ATLANTIC CITY–Raymundo Beltran tarveled cross-country and shocked top-ten ranked Hank Lundy by winning a majority decision on their ten round Lightweight bout at Resorts casino.
The fight was fought at a slow paces with Beltran coming forward while Lundy was reduced to counter punching for the better part of the bout.
The only sustatined action came at the end of round three when the two had a furious exchange with Beltan landed some hard shots that seemedto momentarily rock Lundy. Just before the bell rang, Lundy scored his best punch of the night when he drilled Beltran with a right hand.
That was Lundy’s highlight as Beltran was stead with aggression by backing Lundy up against the ropes. Lundy did show some solid defensive moves but he unable to mount any offense of significance.
Beltran, 134.3 lbs of North Holly, CA won by scores of96-94, 96-94 and one judge had it even at 95-95 and is now 26-6.
Lundy needed four opportunities to make the 135 pound weight limit, checked in at 134.8 lbs may have lost a big money opportunity as he was ranked in the top ten in all major organizations is now 20-2-1.
Farah Ennis scored a ten round unanimous decision over Richard Pierson in a Super Middleweight bout.
Ennis jabbed and worked the body consistently and and slowly took control of the bout as Pierson was unwilling to engage with the exception of a couple of occasions. One of them was in round five where he landed a flush right hand but was unable to follow up. Ennis cruised down the stretch as Pierson fought through a cut around his left eye and bloody nose.
Ennis, 169 lbs of Philadelphia won by scores of 99-91, 98-92 and 98-92 and is now 20-1. Pierson, 167 1/2 lbs of Paterson, NJ is now 11-3.
Josh Mercado scored a four round unanimous decision over Korey Sloane in a Jr. Welterweight bout.
Mercado rocked Sloane in round two with a clipping right hand. He hurt him again in round three. In round four, Mercado was all over Sloane, who at this point had a bloody nose and seemed one punch away from being finished but he was able to survive the distance.
Mercado, 142.2 lbs of Cape May, NJ won by scores of 39-37, 39-36 and 39-36 and is now 6-1. Sloane, 145 lbs of Philadelphia is now 2-5-1.
Ismael Garcia needed just sixty-nine seconds to obliterate Kenneth Moody in a scheduled four round Middleweight bout.
Garcia, 154.6 lbs of Vineland, NJ is now 4-0 with one knockout. Moody, 156.2 lbs of Norfolk, VA is now 2-4-2.
Welterweight Anthony “Juice” Young scores a four round majority decision over Richie Andrews.
Young of Atlantic City won by scores of 39-37, 39-37 and 38-38 and is now 6-0. Andres of Virginia is now 3-2-3.
In what was supposed to be the walkout bout of Super Flyweights between Maiguel Cartagena and Jose Rivera was cancelled after Rivera refused to fight after time constraints forced the bout to be cut from a six round bout to four rounds.
