Vladimir Hernandez Upsets Lorenzo Simpson
Vladimir Hernandez scored an upset eight-round majority decision over previously undefeated Lorenzo Simpson in a middleweight bout at The OTX Arena in Atlanta.
Simpson got in some good shots in round two. In round three, Hernandez rocked Simpson with a hard right hook.
The battled it out in an entertaining scrap with the volume punching of Hernandez proving to be the difference over the heralded Simpson.
Hernandez landed 170 of 799 punches. Simpson was 110 of 399.
Hernandez, 156.8 lbs of Ciudad, Mexican won by scores of 79=73, 78-74 and 76-75 to raise his record to 14-5 with this being the sixth upset victory on his resume. Simpson, 159.2 lbs of Baltimore is 13-1.
Andreas Katzourakis came off the deck to score an eighth and final round stoppage over Raphael Igbokwe in a middleweight contest.
Just 30 seconds into the fight, Igbokwe dropped Katzourakis with a short left Katzourakis turned things around and started to take control of the fight as early as round two.
In round five, Katzourakis had a big round as he hurt Igbokwe several times with big flurries. In round eight, Katzourakis poured on the pressure and landed 11 unanswered and flush shots that forced a referee stoppage at 2:18.
Katzourakis, 160 lbs of Athens, GRE is now 11-0 with nine knockouts. Igbokwe, 160 lbs of Houston, TX is 16-5.
Christian Barreto won a six-round unanimous decision over Luis Acosta in a lightweight bout.
In round six, Barreto was deducted a point for a headbutt which caused a nasty cut over the right eye of Acosta.
That did not matter as Barreto, 134.4 lbs of Arecibo, PR won by scores of 59-54 and 58-55 twice and is now 10-0. Acosta, 134.6 lbs of Houston is 13-2.
Barreto landed 166 of 411 punches. Acosta was 76 of 353.
In a fight featuring undefeated super middleweights, Abel Gonzalez won a six-round unanimous decision over Robert Magee.
Gonzalez, 168 lbs of Hialeah, FL won by scores of 60-54 and 58-56 twice and is now 6-0. Magee, 168 lbs of Byrnes Mill, MO is 8-1-2.
Carisse Brown won a six-round split decision over Czarina McCoy in a lightweight bout.
In round one, McCoy began to bleed from her nose.
In round six, Brown landed a right hand to the head that put McCoy on the canvas. Replays showed that Brown stepped on the foot of McCoy.
The knockdown was the difference as Brown took two cards 59-54 and 57-56. McCoy was ahead 57-56 on the third card.
Brown landed 66 of 268 punches. McCoy was 42 of 169.
Brown, 133.2 lbs of Lakeland, FL is 10-6. McCoy, 137.2 lbs of Las Vegas is 11-2.
Donte Layne made a terrific pro debut by stopping Nathan Mitchell in the opening round of their four-round super middleweight bout.
In round one, Layne dumped Mitchell on the canvas with a hard left hand. Seconds later, Layne landed another hard left hand hand to the head that put Mitchell down and out at 2:29.
Layne, 166.8 lbs of Elmhurst, NY is 1-0 with one knockout. Mitchell, 166 lbs of Tupelo, MS is 0-2-1.