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Results From International
Fight Night Hosted
By New Legend Boxing & DiBella Entertainment
On Saturday night, New Legend Boxing and DiBella
Entertainment returned to Resorts World Casino New York City
with another action-packed nine-bout card for the latest
installment of the popular International Fight Night series,
proudly sponsored by Nissan of Queens.
In the main event, cruiserweight contender Alex Guerrero,
198, of Salisbury, MD, was shockingly upset by Atlanta's
Brian Howard. A straight right stung Guerrero halfway
through round one and had him on rubbery legs. Howard, 195¾,
landed a few more right hands to deck Guerrero, who quickly
arose to his feet and took an eight-count. He was unable to
recover, however, and Howard pinned him against the ropes
with a follow-up barrage, forcing referee Harvey Dock to
stop the contest at 1:53 of the opening frame. Guerrero
suffered his first defeat, dropping to 12-1 (6 KOs), while
Howard is now 11-1 (9 KOs).
Alicia "The Empress" Napoleon, 156¼, Lindenhurst, Long
Island, engaged Latasha Burton, 153¾, Independence, LA, in a
fast-paced brawl for three exciting rounds. Napoleon
repeatedly tagged her foe with overhand rights, but Burton's
ring savvy and experience allowed her remain competitive.
Often when Napoleon would force her way inside, Burton was
waiting to launch her right uppercut. However, Napoleon's
constant pressure began to wilt Burton, who could not come
out of her corner for the fourth round, resulting in a TKO
verdict. The official time of the stoppage was 3:00 of round
three, as Napoleon kept her perfect record intact at 4-0 (4
KOs), while Burton's dropped below the .500 mark to 4-5.
Brooklyn fan-favorite Julian Sosa, 143½, earned his third
pro victory, scoring a four-round unanimous decision over
Las Vegas resident Jorge Soto, 146½, with three identical
cards of 40-36. Now 3-0-1 (1 KO), Sosa staggered Soto with
his straight right in round one and followed up by banging
way at the body. Though he showed heart, Soto, 0-4, was hurt
by every meaningful punch Sosa threw from then on out.
Irish southpaw Noel Murphy, 152½, used offensive bursts of
combinations to quell the game plan of his crafty opponent
Mack Babb, 151¾, of Jamaica, Queens, over the course of four
hard fought rounds. Feinting Babb to create openings, Murphy
often pressured his foe to the ropes and unloaded barrages.
Babb's best moments came when he was able to counter
Murphy's aggression with stinging straight rights. With
scores of 40-36, 39-37, and 38-38, Murphy upped his record
to 4-0 (2 KOs) winning a majority decision, while Babb fell
to 1-6. The 21-year-old Murphy was a two-time National
champion in his native Ireland before relocating to Yonkers,
NY.
Brooklyn junior welterweight prospect Wesley Ferrer, 140¼,
improved to 10-0 (5 KOs) after outpointing Luis Rodriguez,
143½, of Carolina, Puerto Rico, over six rounds. Ferrer
snapped Rodriguez' head back with a straight right in round
one and continued to use that weapon throughout with
success. The judges tallied 60-54 twice, and 59-55, all for
Ferrer via unanimous decision. Rodriguez' record dropped to
3-6 (2 KOs). In addition to winning the 2009 and 2013 New
York City Golden Gloves championship and competing at the
National Golden Gloves as an amateur, Ferrer was the 2012
New York Amateur Boxing and New York City Metro Tournament
champion.
Over six frames, Bronx southpaw Chris "Golden" Galeano,
157¾, was very accurate with his punches, blasting the
granite-chinned Colby Courter, 157½, with powerful hooks and
stiff jabs. Galeano just could not miss as the brave Courter
continued to come forward and eat whatever leather was
heaped his way. A cut was opened over Courter's left eye in
the third. When Galeano shifted his attack downstairs,
Courter did show signs of fatigue. In the sixth and final
round, referee Vic De Wysocki felt that Courter had taken
too much punishment and mercifully halted the action at the
1:08 mark, awarding Galeano, now 9-0 (1 KO), the first
stoppage victory of his pro career. Courter, of St. Joseph,
MO, dropped to 8-7 (7 KOs). Galeano won nearly every major
competition during his amateur career, culminating by
winning the 2013 NY Golden Gloves and 2013 165-pound USA
National Championship, propelling him to a #1-ranking in the
US.
In his DBE debut, the newly signed Canadian middleweight
Steve Rolls, 161¼, of Toronto, expertly outboxed Tyi
Edmonds, 161½, Meridian, MS, backing him up with a stiff and
consistent jab. In round three, Rolls upped his offense,
landing left hooks and overhand rights when in close.
Edmonds, who tired down the stretch, was just not active
enough, as Rolls went on to win a unanimous decision after
eight dominant rounds. The judges tallied 80-72 twice, and
79-73, all for Rolls, who upped his record to 12-0 (6 KOs).
Edmonds is now 5-3 (3 KOs). Rolls had a very successful
amateur career, competing on the 2009 and 2010 Canadian
National boxing teams, compiling an impressive 83-14 record
in the process.
Landing counter hooks and straight rights, Brooklyn's Marlon
Brown, 145, worked hard to keep the aggressive Evincii Dixon
off of him. Dixon, 145, of Lancaster, PA, did find the mark
on occasion to which Brown proved to have a sturdy chin.
Brown attempted to outbox Dixon over the second half, but
Dixon's pressure never waned. All three scorecards read
39-37 for Brown, who improved to 5-0 (2 KOs) by way of
unanimous decision. Dixon's record fell to 5-10-1 (2 KOs).
Dominican amateur superstar Carlos Adames, 148, now living
in Brooklyn and training out of the famed Gleason's Gym,
demolished Rasheed Olawale Lawal, 146, Ventura, CA, inside
the opening round to improve to 3-0 (2 KOs). Displaying very
quick hand speed, Adames backed Lawal to the ropes and threw
a series of flurries to the body to bring down his foe's
guard. Overhand rights to the temple followed and Lawal
slowly fell to the canvas for a full count. The knockout
came at the 1:52 mark. Lawal is now 1-2-1.
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