VERONA, NY (March 29, 2013)—WBO Number-one ranked Middleweight contender Brian Vera retained the NABO Middlewight championship after Donatas Bondorovas was deemed unable to continue after round seven of their bout at the Turning Stone Resort Casino
Bondorovas was cut from the bridge of the nose in the first frame. Despite that, Bondorovas continued to charge forward and land punches. In round four, Vera was able to land some hard combinations that put Bondorovas on his heels. That was short lived as Bondorovas was able to land a hard right near the end of the round.
The continued to fight hard on the inside and in round six a cut opened up around the right eye of Bondorovas for which the ringside physician looked at the cut during the middle of the round. Round seven was an exciting one as Vera started pouting on the pressure and the blood started to cover the face of Bondorovas.
Referee Charlie Fitch checked on the cuts in between round’s seven and eight and stopped the fight due to the excessive bleeding.
Vera was ahead on the official scorecards 68-65, 67-66 and 67-66.
Vera, 160 lbs of Austin, TX will now look for a major opportunity as his name has been linked for fights against WBA champion Gennady Golovkin, WBO champion Peter Quillin and Julio Cesar Chavez Jr. Vera is now 23-6 with 14 knockouts. Bondorovas fought well and is now 16-4-1.
Umberto Savigne captured the WBO Latino Light Heavyweight championship with a fourth round stoppage over previously undefeated Jackson Junior.
After a solid first round for Junior, the two engaged in a wild exchange that saw a right hand put down Junior in the second frame. In round four, Savigne landed a perfectly places right hand that sent Junior on the seat of his pants. After a furious exchange, Savigne clipped Junior with a right to the side of the head for a second knockdown. The bout was ended after a barrage of punches sent Junior down for a third time in the round and fourth time in the fight and the bout was waved off at 2:17
Savigne, 175 lbs of Miami is now 11-1 with 8 knockouts. Junior, 175 lbs of Sao Paulo, Brazil is now 14-1.
2012 Olympic Bronze medal Taras Shelestyuk needed just ninety-nine seconds to dispose of Kamal Muhammad in an impressive debut for Shelestyuk.
Shelestyuk dropped Muhammad twice and after the second knockdown, the bout was immediately waved off
Shelestyuk, 152 lbs of Sumy, Ukraine is 1-0 with one knockout. Muhammad, 153 lbs of New York is 0-1
New Banner Promotions signee Evgenii Chuprakov pounded out a four round unanimous decision over Micah Branch in a Jr. Lightweight bout.
Scores were 40-36 on all cards for Chuprakov, 131 lbs of Ekaterinburg, Russia and is now 5-0. Branch, 131 lbs of Cincinnati, OH is 1-5-1
Light Heavyweight Ryon McKenzie scored a six round unanimous decision over Steven Tyner.
McKenzie dominated the tough Tyner and looked to have Tyner in trouble in round’s four and five and cruised to the victory by 60-54 tallies on all cards.
McKenzie, 173 lbs of Syracuse, NY is now 14-0. Tyner, 174 lbs of Albany, NY is now 3-10-2.
In the opener Lavais Williams and Calvin Pritchard battled to a four round draw in a Welterweight contest.
Scores were 39-37 for Williams and 38-38 on two cards.
Williams, 143 lbs of Rochester, NY is 1-0-1. Pritchard, 143 lbs of Toledo, OH is now 2-6-3.
Antoine Douglas scored a four round unanimous decision over John Worthy in a Middleweight bout.
Scores were 40-36 on all cards for the impressive prospect out of Washington, D.C. and he is now 5-0. Worthy of Riverside, CA is now 3-6.
