BEVERLY, Mass. — CES Boxing delivered an action-packed evening of championship boxing Saturday on the historic North Shore Music Theatre, highlighted by hometown star Francis Hogan efficiently defending his title and rising prospect Amelia Moore capturing her first skilled championship.
The occasion featured dramatic finishes, breakout performances, and a pair of fighters positioning themselves for larger alternatives within the months forward.
Francis Hogan Defends NABF Title with Fifth-Spherical Stoppage
In the principle occasion, Boston’s unbeaten middleweight Francis “Frank the Tank” Hogan improved to 22-0 (18 KOs) with a fifth-round stoppage victory over seasoned Ghanaian veteran Patrick Allotey (45-11, 35 KOs), retaining the NABF Middleweight Championship.
The bout started as a tactical conflict between Hogan’s southpaw motion and Allotey’s ahead stress. The skilled challenger entered the struggle with a resume that included bouts towards world-class competitors reminiscent of Jaime Munguia, Serhii Bohachuk, Chordale Booker, and Tommy Hyde.
Hogan started to take command within the center rounds and dropped Allotey with a pointy left hand within the fourth. Tensions escalated in spherical 5 when Allotey complained of a shot behind the pinnacle earlier than retaliating with a hammer punch to the highest of Hogan’s head, prompting referee Johnny Callas to deduct a degree.
The state of affairs deteriorated moments later when Allotey grabbed Hogan and tried to knee him, forcing Callas to instantly cease the competition.
“I had a troublesome, high quality opponent in there tonight,” stated Hogan after the struggle. “He punched onerous and went extra rounds than I assumed he would. I want he would have been a bit extra stylish with the way in which issues ended, however I used to be breaking him down and I do know that I’d have gotten him out of there a method or one other.”
With the victory, Hogan efficiently defended his NABF title for the primary time and continued his regular climb towards world-level competitors.
“I need to struggle Connor Coyle subsequent,” Hogan added. “We’ve got related information and are in the identical division, so we must always struggle one another. We will’t simply maintain preventing steppingstones and veterans, we’ve to struggle somebody who’s undefeated and take somebody’s ‘0’. So, Connor Coyle, I’m calling you out. You’re subsequent – signal the contract.”
Amelia Moore Captures First Skilled Title
Within the co-main occasion, former Olympic standout Amelia Moore delivered a dominant efficiency to seize the NABF Light-weight Championship, defeating Canada’s Bonnie Hunter through unanimous choice.
Moore improved to 4-0 (1 KO) with judges’ scores of 80-72, 80-72, and 80-71 after controlling the motion throughout eight rounds.
The 2020 U.S. Olympic alternate used superior pace, motion, and sharp combos to dictate the tempo of the struggle. She shocked Hunter with a robust proper hand in spherical three and continued to dominate with slick head motion and crisp punching.
Regardless of Hunter’s toughness, she was unable to mount significant offense towards Moore’s disciplined method.
“I’d actually wish to struggle [WBA Champion] Stephanie Han,” Moore stated after the win. “I do know we might make for a fantastic struggle.”
The victory strikes Moore nearer to a possible world title alternative.
Tevin Regis Survives Knockdown to Keep Unbeaten
Dorchester’s Tevin Regis (7-0, 6 KOs) survived a dramatic scare earlier than incomes a third-round TKO victory over late substitute Romel Tsanimp (3-9).
Regis initially appeared poised for a fast end after dropping Tsanimp with a jab within the opening spherical. Nonetheless, Tsanimp shocked the unbeaten prospect with a looping proper hand that despatched Regis to the canvas.
Regis regained management in spherical two behind a heavy jab and highly effective proper arms. The exhausted Tsanimp in the end selected to not reply the bell for the third spherical, giving Regis the stoppage victory.
Undercard Highlights
A number of fighters delivered spectacular performances all through the evening:
Joe Bush (7-0, 5 KOs) returned from a year-long layoff with a three-round stoppage of Giovanni Gutierrez.
Rising featherweight prospect Christian Moura improved to 3-0 with a second-round TKO over Rashad Hicks.
Lamin Conteh made a profitable skilled debut, incomes a unanimous choice over Steven Farrar after scoring a knockdown within the fourth spherical.
Irish light-weight Conor O’Donovan impressed in his professional debut with a first-round stoppage of John Medina.
In a battle of debuting fighters, Jose Perez Marrero scored a knockout victory over Dimas Colon.
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