Roy Jones Junior Boxing

September 19, 2024

Legends Casino

Toppenish , Washington

The main event featured two unbeaten fighters in a ten round super featherweight NBA World Championship fight. Mandeep Jangra was no stranger to the Legends crowd having fought there twice previously. He faced Nilo Guererro, who many considered the underdog in the fight.
The opening round was close, as would be the case throughout the fight. Jangra was busier, as he threw more punches, but Guererro found openings to shoot his right to Jangra’s body. Jangra continued to be the busier fighter in the opening moments of the second round until the midpoint when Guererro landed heavy body shots to shift the momentum in his favor. The round ended with Guererro landing a number of heavy body shots.

The third round was also close due to shifts in momentum. Guererro fought from the center of the ring in the early portions of the round and that kept Jangra on the move. Then Jangra was able to move to the center of the ring to control the action at the midpoint. Guererro threw a low blow that sent Jangra to his knee as the bell rang to end the round. Guererro and Jangra exchanged combinations early in the fourth round. The two men stood toe to toe and fired body shots from the inside. As the round came to an end, Guererro landed a heavy punch to Jangra’s head.

Jangra took the fight to Guererro in close and tight to begin the fifth round. Jangra landed three or four punches at a time, and though not heavy, they were scoring shots. Guererro withstood that onslaught and closed the round landing left – right – left combinations. The sixth round was also close. Jangra may have had a slight edge with his effective in close body punches. Guererro continued to throw body punches, but they did not slow Jangra.

While Jangra appeared to control the action of the seventh round, Guererro was able to land a few heavy body shots that kept Jangra from complete domination of the round. Guererro regained some control in the eighth round as he focused on throwing punches that landed to Jangra’s midsection.

Guererro’s tactics continued in the ninth as he was able to land a number of body shots. Jangra spent much of the round shooting punches at Guererro’s head, and while some landed, they did not slow Guererro’s body attack. The closing round was again very close. Jangra looked to close it out by landing heavy to Guererro’s head; Guererro maintained his focus on Jangra’s body.

After ten rounds, one judge scored the fight even at 95, the second judge scored it 96-94; and the third saw it 98-92 and Nilo Guererro would claim the NBA Super Featherweight Championship behind the majority decision.

Jangra catches Guererro with a left

Guererro's left lands to Jangra's body

Papillion shoots his left at Hubbert's body

Keon Papillion has notched nine wins and one draw as a professional. He faced Rondale Hubbert in a super welterweight bout scheduled for 6 rounds.

The pace of the opening round was rather slow as each man looked to follow a jab with a body shot. Papillion would land the most effective body shot with thirty seconds left in the round as he dropped Hubbert to a knee. Hubbert stood for the eight count and spent the last moments of the round moving away from Papillion’s hard right. Hubbert did recover in the corner, and answered the bell to open the second round by aggressively stepping toward Papillion and throwing combinations. Papillion answered by closing the distance between them and landing body punches. Hubbert spent much the round with his back on the ropes, covering up to deflect punches.

Hubbert did not answer the bell to start the third round and that meant that Papillion would claim the TKO win at three minutes of round two to remain unbeaten.

Unbeaten Dominique Roundtree faced Roberto Canto in a six round featherweight bout. Roundtree scored six of his nine wins by knockout, and the crowd was anticipating a seventh.

Roundtree was active from the opening to closing bell in the first round. His weapon of choice was a hard right hand which kept Canto moving and unable to throw many punches. Canto was unable to throw many punches in the second round as Roundtree maintained pressure throwing hard overhand rights.

Canto began to throw more punches in the third round, working behind an effective straight right. As the round drew to an end he scored behind a solid combination, landing punches to Roundtree’s body and head. Roundtree was able to answer, but landed only a few before the bell sounded to end the round. Roundtree entered the fourth round throwing his left and following it with his right. That offense kept Canto moving and unable to effectively counter.

Canto was more aggressive to open the fifth round as he landed his straight right a number of times. Then as the round drew to an end, Roundtree backed Canto onto the ropes and landed a flurry of punches that would have dropped Canto had the ropes not held him up. Roundtree was patient in looking for opportunities to land hard punches in the closing round. Roundtree’s target of choice appeared to be Canto’s left eye, as it began to swell.

After six rounds of action all three judges scored the fight 60-53 for Roundtree who would remain unbeaten and claim his tenth win.

Roundtree's left lands while pinning Canto on the ropes

McKenna scores with a left to Hernandez's body

Quinn McKenna made his professional debut against local favorite Margarito Hernandez in a four round welterweight affair.

McKenna was the aggressor in the opening round as he threw and landed punches to Hernandez’s body. Much of the round was fought in close. That close in fighting dominated the second round. For much of the round that favored McKenna who was able to land body shots. McKenna caught Hernandez with a heavy left to the head to close the round.

Hernandez turned the momentum in the third round as he was able to land the body shots while the men fought in close. As the round drew to an end Hernandez was able to land a few combinations to McKenna’s body. The body shots dominated the fourth round. McKenna connected behind the left – right combination, and that slowed Hernandez who was able to land only single punches.

After four rounds one judge scored the fight 39-37 for Hernandez, the other two scored the fight even at 38, a majority draw.

In the night’s opening bout, Nelson Guererro brought an undefeated record into the ring to face Levale Whittington in a four l super bantam weight fight.

When the two men answered the opening bell, it was Whittington that initiated the action, forcing Guererro to throw counter punches. Guererro was effective at doing so as he generally landed two punches to Whittington’s one, and that kept Whittington moving. The action picked up in the second round as Guererro scored behind his left and the overhand right. Both men settled into a rhythm, and that meant that Whittington shot his jab and Guererro looked to counter.

Whittington controlled much of the action in the third round as he focused his punches on Guererro’s body. Whittington also moved well to avoid Guererro’s body punches. The fourth round saw a lot of action as Guererro worked a left-right combination that often landed. It was a heavy body shot that Guererro landed mid round that slowed Whittington’s assault.

After four rounds one judge scored the fight 40-36, while the other two saw the fight even at 38. This fight would end in a majority draw.

Guererro's right catches Whittington

Team Guererro celebrates the NBA Super Featheweight Title

The Ring Card Girl

Ring Announcer Chauncy Welliver and the Ring Card Girl await the judges' decision