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Hebert Conceicao Sousa Wins Perilous
Unanimous Decision Over Johan Gonzalez
WBO #15-ranked Hebert Conceicao Sousa (11-0, 5 KOs) of
Salvador, Bahia, Brazil, survived a temporary scare to
outpoint dangerous knockout puncher Johan “The Chelo Manotas”
Gonzalez (36-5, 34 KOs) of Las Vegas via Valencia,
Venezuela, by unanimous decision.
Fighting in the 10-round middleweight main event of
ProBoxTV’s “The Contender Series” from Prudential Center in
Brick City (Newark, New Jersey) and presented by Thomas
LaManna (Rising Star Promotions) and Garry Jonas (Pro Box
Promotions), Gonzalez dropped 2020 Olympic gold medalist
Conceicao with a big right hand for a flash knockdown,
midway through round three.
Gonzalez, however, failed to capitalize on his
punching-power advantage the rest of the way. To his credit,
Conceicao righted the ship, made adjustments and never
really struggled again while winning by the scores of 96-93
on two cards and 95-94 on the third in a world-class game of
cat and mouse.
In the night’s 10-round co-featured bout, Francisco “Bebu”
Daniel Veron (17-1-1, 10 KOs) of Buenos Aires, Argentina,
scored a unanimous 10-round decision over Raul Garcia
(15-3-1, 12 KOs) of Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic.
A chippy super welterweight encounter between rock-solid
veterans, Veron’s faster hands and feet forced Garcia out of
his game plan repeatedly, round after round, giving him a
slight advantage in a well-fought battle.
The taller Veron had too many offensive weapons for the
cruder but always game Garcia, who never stopped trying.
Garcia hurt Veron in round nine and had a strong round 10,
but Veron managed to stay cool, and hinder Garcia’s
follow-up, to coast to a unanimous decision win by scores of
97-93, 98-92 and 98-92.
In the 10-round super featherweight chief supporting bout,
William Foster III (19-3, 11 KOs) of New Haven, Connecticut,
and Joshafat Ortiz (13-3, 6 KOs) of Reading, Pennsylvania,
fought to a bloody “No Contest” after three competitive
rounds.
Spoiling a good matchup, both men were cut by an accidental
headbutt in round two, heating up the temperature of the
fight temporarily until the ringside physician advised
referee Earl Brown to rule a No Contest after round three,
due to both fighters’ wounds and four full rounds not having
been completed.
Bantamweight Emmanuel Chance (4-0, 1 KO) of East Orange, New
Jersey, won a razor-thin, six-round split decision over
Angel Munoz (3-3, 2 KOs) of Baldwin Park, California.
The quick-fisted southpaw Chance was seemingly in total
control early on, dropping Munoz with a straight left midway
through round two, however, it was the determined Munoz who
came back strong later in the round.
The rejuvenated Munoz came out firing in round three,
landing several eye-catching lead right hands on a tiring
Chance and continued his comeback momentum in rounds four
and five. Munoz then poured it on in round six, notably
staggering an exhausted Chance with an uppercut.
Despite a 106-85 advantage in punches landed, the judges
scored it 58-56 Munoz, overruled by two scores of 57-56 for
Chance. Without the knockdown, the fight would have been a
draw.
In a six-round super middleweight prelim, Erick Kedar
Gainous (9-0, 6 KOs) of Detroit scored a third-round TKO
over Alejandro Ibarra (8-4, 2 KOs) of Denver.
After a one-sided first round, Kedar Gainous rocked Ibarra
to the soles of his shoes with a right uppercut early in
round two, cutting him between the eyes.
Smelling blood, Kedar Gainous moved in and pummeled his
iron-chinned foe for the remainder of the round. Ibarra’s
brave cornermen decided to send their battered fighter out
for round three, only to see him take an extended two-fisted
pasting until Referee Richard Gonzalez finally waved it off
at 2:48.
In the televised opener, featherweight prospect and hometown
hero Keith “Tsunami” Colon (10-0, 10 KOs) scored an
impressive first-round TKO over Luis “Chacal” Almendarez
Morales (8-5-1, 3 KOs) of Tijuana.
After dominating the first two minutes, Colon dropped the
overmatched Almendarez Morales with a right hand with 30
seconds to go in the opening round. Referee Richard Gonzalez
began counting but quickly decided no further action needed
to be taken. The official time was 2:38 of the opener.
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