Jaron ‘Boots’ Ennis put the Tremendous Welterweight division on discover with a harmful first spherical TKO of Uisma Lima on the Xfinity Area in Philadelphia tonight. A proper uppercut began Lima’s downfall. It buckled him and froze him for a follow-up flurry which dropped him. A follow-up barrage despatched Lima down once more. Beating the depend, Lima wound up in opposition to the ropes taking extra punishment, prompting referee Shawn Clark to save lots of a wilting Lima from additional punishment. The time time was 1:58 of the opening body. Ennis strikes to 36-0, 32 KOs. He additionally picks up the Interim WBA tremendous welterweight title. Lima Falls to 14-2, 10 KOs.
For his half, Ennis mentioned he needs everyone who has a belt at 154, however he burdened , “You recognize who’s subsequent,” referring to fellow interim (WBC) champ Vergil Ortiz.
Within the co-main occasion, cold and warm heavyweight Guido Vianello shocked beforehand undefeated Alexis Barrière with a fifth spherical KO. After back-and-forth first three rounds, Vianello caught Barrière with an onslaught of punches sending him down in spherical 4. Vianello didn’t let his man off the hook in spherical 5, a proper hand dropping Barrière for the total depend, with referee Ricky Gonzalez reaching the toll at 0:26 of spherical 5. Vianello picks up a giant win, the WBC Continental Americas title and improves to 14-3-1, 12 KOs. Barrière loses for the primary time at 12-1, 10 KOs.
Philadelphia welterweight Tahmir Smalls dropped Puerto Rico’s Jose Roman onerous within the third spherical. The 6’2″ Roman managed to outlive the spherical and really claw his approach again into the struggle over the following few rounds.It was nip and tuck for the rest of the struggle with the judges, lastly seeing it: 98-91, 96-93 and 95-94, all for Tahmir Smalls, who snags the WBA Continental Americas title and stays undefeated at 16-0, 11 KOs. The unfortunate Roman falls to 14-2, 6 KOs.
The opening struggle of the DAZN broadcast pitted undefeated tremendous bantamweights Sean Diaz and Dennis Thompson in opposition to one another in a scheduled six-rounder. The a lot shorter Diaz showboated however was outworked by Thompson. The scores have been in all places 57-56 Diaz, 57-56 Thompson and 60-53 for the winter by break up determination, Thompson, who strikes to 8-0, 5 KOs. Diaz loses his first at 9-1, 2 KOs.
The opening struggle of the night time on the “Earlier than The Bell” phase, noticed a little bit of an upset in Naheem Parker taking the “O” from Justin Palmieri. It was a clear sweep as Parker gained 60-54 throughout the board, to maneuver to 6-3, 2 KOs. Palmieri falls to 5-1, 3 KOs.
Harley Mederos dropped former prospect Hylon Williams, Jr. thrice within the first spherical of their light-weight conflict. Williams, Jr’s. nook didn’t let their man come out for the second spherical, lifting Mederos to 9-0, 8 KOs and dropping Williams, Jr. to 16-7, 3 KOs.
Preventing for the primary time on U.S. soil, U.Okay. native Giorgio Visioli pitched a transparent shutout over Staten Islander James Wilkins, 80-72, to maneuver to 9-0, 6 KOs. Wilkins falls to 13-4, 6 KOs.
Newark, NJ tremendous featherweight Zaquin Moses gained each spherical in opposition to Antonio Dunstun El, Jr., 60-54, to maneuver to 5-0, 3 KOs. Dunstun El, Jr. falls to 6-5-2, 2KOs.
