Kathy Duva said, “Jolene Mizzone and J Russell Peltz are the best matchmakers in the business, hands down. That was the bull and the matador. Steve, you get knocked down but you get back up baby!”
Steve said, “With my God I can do anything! Faith is all I have. I was alright. I have been down before and got up and won. He wasn’t built for the ‘USS’ Cunningham. I want to be heavyweight world champion. ‘USS’ Cunningham always finds a way.”
Mansour said, “I can’t complain. He was the better man; the tougher man. I got tired but he got tired too. I just kept stepping on the gas pedal because that is just the fighter in me. You got to be smart in the ring if you want to be successful and tonight he was smarter than me.”
“I’m outraged that my fighter Tureano Johnson was robbed of his ability to finish the fight.” said Gary Shaw. “Johnson clearly could have continued on. Stevens is nothing. Johnson was winning every round. I’m going to protest this premature stoppage and demand an immediate rematch. To rob a fighter like Johnson got robbed tonight is preposterous. With what Johnson gave the fans tonight, he should have at least been able to finish the fight. I’m beside myself with this decision.”
“I wanted to come out tonight and give the fans an all action war.” said Tureano Johnson. “My game plan was to come right at Stevens and bring the fight to him. I did exactly what I wanted to do and I was winning the fight convincingly. I have a great chin. When he landed that left hook in the final round, I was rocked, but I was ready to continue. I was robbed by the referee tonight and the fans should rally behind me to command an instant rematch. My message to Curtis Stevens is…you better not run from the rematch, because if you do, the fans will know you’re a fraud.”
Stevens said, “I didn’t set it up the way I was supposed to set it up. He was smothering me. He did what he was supposed to do. He came in here and smothered me.”
Lee Campbell scored an 8-round majority decision over Roberto Acevedo in a Light Heavyweight bout.
Scores were 78-74, 77-75 and 76-76 for Campbell. 168.4 lbs of Laurenburg, NC and is now 7-0. Acevedo, 170 lbs of Bayamon, PR is now 8-2.
Sullivan Barrera scored a six round unanimous decision over Larry Pryor in a Light Heavyweight bout.
Barrera dropped Pryor with a right on the ropes in the 1st round and went on to win 60-53 on all cards.
Barrera, 176 lbs of Cuba is now 11-0. Pryor, 176 lbs is now 7-8.
Edner Cherry scored a 8 round unanimous decision over Robert Osiobe in a Super Featherweight bout.
Cherry, 134.1 lbs of Wauchula, FL won by scored of 79-73, 78-74 and 77-75 and is now 32-6-2. Osioobe, 134.3 lbs of Ugheli, Nigeria is now 14-9-4.
