PHILADELPHIA–Isaac Dogboe got off the deck from a 1st round knockdown to comeback and score 3 knockdowns of his own and captured the WBO Super Bantamweight title with an 11th round stoppage over Jessie Magdaleno in a battle previously undefeated fighters at The Liacaouras Center.
Magdaleno struck 1st as in round one, he floored Dogboe with big combination that followed a flush straight left. Dogboe steadied himself and began to win rounds and get back into the fight. He drew even in round five, when he landed a perfect counter right that sent Magdaleno to the canvas. Magdaleno took punishment throughout the balance of the round and the momentum was trending towards Dogboe.
The fight was close heading into the championship rounds, but Dogboe made sure no judges were needed as he dropped Magdaleno with a thudding body shot that sent Magdaleno to the canvas. A left hook to the head ended things as Magdaleno went t the deck for a 3rd and final time, and the bout was waved off at 1:38.
Dogboe, 121.1 kbs of Accra, GHA is now 19-0 with 13 knockouts. Magdaleno, 122 lbs of Las Vegas is 25-1.
Jesse Hart stopped Demond Nicholson in round seven of their scheduled 10 round super middleweight.
In round three, Hart scored two knockdowns. The 1st coming from an overhand right. The 2nd came from a right on top of the head.
In round seven, Hart landed six big punches while sending Nicholson across the ring and eventually on the canvas. Nicholson argues with referee Shawn Clark. Nicholson got yo his feet, but clark waved off the bout at 2:26.
Hart, 167.8 lbs of Philadelphia is 24-1 with 20 knockouts. Nicholson, 167.6 lbs of Laurel, MD is now 18-3-1.
In a battle of Philadelphia based heavyweights, former world title challenger Bryant Jennings won a 10-round unanimous decision over Joey Dawejko.
Jennings, 225.6 lbs won by scores of 98-92 on all cards and is now 23-2. Dawejko, 233 lbs is 19-5-4.
Shakur Stevenson stopped Patrick Riley in round two of their scheduled eight-round featherweight bout.
Stevenson dropped Riley with a straight left in round two, and then finished him off with a flurry, and the bout was stopped at 1:35.
Stevenson, 125.7 lbs of Newark, NJ is 6-0 with 3 knockouts. Riley, 124.6 lbs of Dallas, GA is 12-1.
Robson Conceicao won a six-round unanimous decision over Alex Rynn Torres in a super featherweight bout.
Conceicao, 130.5 lbs of Bahia, BRA won by scores of 60-54 on all cards is now 7-0. Torres, 130.6 lbs of Calgary, CAN is 6-2.
Christian Carto remained undefeated by winning an eight-round unanimous decision over Edwin Rodriguez in a bantamweight bout.
Carto, 118.7 lbs of Philadelphia win by scores of 78-74 and 77075 twice, and is now 15-0. Rodriguez, 118 lbs of Ponce, PR is 8-5-1.
Kent Cruz and Mohamed Rodriguez fought to a split draw in a eight-round junior welterweight bout.
Veruz took a card 78-75. Rofriguez took a card 77-75, and a 3rd card read event at 76-76.
Cruz, 141.7 lbs of St. Louis is now 14-0-1. Rodriguez, 143.5 lbs of San Luis Potosi, MX is 11-4-1.
Joseph Adorno took out Jorge Padron in the 1st round of their scheduled six-round super featherweight bout.
Adorno landed a hard right to the body that sent Padron to a knee for the ten-count at 1:11 of round two.
Adorno, 132.6 lbs of Allentown, PA is 7-0 with 7 knockouts. Padron, 131.8 lbs of Agua Prieta, MX is 3-2.
Marcel Rivers stopped Ronald Logan in the 2nd round of their scheduled four-round junior middleweight bout.
Rivers chased Logan around the ring, and the fighters got tangled. Logan feel and seem to hurt his foot and he could not continue at 49 seconds.
Rivers, 150.1 lbs of Philadelphia is 5-0 with 4 knockouts. Logan, 153.5 lbs of New York is 0-3.
