in round seven, ripping off a series of straight rights that dazed Jordan.

Jordan exhibited a durable chin, although he almost got knocked out in the eighth and final round. Russ hurt Jordan with a succession of left hooks, pounding Jordan as he lay on the ropes. Shortly thereafter, a flush right-hand shot from Russ seemed to leave Jordan out on his feet. The bell may have saved Jordan from being knocked unconscious.

Other Bouts

Heavyweight Tor Hamer (20-2, 13 KO's) ended Maurenzo Smith's (11-6-2, 8 KO's) night with a big left hook at 1:31 of round three. Hamer did a terrific job mixing up his shots throughout the fight, thoroughly assaulting Smith. Hamer started with rock-solid body shots, and subsequently pounced his head.

Neuky Santelises (5-0, 4 KO's) used his devastating left hook, along with an untiring onslaught of punches to annihilate Aaron Chavez (3-3-1) in lightweight contest. Official time of the knockout was 2:15 of round one.

In a cruiserweight battle, Jay Rodriguez (0-0-1) and Andre Ward (1-1-3, 1 KO) fought to a four-round majority draw. Official score totals were 38-38 twice and 39-37 in favor of Ward. Both fighters threw and landed wide punches during the course of the fight, while sporting inept defense.

Junior lightweight Elizier Agosto (2-2, 2 KO's) ruined Angel Suarez' pro debut with a destructive second-round knockout.

In a close, highly competitive first round, Suarez landed the cleaner, more punishing blows. Yet, Agosto's right-hand shot caught Suarez, momentarily staggering him in round two. When Suarez got his balance back, he unleashed many severe body shots, including one that landed on Agosto low. Following a furious exchange, Agosto discharged a sneaky right uppercut, flattening Suarez instantly. Suarez attempted to sit up, but leaned back down. Time of the knockout was 2:59.

Louis Cruz (3-0, 2 KO's) effortlessly outclassed Michael Carreras (0-3) via scores of 40-36 twice and 39-37 in a welterweight battle.

After a spiritless first round, Cruz tagged Carreras with a speedy, counter-left hook in round two.

While trading shots in round three, Cruz accidentally hit Carreras below the belt.

During round four, Carreras snapped Cruz' head back with a stiff left jab. Cruz absorbed it, and rocked Carreras with a double jab - straight right combination in the closing moments of the fight.

Mayweather Secures 44th Victory

2013-05-05T02:07:00.000-04:00

Floyd Mayweather, Jr. (44-0, 26 KO's) retained the WBC Welterweight title, outpointing Robert "The Ghost" Guerrero (31-2-1, 18 KO's) 117-111 on all three official scorecards.

Guerrero matched Mayweather's hand speed early in the fight, especially in the first round. Whenever Mayweather threw a punch, Guerrero fired back immediately, forcing the undefeated pound-for-pound king to make adjustments. As the fight went on, Mayweather brilliantly modified his game plan.

While Mayweather, 36, struggled offensively in round two, he still managed to slip Guerrero's punches with ease. He started to land some lead right-hand shots, but Guerrero was right in his face.

Guerrero, a southpaw, kept touching Mayweather with his right jab in the third round. In the last two minutes, however, Mayweather started to find his rhythm.

Aside from being trapped in the corner shortly in round four, Mayweather used his distinguished boxing ability and superior reflexes to attain the upper hand.

Mayweather's offense really began to click in round five, as he repeatedly struck Guerrero with his acclaimed lead right-hands.

Guerrero's punch output dramatically dropped by the sixth round, as Mayweather discovered his comfort zone.

When round eight rolled around, Mayweather could not miss with his punches. Mayweather's lead right hand was breaking through Guerrero's defensive guard smoothly.

Guerrero came on in the ninth round, but Mayweather's craftiness made him hesitant to release his punches.

As a result, Mayweather cruised in the championship rounds en route to victory.

Mares TKO's Ponce De Leon

Abner Mares (26-0-1, 14 KO's) picked up the WBC Featherweight title, stopping a durable Daniel Ponce De Leon (44-5, 35 KO's) at 2:20 seconds of the ninth round.

After both fighters released countless power shots the first two rounds, Mares feinted with a right and caught Ponce De Leon flush with a swift left hook to the face, flooring the champ with five seconds left in round two.

Mares, clearly illustrating the superiority in hand speed, relentlessly attacked Ponce De Leon's body in the beginning of round three.

Mares continued to beat Ponce De Leon to the punch in round four, as Ponce De Leon tirelessly charged forward.

Employing his exceptional ring generalship, Mares dictated the pace in rounds five and six. In spite of this, Ponce De Leon kept pressuring Mares.

Ponce De Leon struck Mares low in round seven with a left uppercut, and was warned from referee Jay Nady to keep his punches up. After that, Mares traded his right crosses with Ponce De Leon's straight left-hand shots the remainder of the round.

Mares exerted a lot of energy in round eight, while Ponce De Leon patiently timed him with overhand lefts. Mares showed an abrasion under his right eye, and on his right shoulder following the end of the round.

In the ninth round, Mares tagged Ponce De Leon with a sweeping overhand right, dropping him on his back instantly. Ponce De Leon, displaying massive swelling on his left cheek, was met immediately with a large volume of punches in the corner after rising to his feet from the knockdown. Feeling Ponce De Leon consumed too many clean punches, referee Jay Nady stopped the contest without delay.

Santa Cruz Impressive Again

Leo Santa Cruz (24-0-1, 14 KO's) obtained the vacant USBA Junior Featherweight title, stopping a courageous Alexander Munoz (36-5, 28 KO's) in the fifth round. Time of the stoppage was 1:05.

Santa Cruz, a high volume puncher, temporarily staggered Munoz with a right cross-left hook combination to the head in the middle of round one.

Both men exchanged blow-for-blow at a heated pace in the second round, although Santa Cruz displayed the leverage in power. Munoz slowed toward the end of the round.

In the third round, Santa Cruz peppered Munoz with a multitude of shots to the body and head. With fifteen seconds to go in the round, Munoz collapsed from the accumulation of punishing blows he absorbed from Santa Cruz, but rose to his feet before referee Vic Drakulich reached the count of ten.

Santa Cruz continued his heavy assault in round four, almost dropping Munoz again just before the bell rang. Munoz appeared ready to quit on his stool after the round concluded.

A minute into the fifth round, Santa Cruz sent Munoz sprawling into the ropes and onto the canvas after connecting with a hard left hook to the head. Referee Vic Drakulich had seen enough and halted the bout.

Love Wins Debatable Split Decision

J'Leon Love (16-0, 8 KO's) won via ten-round split decision over Philadelphia's Gabriel Rosado (21-7, 13 KO's), claiming the vacant NABF Middleweight title. The official scores were 95-94 in favor of Rosado, while Love received tallies of 95-94 and an astonishing 97-92 scorecard.

Both Rosado and Love tried to establish control of the fight by throwing their left jabs in the first round. Love exhibited the edge in hand speed.

Love, 25, got his punches off before Rosado in round two, but Rosado nailed him with a flush right cross to close the round.

Rosado gained confidence in round three, backing Love up with the jab.With under a minute to go in the round, Rosado caught Love again with a timely right-hand shot to the chin.

In the beginning of the fourth round, both fighters connected with rights to the body. Rosado struck Love repeatedly with right crosses to the head.

Working behind a steady left jab, Love controlled the action in round five. Rosado, 27, displayed minor swelling under his right eye as the round concluded.

In a close sixth round, Love unleashed more combinations as Rosado furiously pressed the action. All of a sudden, Rosado landed a powerful right-hand shot that sent Love to the canvas with six seconds left in the round. It was the first time Love was floored in his professional career.

Love regained his composure at the start of round seven. Yet, Rosado got the better of the exchanges at the midway point, connecting once again with the overhand right.

Love and Rosado brawled toe-to-toe in the eighth round. After Love dropped his mouthpiece, he briefly stunned Rosado with a clean right cross.

Love exhibited a sturdy chin after Rosado hammered him with right hands in succession during the ninth round.

In a closely contested tenth round, Rosado landed the cleaner punches, striking Love with straight rights.

Arias Outpoints Livingston

22-year-old Luis Arias (5-0, 3 KO's) captured a six-round majority decision victory against Donyil Livingston, 28, (8-3-1, 4 KO's) in a highly competitive super middleweight contest. Official scores were 58-56, 58-55 and 57-57.

Both men unleashed vicious bombs early in round one. However, Arias displayed the edge in power.

In round two, Livingston utilized his left jab effectively. Late in the round, Arias caught Livingston with a series of overhand rights and rock-solid body shots, dramatically slowing down Livingston's assault.

With a minute left in round three, Livingston connected with a wide left hook, followed by a flush right hand to the head that momentarily stunned Arias.

Arias answered in round four, landing a brutal right uppercut as Livingston's back was against the ropes. Moments later, Arias scored with consecutive left hooks to the body.

The two battled fiercely in close quarters throughout the fifth round.

Despite absorbing some grueling punches during the course of the bout, Livingston closed very strong, backing up Arias late in the sixth round.

Jack Shines Versus Gbenga

Light heavyweight prospect Badou Jack, 29, improved his professional record to (14-0, 10 KO's) by stopping Michael Gbenga (13-8, 13 KO's) with a well-timed, right uppercut to the body in the third round. Time of the stoppage was 2:26.

After a slow-paced opening round, Jack landed a short, crisp right cross to Gbenga's jaw in the early moments of round two. Gbenga, 34, was pushing his punches all fight, leaving himself vulnerable to Jack's
counter shots.

Bellows Remains Unbeaten

Lanell Bellows (4-0-1, 4 KO's) kept his undefeated record intact, stopping Matt Garretson (2-1, 1 KO) in the fourth round.

Judah v Garcia Near Brawl

2013-04-23T22:04:00.001-04:00

Donaire vs. Rigondeaux - Saturday, April 13th

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"The Pittsburgh Kid" Returns April 6th

2013-03-10T22:55:00.000-04:00

On Saturday, April 6, 2013, Paul "The Pittsburgh Kid" Spadafora (47-0-1, 19 KO's) steps back into the ring at the Mountaineer Casino, Racetrack and Resort in Chester, West Virginia to face-off against Robert "Red Hot" Frankel (32-12-1, 6 KO's) in a ten-rounder, as he continues his quest to fight for another world title. The Harv has been home to twelve of Spadafora's professional fights, including the night he captured the IBF Lightweight title, defeating Israel "Pito" Cardona on August 20, 1999. The Spadafora - Frankel bout headlines a card put forth by future hall of famer, Roy Jones, Jr., and TNT Promotions.

Spadafora, 37, soundly outclassed Solomon Egberime in his last outing. Spadafora fought twice in 2012, and is staying extremely active by boxing in what will be his third bout in eight months. A winner in four of his last five contests, Frankel, 32, aims to upset the former southpaw world champion.

In addition, unbeaten light middleweight pupil Joey "Hitman" Holt (2-0, 2 KO's) takes on Bruce Runkle (3-2-1) in a four-round battle. Also exhibiting their highly competitive skills in a pair of six-round clashes will be 24-year-old light welterweight prospect Bill "The Boilermaker" Hutchinson (5-1-2, 3 KO's), and undefeated middleweight Wilkins "The Hispanic Hurricane" Santiago (7-0, 1 KO). Plus, heavyweight newcomer Ed Latimore (1-0, 1 KO) fights in a scheduled four-rounder. More fights will be announced shortly.

Base ticket prices are VIP starting at $100, Section A $50, Section B $35 and Bleachers $25 plus service fee. Tickets can be purchased at Mountaineer Casino's Players Club in person or by calling 1-800-80-40-HOT x8297 or online at www.MOREatMountaineer.com or www.Etix.com. Free parking. 1st pro bout 7:30 P.M. Bouts subject to change.

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Ivan Redkach: In The Fast Lane On Road To Greatness

2013-02-24T15:34:00.000-05:00

From Left to Right: Trainer Mario Morales, Ivan Redkach and Manager Edward Gumashyan

Over the last decade, fighters hailing from Ukraine have burst onto the boxing scene, accruing noteworthy professional careers. Most notably are the Klitschko brothers - Vitali and younger brother Wladimir. Vitali Klitschko is the current WBC Heavyweight champion, while Wladimir Klitschko presently holds the WBA, IBF, WBO, IBO and Ring Magazine Heavyweight titles. However, there are many others, including super middleweight Vitali Tsypko, light middleweight Andrey Tsurkan, one-time WBA World Bantamweight champion Volodymyr Sydorenko, and his twin brother, light flyweight Valeriy Sydorenko, previous WBA Welterweight champion Viacheslav Senchenko, once WBO Junior Middleweight champion Sergiy Dzinziruk, and former WBA Light Welterweight champion Andriy Kotelnik. With all the aforementioned fighters at age thirty-five or older, boxing is thirsting for some new blood from Ukraine. Ivan "Junito" Redkach, a 26-year-old lightweight phenom, has punched his way to the top of the list.

Redkach was born in Shotska, Ukraine, a city with a population of approximately 85,500 in the north eastern part of the country, and home to the famed Ukrainian football team Impuls Shotska. Redkach is a fearless and relentless natural-born southpaw, who possesses deadly power in both hands. As an amateur, Redkach amassed a stellar record of 260 wins with only 40 losses, and was named as an alternate for his native country during the 2008 Beijing Olympics. So far as a professional, Redkach's record stands at a heart-stopping 14-0, 12 KO's with six of his knockouts occurring in the first round.

Redkach was turned on to the sport when his cousin, Yuri Liberov, took him to a boxing gym at the very young age of six.

"I broke my nose in sparring and it made me want to do it more," said Redkach. "I wanted to go back and improve my skills."

Along his journey, Redkach met his manager Edward Gumashyan, who has worked with numerous Ukrainian and Russian fighters through the years. Gumashyan helped bring Redkach to the United States. Now, Redkach resides and trains in Los Angeles, California.

"We like training in the warm, sunny weather," explained Gumashyan. "We also get better sparring on the west coast."

Redkach is a highly versatile athlete. He increases his strength and conditioning through track and field activities, and includes playing soccer as part of his training regimen. He also demonstrates an adept ability to absorb a solid punch, which is something that cannot be taught in any gym.

In preparation for his most recent victory, a first-round stoppage of Sergio Rivera inside New York City's acclaimed Roseland Ballroom, Redkach sparred a multitude of rounds with IBF Lightweight champion Miguel Vazquez, and unbeaten Russian lightweight contender Denis Shafikov.

Redkach's head trainer, Mario Morales, has been diligently working in the gym with Redkach on improving combination punching and defense.

"We want to utilize a variety of combinations, but the key is knowing when to unleash them," described Morales. "I want him to double-up his right jab, and be tricky with his right hooks and right uppercuts."

Today, Redkach recognizes his style was better suited for the professional ranks. Yet, he believes his amateur pedigree makes him unconquerable.

Gumashyan is quite pleased with his young prizefighter's progress at the present time.

"His maturity from his amateur days is probably the greatest resource in his arsenal," acknowledged Gumashyan.

Not to say that other promising boxers are not dedicating themselves properly to secure affluent careers, but Redkach exhibits a unique desire to be successful that is seen vividly through his lionhearted approach in the ring. He greatly admires the fighting styles of Fernando Vargas, Miguel Cotto and the late Edwin Valero.

Where does Redkach's endless appetite for glory emanate?

"I was born with it," boasted Redkach. "I want to win a world title at 135 lbs. Then, I want every big name at 140 lbs."

Redkach added, "I'll take any fight they put in front of me!"

Gumashyan commented, "Whoever Lou Dibella wants us to fight, we'll always be more than ready."

Redkach's ambition and propensity to reach the sport's apex appear firmly within his grasp in due time, and doing so will crown him Ukraine's next boxing virtuoso.

Broadway Boxing Results

2013-02-21T23:45:00.000-05:00