Toro Promotions Battle at the Boat
January 10, 2025 |
Emerald Queen Casino |
Kingsley Ibeh can easily count the years since he has lost a fight, though he will run out of fingers when counting the number of fights he has won by knockout. Scott Alexander on the other hand doesn't have to look to far back to recollect his last loss though nine of his seventeen wins have come from knockouts. So, in Ibeh's first defense of the WBC Latino Heavyweight Belt he would have to be aware that Alexander carried knockout power, as well as looking to get back on the winning track.
The two men exchanged effective punches in the opening moments of the first round, but Ibeh controlled the movement in the ring. Alexander tried to move away from Ibeh's right hand power, but too often that movement took him out of position to shoot punches back.
As the first round neared the midpoint, Ibeh backed Alexander on to the ropes and while Alexander pinned Ibeh's right hand, Ibeh unleashed a series of lefts that landed heavily to Alexander's ribs.
Alexander then turned, and pinned Ibeh's left hand, but that freed Ibeh's right, and he landed a series of right hands to Alexander's ribs. The onslaught resulted in Alexander dropping to a knee.
Though he would stand, Alexander was in pain. Ibeh backed him in to the corner and again landed a series of heavy body shots that again dropped Alexander.
Alexander would not rise from those punches.
The fight came to an end at 2:36 of the first round as Ibeh would defend his title with the knockout victory. |
Ibeh's (left) forces Alexander to duck
Ibeh catches Alexander with a right |
Brooks catches Morales with a right to the chest. |
In a battle of left handed super featherweights, Austin Brooks put his unbeaten record on the line facing once beaten Rosalindo Morales for the right to wear the WBA Continental Americas Title Belt in a fight scheduled for ten rounds.
Brooks answered the opening bell firing shots to Morales' body. Morales answered with punches aimed at Brooks' head. The exchanges kept the opening round close. Morales opened up more in the second round as he threw more punches and began to target Brook's body, but Brooks was landing the heavier shots.
There were fewer punches thrown in the third round, though Morales was able to throw his right toward Brooks' head. Brooks pressured Morales through the round, keeping him moving. Brooks controlled the action of the fourth round as he began to throw comminations firing his left and following that by doubling his right.
The fifth round was close as Morales controlled the action early shooting combinations to Brooks' body and head. Brooks began to shift the momentum as the round drew to a close by making Morales move out of trouble, but Morales was able to slip most of the punches Brooks threw. Brooks' right hand was the story of the sixth round as he doubled it and landed shots to Morales body. Morales appeared to tire some, and that slowed his punch output.
The pace of the seventh round slowed as neither threw as many punches as they had previously. Then just before the bell to end the round, Brooks landed a left to Morales body and followed that with a right that dropped Morales. The referee counted, Morales stood, and the round ended. Brooks continued his assault on Morales' body in the eighth round throwing his right hard and fast. With Morales in the center of the ring, Brooks connected to Morales ribs and dropped him. Morales would not get up, and the fight would come to an end at 1:04 of the round.
Brooks would claim the knockout victory and wear the WBA Continental America's Super Featherweight Title Belt and remain unbeaten. |
Dedrick Crocklem stepped into the ring to make his professional debut after an impressive fifty eight amateur bouts, recording wins in forty seven. Nesly Trezile was coming off an impressive majority decision win in his last appearance at the Emerald Queen.
Crocklem's ring experience was evident in the opening moments of the first round. Though both men threw a lot of punches, it was Crocklem whose punches landed effectively. Trezile looked to land shots to Crocklem's body, but Crocklem's movement meant a lot of those punches were grazing shots. As the round neared the midpoint Crocklem landed punches that knocked Trezile across the ring, and when he landed a solid body shot at 1:40, Trezile dropped to the canvas. Trezile took the count and rose to fight on, but he moved more cautiously to avoid being caught again.
As the bell sounded to begin round two, Crocklem caught Trezile with a series of body shots that again knocked him across the ring. With Trezile pinned in the corner, Crocklem landed a left-right combination that again sent Trezile to the mat. The referee stepped in and called an end to the fight at :52 of the second round.
Crocklem would claim the TKO win in front of his hometown crowd in his professional debut. |
Crocklem's left would be the punch that ended the fight |
Nez used his reach advantage to catch Monteon |
Cruz Becerra Monteon entered this fight coming off a first round knockout in his professional debut. Rolyn Nez came in to the fight, also unbeaten, and riding a three knockout win wave, those three also coming in the opening round.
As might be expected with fighters that have won by knockout, but know the opponents has as well, there were a lot of jabs thrown in the first round as each man looked for an opportunity to land something heavy. Nez was able to score with body shots while Monteon moved to create angles looking to land heavy. Nez kept Monteon on the ropes for much of the second round, and that limited the effectiveness of Monteon's punches. When Monteon moved to the center of the ring as the round drew to a close, he was able to land shots to Nez's body.
Early in the third round Nez landed a stunning punch to Monteon's head. Though slowed momentarily, Monteon recovered and by the midpoint of the round he was landing body shots. Monteon found success in the fourth round as he threw effective combinations to Nez's body. Monteon's pressure forced Nez to move out of range, and that slowed his punch output.
After four rounds all three judges scored the fight 39-37 in favor of Nez who would remain unbeaten behind the unanimous decision.
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Neither Alexis De La Cerda nor Nelson Guerrero had tasted defeat in the early stages of their professional careers. Both men had won by knockout, and they had gone the distance to grab unanimous decision wins. Because neither had been in a fight with an opponent with an overwhelming winning record, this bout would be a test of their skill.
The two shot jabs at each other through the opening round as both looked to establish some sort of control. De La Cerda was able to land his right to Guerrero's body to score. De La Cerda continued to fire his right to Guerrero's body in the second round, though Guerrero also found a target on de La Cerda's body as he landed scoring punches to make it a close round.
There were a lot of punches thrown in the third round as the pace quickened. Both men landed heavy shots to the other's body though De La Cerda may have gained a slight advantage as his punches slowed Guerrero. Both men fought well in the fourth round. Guerrero resorted to counter punching off of De La Cerda's body shots.
After four rounds all three judges scored the fight 40-36 for De La Cerda who would claim his fifth win as a professional. |
De La Cerda's body shots would be the difference in the fight |
Hernandez loads up his right |
Joel Hernandez and Julio Lanzas Carrillo were making their professional debut in a four round featherweight bout. Hernandez entered the ring with a bit of an advantage having eleven amateur bouts while Carrillo had only two.
The two men showed solid boxing skill in the opening round. When the opportunity allowed, Hernandez threw hard overhand rights while Carrillo scored using his jab. Hernandez began to throw combinations in the second round, and he scored behind them. Carrillo continued to shoot his jab. but he was not matching Hernandez' punch output.
Carrillo began to land scoring punches in the third round as his right found a target on Hernandez' body. Hernandez continued to throw combinations, forcing Carrillo to move. The pace of the fight slowed some as the round reached the midpoint. Carrillo had a solid fourth round as he pressed the action and landed punches with both hands. At the midpoint of the round Hernandez landed a hard left to Carrillo's chin that slowed momentarily slowed Carrillo. As the round ended Hernandez again landed a shot to Carrillo's chin.
After four rounds all three judges agreed and scored the fight 40-36 for Hernandez. |
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