Nearly five weeks after suffering what some boxing insiders called a career killing defeat to Carlos Molina, former Welterweight champion Kermit Cintron got back on the horse and scored a solid ten round unanimous decision over Antwone Smith in a Welterweight bout at The Ameristar Casino in St. Joseph, Missouri.
It was a tough battle that was contested mostly on the inside with Cintron landed the better shots on Smith.
Cintron showed better hand speed and more urgency then he did in the loss to Molina that took place on July 9th.
Cintron, 149 lbs of Carolina, PR won by scores of 98-92; 97-93 and 96-94 and is now 33-4-1. Smith, 148 1/2 lbs of Miami is known for his upset ability came up a little short on this night and is now 20-3-1.
Dannie Williams scored an emphatic fourth round knockout over Antonio Cervantes in round four of their scheduled ten round Lightweight bout.
Williams dropped Cervantes in round one from a right-left combination to the head.
In round four, Williams landed a jab to the body and then came over the top with a thudding right hand that sent Cervantes plummeting to the canvas as he hit the back of his head on the canvas and referee Steve Smoger waved the fight off instantly.
The time of the of the stoppage was 1:05 of round four for Williams, 135 1/2 lbs of St. Louis, MO and is 19-1 with fifteen knockouts. Cervantes, 135 1/2 lbs of Ensenada, MX is now 16-6-5.
Keandre Gibson scored a six round unanimous decision over Lawrence Hughes in a Jr. Welterweight bout.
Gibson scored a knockdown in round one form a hard right hand. The same thing happened in round three as he landed a right that sent Hughes to the canvas.
Gibson dominated the rest of the bout and coasted home to the victory by scores 60-51; 60-52 and 59-53.
Gibson, 143 lbs of Berkley, MO is now 5-0. Hugues, 142 1/2 lbs of St. Louis, MO is now 3-1-1.
