Taureano Johnson scored stoppage 1 second into round six in his scheduled 10-round Middleweight bout with Alex Theran.
Johnson roughed up Theran over the first couple of rounds by crowding his opponent. In round three, Johnson unleashed a couple of hard over hand right hands. In round four, Johnson landed a right hand that sent Theran to his knees. Johnson came out strong in round five and blasted Theran twice with right hands in the first minute of the frame. Moments later, he landed another right that backed Theran into the ropes that set up a solid flurry of punches. Later in the round, Johnson landed a body shot that sent Theran down for a second time.
Just before round six, Theran was worked on in the corner and the fight was stopped after Theran claimed an ankle injury.
Johnson, 160 lbs of Miami, FL is now 17-1 with 12 knockouts. Theran, 158.2 lbs of Barranquilla, COL is now 17-2.
“I’m ready to fight Gennady Golovkin, Miguel Cotto, Jermain Taylor or any other champion out there,” said Tureano Johnson. These are the type of fights I would like to pursue. David Lemieux is also on my hit list. I’m here to take over the division. Everyone knows I should be undefeated so I’m going to leave no doubt about it every time I step in the ring. I can’t afford to be robbed again. With Gary Shaw putting me in a great position, I’m going to make the most of every opportunity. My goal in 2015 is to become a world champion.”
“Tureano Johnson is marching up the rankings and should be applauded for his fighting style.” said Gary Shaw. “He’s the type of fighter everyone wants to see. I’m going to push hard to get him back on TV, hopefully against a guy like Gennady Golovkin. Johnson is a force in the middleweight division and you will see him in some big fights coming up.”
Johnson landed 102 of 319 punches while Theran landed 57-160. All but one of Johnson;s connects were power shots.
Jerry Odom took a hard luck disqualification loss when it was ruled he hit Adam Hernandez twice after a knockdown at 30 seconds of round three in a 8-round battle of undefeated Super Middleweights.
Hernandez, 169.4 lbs of Phoenix, AZ is now 8-0-1. Odom, 168.2 lbs of Bowie, MD is now 12-1.
Kenneth Sims scored a 6-round unanimous decision over Christian Steele in a Welterweights.
Sims., 140.4 lbs of Chicago, IL won by scores of 60-54 on all cards and is now 5-0. Steele, 140 lbs of Staunton, VA is now 4-12-2.
“I’m enjoying my journey as a professional,” said Kenneth Sims Jr. “I feel I’m getting better every time I step in the ring. There is always room for improvement and I’m going to continue working hard in the gym. Gary Shaw has said there will be many opportunities for me to take my career to the next level in 2015 and I want take full advantage of everything that comes my way. I’m hoping to make a quick return back to the ring.”
“Sims Jr. is progressing nicely as a professional prize fighter,” Gary Shaw said. “I think he’ll graduate to 8-round bouts after one more fight. He seems to be making the 140 lbs weight limit with ease so we’ll keep him at Jr. Welterweight. He’s got the height and reach attributes to give anyone in the division problems. I see him having a big 2015.”
Chris Van Heerden scored a tough split decision over Cecil McCalla in a 10-round Welterweight bout.
Both guys took turns being in the lead. Van Heerden was much more active early but suffered a cut over his right eye but held on for the 97-93, 96-94 win on two cards while McCalla took a card 99-91.
Van Heerden, 145.4 lbs of Gauteng, South Africa is now 22-1-1. McCalla, 149.6 lbs of Randallatown, MD is now 20-1.
Eduardo Martinez scored a 4-round unanimous decision over Rigoberto Miranda in a Featherweight but.
Miranda was bleeding from the left eye in round four.
Martinez, 125.4 lbs of Chicago, IL is now 5-0. Miranda, 125.6 lbs of Troy, NY is now 0-3-2.
Wellington Romero needed just 84 seconds to dispatch of Leo Kreischer in a scheduled 4-round Jr. Welterweight bout.
Romero landed a big left hook that sent Kreischer down for several minutes.
Romero, 141.8 lbs of Newburgh, NY is now 5-0-1 with 3 knockouts. Kreischer, 140.8 lbs of Cleveland, OH is now 3-7-1.
Dustin Fleischer made a successful pro debut with a 2nd round stoppage over Frank Jordan in a scheduled 4-round Welterweight bout.
The bout was stopped after a hard flurry for Fleischer, 142.4 lbs of Monmouth Beach, NJ. Jordan, 137.4 lbs of Elizabeth, NJ is now 0-3.
