New York, NY – (1/21/2011) – Earlier tonight before a sell out crowd at New York City’s famed Roseland Ballroom, DiBella Entertainment kicked off the 2012 season of its “Broadway Boxing” series with an exciting nine-bout card. Headlining the card was Brooklyn’s undefeated NABF light welterweight champion, Gabriel “Tito” Bracero defending his title against former two-time world champion, DeMarcus “Chop Chop” Corley.
Both fighters looked to be in tremendous shape and spent much of the first round feeling each other out and looking to find their range.
In the second, an overhand left from southpaw Corley opened a nasty cut over the right eye of Bracero which bled profusely for the remainder of the round. Just as the 10-second bell was about to sound, Corley landed a monstrous right hook that dropped Bracero hard. Bracero beat the count but was on wobbly legs and bleeding badly.
Bracero came out boxing effectively in the third frame and looked to be getting his legs back before a huge overhand left dropped him again badly for the second time in the fight.
Bracero went back to boxing in round four and did well staying on the outside and working behind his jab.
Bracero tasted the canvas for the third time in the fifth when his glove touched the canvas courtesy of a straight left from Corley. Bracero came back strong after the knockdown and seemed to have the edge in the exchanges, but Corley was clearly the heavier-handed of the two fighters.
Bracero began to turn the tide in the sixth stanza as he again was able to stay on the outside and score with his jab and combinations while Corley was looking to land one big blow.
Bracero had another good round in the seventh and sent Corley to the canvas for a flash knockdown in round eight with a short straight right hand.
The last two rounds saw Bracero continue to box from the outside while Corley pressed forward landing the heavier blows. In the end, the judges scored it 96-90, 94-92, 94-92 all for the winner by unanimous decision, Corley. While it was the first loss on Bracero’s otherwise perfect record (18-1) he showed the heart of a champion rising from the three knockdowns and getting himself back into the fight. With the win Corley improved to 38-19-1, 22KO’s
MONAGHAN IMPROVES TO 12-0
In the co-feature bout of the evening, popular Irish-American light heavyweight prospect, Seanie Monaghan won a dominate eight-round unanimous decision victory in an absolute war over the iron-chinned Billy Bailey.
Monaghan who lives in Long Beach, NY, has quickly become a fan-favorite in New York City since turning pro in May of 2010 for his fan-friendly style and as advertised, Monaghan came out aggressive in the 1st, scoring well with both hands.
In the 2nd Monaghan landed a beautiful right hook to the body, left hook to the head followed by an overhand right, sending Bailey to the canvas and the pro Monaghan crowd into a frenzy. Monaghan jumped all over his opponent as the fight resumed and Bailey looked ready to go but luckily was saved by the bell.
Rather then lay down though the knockdown seemed to wake Bailey up, as he came out hard in the 3rd, turning the fight into a war. Monaghan was landing bombs almost at will, but Bailey would take them and then showboat to the crowd asking for more.
In the 5th Monaghan changed his game plan a bit and began boxing from the outside and mixing in a vicious body attack that seemed to take a bit out of his tough-as-nails opponent Bailey.
There was good action for the remainder of the fight and in the end Monaghan who improved to 12-0, 8KO’s was awarded the decision by scores of 80-71, 80-71 and 79-72.
DEL VALLE KEEPS ROLLING
Undefeated world-rated contender Luis “Orlandito” Del Valle improved to a perfect 15-0 with a hard fought eight-round unanimous decision over tough Mexican, Jose Angel Beranza.
Beranza lived up to the Mexican boxing heritage and showed a lot of heart and a very good chin, but Del Valle was just too fast and too skilled, landing the hard and cleaner shots throughout. When Del Valle chose to stand and trade he got the better of the exchanges but to Beranza’s credit he was able to land some looping blows.
In the end all three judges scored it in favor of Orlandito 80-72, 79-73, 78-74.
NAKASH WINS IN DBE DEBUT
In his first fight under the DBE banner, recent world-title challenger, Ran Nakash pitched an eight-round shut out over Philadelphia’s Derek Bryant. Nakash, who was returning to the ring for the first time since dropping a competitive decision to WBO Cruiserweight Champion, Marco Huck in April of last year, got stronger as the fight went on, as he pounded away at Bryant, who was content on covering up and looking to survive. In the end all three judges saw it a shut out 80-72 for Nakash who improved to 26-1, 18KO’s.
OTHER RESULTS
In the opening bout of the evening rising welterweight prospect Alex Perez scored an impressive 2nd round TKO over Josh Sosa.
The southpaw Perez came out aggressive in the 1st, hurting Sosa badly with two left uppercuts before dropping him with a hard right hand. Sosa beat the count, but Perez battered him badly for the remainder of the round.
In the 2nd it was more of the same from Perez, as he was just too strong for his opponent, dropping him again midway through the round with another hard right. Sosa beat the count but was in no shape to continue as the referee called a halt to the contest at 1:39. With the win Perez improved to 15-0, 9KO’s while Sosa dropped to 10-2, 5KO’s.
In a battle of junior middleweights, West Point Cadet, Boyd “Rainmaker” Melson bloodied and bruised toughman Sean Rawley Wilson winning an impressive six-round shut out decision.
Melson continuously battered Rawley round after round, scoring with crisp combinations. Rawley showed a good chin, but Melson was just too quick and too skilled. With the victory Melson improves to 8-0, 4KO’s while Wilson drops to 6-6.
In a match-up of female heavyweights, Sonya Lamonakis and Carlette Ewell battled to an entertaining six round majority draw. The two wasted little time feeling each other out in the first and decided to go toe-to-toe for almost the entire round.
It was more of the same in the 2nd with each fighter landing hard shots from short distance.
Ewell looked to be tiring a bit in the middle rounds while Lamonakis counter punched effectively off the ropes.
There was good two-way action throughout the entire six-round contest and in the end the bout was scored a majority draw. With the decision Lamonakis record now stands at 6-0-1, 1KO while Ewell’s stands at 15-7-1, 9KO’s.
In an entertaining four-round heavyweight contest, Thomas “The Hitman” Hardwick improved to a perfect 4-0, 2KO’s with a four-round decision over Richard Mason.
Hardwick came out fast in the first pressing the action. Mason landed a few counter punches from the outside, but Hardwick was the much busier of the two.
In the 2nd Hardwick rocked Mason hard, and jumped all over him, but Mason was able to survive the onslaught.
Hardwick came out more aggressive than ever in the fourth, looking to close the show in fashion. Hardwick rocked Mason several times and looked as though he was on the verge of stopping him, but to his credit Mason hung tough, taking heavy punishment for almost the entire fourth round. In the end Hardwick was awarded a shut out on all three judges score cards, 40-36.
In an entertaining junior welterweight match-up, Danny McDermott and Terry Buterbaugh traded heavy blows in the early going before McDermott settled in behind his jab throughout the middle rounds boxing from the outside against the hard charging Buterbaugh.
Round after round was close, as McDermott was the superior boxer but Buterbaugh kept pressing the action.
In the 6th and final round the two went to war, both looking to close the show, much to the crowd’s delight. In the end the judges were split on the decision with one judge scoring it 59-55 for McDemott, while the other judge had it the exact same way for Buterbaught and the third judge scoring it even, resulting in a six-round majority draw. McDermott’s record now stands at 9-3-2, 4KO’s while Buterbaugh’s is 6-6-3, 3KO’s.
The next Broadway Boxing show will be held on March 8th at B.B. Kings. Visit www.dbe1.com for more information.
Del Valle outclasses Beranza
By unanimous decision, Luis ‘Orlandito’ Del Valle ( 15-0, 11KO’s ) defeated tough mexican José Beranza ( 34-22-2, 26 KO’s ) in last night’s 8 round fight at the super bantamweight ( 122 lbs. ) division. The judge’s called it at 80-72, 78-74 and 79-73 in favor of Del Valle.
“Beranza wouldn’t quit, I give him a lot of credit for his performance because he really made me work hard. But I used the counter punches to my advantage and fought from outside to win him over round by round”, said the undefeated rising prospect from Puerto Rico.
“The fight went as expected. Really tough, against a veteran of more than 50 fights who has defeated some very good formerly undefeated boxers”, said Raymond Rivera, Orlandito’s manager and trainer about the opponent.
Beranza has beaten Boricuas Jesús Rojas (18-1-2, 13KO’s) and Juan Carlos Velázquez (10-1, 5KO’s), as well as recently Christopher Martin (23-1-3, 6KO’s). He also won against former world champion Ivan Hernández (26-5-1, 15KO’s).
As a professional at the featherweight division (126 lbs.), Del Valle won the New York State title after defeating veteran Pascal Rouse, and a year later won the WBA’s regional North American Boxing Association (NABA) title after defeating Vietnamese fighter Dat Nguyen (17-1, 6KO’s at the time) by unanimous decision on the eve of New York’s Puerto Rican Day Parade.
The card DiBella Entertainment’s ‘Broadway Boxing’ series, featured fellow Boricua and junior welterweight (140 lbs.) Gabriel ‘Tito’ Bracero (18-1, 3KO’s) who lost by unanimous decision to former world champion DeMarcus “Chop Chop” Corley (38-19-1, 22KO’s).
IABA UPDATE (2012 ELITE CHAMPIONSHIPS)
IRISH AMATEUR BOXING ASSOCIATION
Ken Egan booked his ticket into his 12 consecutive Elite Championships semi-final with a third round stoppage of fellow Dubliner Michael Frayne at the National Stadium last night.
The Neilstown BC southpaw was 24-9 up when Frayne, who took two counts in the first, took a third standing count 12 seconds from the final bell and the bout was stopped.
Ten-time Elite champion Egan will now meet Eamon Walsh in the last-four next weekend, while Davey Joe Joyce will face European and current Elite champion Joe Ward in the corresponding light-heavyweight semi-final.
Walsh beat Cork’s Patrick O’Shea tonight and Joyce edged out Sean Allen by a single point.
Earlier yesterday, European light-welterweight champion Ray Moylette crashed out of the tournament following a 15-11 loss to Dubliner Martin Wall.
In was a good day for the St Michael’s Athy club with Eric Donovan, David Oliver Joyce, Roy Sheahan and John Joe Joyce all winning their quarter-finals.
An Taoiseach Enda Kenny was amongst those at the National Stadium enjoying the action at the home of Irish boxing on Saturday afternoon.
The 2012 Elite Championships continue next weekend with semi-finals on Friday and Saturday.
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2012 Elite National Championships
January 21st Men’s Q/Finals and Women’s S/Finals (evening session)
51Kg: Ceire Smith (Cavan) beat Jade Corcoran (Crumlin) 34-7
75Kg: Darren O’Neill (Paulstown) beat Stephen O’Reilly (Twin-towns) RSCI3
75Kg: Conrad Cummings (Holy Trinity) beat Chris Blaney (Navan) 22-10
75Kg: Conor Coyle (Bracken) beat Alfredo Meli (Immaculata) 19-12
75Kg: Michael Reilly (Holy Family) beat Shane Egan (Bracken) 9-7
54Kg: Michelle Lynch (Golden Gloves) beat Michaela Jannick (Cavan) 24-10
81Kg: Davey Joe Joyce (Ballincargy) beat Sean Allen (Arklow) 6-5
81Kg: Eamon Wash (St Annes) beat Patrick O’Shea (Sunnyside) 16-9
81Kg: Ken Egan (Neilstown) beat Michael Frayne (St Marys) RSC3
69Kg: Patrica Roddy (Bray) beat Laoise Traynor (Bray) 15-14
91Kg: Stephen Ward (Monkstown) beat Paul Byrne (Holy Family) RSCH2
69Kg: Claire Grace (Callan) beat Joanne Barclay (Holy Family GG) 18-7
91+Kg: Ken Ogungbowa (Moate) beat Niall Kennedy (Gorey) RSC1
91+Kg: Sean Turner (Dimnagh) beat Michael Kaliec (St Colmans) 14-6
91+Kg: David Joyce (Moate) beat Chris Devanney (Dockers) RSCI1
January 21st Q/Finals (afternoon session)
56Kg: Sean McComb (Holy Trinity) beat Orin McDermot (Finn Valley) 17-5
56Kg: Michael Nevin (Portlaoise) beat Danny Coughlan (St Annes) 14-9
60Kg: Michael McDonagh (St Mary’s) beat Mark O’Hara (Holy Trinity) 8-7
60Kg: Tyrone McCullagh (Holy Family GG) beat Declan Geraghty (Crumlin) 10-9
60Kg: Eric Donovan (St Michael’s Athy) beat James Tennyson (St Pauls) 19-8
60Kg: David Oliver Joyce (St Michael’s Athy) beat Jason Conroy (Crumlin) beat 17-8
64Kg: Ross Hickey (Grangecon) beat Philip Sutcliffe (Crumlin) 17-15
64Kg: Niall Murray (Gorey) beat David Roche (Riverstown) 14-8
64Kg: Stephen Coughlan (Bray) beat Stephen Carroll (Drimnagh) 19-10
64Kg: Martin Wall (Crumlin) beat Ray Moylette (St Anne’s) 15-11
69Kg: Adam Nolan (Bray) beat Michael O’Reilly (Portlaoise) 16-10
69Kg: Willie McLaughlin (Illies GG) beat Jason Quigley (Finn Valley) 12-10
69Kg: Roy Sheahan (St Michael’s Athy) beat Jamie Dowling (Paulstown) 11-4
69Kg: John Joe Joyce (St Michael’s Athy) beat Noel Sommers (St Matthews) 16-8