Top Heavyweight contender Tomasz Adamek stopped veteran Vinny Maddalone in round five of a scheduled twelve round Heavyweight bout at the Prudential Center in Newark, New Jersey.
It was evident early that Adamek’s handspeed would be a problem for Maddalobe as he pushed him back more with speed then with force. Maddalone got into the fight in round two as he connected on a couple flush shots. In round four, Adamek rocked Maddalone with a hard combination that seemingly had the Queens native in trouble but Maddalone contibued to fight back as he winged in some right hands.
Adamek dropped Maddalone in round five from a blistering three punch combination that was cleaned up by a pinpoint left hook to the head. Maddalone was hurt but showed tremendous courage as he fought his heart out as he was throwing wild hayemakers while Adamek was throwing a rapid fire onslaught in an effort to finish Maddalone off. He got that seconds later as with Maddalone eating hard punch after hard punch, Maddalone’s corner saved their fighter from any further damage as the fight was stopped at 2:17 of round five.
Adamek, 216 1/2 lbs of Gilowice, Poland is now 43-1 with twenty-eight knockouts. Maddalone. 230 lbs of Queens, NY is now 33-7.
Patrick Majewski vs. Eddie Caminero — 8 Rounds, Middleweights
In an absolute war, the Polish-born, New Jersey-based Patrick Majewski scored a thrilling 8th round KO over Lawrence, Massachusett’s Eddie Caminero.
From start to finish, both fighters were willing to stand in trade punches with one another, willing to get hit to land one of their own.
In the opening round, both fighter’s dug in and stood their ground, throwing ill-intentioned punches, with Majewski getting the better of Caminero — who started to bleed from a cut over his left eye.
In the second round, it was more of the same, except Caminero got the better of Majewski, opening up a cut of the fan-favorite’s right eye.
Round three echoed that of the first two, with the Polish fans increasingly getting louder in their support for Majewski, chanting “Polska! Polska!” and “Majewski! Majewski!”
By the time the bell sounded to end round three, Caminero was starting to bleed above his right eye.
Both fighters continue to trade bombs to the crowds delight until the 1:20 seconds into the 8th round when Majewski landed a huge right hand that sent Caminero to the canvass, where referee Sparkle Lee immediately called a halt to the bout.
With the win, Majewski stays undefeated and improves to 15-0, 10 KOs, while Caminero drops to 7-4, 7 KOs.–Kyle Kinder
Former U.S. Olympian got what amounted to a sparring session with tough Manuel Guzman as Ali pounded out an eight round unanimous decision in a Welterweight bout.
Ali peppered Guzman with an assortment of right hands and jabs and mixed in some nice body shots.
Ali, 147 lbs of Brooklyn, won on all cards by an 80-72 tally to raise his record to 11-0. Guzman, 145 lbs of San Juan, PR is now 7-10-2.
Gabriel Rosado vs. Jose Medina
Philadelphia’s “King” Gabriel Rosado earned a well-deserved unanimous decision over Guadalajara, Mexico’s Jose Medina. Rosado was awarded the decision by scores of 80-72, 79-72, and 78-73.
Rosado worked well behind an effective jab, which help set up devastating right hands.
Midway through the round, Rosado was able to tag Medina, who now resides in New Hampshire, with a right cross that sent him off-balance, ultimately forcing his glove to touch the canvass in order to keep his body off it. Rosado was awarded the knockdown, as Medina was able get up and survive the round.
The bout’s most exciting action came in the opening minute of round four which saw Rosado aggressively attack Medina, landing an overhand right that momentarily hurt Medina. Rosado followed up quickly, throwing heavy punches, landing two left hooks to the right side of Medina’s face.
To his credit, Medina was unwilling to back down as he stood in the pocket and fired right back at Rosado, ultimately warded off the North Philadelphia native’s attack.
In the end, Medina was unable to muster up anything significant, and Rosado rolled to a unanimous decision victory.
With the win, Rosado improves to 15-5, 8 KOs, while Medina drops to 12-9, 5 KOs.–Kyle Kinder
Tarvis Simms returned after a year layoff to score a six round unanimous decision
Simms rocked Lockett in round one with a hard counter right and a left-right to the head sent Lockett down. He beat referee Benji Esteves count and got out of round one. In round two, Simms landed a big left that rocked Lockett once more and buckled him in round three with yet another hard left as Simms switched between orthodox and southpaw. Simms jabbed well and landed some nice combination’s as he cruised to the decision.
Simms, 167 lbs of Norwalk, CT won by scores of 6054; 60-53 and 60-53 to 26-1-1. Lockett, 167 lbs of Takoma Park, MD is now 12-11-5.
Angel Concepcion vs. Lekan Byfield
Newark, New Jersey’s Angel Concepcion easily outpointed Yonkers, New York’s Lekan Byfield to improve his already perfect record to 4-0. All three judges scored the bout in favor of Concepcion, 40-36.
Concepcion hurt Byfield multiple times throughout the bout, the most notable coming midway through round 3 when Concepcion connected flush with a straight right hand. While Byfield was hurt, the Newark native did little to follow up, however, letting precious time pass in between throwing punches.
Byfield fought with his hands down for the most of the fight, invited Concepcion to land punches on to his ill-defended face.
In the end, it was an easy win for Concepcion, while Byfield dropped his pro debut. —Kyle Kinder
Bryant Jennings scored scored a second round stoppage over Randy Smith in a four round Heavyweight bout.
Jennings dropped Smith with a hard right and when he got up he was wobbly and referee Sparkle Lee stopped the bout at 2:18 of round two.
Jennings 223 lbs of Philadelphia is now 5-0 with three knockouts. Smith, 256 1/2 lbs of Cortland, NY loses his pro debut.