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WBO World Light-weight champion Denys Berinchyk was stopped by the No. 1 contender, 2020 Olympic Silver Medalist Keyshawn ‘The Businessman’ Davis, in 4 rounds, taking the depend on his knees in a mismatch on Friday evening at Madison Sq. Backyard Theater in New York Metropolis. Within the co-feature, unbeaten Xander Zayas stopped beforehand undefeated Slawa Spomer within the ninth spherical.
(Credit score: Mikey Williams/High Rank)
Berinchyk, 19-1 (9), was knocked out by Davis, 13-0 (9) at 1:45 of the fourth spherical of a scheduled 12 rounds.
Within the first spherical, Davis pushed Berinchyk to the canvas and later fouled him with out warning from Referee Harvey Dock. In a spherical, Davis simply gained by transferring across the ring with palms held excessive, and Berinchyk landed a number of punches.
Within the second spherical, Berinchyk fought southpaw, lastly touchdown some punches in one other dropping spherical. Within the third spherical’s early seconds, Davis landed a left to the liver, dropping Berinchyk for an 8-count from Ref Dock. Davis later drew blood from the nostril of the champ. Within the fourth spherical, a left to the physique from Davis and down went Berinchyk for the depend on his knees from Ref Dock.
Within the co-feature, Tremendous Welterweight top-ranked WBO contender, NABF and WBO NABO champ Xander Zayas, 21-0 (13), stopped the WBO No. 11 contender Slawa Spomer, 20-1 (11) at 2:01 of the ninth spherical of a scheduled 10 rounds.
Within the first spherical first minute, Zayas drew blood from the nostril of Spomer with a looping left. Within the third spherical, Zayas landed a low blow warned by Referee Charlie Fitch. Within the remaining minute, Zayas had Spomer harm. Within the remaining seconds, Spomer rocked Zayas with an overhand proper on the chin.
Within the fifth spherical, Zayas was warned for an additional low blow, and Spomer held his head down when touchdown the punch. From the sixth spherical by way of the eighth spherical, Zayas continued out-landing Spomer by a big margin, primarily to the physique.
Within the ninth spherical, Zayas was touchdown nicely, then held down the pinnacle of Spomer, touchdown an uppercut, virtually dropping him. One other 4 punches by Zayas and Referee Fitch stepped in, calling a halt. The youthful (22) Zayas merely had an excessive amount of hand pace for the (32) older Spomer, who was educated by former world champ Roy Jones, Jr.
Middleweight Vito ‘White Majic’ Mielnicki, Jr., 20-1-1 (12) led to a majority draw with Connor ‘The Kid’ Coyle, 21-0-1 (9) over 10 shut rounds for vacant IBF USBA, WBC USA, and WBO Worldwide titles, Mielnicki getting one of many votes.
Mielnicki acquired an efficient jab from Coyle within the first two rounds to outland him total. Within the third spherical, Coyle, within the remaining seconds, landed half a dozen unanswered punches. Within the fourth spherical, Coyle drew blood from the mouth of Mielnicki early. Halfway, Mielnicki induced a minimize on their left eyebrow of Coyle with a proper uppercut, with Coyle ducking into it. Coyle’s energy punches gained the spherical.
Within the fifth spherical, Mielnicki got here again nicely to outwork Coyle. Within the sixth spherical’s remaining minute, Mielnicki landed a strong proper on the chin of Coyle, getting a roar from the professional Mielnicki followers.
Within the seventh spherical’s remaining minute, a strong jab from Mielnicki drew blood from Coyle’s nostril. Within the eighth, Coyle got here again nicely, and within the ninth, it was Mielnicki coming again nicely.
Within the tenth and remaining spherical, it was Mielnicki out-landing Coyle in an motion spherical, seemingly might have pulled out the choice.
The scores had been 96-94 Mielnicki, 95-95 twice.
Light-weight southpaw Abdullah Mason, 17-0 (15), impressed in stopping Manuel Jaimes, 16-3-1 (11), at 1:55 of the fourth spherical of a scheduled eight rounds, scoring 4 knockdowns.
Within the second spherical, a left uppercut on the chin from Mason dropped Jaimes for an 8-count from Referee David Fields after twenty seconds. Within the third spherical, after twenty seconds, a 4-punch mixture began with a left on the chin, dropping Jaimes for an 8-count from Referee Fields.
Within the fourth spherical, a double proper hook from Mason on the chin and down went Jaimes. After one other knockdown by Mason, Referee Fields immediately waved it off.
Welterweight 2020 Olympian Rohan ‘El Rayo’ Polanco, 15-0 (10) stopped Juan Carlos ‘Lobo’ Torres, 22-2 (17) at 1:48 of the second spherical of a scheduled 10 rounds for the vacant WBO Continental title.
Within the first spherical, Polanco dropped Torres with a left hook to the pinnacle, adopted by a proper for an 8-count from Referee Eddie Claudio within the first minute. Within the second spherical, Polanco once more dropped Torres at the beginning of the spherical with a left to the chin and a push down for an 8-count. Shortly later, a proper on the chin from Polanco dropped him a second time. Upon rising from an 8-count referee, Claudio properly waved it off.
‘Legend Lives on Tour’ Middleweight Nico Ali Walsh, 10-2 (5) misplaced a cut up determination to Juan ‘El Fresero’ Carlos Guerra, Jr., 6-1-1 (2) over six aggressive rounds. Walsh is the grandson of the previous world champion Muhammad ‘The Greatest’ Ali.
Within the first spherical, Guerra swarmed throughout Ali-Walsh for half a spherical, with Ali-Walsh returning in a detailed spherical. Within the second and third rounds, Guerra can’t appear to overlook together with his overhand rights. Ali labored the physique.
Within the fourth spherical Ali-Walsh landed uppercuts to the physique having an edge. Within the fifth spherical each landed left hooks to chin in one other shut spherical. Within the sixth and remaining spherical Ali-Walsh did nicely when in the midst of the ring not on the ropes the place he ended up all through.
The referee was Charley Fitch, and the scores had been 58-56 every, 58-56 Guerra.
Tremendous Flyweight 2024 Olympian Juanma ‘Juanmita’ Lopez DeJesus, 1-0 (1) electrified the followers, knocking out Brian Santiago, 1-1-2) at 0:59 of the primary spherical of a scheduled 4 rounds.
Within the first spherical, on the finish of a minute, a lead left uppercut from DeJesus on the chin and down went Santiago. He couldn’t transfer, wanting frozen, taking the depend from Referee Eddie Claudio
Welterweight Keon ‘Juice Man’ Davis, 2-0 (1), #149.2, of Norfolk, VA, stopped Ira Johnson, 3-3 (2), #148.2, of Kansas Metropolis, MO, at 1:38 of the second spherical of a scheduled 4 rounds.
Within the first spherical, it was all Davis having Johnson on the protection. Within the second spherical, Davis landed a proper to the physique shot, dropping Johnson for an 8-count from Referee Steve Willis. Upon rising, Davis jumped on Johnson seconds later dropping him with a left to the physique, inflicting Willis to wave it off.
Heavyweight Jared ‘The Real Big Baby’ Anderson, 18-1 (15), #256.8, of Toledo, OH, returned from his first loss to defeat recreation Marios Kollias, 12-4-1 (10), #235.4, of Patras, GR, over 10 rounds.
Anderson fought southpaw within the first spherical and used an efficient jab. Within the remaining minute, Kollias landed a flurry of punches and a left on the chin, beautiful Anderson. Anderson got here again within the remaining seconds till hit with a left on the chin.
Within the second and half of the third rounds, Anderson returned to his pure orthodox and did significantly better till he acquired rocked with a proper on the chin within the remaining minute of the third. Within the first minute of the fourth spherical, a mouse began beneath Kollias’s left eye. A proper from Anderson on the nostril within the remaining minute acquired Kollias’s consideration. A left hook from Kollias on the chin momentarily induced Anderson to show southpaw.
Within the seventh spherical, Anderson managed till twenty seconds remaining, when a chopping proper from Kollias on the chin acquired his consideration.
Within the tenth and remaining spherical, Anderson threw Kollias to the canvas midway by way of. Kollias fought like a person who wanted a knockout, however Anderson outlanded to take the spherical.
Referee David Fields. Scores 99-91 twice, 98-92.
The ring announcer was Mark Schnuck.
