Luis Ortiz scored an impressive 7th round stoppage over Bryant Jennings in a Heavyweight bout at the Turning Stone Resort Casino in Verona, New York.
Ortiz rocked Jennings with straight left in round one and once again in round three with a combination in round three. Jennings showed tremendous resolve by landing some solid shots inside that seemed to throw Ortiz of his game.
In round seven, Ortiz landed a thudding left that sent Jennings down face first. Jennings was able to continue but for not much loner as two more lefts sent him stumbling into the ropes and the fight was stopped at 2:41.
Ortiz, 239 lbs of Cuba is 24-0 with 21 knockouts. Jennings, 229 1/2 lbs of Philadelphia is 19-2.
Former Featherweight champion, Nicholas Walters and Jason Sosa battled to a dubious 10-round majority draw
Walters focused on the body and landed some crisp shots inside. Sosa was wobbled in round five from a short right on the inside. Sosa showed heart but Walters was accurate on the inside and landed 113 more punches then Sosa.
Somehow Sosa won a card 96-94 while two cards read even at 95-95.
Walters, 129 1/2 lbs of Montigo Bay, JAM is 26-0-1. Sosa, 130 lbs of Camden, NJ is 18-1-4.
Gabriel Rosado pounded out a 10-round unanimous decision over former world champion Joshua Clottey in a Middleweight bout.
Rosado, 158 lbs of Philadelphia, PA won by scores of 97-93 twice and 96-94 and is now 22-9. Clottey, 157 lbs of Bronx, NY is 39-5.
Former world champion, Yuriorkis Gamboa won a 10-round unanimous decision over Hylon Williams in a Lightweight bout.
Gamboa, 133 lbs of Miami, FL won by scores of 98-92 twice and 96-94 and is now 25-1. Williams, 133 lbs of Houston, TX is now 16-2-1.
