Rosado was quick to attack Soto-Karass, and almost from the opening bell, he was controlling the round. Rosado seemed almost explosive in the ring, keeping Soto-Karass from being able to go on the offensive. Near the end of the round, Soto-Karass took the fight to the body of Rosado. The second round looked much like the first. Soto-Karass seemed patient compared to Rosado, maybe figuring that he would wear Rosado down with his attacks to the body. Soto-Karass was able to catch Rosado on the ropes. The second round ended with a brawl.

The third round looked as though Soto-Karass was going to be on the offensive. He kept up his attack to the body. He was backing Rosado around the ring. And then, Rosado cut Soto-Karass just above the left eye. From the vantage point of the press, it was unclear if it was a head-butt or a punch, but the referee ruled it a punch. This seemed to be all Rosado needed, the shift in the action putting him back in control. As the round was coming to a close, Rosado landed several shots to the head.

Soto-Karass continued his attack on the body of Rosado as the fourth round began. Rosado then used his weight to push Soto-Karass up against the ropes. Rosado was going to the head and body, and Soto-Karass was having a hard time getting off the ropes. Soto-Karass took a lot of punishment while backed up to the ropes. As the round came to the end, Rosado once again landed several hard, clean shots to the head.

The fifth round started much like the last three with Soto-Karass trying to wear Rosado down with his attack to the body, but Soto-Karass seemed to lack the power he had in earlier rounds. Rosado, once again, back Soto-Karass to the ropes and kept him there. Then with a clean right, Rosado was able to hurt Soto-Karass. He kept up the attack, forcing Soto-Karass into the corner and landing shot after shot to the head. Smoger stepped in, halting the action in the fifth.

For Soto-Karass this is a huge setback. But for Rosado, this win on the National stage is exactly what he has been hoping for. The question Rosado must now answer is how will he do against the upper echelon of light middleweight fighters?
 

Heavyweight Bryant Jennings defeated Maurice Byarm for the Pennsylvania State Heavyweight title. Both were quick to the punch after the opening bell. Although Jennings found himself on the ropes early in the round, Byarm spent more time there at the end of the round. Jennings did more to capitalize on this, firing off several quick shots the first time and a three punch combination the second. Jennings ended the second round much the same way.

Jennings staggered Byarm early in the third, stunning Byarm who momentarily seemed out of the fight. Jennings failed to capitalize on this, and Byarm was able to recover and come back. Jennings then pushed Byarm to the ropes and landed a combination. Throughout the round, Byarm found himself on the ropes and receiving end of combinations to the head. Byarm kept up his attack on the body, but never really put his punches together. The fourth round looked much like the third. The southpaw Byarm seemed to forget about his jab, relying mostly on his left.

In the fifth, Byarm forced Jennings into the corner, landing shots to his body. Jennings punched his way out. Jennings was circling the ring as he landed a combination on an off-balanced Byarm. As the round came to a close Jennings landed another combination. Jennings started the sixth getting Byarm on the ropes, landing combination after combination. Then Byarm got the upper hand as the round came to the end, taking shots to the body. Jennings stayed closed up throughout the attack. As the seventh round came to a close, Jennings landed a hard shot to the chin of Byarm. Byarm started backing away, and Jennings landed several shots as Byarm was backing away.

Jennings chased Byarm to the ropes in the eighth, landing a combination. Byarm rarely threw more than a couple punches at a time during the round, even when he had Jennings on the ropes. Jennings too failed to capitalize when he had Byarm in trouble. The round ended with Jennings pushing Byarm to the ropes. Jennings in a quick burst landed a four punch combination. The ninth round was back and forth. Jennings was starting to look tired. By the start of the tenth round, both knew they had something to prove. It started as a brawl, which ended with Jennings pushing Byarm down and through the ropes. Jennings staggered Byarm as the round continued, helping him to keep Byarm on the ropes. It was an all-out brawl again as the fight came to a close. The scores were 97-93, 96-94, 96-94 all for Jennings.

Light Heavyweight Sullivan Barrera won the unanimous decision over Damar Singleton. The first three rounds of the six round fight saw the most action, with Barrera controlling most of it. But by the fourth round, it turned into brief spurts of fighting, followed by holding, and then the referee yelling break. Even the sixth, which started with some promise quickly turned into a repeat of the two prior rounds. The scores were 60-54, 60-54, 59-55—one judge seeing fit to give Singleton the fifth round.
 

Welterweight Ray Robinson proved his athleticism in his fight against Doel Carrasquillo. Of Carrasquillo’s 16 wins, 14 have come by way of knockout. Robinson, in an effort to avoid this fate, moved around the ring—round and round from the first round to the eighth and final round. This was quite a feat considering that Robinson lost the sole of one shoe the second round. Robinson also effectively used his jab to keep Carrasquillo on the outside. Carrasquillo, who had trouble with the moving target, seemed intent on finding that one moment when he could land a knockout punch. That moment never came. The scores were 79-73, 78-74, 78-74.

Welterweight Jose Peralta Alejo won all six rounds in his fight against Lenwood Dozier. Dozier, who never seemed fazed by Alejo’s landed punches, never did enough to win the fight.

Lightweight Naim Nelson added his fourth win in his bout against Pedro Andres. Nelson dominated the fight from the beginning, at times making Andres look like little more than Nelson’s punching bag.