Wolak, Rainone, and Vazquez victorious at the Huntington Townhouse finale!

Wolak, Rainone, and Vazquez victorious at the

Huntington Townhouse finale!

By Matt Yanofsky {Ringside}

The Huntington Townhouse closed its doors to the world of boxing with a six-fight card last night.

In the featured bout, all action Junior Middleweight Pawel Wolak improved to 14-0 {9 Ko’s} after battering Keith Simms 25-14-1 (14 Ko’s}. Simms appeared confident and entered the ring dancing with a bow tie around his neck. As soon as the bell rang, everything changed. Wolak immediately came forward toward Simms, landing many big blows, but he also took a few, and a cut opened up over his right eye. Wolak was able to maintain his forward movement and drop Simms with a left hook. In the second, Wolak continued to tag Simms with power shots and badly staggered him. Simms looked in danger of being stopped. He used multiple clinches to temporarily hold himself up. Wolak continued to press the action and drop the badly beaten Simms seconds before the bell rang. Simms rose to his feet with glassy eyes and wobbly feet, forcing the stoppage at the end of round two.

“Don’t think I can only brawl, I have good boxing ability,” exclaimed Wolak. “I hope to step up in competition and continue to make my fans happy. I will probably be taking a short break from the ring due to the fact that my cuts never properly healed from my fight in December”.

Local welterweight prospect Tommy “The Razor” Rainone improved to 6-0 {1 Ko} after defeating Sammy Ortiz 0-2. Rainone, who had multiple last minute opponent changes elected to fight at 155 rather than be shelved for the night. Rainone used his boxing ability and slick defense to win a mostly uneventful unanimous decision over 4 rounds. Ortiz for the most part refused to trade blows. All three judges scored the contest 40-36 for Rainone.

Heavyweight Wilmer Vazquez, who was a 2004 Venezuelan Olympian, improved to 2-0 {1 Ko} after dominating Mike Jones 3-7 {1 Ko}. Vazquez, who knocked out Drexie James (who came to the table with 15 fights under his belt) in his pro debut, went right back to work. Vazquez was throwing mostly power shots and connecting, but the game Jones refused to go down. Jones was mostly defensive but did offer a few decent left hooks. Vazquez continued his onslaught of power punches until he finally dropped Jones seconds before the bell. All three judges agreed on the score of 40-35 for Vazquez.

“He was tough and had a very good chin. It was good for me to get some rounds in and I will be fighting again shortly,” said Vazquez, who is trained by Hall of Famer Roberto Duran.

Entertaining Junior Lightweight Carlos Macias improved to 3-0 by defeating pro debutant Ray Zaragoza. Macias used his usual aggression while Zaragoza was attempting to out-slick Macias with his defensive ability. Macias continued to press the action while landing some good head and body combinations. Zaragoza had a decent third round by landing jabs and slipping many of Macias’ punches. Macias went right back to work in the fourth by throwing many punches on Zaragoza, who did not throw whatsoever. Judges Carlos Ortiz and Ray Sinsorare scored the contest 39-37 and Judge John McKay scored the bout a shocking 38-38, forcing a majority decision instead of the well deserved unanimous decision for Macias.

Tomasz Kudrowski won his pro debut over Duane White in a very back and forth contest. Both men had their moments in the fight. Kudrowski preferred an all action style like fellow polish fighters Tomasz Adamek and Pawel Wolak while White preferred to box and land combos while moving away. White was able to open up a cut over Kudrowski’s eye during the first round. The second round was very close. Kudrowski may have only had the slight edge due to his heavily aggressive style. Kudrowski finished his debut strongly. During the third he threw and landed some big blows. Kudrowski sealed the deal by nearly dropping White in the fourth round of an entertaining fight. Judges Tony Palloillo and John McKay scored the contest 39-37 for Kudrowski while Judge Carlos Ortiz scored the contest 38-38, making Kudrowski’s pro debut a success via majority decision.

In the evening’s opening contest, Lightweight Dominga Olivo 4-1 earned a tougher then expected unanimous decision victory over Ella Nunez 0-2. Olivo dominated the contest for the first four rounds, landing virtually everything she threw at Nunez. Olivo was dominating the fifth when Nunez landed a shocking right hand that dropped Olivo hard on the canvas. Olivo was able to get back up on wobbly feet as the bell rang to end the round. Nunez surprised the crowd in the sixth, winning the round by electing to box instead of going in to finish Olivo, who still appeared dazed from the big punch she took in the fifth. Judges John McKay and Tony Palloillo scored the contest 57-56 while Judge Steve Circero scored it 58-55.

This was the final show at the Huntington Townhouse. Many fans were saddened to learn that the gorgeous club boxing venue will be torn down to make apartment buildings in the near future. I have attended many club shows, and the Townhouse was by far the nicest and most comfortable facility. Promoter Bob Duffy informed me that his Long Island shows will continue at the Plattduetche Park Restaurant in Franklin Square.