Philadelphia (February 2007)—In a week where the temperatures where the lowest in years, The action was hot inside the Legendary Blue Horizon as a sold out crowd got their moneys worth and then some due to a big night of boxing that saw Max Alexander get revenge on Marty Lindquist in definitive fashion by scoring four knockdowns en route to the unanimous decision.
Joey Abell scored three knockdowns, including two that knocked Cornelius Ellis through the ropes and stopped Ellis after round three of their scheduled six round heavyweight bout. Abell now looks forward to facing the man who beat him, that being Arron Lyons.
Winners Quotes: Max Alexander—“I messed my hand up a little bit. I messed it up in the second round but the fight had to go on. It’s hurting right now. We have to do what we have to do. We were victorious and that’s all that matters. I couldn’t use my left hand or else I would have stopped him. We will see how my hands feels and we will fight again in April.” ..
Joey Abell—“He’s a tough Guy. I have to work on my punches after my jab to become sharp. “Arron Lyons wants a rematch. He will be in trouble next time. This one didn’t hurt but I am ready for Lyons”
FULL RESULTS
Scheduled eight rounds— Light Heavyweights
Max Alexander (13-0-1, 2 KO’s) UD over Marty Lyons (12-5, 9 KO’s)…Scores all 79-69…
Scheduled six rounds—Heavyweights
Joey Abell (12-1, 12 KO’s) TKO end of round 3 over Cornelius Ellis (10-13-1, 6 KO’s)…Scheduled six rounds—Heavyweight
Scheduled six rounds-Lightweights
Ricardo Medina (30-31-4, 17 KO’s) SD over Lenny DeVictoria (8-8, 2 KO’s)…Scoress 58-56, 58-56 for Medina and 59-55 for DeVictoria
Scheduled four rounds—Jr. Welterweights
Elad Shmouel (16-1, 8 KO’s) UD over Ryan Belasco (3-1-2)…Scores 38-37 on all cards
Scheduled six rounds Middleweights
Gee Culmer (10-1, 3 KO’s) UD over Daniel Hicks (2-1, 2 KO’s)…Scores 59-55, 58-56 and 58-56
Scheduled four rounds—Featherweights
Jules Blackwell (4-0, 2 KO’s) TKO 2 over Ernest Scott (0-6)…Time 1:0
Scheduled four rounds—Heavyweights
Ran Nakash (7-0, 4 KO’s) UD over Robert Murray (0-1)…Scores 40-36, 39-37, 39-37
Scheduled four rounds Lightweights
Bryheim Douglas (1-0-1) DRAW with Jason Jordan (2-5-2)…Scores 39-37 for Jordan, 39-37 for Douglas and 38-38