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The Wonderland Entertainment Complex - Revere, MA
(Formerly, The Wonderland Ballroom)

 
KEVIN MC BRIDE WKO3 CRAIG TOMLINSON

Irish heavyweight champion Kevin "The Clones Colossus" McBride (28-4-1, 23 KOs) captured the vacant IBC Americas title with a devastating 3^rd round KO of Craig "C.T." Tomlinson, of Reading (PA).

Before a standing room only crowd, including a large, vociferous band of Irish supporters singing and waving Irish flags, McBride was led into the ring by a pair of bagpipe players and drummer. It wasn't too long before McBride was playing a tune of his own on Tomlinson's body, blasting away with a series of punishing body shots.

After a "feeling out" first round, McBride got Tomlinson's attention with a left hook to the side of Tomlinson's head. "C.T." got off the ropes, if only for a brief moment, but he was serenaded by a right to the body and two left hooks that sent Tomlinson to mat.

Tomlinson may have survived the second, however, it was merely a matter of time. A big McBride right sent his dazed opponent down again for another 8 count. Pinned on the ropes and in a desperate situation, Tomlinson somehow avoided the brunt of several McBride punches to the head and body, only to be whacked by a powerful right that literally put Craig through the ropes. His legs remained tangled in the ropes as he was counted out.

"My dream is to win a world title," McBride said after the fight.
 

AARON TORRES WDEC6 JOHN TRIGG

In the co-feature, Philadelphia-born lightweight "Aaron "2-Guns" Torres (11-1, 6 KOs) had his most impressive performance as a pro, winning a 6-round unanimous decision from cagey veteran John Trigg (9-18-5, 2 KOs), of Athens, GA. After a rather sluggish first two rounds, Torres simply outworked and out-punched Triggs, who has been in with the likes of Juston Sencion, Juan Diaz and Robert Garcia. Torres won on all three cards: 59-55, 58-57, 58-56,
 

IAN GARDNER WTKO3 KEITH SONLEY

Canadian Ian "The Cobra" Gardner (6-1, 2 KOs), now fighting out of Brockton, stopped Keith Sonley (3-5-4, 1 KO), of St. John's, Candada, at 1:35 of the 3^rd round in their super middleweight match-up. Gardner was too quick of hands and feet for Sonley, whose nose was badly bloodied at the end of the first round. The bout was stopped on the advise of the ring doctor due to his injured nose.
 

JADSCHI GREEN WTKO 3 JIMMY LE BLANC

Five-time Michigan Golden Gloves champion Jadschi Green (7-2-2, 6 KOs), of Kalamazoo, came into South Boston super lightweight Jimmy "The Dream" LeBlanc's (9-2-3, 3 KOs) backyard and went home with a 3^rd round TKO win. LeBlanc's corner halted the fight at 2:35 and he was later learned that LeBlanc had broken his hand.
 

JEFF FRAZA WDEC6 ROBBIE SANCHEZ

In a non-title fight, New England super lightweight champion Jeff "Hellraza" Fraza (12-2, 6 KOs), of Haverhill, took a unanimous 6-round decision against Robbie Sanchez (2-18-2, 1 KO), of Miami. The scoring was 60-56, 59-55, 58-56.
 

ADAM MOSSES WDEC4 RICK ZOL

Making his pro debut, Adam Mosses (1-0), of Gosstown, NH, was awarded a unanimous 4-round decision against Rick Zola (3-20-2, 1 K), of Springfield, MA. Mosses, fighting out of South Boston, won by scores of 40-37, 39-37, 39-37.

WTKO3 (2:31)
KEVIN "The Clones Colossus" MC BRIDE 
Irish Heavyweight Champion
Brookline, MA
28-4-1 (23 KOs)

CRAIG "C.T." TOMLINSON
 
Reading, PA
23-12-1 (13 KOs)

CO-FEATURE/LIGHTWEIGHTS
6 ROUNDS

WDEC6 (59-55, 58-57, 58-56)
AARON "2-Guns" TORRES
Philadelphia, PA
11-1 (6 KOs)

JOHN TRIGG
Athens, GA
9-18-5 (2 KOs)

SUPER MIDDLEWEIGHTS
6 ROUNDS

WTKO3 (1:35)
IAN "The Cobra" GARDNER     
Brockton, MA  
6-1 (2 KOs)  

KEITH SONLEY
St. John's, New Brunswick, Canada
3-5-4 (1 KO)

SUPER LIGHTWEIGHTS
6 ROUNDS

WTKO3 (2:35)
JADSCHI GREEN
Kalamazoo, MI
7-2-2 (6 KOs)

SUPER LIGHTWEIGHTS (non-title)
6 ROUNDS

WDEC6 (60-55, 59-55, 58-56)
JEFF "Hellraza" FRAZA
New England Super Lightweight Champion
Haverhill, MA
12-2 (6 KOs)

ROBBIE SANCHEZ
 
Miami, FL
2-18-2 (1 KO)

SUPER MIDDLEWEIGHTS
4 ROUNDS

WDEC4 (40-37, 39-37, 39-37)
ADAM MOSSES 
Gosstown, NH 
1-0 (1 KO)
-30-

RICK ZOLA
Springfield, MA
3-20-2 (1 KO)
 

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The Roseland Ballroom - Taunton, MA
  

JOEY DE GRANDIS WDEC10 DANNY SHEEHAN

Light heavyweight Joey DeGrandis' homecoming was a hard fought, toe-to-toe 10-round decision against veteran Danny Sheehan. DeGrandis, the South Boston-native, is living in Chicago and hadn't fought in Massachusetts in five years.

It was a give-and-take contest with action from the opening to closing bells. DeGrandis (30-5, 13 KOs) took control in the second-half of the fight against Sheehan (8-19, 3 KOs), fighting out of Brockton.

DeGrandis won on all three judges' cards: 99-92, 98-92, 97-92.

"Now that was a fight," DeGrandis said after the action finally stopped. "Everybody got their money's worth. There were two guys with big hearts who wanted to win. This was the excitement that I wanted to bring back to New England. Joey D is back. I'll be taking more fights here."
   

WILLIE GIBBS WTKO2 MUHAMMED NUHU

In the co-feature, Philadelphia-born middleweight "Sir" William "The Gladiator" Gibbs (9-0, 8 KOs) continued his winning ways with a second-round stoppage of Muhammed Nuhu (3-10, 1 KO), of the Bronx via Ghana. The fight ended 26-seconds into the second round on the advise of the ring doctor after Nuhu complained that he couldn't see out of his right eye due to an injury.
  

IAN GARDNER WTKO3 KENNY STUBBS

Canadian Ian "The Cobra" Gardner (5-1, 1 KO), now fighting out of Brockton, dropped Bahamian super middleweight Kenny "Jacob Outlaw" Stubbs (9-8, 7 KOs) three times en route to a third-round TKO at 44-seconds. The referee stopped the scheduled six-rounder for Gardner's first pro KO.
   

AARON TORRES WTKO2 DARAN MILLER

Hot lightweight prospect Aaron "2-Guns" Torres (10-1, 6 KOs) won by TKO at 1:44 of the second round against Bahamian Daran "Little Hands of Stone" Miller (0-5). Miller couldn't continue when he suffered a cut while intentionally butting Torres, the Philadelphian now fighting out of Brockton.
  

 DEREK ENNIS WDEC4 HUSTON CRATON

In a very entertaining match-up of fighters making their pro debuts, Philadelphia junior middleweight Derek Ennis won a four-round majority decision from Huston Craton, of Brockton, 40-36, 38-37, 38-38.
  

JOHN RAINWATER WDEC4 WILLIE LEE KEMP

Fighting for the first time in more than two years, Worcester's John "House of Rain" Rainwater won a controversial four-round decision from heavyweight Willie Lee Kemp, of Troy (NY), who hadn't fought since 1997. Rainwater, who had a point taken away for a low blow, won on two cards ­ 39-37 & 38-37 ­ while Kemp go the other 39-36.

WDEC10 (99-92, 98-92, 97-92)
JOEY DE GRANDIS
South Boston, MA
30-5 (13 KOs)

    
DANNY SHEEHAN
Brockton, MA
8-19 (3 KOs)

WTKO2 (:26)
“Sir” WILLIAM “The Gladiator” GIBBS
Philadelphia, PA
9-0 (8 KOs)
 

  
MUHAMMED NUHU
Bronx, NY
3-10 (1 KO)
 

WTKO3 (:44)
IAN "The Cobra" GARDNER
Brockton, MA
5-1 (1 KO)
 

  
KENNY "Jacob Outlaw" STUBBS
Nassau, The Bahamas
9-8 (7 KOs)
 

  
HUSTON CRATON
Brockton, MA
0-1
  

WDEC4 (40-36, 38-37, 38-38)
DEREK ENNIS
Philadelphia, PA
1-0
  

WDEC4 (39-37, 38-37, 36-39)
JOHN "House of Rain" RAINWATER
Worcester, MA
9-9 (3 KOs)
 

  
WILLIE LEE KEMP
Troy, NY
14-28 (8 KOs)
  

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The Roxy - Boston, MA
  

KEVIN McBRIDE WKO3 RAYNARDO MINUS

In front of a rowdy Irish crowd, heavyweight Kevin "The Clones Colossus" McBride knocked out Bahamian heavyweight title-holder Raynardo Minus late in the third round in the main event of the fifth Mohegan Sun FightNight New England (MSFNNE) series.  McBride, the reigning Irish heavyweight champ, will now fight for the IBA Continental American title sometime this fall.

The 6-7, 260-pound McBride (27-4-1, 22 KOs) - fighting out of the Petronelli Gym in Brockton (MA) - was cheered on by hundreds of his fans at the standing-room only capacity crowd at The Roxy nightclub.  McBride, who entered the ring trailing a bagpiper, came after Minus from the opening bell and didn't let up until he hit Minus with a right hook that sent the Bahamian champ stumbling to the canvas.

WILLIE GIBBS WKO3 KENWORTH MINUS

In the six-round co-feature, hot middleweight prospect "Sir" William "The Gladiator" Gibbs remained undefeated (8-0, 7 KOs) when he knocked out Reynaldo's older brother, Kenworth Minus, early in the third round.  Gibbs sent the elder Minus to floor twice in the first round and twice again in the second.  Gibbs landed a crushing left hook to the chin early in the third round that sent Minus to the mat.  Gibbs, of Philadelphia, is the cousin of undisputed world middleweight champion Bernard Hopkins.

MARTIN THORTON WKO4 MANUEL TEO

On the undercard, crowd favorite Martin "The Irish Assassin" Thorton (1-0-1) scored a last-second knockout in the fourth round over Manny "Cheeks" Teo (4-9, 3 KOs). Thorton attacked Teo in the waning moments of the last round with a series of furious punches the sent Teo to the mat at 2:58 of the fourth round.

JOSE ORTIZ WDEC4 LARRY GREEN

Welterweight Jose Ortiz (3-5-1) of Springfield won a unanimous four-round decision over Larry "The Dream" Green (0-1-1) of Haverhill in a rematch of a fight earlier this year that ended in a draw.  Ortiz opened the first round by bloodying Green's nose with a left hook and then knocked Green down with a right cross.  Needing a knockout for a victory in the fourth round, Green came out strong only to be completely dominated by Ortiz.

DAN VESCOVIC WKO1 TROY LOZANO

Brockton's Dan Vesckovic (1-1) gave Troy Lozano (0-1) a rude entry into professional boxing by knocking him out in the first round.  Vesckovic, who is 45-years-old, dropped the 220-pound Lozano with a right cross barely a minute into the fight.

CEASAR CRUZ WDEC4 JERRY SMITH

Ceasar Cruz (1-0-1), of Springfield, and Jerry Smith, of Atlanta, Georgia (13-26-1) battled to a four-round majority draw.  Judge Robert McCoy ruled the bout 38-37 in Smith's favor, while judges Charles Shearn and Daniel Fitzgerald both scored the fight 38-38.
 

WKO3
KEVIN ‘The Clones Colossus’ McBRIDE
South Boston, MA
27-4-1   (22KO)
255 1Ú2

RAYNARDO MINUS
Nassau, Bahamas
16-12 (14KO)
246

WKO3
WILLIE ‘The Gladiator’ GIBBS
Brockton, MA
8-0 (7KO)
160

KENWORTH MINUS
Nassau, Bahamas
13-7 (10KO)
161 1Ú2

WKO4
MARTIN ‘The Irish Assassin’ THORTON
South Boston, MA
1-0-1 (KO)
164 3Ú4 

MANNY ‘Cheeks’ TEO
Hudson, MA
4-9
162 1Ú2

WDEC4 (39-36, 39-36, 39-36)
JOSE ORTIZ
Springfield, MA
3-5-1
147

LARRY ‘The Dream’GREEN
Haverhill, MA
0-1-1
144 1Ú2

WKO1
DAN VESCOVIC
Brockton, MA
1-1 (KO)
214

 TROY LOZANO
Roxbury, MA
0-1
220

CAESAR CRUZ
Springfield, MA
1-0-1
155 1Ú2

JERRY SMITH
Atlanta, GA
13-26-1
160 1Ú2

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The Wonderland Ballroom - Revere, MA
  

JEFF FRAZA WDEC10 KEVIN WATTS

As an emotional crowd took turns serenading their favorite fighter with chants of either “FRA-ZA” or “Here we go Southie, here we go,” the vacant New England super lightweight championship was contested by longtime rivals, Jeff “Hellraza” Fraza, of Haverhill, and “Cocky” Kevin Watts.

Fraza’s relentless attack resulted in a surprisingly easy unanimous decision in his favor ­ 99-90, 98-91, 97-92 -- largely due to his conditioning ­ thanks to his new trainer Dicky Eklund (“Irish” Micky Ward’s brother and trainer) ­ and stronger, crisper punching.

While Watts (16-2, 5 KOs) often threw wide punches without much behind ‘em, Fraza (11-2, 6 KOs) nicely “sat” on his punches, effectively planting his feet and getting everything behind his hooks. Watts suffered a cut over his eye in the first round and was deducted a point for holding in the ninth round.

JIMMY LE BLANC D6 ANDRE BAKER

In the co-feature, welterweights Jimmy LeBlanc (9-1-3, 3 KOs), of South Boston, fought crafty North Carolina-invader Andre Baker to a six round draw. In what was best described as a defensive struggle, neither fighter was hurt at any point and Baker, who upset Fraza in his last Boston-area appearance, proved to be the spoiler again.

KNOWLEDGE BEY WDEC4 STEVE SIGLIANO

Steve “The Tunnel Rat” Sigliano’s (7-3, 4 KOs) return to the ring after a 2 1Ú2 year hiatus found him, naturally, rusty and Knowledge Bey ­ aka Thomas Latson ­ took advantage of the situation. In an entertaining bout, Bey (2-2-1, 1 KO) floored Sigliano, of Quincy, in the first round and cruised to a unanimous four-round decision (40-45 all three judges).

LARRY GREENE D4 JOSE ORTIZ

In a highly competitive and entertaining bout, welterweight Larry “The Dream” Greene’s (0-0-1) pro debut ended-up a draw against Jose Ortiz (0-5-1), of West Springfield. Greene, also fighting out of Haverhill as Fraza’s stablemate. One judge had Greene winning by a score of 39-37, another had it by the same score in favor of Ortiz’, and the third scored it even, 38-38.

JEFF JONES TKO1 DAN VESKOVIC

“The Outlaw” Jeff Jones registered a first-round TKO (2:31) of Dan Veskovic, who was making his first ring appearance in 20 years. Jones (7-3, 7 KOs), of Brockton, knocked down Veskovic, also fighting out of Brockton, with a right hook only 16 seconds into the fight. A round hand soon opened a cut over Veskovic’s eye and a right hook dropped Veskovic. The referee ended the match at this point.

MARTIN THORTON TD3 JAMES MC CRAY

Making his pro debut, super middleweight Martin “The Irish Assassin” Thorton, fighting out of South Boston via Ireland, seemed to be establishing himself with a barrage of left hooks against Atlantic City veteran James “Rocky” McCray, but the fight was stopped in the third round due to a cut suffered by McCray, the result of an unintentional head butt in the opening round. The fight was declared a technical draw.

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KEVIN MC BRIDE WTKO2 GARY WINMON

Led by three bagpipe players and entering the ring to a loud serenade from the passionate pro-Irish crowd, Irish heavyweight champion Kevin “The Clones Colossus” McBride (26-4-1, 21 KOs) stopped Gary “The Bull” Winmon  (25-8, 17 KOs) in the second round after a one-sided assault

McBride (254 3Ú4 pounds), the Clones, Ireland native now fighting out of the Petronelli Gym in Brockton, came out aggressively and pounded Winmon (240 lbs.), of Donora, Pennsylvania, on the ropes with a barrage of powerful, clubbing rights. Near the end of the second, McBride caught Winmon on the ropes with a right hook to the chin, followed by a strong uppercut on the button, and left hook to the body that sent Winmon to his knee. He stayed there and the fight officially ended at 2:42 of the second round. 

WILLIE GIBBS WTKO2 JERALD LOWE

In the co-feature, middleweight prospect “Sir” William “The Gladiator” Gibbs (8-0, 7 KOs) remained unbeaten with a second round TKO (3:00) of Jerald Lowe (3-5, 1 KO). Gibbs, the Philadelphia native now fighting out of Brockton, ended when referee Paul Casey ruled that Lowe, of Atlanta (GA), was unable to continue due to bleeding from a cut inside of his mouth.

SHAWN CREEGAN WTKO3 DAVE HAMILTON

Lynn super middleweight Shaun “Big Trouble” Creegan (12-1-2, 2 KOs) outworked and out-punched Dave “The Hammer” Hamilton (15-8, 5 KOs), of Hanson, in a very entertaining fight. Creegan controlled the action and his constant pressure resulted in a standing eight-count given to Hamilton near the end of the second round. Hamilton’s trainer, Goody Petronelli, wouldn’t allow his fighter to go out for the third round.

ANNMARIE SACCURATO WTKO2 ANN MARIE FRANCEY

Annmarie Saccurato (1-0, 1 KO) made her pro debut a success with a second-round TKO of the game Ann Marie Francey (1-1, 1 KO). Saccurato, of White Plains (NY), thoroughly dominated Francey, who was issued a standing eight-count in the second. Referee Casey stopped the fight at 1:38 when Francey, of Somerville, was pinned on the ropes under a barrage of punches from Saccurato.

TOMMY ATTARDO WTKO3 JOHN MERCOGLIANO

Crowd pleaser Tommy Attardo (10-8-1, 2 KOs), of South Boston, handed Medford welterweight John Mercogliano (4-1-2) his first pro loss. The gutsy (12-1-2, 2 KOs)Attardo pressured Mercogliano and finally floored him in the second. After getting a standing eight-count in the third, Mercogliano was unsteady and referee Dick Flaherty halted the bout.

JAMES MC CRAY WTKO3 RON LAPIDO

Cagey veteran James “Rocky McCray,” of Atlantic City (NJ), won a unanimous four-round decision from local favorite Ron Lapido (5-3), of Canton. McCray got the edge on all three of the judges’ scorecards: 39-37, 39-37, 38-36.

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JERMAL BARNES WDEC10 HECTOR SANJURJO

“The Pitbull” failed to slay the “Last Dragon.” Cruiserweight Jermal “Last Dragon” Barnes stopped his two-fight losing streak with a controversial 10-round split decision against Hector “The Pitbull” Sanjurjo in the main event. The cruiserweights went at it toe-to-toe from the opening bell in an action filled match with Barnes (15-2, 4 KOs), the elementary school teacher from Rochester (NY), using his boxing skills against the aggressive Sanjurjo (12-7-5, 7 KOs), of Taunton.

Barnes effectively used a stiff jab, lead right and solid combinations, while Sanjurjo stalked Jermal, often taking a few punches to throw some haymakers. Barnes won on two judges’ scorecards 97-93 and 96-94, while Hector was the choice of the other official, 98-92. 

KEVIN WATTS WTKO2 ED MC ALONEY

Junior welterweight “Cocky” Kevin Watts (16-1, 5 KOs) set-up a showdown against Jeff “Hellraza” Fraza (10-2) in next month’s MSNNE main event in Revere with an impressive second round TKO (1:05) against Ed McAloney (11-5), of Pembroke. The flashy Watts, of South Boston, out-boxed McAloney, who got a standing eight count in the opening round. Watts’ sharp punching opened a deep cut opened over McAloney’s left eye in the second round. Another standing eight count was followed by an examination of Ed’s eye by the ring doctor, who advised the doctor to stop the fight.

DAVE HAMILTON WDEC6 MANNY TEO

In a very entertaining match-up of local super middleweights, Dave “The Hammer” Hamilton (15-8, 5KOs) won a six-round majority decision from a game Manny “Cheeks” Teo (4-7, 3 KOs). Hamilton, fighting out of Brockton, narrowly edged Teo, of Hudson, 58-56, 58-56, 57-57.

BILLY MOFFORD WDEC4 DANNY SHEEHAN

Always entertaining Danny Sheehan (8-17, 3 KOs), also fighting out of Brockton, gave away 15 pounds to Billy “The Kid” Mofford, 212-197, in a battle of heavyweights. Despite suffering a “flash” knockdown from a body shot in the opening round, Mofford, of Randolph, won a split decision 39-37, 38-37, 38-39.

HAROLD RODRIGUEZ WTKO3 KNOWLEDGE BEY

Taunton heavyweight Harold Rodriquez (1-1, 1 KO) registered his first win as a pro, stopping Knowledge Bey (1-1-1, 1 KO), of Syracuse (NY), with a third round technical knockout (2:30) thanks to a devastating left hook.

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The Roxy - Boston, MA
  

RICHIE LA MONTAGNE WTKO2 WILFREDO MUNIZ

Cruiserweight Richie “The Mountain” LaMontagne, 195, wasted very little time with opponent Wilfredo “Pepe” Muniz, 194, in the main event. LaMontagne (25-4-1, 19 KOs), of Everett, was satisfied with a “feeling out” first round, in which, he landed several solid body punches. LaMontagne caught Muniz (10-3, 3 KOs), of South Boston, on the chin with a vicious left-hook and although Muniz beat the count, referee Paul Casey wisely stopped the bout at 1:05 of the second round.

This fight was LaMontagne’s first with head trainer Goody Petronelli and assistant trainer Chris Pender in his corner. Richie firmly established himself as a serious threat in New England’s most talented and deepest division. Fans immediately started talking about a potential showdown between LaMontagne and New England/Massachusetts cruiserweight champion Tim Flamos.
 

AARON TORRES WDEC6 DARAN MILLER

Lightweight prospect Aaron “2-Guns” Torres (9-1, 5 KOs), the Philadelphia native fighting out of Brockton, continued his winning ways with his seventh straight victory. Torres, 135, stopped Daran Miller, 133, of The Bahamas, with a devastating body shot that left Miller (4-4, 2 KOs) on the canvas holding his sore rib cage. The 10 count ended with 20-seconds left in the first round.
 

WILLIAM GIBBS TKO3 KENNY STUBBS

Much to the delight of the sellout crowd, middleweight prospect “Sir” William “The Gladiator” Gibbs, 159, remained unbeaten with an utterly complete destruction of Kenny “The Jake” Stubbs, 158, of The Bahamas. Gibbs (6-0, 5 KOs), of Philadelphia and fighting out of Brockton, floored Stubbs in the first round with a left hook to the body.  Gibbs unloaded a strong right that dropped Stubbs again early in the second and a powerful right put out the lights 12 seconds into the third round.
 

SHAUN CREEGAN WDEC4 MANNY TEO

Returning to the squared circle after a 3-1Ú2 year hiatus, Shaun “Big Terrible” Creegan, 163, won a majority decision from game Manny Teo, 161, in a super middleweight match. Neither fighter was in trouble as they exchanged punches from start to finish. Creegan (10-1-2) was slightly more active than Teo (4-6, 3 KOs) and got the edge in scoring: 40-36, 39-38, 38-38.
 

BILLY MOFFORD WDEC4 HAROLD RODRIGUEZ

The most entertaining match-up of the evening may have been the four-round bout between heavyweights Billy “The Kid” Mofford (3-1-1, 1 KO), of Randolph, and making his pro debut, Harold Rodriguez, of Taunton. Mofford, 211, and Rodriguez, 220, took turns throwing haymakers and landing a few bombs. Experience may have been the difference as Mofford won a unanimous decision: 40-36, 40-36, 39-37.
 

CHRISTINA RONDEAU WTKO3 PACHICO

US lightweight kickboxing champ Christina Rondeau, 131.4, kept her feet on the mat and buried Koren Pachico, 128, winning by technical knockout at 1:40 of the third round. Both fighters pawed at each other for two rounds, but Rondeau (1-0-1, 1 KO), of Woonsocket (RI), finally put down the pro debuting Pachico, of Manchester (NH), with a right upper cut early in the third. The same punch later ended the fight when the referee ruled that the obviously dazed and tired Pachico couldn’t continue.
 

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The Roxy - Boston, MA
  

TIMMY FLAMOS WDEC10 HECTOR SANJURJO

Flamos Retains New England & Massachusetts

Cruiserweight Titles

Timmy “The Hammer” Flamos, 191, won a 10-round split decision against Hector “The Pitbull” Sanjurjo, 192, to retain his New England and Massachusetts cruiserweight titles. The much-anticipated match was action packed, although difficult fight to score because neither fighter was seriously hurt at any point. Flamos (15-2-1, 7 KOs) was able to fight his fight: inside and rough. The 34-year-old from Brockton showed considerable improvement in style, using a surprising jab to his advantage and showing better balance. Sanjurjo (13-6-5, 7 KOs), of Taunton, was dangerous when he had some distance to fire his lead left. Flamos won on two judges' cards, 96-94 and 97-93, Sanjurjo won the other, 97-93.
 

RICH LA MONTAGNE WDEC6 DANNY SHEEHAN

In the co-feature, cruiserweight Richie “The Mountain” LaMontagne, 191, made the most of his first fight in Boston in nearly two years by winning a unanimous six-round decision from always-tough Danny Sheehan, 193, and gaining a wife. LaMontagne (24-4-1, 19 KOs), of Everett, and Sheehan (193), of Lawrence, stood toe-to-toe most of the fight and had the standing room only crowd cheering from the opening bell to the final seconds. After the bout, LaMontagne took the microphone, dropped to one knee, and proposed marriage to his girl friend, Ann Marie LaFauci. The judges had LaMontagne winning 58-56, 58-56 and 59-54.
 

AARON TORRES WDEC6 CALVIN SHEPPARD

Lightweight prospect Aaron “2-Guns” Torres (8-1, 4 KOs), the Philadelphia native fighting out of Brockton, put on a stylish boxing exhibition, pitching a shutout against veteran Calvin Sheppard, of Winston-Salem, North Carolina. All three judges had Torres winning 60-54.
 

WILLIAM GIBBS TKO2 PEDRO GONZALEZ

Undisputed middleweight champion Bernard Hopkins’ cousin, “Sir” William “The Gladiator” Gibbs, 160, showed why he is considered a future world champion, scoring a TKO against Pedro Gonzalez, 160.5, when the latter failed to answer the bell for the third round. Gibbs (4-0, 4 KOs), the Philadelphia native fighting out of Brockton, rocked Sanchez, of Sarasota, Florida, with a wide array of combinations to the head and body.
 

KEVIN WATTS WDEC4 ROBBY SANCHEZ

“Cocky” Kevin Watts, 138.5, dominated Robby Sanchez, 138.5, in their four-round junior middleweight bout. Watts (15-1, 6 KOs), of South Boston, out-boxed his Miami opponent from start to finish in workmanlike fashion. Watts won on the cards 59-54, 59-54 and 58-56.
 

TOMMY ATTARDO WDEC4 JAMES MC CRAY

Coming off a loss to former U.S. Olympic star Jeff Lacy, junior middleweight Tommy Attardo, 155, won all four rounds against James “Rocky” McCray. Attardo (9-6-12, 1 K0), of South Boston, and McCray, 160, of Atlantic City, New Jersey, exchanged haymakers on several occasions in this crowd-pleasing fight.
Attardo was the winner on all three judges’ cards by identical scores of 40-46.
 

    
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