Walsh Reigns Supreme: Edges Williams in Title Fight

MASHANTUCKET, CT – “King” Kevin Walsh (17-0, 9 KOs) vanquished the final of his regional rivals on Saturday night time, successful a tough fought 10-round majority resolution over Tremaine “The Mighty Midget” Williams (20-3, 6 KOs) on the Premier Theater in Foxwoods Resort On line casino. With the win, Walsh added the WBC US Silver Tremendous Featherweight title to his rising assortment.

“Hats off to Williams, he’s a hell of a fighter,” mentioned Brockton, MA’s Walsh, who stopped cross-town rival Irvin Gonzalez in 4 rounds final November to win the New England Tremendous Featherweight title and adopted up that spectacular win with an electrifying eighth spherical knockout over Rhode Island’s Ricky de los Santos in February to choose up the WBC US Silver Featherweight title. “I received the knockdown in spherical 4, and I believe it was the distinction.”

It very effectively might have been. Aside from the knockdown, the bout was fought on even phrases over 10 rounds. The competition started with a battle of the jabs as every man regarded to determine ring generalship.

Walsh started to strain Williams in spherical 3, and the previous world title challenger from New Haven, CT responded with a counter left hand and several other left jabs. Simply when the ‘Mighty Midget’ was settling into the battle, Walsh went on the offensive in spherical 4, touchdown a leaping proper hand that dropped Williams. The Brockton native regarded to comply with up, however the artful Williams responded with a left hand and a brief proper hook to stave off additional punishment.

The bout grew to become a tense chess match through the center rounds, with every fighter working angles to achieve an edge. Walsh picked up the tempo in spherical 8, however the southpaw Williams responded with fast left arms earlier than evading the incoming hearth.

Walsh possible sealed the deal in rounds 9 and 10, pushing the tempo of the battle and desperately making an attempt to harm his foe. After 10 exhausting rounds, the group waited tensely because the announcer learn the judges’ scorecards, with 2 judges seeing the battle 95-94 and 96-93 for Walsh, overruling the third decide who scored the battle 96-93 for Williams.

‘Savage’ Steven Sumpter stops Janer Gonzalez to win WBC 168-lbs titleIn the night time’s co-feature, “Savage” Steven Sumpter (11-1-1, 9 KOs) earned the vacant WBC US Silver Tremendous Middleweight title, knocking out grizzled veteran Janer Gonzalez (23-8-1, 19 KOs) in spherical 6 of a scheduled 8 spherical bout. Sumpter, of Lawrence, MA, took his time in determining the Miami primarily based Colombian, patiently stalking him over the primary few rounds searching for alternatives to counter.

“I used to be making an attempt to bait him in and see what he had,” defined Sumpter after the bout. “I needed him to stroll into one thing.”

The southpaw started sitting on his punches in spherical 5, touchdown a heavy left hand that Gonzalez shook off. Trying to show the tide, Gonzalez started transferring ahead in spherical 6, trapping Sumpter within the nook. It turned out to be a expensive mistake, as Sumpter landed a counter left hand that put Gonzalez on the canvas. The Colombian beat the depend and proceeded to commerce, however one other left hand dropped him exhausting, inflicting the stoppage at 1:42 of spherical 6.

Different outcomes

Polish prospect Slawomir “The Heavy Hitter” Bohdziewicz improved to 6-0 (5), dropping Russell Harris (6-2, 6 KOs) twice within the sixth and last spherical for a last-minute stoppage. The competition started with the taller Bohdziewicz plodding ahead behind a left jab and heavy hooks and proper arms, whereas the smaller, stockier Harris regarded to counter with looping photographs. Bohdziewicz’s thudding photographs started to take impact on the St. Louis native in spherical 5, because the exhausted southpaw desperately tried to outlive Slaw’s onslaught. The Stamford, CT native lastly broke by in spherical 6, dropping Harris with a jab, proper hand mixture. Harris beat the depend, however Slaw dug a piercing left hook to Harris’ physique that instantly dropped the Missourian to a knee, inflicting Harvey Dock to cease the bout at 2:15.

We already knew that Jacob “Lefty” Marrero (9-0, 7 KOs) was gifted. Now we all know that he may also overcome adversity. The Bridgeport, CT native took on New York’s Wilfredo Flores (11-5-1, 5 KOs) in a battle of lightweights. Marrero got here out quick, touchdown fast counter left arms towards the New Yorker. Lefty harm Flores in spherical 3, however the Mexican American shook it off and tried to stroll him down in spherical 4. Flores nearly caught gold in spherical 5, staggering Marrero with a left hand. The Bridgeport native leaned towards the ropes, rapidly composed himself and started to field, touchdown sharp counter photographs. Flores was by no means capable of replicate his early success, because the faster Marrero boxed intelligently whereas touchdown stinging lefts and rights. Scores after 8 rounds have been 79-73 (3x).

Extremely touted heavyweight prospect Ali Feliz (6-0, 5 KOs) survived a scare, showing to injure his knee after buying and selling punches with Brandon Carmack (8-8-2, 5 KOs) in spherical 1 of their 6-round contest. The bout continued after a number of anxious minutes, with Feliz launching a sequence of head photographs that dropped Carmack. The Missouri native rose solely to proceed absorbing punishment, taking a knee later within the spherical from a giant proper hand. Danbury, CT’s Feliz went in for the end in spherical 2, dropping Carmack twice extra, the second with a proper uppercut to the abdomen that dropped Carmack for good. Time was 1:31 of spherical 2.

With boyhood hero Peter Manfredo Jr. wanting on, Will Guilmette destroyed Tymar Miles (0-6) in his extremely anticipated debut, dropping the New Yorker 3 instances for a first-round knockout. The Coventry native wasted little time in making an announcement, dropping Miles seconds into the battle with a left hook. Miles beat the depend, however a proper to the physique put him again on the canvas. The New Yorker rose to his ft once more, however the comply with up assault dropped him a 3rd time, inflicting referee Bryan Miner to halt the bout at 1:08 of spherical 1.

In an all-out warfare, Victor Reynoso (11-0, 7 KOs), of Windfall, RI, outslugged Florida’s Chris Puryear (5-3) over 6 vicious rounds. Reynoso launched a sneaky counter proper uppercut in spherical 3 that dropped Puryear to his knees. The Floridian beat the depend and responded by launching his personal assault in spherical 4, beautiful Reynoso with an overhand proper. The pugilists continued to commerce punches in rounds 5 and 6 earlier than an enormous proper hand dropped Puryear a second time. Puryear once more beat the depend, and the bloody fighters resumed buying and selling energy photographs till the ultimate bell. Scores have been 58-54 (3x).

Somebody’s ‘0’ needed to go when unbeaten middleweights Douglas Marroquin (6-0, 3 KOs) and Tremaine Jones (3-1, 3 KOs)collided in a 4-round slugfest. Marroquin, a Guatemalan and Mexican fighter primarily based in Stamford, CT, slowly broke down Jones, launching a physique assault in spherical 1 and strolling down his taller opponent behind clever strain and quick photographs starting in spherical 2. Marroquin hit paydirt in spherical 3, staggering the Louisiana native with an enormous proper hand to the top and following up with a relentless assault. A proper to the physique doubled Jones over, however he bravely absorbed the shot and survived to see the ultimate bell. Scores have been 40-36 (3x). Joseph Chisholm (5-0, 5 KOs)continued his string of first spherical knockouts, blasting out Markist Taylor (1-2)in fast succession. “J-Elite” was an excessive amount of for Taylor, touchdown a 3-punch mixture punctuated by a proper hand to the physique that dropped the St. Louis native for the depend. Time of the stoppage was 1:09 of spherical 1.

New Haven, CT’s Carlos Perez (4-0) stored his good document intact, pounding out a 4-round resolution over Florida’s Shaquille Dashing (0-4-1). After 2 aggressive rounds, “Carlito’s Approach” took management of the battle, touchdown 3 and 4 punch combos to Grant’s head and physique to safe the jr. welterweight bout by scores of 40-36 (3x).Kevante Wineglass (2-0, 1 KO) picked up his first knockout, detonating an enormous proper hand to the top to drop debuting LaTraveon Grant (0-1) in spherical 2 of their jr. welterweight bout. Grant survived the spherical, however the bout was stopped after spherical 3 on the physician’s advice.

In his professional debut, Norwalk, CT primarily based Venezuelan Victor Guerra (1-0, 1 KO) knocked out Lucien Hannah (0-4) in 3 rounds of their jr. middleweight scrap. The boxers took turns hurting each other with proper arms in spherical 3, Hannah early within the spherical and Guerra in direction of the tip. Guerra, of Wilmer Mendez Boxing, took benefit of his harm opponent, following up with a two-fisted assault to the top and physique that had the exhausted Hannah reeling. The New Yorker properly selected to not proceed after spherical 3. David Marshall Jr. (1-0, 1 KO) made his professional debut a profitable one, stopping Gabriel Costa (4-9-1, 4 KOs) in spherical 2 of their heavyweight bout. “Marshall Legislation” surprised Costa with a proper hand in spherical 1. The Bristol, RI native dropped Costa twice in spherical 2, the primary with a blistering left hook to the physique, and the second with a heavy left hook to the top that satisfied referee Harvey Dock to wave off the bout at 2:25 of spherical 2.

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