Philadelphia Boxing Results 6/6/08

Posted on | June 9, 2008 | No Comments

Hunter and Chambers Score Impressive Knockouts at the Blue Horizon

By Tony Penecale (Ringside)

The stifling heat inside the small and rickety Blue Horizon in Philadelphia may have been brutal but it could not compare with the heat the Philadelphia prospects Eric Hunter and Steve Upsher Chambers brought upon their opponents, scoring impressive knockout victories.

The main event featured an intriguing matchup between Hunter, 124, Philadelphia, and fellow prospect Jules Blackwell, 124, Phoenixville Pennsylvania. While it seemed evenly matched on paper, it was evident from the opening bell that Hunter was leagues ahead of his opponent.

Hunter was sharper and more polished early, avoiding most of the southpaw Blackwell’s lunging punches. Late in the round, Hunter deftly avoided a long left and countered with a left of his own, staggering Blackwell across the ring.

Hunter continued his counterpunching prowess in the 2nd round, landing several devastating punches that had Blackwell in retreat mode. Things got worse for Blackwell as he was backpedaling; he lost his footing and slipped to the canvas, absorbing a vicious Hunter hook on the way down. While it was correctly ruled a slip, the damage had been done and later in the round, Blackwell found himself on the canvas again from a barrage of punches.

Hunter came out to finish the job in the 3rd round and was sharpshooting Blackwell, who was trying desperately to survive. His attempt was in vain as Hunter floored him again with a huge left hook, prompting the referee to halt the contest as Blackwell rose on very wobbly legs.

Hunter improves his record to 9-1 (4) while Blackwell falls to 7-1-2 (2).

In the co-feature, Steve Upsher Chambers used a fantastic blend of speed and power, overwhelming Jaime Morales, and scoring an emphatic 1st round knockout win.

Chambers, 144, Philadelphia, the brother of heavyweight contender Eddie Chambers, started the bout by boxing from the outside while Morales, 147, Philadelphia, was the more aggressive combatant.

Morales was successful early in pinning Chambers in the neutral corner and throwing a series of wide body punches. Chambers used his opponent’s aggression to his advantage, countering with hard hooks and uppercuts to the head.

A blistering left hook-right hand combination from Chambers stunned Morales and in a blink, he was now trapped in the corner as Chambers unloaded an arsenal of punches in a fierce outburst, resembling a machine gun. After absorbing a number of clean punches, Morales dropped to the canvas, where he was counted out.

With his win, Chambers raises his record to 17-1-1 (5) while Morales falls to 4-8 (2).

In other bouts:

Ran Nakash traveled all the way from Haifa Israel for a short night as he demolished James Porter in two rounds. Nakash, 211 lbs, took control early, pounding Porter, 220, Terre Haute Indiana, with right hands to the head and hard left hooks to the ample midsection.

After one round, Porter was showing signs of the punishment as his right eye was swelling badly. Nakash closed the show only seconds into the 2nd round, dropping Porter with a short right hand to the chin. Porter got to his feet but the referee quickly determined he was unable to continue.

Nakash improves to 13-0 (9) while Porter dips to 5-13-1 (1).

Marcus Luck seemed to have Lady Luck on his shoulders as he celebrated his 34th birthday in style, winning a unanimous decision over Orlando Lewis.

Luck, 155, Danville Virginia, kept the more aggressive Lewis, 149, Vineland New Jersey, at bay with his height and reach advantage. While Lewis was throwing hard, single right hands, Lewis was controlling the action with a series of straight, whipping punches that, while they didn’t do a lot of damage, they were effective in scoring points.

With the bout in the air going into the 4th and final round, Luck landed his best punches, hurting Lewis with several body shots, and forcing him into retreat mode. For his body of work, Lewis was awarded a unanimous decision by scores of 39-37 and 40-36 (twice).

Luck, who was presented with a birthday cake in the ring, ups his record to 9-15-1 (3) while Lewis drops to 4-2 (4).

Gerald Smith had to overcome major disadvantages in height and reach against the freakishly tall and wiry Randolph Scott to win a unanimous decision.

Smith, 136, Philadelphia, was the more aggressive boxer, rushing inside the long arms of Scott, 136, Salisbury Maryland. But for the first three rounds, Smith was unable to land anything solid as Scott was consistently thwarting any action by using his arms like an octopus and clinching at every available chance.

Smith finally broke through in the 4th and final round, dropping Scott with a hard right hand to the jaw. Scott rose and was soon under a barrage of punches, one which sent him staggering with his glove hitting the canvas, resulting in another knockdown, which proved to be the difference as Smith won by the scores of 37-37, 38-36, and 39-35. Without the knockdowns, the bout would have been a draw.

Smith is now 3-0 (1) while Scott loses his pro debut and sits at 0-1.

Paul Fernandez brought an unbridled ferocity into the ring and used that as a driving force en route to a unanimous decision win over Darrell Martin.

Fernandez, 129, Philadelphia, came out firing from the opening bell, attacking the lanky Martin, 128, Baltimore Maryland, with jabs and right hands. Martin seemed to tire as early as the 2nd round, moving with his mouth wide open, gasping for air, when a hard volley of punches from Fernandez knocked his mouthpiece out.

Fernandez looked on the verge of finally finishing his opponent in the 4th round when Martin lost his mouthpiece again, this time it flying out of the ring and into the crowd, giving him a much-needed minute-long respite. Fernandez, with a temper as short as his stature, was visibly annoyed at the delay and despite a bad cut over his right eye; he kept throwing haymakers wanted to continue the fight after the final bell had sounded. Fernandez took home the win by scores of 40-36 and 39-37 (twice).

With the victory, Fernandez improves his record to 3-1-1 (2) while Martin falls to 2-4.

Julias Edmonds set a furious pace and outgunned Soumna Nidom Abbulane over the course of their four-round contest.

Edmonds, 139, Philadelphia, used his advantage in strength from the outset, engaging Abboulane, 132, Nija Africa, in a slugfest and gradually breaking him down. While the first round was close, with Abboulane countering with some effective body shots, Edmonds started taking control in the 2nd, backing his opponent to the ropes and landing effective punches to the head and body.

With Abboulane in full retreat mode in the 4th round, Edmonds kept pressing and landed a sizzling three-punch combination, leaving his opponent dazed and confused at the final bell. Edmonds was victorious by scores of 39-37 and 40-36 (twice).

Edmonds is now 2-1 while Abboulane loses his pro debut and is now 0-1.

When Steve O’Meara came to the ring to do battle with Dontre King, he brought along former heavyweight champion “Terrible Tim Witherspoon to work his corner. But in the end, the major factor was O’Meara taking advantage of King’s mistakes en route to a 2nd round victory.

O’Meara, 149, London England, seemed a bit tentative and mechanical early, allowing King, 151, Cumberland Maryland, to do some good inside work. But as the round progressed, King made boxing’s most fatal error when he backed out of a clinch, not protecting himself, and leaving himself open for a monster left hook, which had him staggering badly at the bell.

Things go no better for King in the 2 nd round, as he started to tire badly, leaving him open for O’Meara to nail him with a volley of punches and drop him to the canvas. While King valiantly beat the referees count, he was determined unfit to continue

O’Meara wins his United States debut and improves to 2-0 (1) while King falls in his pro debut and is now 0-1.

The opening bout of the card saw Reshawn Scott make a successful pro debut and keep Kamarah Pasley winless in the process.

Scott, 194, Philadelphia, came out firing booming right hands from the outset while Pasley, 199, Philadelphia was content to bounce and move, offering little in the way of offensive punching. Scott found even more success in the 2nd round, buzzing the left-hander Pasley with a right hand to the temple. Over the final two rounds, Pasley tried to mount some offense of his own but he was outgunned by the superior firepower of Scott.

Scott walked out victorious by split decision, with two judges favoring him by scores of 40-36, while the third judge turned in an absurd 39-37 scorecard in favor of Pasley. Scott is now 1-0 while Pasley in still in search of his first victory at 0-3.

The next card at the Legendary Blue Horizon will be on Friday, September 12.