World ranked Jr. Lightweight Jason Sosa notched his 13th straight stoppage as he took out Jorge Pazos in round six of a scheduled 8-round bout that headlined at the 2300 Arena in Philadelphia.
Sosa controlled the action and finally dropped Pazos with a series of left hands for the ten count at 32 seconds of round six.
Sosa, 130.6 lbs of Camden, NJ, won his 14th straight bout is now 18-1-3 with 14 knockouts. Pazos, 129.7 lbs of Mexico is now 14-9-1.
Tyrell Samuel scored a 4th round stoppage over Victor Vasquez in a scheduled 6-round Lightweight bout.
In round four, Samuel landed a clipping right to the head that sent Vasquez hard to the canvas. Samuel followed up with a combination that sent Vasquez to the canvas. Vasquez was holding the top of his head but was allowed to continue but not for long as Samuel landed a huge left hook that forced referee Gary Rosado to stop the bout at 1:29 of round four.
Samuel, 132.9 lbs of Baltimore is now 16-6-1 with 7 knockouts. Vasquez, 134 lbs of North Philadelphia is 19-10-1.
David Gonzales remained undefeated by winning a 6-round unanimous decision over Ryan Belasco in a rematch of a previous draw.
Gonzales drilled Belasco with a left hook for a knockdown in round one. Belasco landed a long right in round four that made Gonzales touch the canvas for a knockdown. Gonzales landed the heavier blows throughout and won by scores of 58-55 and 58-54 twice.
Gonzales, 141.6 lbs of Philadelphia is 6-0-2. Belasco, 140.8 lbs of Wilmington, DE is 18-7-5.
Ismael Garcia won a 4-round unanimous decision over Fred Jenkins Jr. in a Middleweight bout.
Garcia landed a right just before the bell to end round one that forced Jenkins to a knee for a knockdown. Garcia was bleeding from around his right eye and Jenkins landed a big left hook that shook Garcia just before the final bell. It was too little, too late as Garcia won by scores of 40-35 and 39-36 twice
Garcia of Vineland, NJ is 9-0. Jenkins, 163.6 lbs of Philadelphia is 9-3.
Jerome Rodriguez got a 6th round disqualification win over previously undefeated Avery Sparrow in the final scheduled round of their Lightweight bout.
Sparrow was deducted points in round’s one and two points in round four for low blows and in round six, a punch the hit the belt line was ruled low and referee Hurley McCall put an end to the fight at 1:06 of round six.
Rodriguez, 135.1 lbs of Allentown, PA is now 7-3-3. Sparrow, 134.8 lbs of Philadelphia is 4-1.
Edgar Cortes won a 4-round unanimous decision over Antonio Conigliaro in a Super Bantamweight bout.
Cortes won by scores of 40-36 and 39-37 twice and is now 2-1. Conigliaro is 1-2.
Scott Kelleher won a 4-round unanimous decision over Alberto Manukyan in a Jr. Welterweight bout.
Kelleher dropped Manukyan in round four after he landed a hard right that was followed by a combination. Manukyan landed several power shots on a tired Kelleher, but the Philadelphian got the nod by scores of 40-35 on all cards.
Kelleher, 139.4 lbs is 2-0. Manukyan, 137.4 lbs of Union City, NJ is 0-3.
