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Mariusz Wach vs. Jonathan Haggler — 10 Rounds, heavyweight
The bigger they are, the harder the fall. That theory checked out tonight when Mariusz “The Polish Giant” Wach kayoed North Carolina’s Jonathan Haggler in front of a passionate crowd at Essex County College in Newark, New Jersey.
In the first round, the 6’8” Wach, who is trained by former heavyweight champion, Michael Moorer, effectively established his jab and set the pace for the fight.
Haggler, for the duration of the bout, had trouble getting inside the reach of “The Polish Giant” and often threw his punches on-the-move, with little on them.
The breakthrough for the Krakow, Poland native came about one minute into the third round when he connected with left-right combination that staggered Haggler and sent him retreating to the ropes. Wach hunted down his opponent and started dropping bombs on his hurt counterpart.
After connecting with a straight right, Haggler bent over to avoid another one. Smartly, Wach greeted him an uppercut instead, which was followed by a left hook and another final flurry, which ultimately sent Haggler crashing to the canvas, where he failed to beat referee Sparkle Lee’s ten count.
The official time of the stoppage was 1:22 seconds into round three.
With the win Wach, 24-0, 12 KO is now the new WBC Baltic heavyweight champion, while Haggler’s record falls to 23-4, 18 KO.
Danny McDermott vs. Osnel Charles — 6 Rounds, lightweight
In a thrilling co-feature, Jersey City’s Danny McDermott was upset by Atlantic City’s Osnel Charles via unanimous decision.
This bout was action packed from the opening bell as both fighters made it clear they were willing to get hit to land a few shots of their own.
McDermott started strong, finding Charles more frequently than Charles found him. Although he clearly won the first round, McDermott’s timing seemed slightly off. Time and time again, McDermott tried to land a big straight right, but Charles consistently bent over backward–Matrix style–to avoid it every time.
In the second round, Charles rebounded nicely, snapping jabs and landing rights that whipped McDermott’s head back. After Charles lost his mouthpiece, there was a momentary break in the action to put it back in. After the break McDermott landed some good shots of his own, but it was not enough to carry the round.
McDermott scored well in the third and fourth rounds, eating some punches, but landing the more effective, more powerful punches.
The tide turned early in round five, however, when the two fighters were tied up in the center of the ring. McDermott clearly intentionally head-butted Charles, who crumpled to the canvas as a result of the blow. The referee saw this and rightfully took a point away from McDermott.
For the rest of the round, when he wasn’t on the receiving end of a Charles punch, McDermott was talking at the referee, expressing his displeasure with his decision to deduct a point. By the time the round concluded, McDermott was sporting a seemingly bad cut over his right eye.
The sixth round belonged to the Haitian import, Charles, who dominated from bell to bell. Charles pressed the action in this round more-so than any previous round, coming forward more frequently.
When it concluded, all three judges scored the bout in favor of Charles. One judge scored the bout 57-56, one saw it 59-54, and another 59-53.
With the win, Charles improves to 7-3, 1 KO, while McDermott drops to 8-3, 3 KO.
Wanzell Ellison vs. Jimmy Smalls — 4 Rounds, lightweight
In the night’s opening bout of the evening, Brick City’s own Wanzell Ellison spoiled Ohio’s Jimmy Smalls professional debut by stopping the Panamanian-born Smalls within two rounds.
In the second round, Ellison, who was finding his target with regularity, nailed Smalls with a huge right cross that momentarily wobbled his opponent and drew blood from his eye. About one minute later, with Smalls clearly reeling from punishment sustained earlier in the round, Ellison turned up the heat and thew his punches with murderous intentions.
Sensing his opponent was nearing the end, Ellison threw a flurry of punches that ultimately forced Smalls to drop to a knee. He would fail to get to his feet within ten seconds, and the bout was called to a halt.
With the win, Ellison improves to 4-0, 3 KO, while Smalls drops his professional debut and is now 0-1.
Rashad Bogar vs. Miguel Corcino — 4 Rounds, welterweight
In a bout that was about two minutes too long, Newark’s Rashad Bogar violently knocked out his previously undefeated opponent, Miguel Corcino, in the second round.
In the first round, Bogar stunned Corcino with a huge right hand that sent him to the canvas. After beating the referee’s ten count, Bogar rushed forward to immediately greet his opponent with a left hook that wobbled Corcino once again.
Bogar chose to spend the rest of the round stalking his prey, and took his off the gas pedal a little bit. Subsequently, Corcino was able to weather the storm and survive to hear the bell at the end of round one.
Most of the second round was unnecessary. Unfortunately for Corrino, neither the referee or his corner thought that.
Seconds into round two, Bogar stumbled Corcino again with a left hook, and followed up quickly with a straight right that sent Corcino crashing to the mat. After barely beating the ten count, when the action resumed, he was met with a crushing left hand that sent him into permanent retreat.
Bogar chased his opponent down and with a vicious one-two, knocked Corcino down in the corner, his body sent halfway through the ropes. Finally, at the 2:13 mark of the second round, the bout was called to a halt.
With the win, Bogar improves to 3-2, 2 KO, while Corcino tastes defeat for the time, falling to 2-1, 2 KO.
Eddie Edmonds vs. Charles White — 4 Rounds, junior middleweight
For the third straight fight, a Newark fighter stopped his opponent inside two rounds. This time it was Eddie Edmonds defeating North Carolina’s Charles White via second round TKO.
In the first round, Edmonds dropped White with a left hook to the body that forced White to drop to a knee in order to recover.
Edmonds caught White once more at the bell, with a left to the body, right to the head combination that sent White down. He beat the referee’s ten count and was able to continue.
In the second round, as the two were tied up, Edmonds threw a right cross that caught White clean and sent him down for the third time in the fight. After beating the ten count, White sent himself to the canvass after missing with a wild punch and his moment him sent himself down.
Eventually, one more right cross sent White crashing to the canvas for the final time. The bout was called to a halt by referee Benjy Esteves Jr., at the :57 mark of round two.
WIth the win, Edmonds improves to 2-1-1, 2 KO, while White falls to 0-2.
Scott Burrell vs. Antonio Parker — 4 Rounds, lightweight
It was evident from the opening bell that Antonio Parker was not a good boxer. He was awkward, his footwork was terrible, his balance was worse, he was hesitant, and he seemed scared.
All of those characteristics that Parker possessed made for an easy day at the office for Scott Burrell.
Burrell, with the help of an inept Parker, broke from the theme of the night and decided to stop his opponent in the first round, not the second.
Three separate times during the 1:39 second bout, Parker was sent to the ground by a combination of a Burrell punch/terrible balance. Parker actually sent himself to the ground during this fight as a result of him hitting only air with a wild punch that sent him off balance to the point of crashing to the canvas.
All things considered, given the level of opposition standing across from him, Burrell stayed composed and focused, letting the knockout ultimately come to him.
With the win, Burrell improves to 2-0, 2 KO, while Parker drops to 0-3.
Rafael Jastrzebski vs. Randy Campbell — 4 Rounds, super middleweight
Atlantic City by way of Bydgoszcz, Poland’s Rafael Jastrzebski easily outpoint Ohio’s Randy “The Rattlesnake” Campbell in a four round super middleweight bout.
Jastrzebski cruised to a unanimous decision victory behind a stiff left jab and well-placed right hands that followed. Campbell proved to be an easy target — especially for Jastrzebski’s jab — and finished the fight sporting a bright red, marked-up face.
All three judges scored the bout 40-36 for Jastrzebski.
With the win, Jastrzebski improves to 4-6-1, 1 KO, while Campbell drops to 3-4.
