Lopez shocks Oliver with third round knockout

By Marc Abrams

Reynaldo Lopez scored a shocking one punch knockout to upset previoulsy undefeated Mike Oliver in round three of a scheduled ten round Super Bantamweight bout at The Roxy Nightclub in Boston.

Oliver showed his quickness over the first two rounds until Lopez landed a flush straight left hand that sent Oliver down on his fron side. Oliver rose to his feet atthe count of nine but referee Dick Flarhety waved the fight off at 1:22

Lopez, 121 lbs of Santo Fo, Springs, California via Colombia is now 29-5-1 with twenty knockouts. Oliver, 121 1/2 lbs of Hartford, CT. is now 21-1.

Antwone Smith scored a third round stoppage over former Contender Season-Two star Aaron Torres in a scheduled eight round welterweight bout.

Smith scored a knockdown in round two from a hard left hook. Torres held on as his nose started to bleed. Torres survived that round but was sent down late in round three from a little right hand that caused a delayed reaction. Torres stayed on his knee until just after the referee counted ten at 2:35 of round three.

With the win, Smith, 146 lbs of Miami, Florida is 10-1-1 with six knockouts. Torres, 148 lbs of Philadelphia is now 16-7

Sean Eklund scored a four round unanimous decision over Jose Velazquez in a welterweight rematch.

Scores were 40-36, 40-36 and 39-37 for Eklund of Lowell, Mass. and is now 6-2. Rodriguez is 0-3.

Eddie Caminaro comtinued his knockout streak with a third round knockout over debuting Ardrick Butler in a scheduled four round middleweight bout.

Caminaro scored three knockdowns in the third from body shots and the bout was stopped at 1:57 of the third.

Caminaro, 161 lbs of Lawrence, Mass. is 4-0 with all wins coming early. Butler, 158 lbs of Philadelphia is 0-1.

Frank Trader won his pro debut with a unanimous decision over Luis Rosario in a four round Featherweight bout. Scores were 40-36 on all card for Trader of Philadelphia. Rosario is now 4-13.