Josniel “TG” Castro defeated Denzel “Double Influence” Whitley through a ten-round unanimous choice (100-90, 99-91, and 98-92), as he received all however three rounds on the judges’ three scorecards and retained his WBC US junior middleweight title in his first protection, in the primary occasion.
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In what was presupposed to be an excellent matchup between two of the most effective New England prospects was something however as Castro dominated this battle from the opening bell. He managed this bout as he aggressively chased Whitley across the ring and continued to land stinging jabs that he doubled and tripled as much as the physique and head that Whitley had no reply for. Castro was the busier fighter as he outworked and out-landed Whitley with numerous exhausting mixtures from completely different angles. He additionally related on extra energy pictures, one among which brought on a minimize to open up over Whitley’s proper eye within the tenth spherical that bled for the remainder of the spherical.
“I’ve been in coaching camp [in Florida] since my final battle in August, and I skilled exhausting, and it confirmed on this battle. I sparred with [Xander] Zayas [20-0, 12 KOs] in the direction of the tip of his camp, and he helped me enhance as a fighter. I hope to spar with him once more in December,” Castro mentioned. “I fought properly. The higher the opposition is [this was the best opponent of his career], the higher I carry out.”
Whitley, a notoriously sluggish fighter, nonetheless couldn’t get into any offensive rhythm even after the primary few rounds. He appeared hesitant to throw punches, and when he did throw pictures, they had been sporadic. Whitley lastly picked up his offensive tempo in the previous couple of rounds, however he didn’t show a way of urgency regardless of being behind on the scorecards, as he threw one punch at a time. Regardless of being the tougher puncher, he couldn’t land any highly effective pictures on Castro, despite the fact that he desperately tried later within the bout.
“This may need been my greatest efficiency to date, however the most effective is but to come back. I’m all the time working exhausting to be a greater fighter every bout,” Castro mentioned. “I’m a humble fighter. I’m not like many boxers who already assume they’re the most effective. I’m all the time attempting to study, and welcome any assist anybody can present me.”
Castro’s high-paced offensive output, specifically his jabs, was largely chargeable for conserving Whitley off stability and neutralizing his energy punches. He additionally displayed good protection that blocked a lot of Whitley’s punches.
“I wish to battle early subsequent 12 months,” Castro mentioned. “I’m additionally trying into dropping right down to the welterweight division. I feel preventing at a decrease division is healthier as a result of my peak and measurement. I’ll speak to my workforce and nutritionist and see what they assume.”
Castro improved to 14-1, 8 KOs, in his fourth battle of the 12 months. He has received 5 in a row. Throughout this profitable streak, he has overwhelmed two undefeated fighters, and the document of his final three opponents is 32-2.
Whitley sustained his first skilled loss, as he dropped to 14-1, 8 KOs. His NABF welterweight title was not on the road for this battle (he moved up in weight for this bout).
Granite Chin Promotions promoted “Worcester Championship Boxing” on the DCU Occasion Middle in Worcester, Massachusetts. The principle occasion and the seven undercard bouts had been streamed dwell on www.bxngtv.com.
Undefeated heavyweight Kevin “Massive Gulp” Nagle defeated Jake “No Love” Paradise through a fourth-round technical knockout and obtained the vacant WBC US Silver heavyweight title within the co-feature. Referee Marcel Varela stopped the one-sided heavyweight bout at one minute and forty-five seconds as he had seen Paradise take sufficient punishment. Nagle upped his document to 10-0, 8 KOs. He has been extraordinarily energetic, particularly these days, with this being his tenth battle within the final two years. Paradise fell to 8-4, 8 KOs, and his four-bout profitable streak ended.
Nagle dominated this bout as land just about no matter he threw at Paradise, and he related on the tougher pictures, specifically jabs to the top that Paradise had no reply for. Paradise’s nostril was bleeding closely on the finish of the primary spherical and continued to bleed all through the bout. The ringside physician took a have a look at his nostril earlier than the third spherical however determined the battle might proceed.
Dan “Grafton Hill’s Favourite Son” Docimo (1-0, 1 KO) and Jaequez Jones (0-3) settled for a first-round no-contest. Docimo pushed Jones, who fell to the canvas and injured his head. Jones remained on the canvas for a couple of minutes earlier than he was in a position to stand up on his personal. Since Jones was unable to proceed to battle, referee Gene Del Bianco halted the welterweight bout at twenty-eight seconds.
Unbeaten Edwine Humaine Jr. beat Jimmy “The Quiet Storm” Williams through a first-round knockout. Referee Varela stopped the junior middleweight bout at three minutes as Williams didn’t beat his ten-second rely. Humaine dropped Williams with a proper hook to the physique earlier than the spherical ended. Humaine improved to 9-0, 7 KOs. This was his sixth victory within the final eight months. Williams dropped 18-16-2, 6 KOs.
Khiary “Too Sharp” Gary obtained a sixth-round knockout over Daniel “The Hudson Valley Child” Sostre. Referee Bianco stopped the middleweight bout at two minutes and twenty-one seconds as Sostre couldn’t beat his ten-second rely. The previous New England and UBF Worldwide junior middleweight champion dropped Sostre through a proper hook, which brought on him to partially fall out of the ring. Gary upped his document to 19-7, 14 KOs, as he dominated each spherical of this battle. He has received three of his final 4 bouts. Sostre fell to 13-27-2, 5 KOs.
Junior middleweight Justin “The Bandit” Laporte scored 5 knockdowns en path to a four-round unanimous choice over Rakim Johnson (40-32, 39-33, and 39-33). The previous United States Marine improved to 2-0, 1 KO. He’s scheduled to battle once more on January eleventh.
Johnson, who demonstrated loads of coronary heart as he saved on preventing regardless of taking loads of punishment, dropped to 7-24-1, 5 KOs.
This was an action-packed, entertaining, back-and-forth slugfest for the primary spherical and a half, with each fighters staggering the opposite. Then, midway by the second spherical, Laporte took over the battle as he dropped Johnson from a left-right hook to the top. The 2-time New England Golden Gloves title holder knocked Johnson down three extra occasions within the third spherical from left-right hooks to the top. Laporte dropped Johnson as soon as extra within the fourth spherical through a left uppercut.
Two-time New England Golden Gloves champion Jhon “D-Wave” Devers Rodriguez beat Tymar Miles through a first-round technical knockout. Referee Bianco stopped the middleweight bout at one minute after Miles was dropped to the canvas for the second time. Rodriguez knocked Miles down twice from straight proper jabs to the top. Rodriguez upped his document to 2-0, 2 KOs. He’s scheduled to battle once more on January eleventh. Miles fell to 0-4.
Adrian Valdez Reyes defeated Tracey Coppedge through a first-round knockout. Reyes, who’s simply seventeen years outdated, improved to 2-0, 2 KOs. He’s scheduled to battle once more on December 14th. Coppedge dropped to 0-5. Referee Varela stopped the junior middleweight bout at one minute and 9 seconds as Coppedge was unable to beat his ten-second rely. Reyes knocked Coppedge down through a proper jab to the physique after which a left jab to the physique.
