01-16-2022, 06:13 PM
Undercard Results from Verona, NY
By Boxing Bob Newman at ringside
Unbeaten WBO #3, IBF #11 featherweight contender Abraham Nova (21-0, 15 KOs) scored an eighth round TKO over late sub William “El Gago” Encarnacion (19-2, 15 KOs) on Saturday night in the Smith-Geffrard co-feature at Turning Stone Resort Casino in Verona, New York. Nova methodically broke down the very game Encarnacion and Encarnacion’s corner finally stopped the fight. Time was :55.
Top Rank’s latest Puerto Rican standout Omar Rosario took on Brooklyn’s southpaw Raekwon Butler on a scheduled 6 round Super Lightweight attraction on the last fight of the ESPN+ portion of the Joe Smith, Jr. vs Steve Geffrard WBO Light Heavyweight title bout. Rosario took a few moments to analyze Butler, then went to work, breaking him down with vicious shots to head and body. Butler survived to actually land some of his own shots in the second. Rounds 3,4 and 5 saw things slow down, get more technical and allow Butler to gain in confidence. Rosario chose to counter while Butler tried to force the action, albeit crudely. Butler chose to mug and pose in the 6th, perhaps to frustrate Rosario, to no avail. Final scores were 58-55, 59-54 twice for Rosario, now 6-0, 2 KOs, whole Butler falls to 4-2, 2 KOs.
By Boxing Bob Newman at ringside
Unbeaten WBO #3, IBF #11 featherweight contender Abraham Nova (21-0, 15 KOs) scored an eighth round TKO over late sub William “El Gago” Encarnacion (19-2, 15 KOs) on Saturday night in the Smith-Geffrard co-feature at Turning Stone Resort Casino in Verona, New York. Nova methodically broke down the very game Encarnacion and Encarnacion’s corner finally stopped the fight. Time was :55.
Top Rank’s latest Puerto Rican standout Omar Rosario took on Brooklyn’s southpaw Raekwon Butler on a scheduled 6 round Super Lightweight attraction on the last fight of the ESPN+ portion of the Joe Smith, Jr. vs Steve Geffrard WBO Light Heavyweight title bout. Rosario took a few moments to analyze Butler, then went to work, breaking him down with vicious shots to head and body. Butler survived to actually land some of his own shots in the second. Rounds 3,4 and 5 saw things slow down, get more technical and allow Butler to gain in confidence. Rosario chose to counter while Butler tried to force the action, albeit crudely. Butler chose to mug and pose in the 6th, perhaps to frustrate Rosario, to no avail. Final scores were 58-55, 59-54 twice for Rosario, now 6-0, 2 KOs, whole Butler falls to 4-2, 2 KOs.