01-16-2022, 04:41 PM
Results from Verona, NY
By Boxing Bob Newman at ringside
Despite looking like he’s doing everything wrong- fight with hands down, mouth open, welterweight Jahi Tucker smoothly dissected opponent Akeem Black with a knockdown at the end of the first and a beating along the ropes in round two, time 1:18 of the second round. Black, despite looking somewhat skilled, had no answers for the uppercuts and lightning combinations of Tucker, who moves to 6-0, 4 KOs. Black slides to a hard-luck 6-5, 2 KOs.
2020 US Olympian Troy Isley wasted no time teeing off on opponent Harry Keenan Cruz Cubano, cutting his right eye and bloodying his nose in the process. To his credit, Cruz Cubano would try and maul Isley, who opted for counter uppercuts along the ropes, scoring at will. Cruz Cubano continued to make things ugly as he pressed and mauled his way in, while Isley continued to be economical with his output. Isley received a stern warning from referee Benjy Esteves for repeated low blows. In the 8th, Isley, punished a bloody and batter Cruz Cubano, but when he missed, Cruz Cubano mocked Isley with, “You missed Bitch!” Scores were as follows: 59-53 and 59-54 twice all for Isley, now 4-0, 2 KOs. The tough-as-nails Cruz Cubano falls to 6-3, 2 KOs.
Ukrainian native cruiserweight Lyubomyr Pinchuk took on Jose Mario Flores of Washington, D.C. to open up Top Rank’s first show of 2022 at the Turning Stone Resort & Casino in Verona, NY, in a scheduled 8 rounder. After a feeling out first round, Pinchuck suffered a cut to the left eye, ruled an accidental head butt by referee Charlie Fitch. Still, Flores landed a couple hard rights to try and further the damage. Pinchuck appeared to have Flores in trouble in the 5th, but couldn’t finish his foe. After getting tagged with a hard left in the 7th, Flores whispered to his foe, “Good shot man!” An exhausted Flores caught two breathers in the 8th when he twice lost his mouthpiece. Final tallies were 80-72 and 79-73 twice for Pinchuck, who moves to 14-2-1, 8 KOs and retains his NABA Gold cruiserweight title. Flores drops to 8-3-2, 4 KOs.
By Boxing Bob Newman at ringside
Despite looking like he’s doing everything wrong- fight with hands down, mouth open, welterweight Jahi Tucker smoothly dissected opponent Akeem Black with a knockdown at the end of the first and a beating along the ropes in round two, time 1:18 of the second round. Black, despite looking somewhat skilled, had no answers for the uppercuts and lightning combinations of Tucker, who moves to 6-0, 4 KOs. Black slides to a hard-luck 6-5, 2 KOs.
2020 US Olympian Troy Isley wasted no time teeing off on opponent Harry Keenan Cruz Cubano, cutting his right eye and bloodying his nose in the process. To his credit, Cruz Cubano would try and maul Isley, who opted for counter uppercuts along the ropes, scoring at will. Cruz Cubano continued to make things ugly as he pressed and mauled his way in, while Isley continued to be economical with his output. Isley received a stern warning from referee Benjy Esteves for repeated low blows. In the 8th, Isley, punished a bloody and batter Cruz Cubano, but when he missed, Cruz Cubano mocked Isley with, “You missed Bitch!” Scores were as follows: 59-53 and 59-54 twice all for Isley, now 4-0, 2 KOs. The tough-as-nails Cruz Cubano falls to 6-3, 2 KOs.
Ukrainian native cruiserweight Lyubomyr Pinchuk took on Jose Mario Flores of Washington, D.C. to open up Top Rank’s first show of 2022 at the Turning Stone Resort & Casino in Verona, NY, in a scheduled 8 rounder. After a feeling out first round, Pinchuck suffered a cut to the left eye, ruled an accidental head butt by referee Charlie Fitch. Still, Flores landed a couple hard rights to try and further the damage. Pinchuck appeared to have Flores in trouble in the 5th, but couldn’t finish his foe. After getting tagged with a hard left in the 7th, Flores whispered to his foe, “Good shot man!” An exhausted Flores caught two breathers in the 8th when he twice lost his mouthpiece. Final tallies were 80-72 and 79-73 twice for Pinchuck, who moves to 14-2-1, 8 KOs and retains his NABA Gold cruiserweight title. Flores drops to 8-3-2, 4 KOs.