Dioniso Miranda scored a twelve round split decision over world ranked LaJuan Simon to claim the WBC Continental Americas title at the Rollins Center inside Dover Downs Hotel in Casino in Dover, Delaware.
Miranda landed the more authoritative punches where Simon would come forward and attempt little cominations without much behind them. Miranda would land some hard body shots throughout the affair that went the distance.
Miranda sewed up most of the rounds by landing long hard shots with one occasion in particular in round nine where a big right from Miranda buckled Simon. Miranda and Simon fought almost even down the stretch.
Miranda, 159 1/2 lbs of Miami won by scores of 116-112; 115-113 while Simon grabbed a card by a 115-114 tally.
Miranda is now 21-6-2. Simon, 150 lbs of Philadelphia is 23-3-2.
Mike Tiberi scored a six round unanimous decision over Marcus Don Hall in a Light Heavyweight bout.
Tiberi put on a workmanlike performance as he landed many more shots then did Hall. Tiberi worked very well inside as he wokrked the body and put together many combiantions to the head. Hall tried to the very end as the two engaged in a crowd pleasing final twenty seconds of toe to toe war.
Tiberi, 170 1/2 lbs of Smyrna, DE won by scores of 60-54 on all cards and is now 15-1. Hall, 173 lbs of Savannah, GA is now 11-6
Heavyweight Amir “Hardcore” Mansour scored his second straight wicked knockout since his eight plus year hiatus when he took out Joseph Rabotte at 1:04 of round three in a scheduled eight round bout.
Mansour landed some hard shots early as he focused on some hard body shots with both hands before coming upstairs. Rabotte did his best to use his legs to stay at bay. In round three, Mansour caught up to him and landed a wicked right that sent Rabotte into the ropes where Mansour followed up with a straight left that dropped Rabotte to the canvas. Rabotte got to his feet but was stumbling and that’s when referee Gary Rosato stopped the bout.
Mansour, 218 lbs of Wilmington, DE is now 11-0 with eight knockouts. Rabotte, 258 lbs of Myrtle Beach, SC is now 9-15-1.
Anthony Caputo Smith made short work of Cleony Fuqua as he scored a fifty-five second knockout in a scheduled four round Light Heavyweight bout.
Smith landed a body combination in the corner that sent Fuqua down for referee Vic De WySocki’s ten count.
Smith, 175 lbs of Kennett Square, PA is now 8-0 with six knockouts. Fuqua, 171 lbs of Alabama is now 2-4.
Rachel Clark scored a four round unanimous decision over Michelle Garland in a woman’s Jr. Middleweight bout.
Scores were 39-37 on all cards for Clark, 155 1/2 lbs of Philadelphia and is now 6-4-1. Garland, 154 lbs is now 0-1-1.
Dan Biddle scored a four round unanimous decision over Zeferino Albino in a Cruiserweight bout.
Both guys landed hard shots but Biddle was more active and won by scores of 40-36; 40-36 and 39-37.
Biddle, 193 1/2 lbs of Hockessian, DE is now 5-1. Albino, 200 lbs of Philadelphia is now 3-12-2.
Popular Welterweight, Michael “No Joke” Stewart scored a six round unanimous decision over Chad Greenleaf in a Jr. Middleweight bout.
Stewart got off to a bit of a slow start as Greenleaf did well for the first round and a half until he started putting his punches together and dominated the last few rounds. He rocked Greenleaf a couple of times with right/left combinations over the final two rounds.
Stewart, 147 lbs of New Castle, DE won by scores of 59-55; 59-55 and 58-56 to raise his mark to 46-7-2. Greenleaf, 151 lbs of Parksburg, WV is now 13-17-1.
Ryan Belasco scored a six round unanimous decision over Gustavo Dailey in a Lightweight bout.
Belasco rocked Dailey on a couple of a occasions and had little problem with the Philadelphia Southpaw.
Belasco, 134 lbs of Wilmington, DE won by scores 60-54 on two cards and 59-55 to go to 14-4-3. Dailey, 133 lbs is now 4-10.
