Shawn “Showtime” Porter was crowned the new NABO Jr. Middleweight Champion with a 10 round decision over Russel “Spiderman” Jordan. Many at ringside belived that this would be a easy knockout for Porter although Jordan saw it differently. Jordan rocked his smaller oppenent at times with Porter’s eye being left eye bloodied from an accidental head butt in the fifth round. A tactical fight and a great test for the new champion.
Tom Miller and Phil Rogers each had it for Porter, 97-92, with Gene Glen calling it a shutout, 100-89. Porter improves to 13-0, 10 KO’s and Jordan dropps to 15-7, 10 KO.
*Referee Randy Jarvis took a point away from Jordan in the 9th round as he lost his mouthpiece for a second time in the round, judging it a delaying tactic.*
Lanard “The Fireman” Lane improved to 11-0 (7 KOs) with an eight-round unanimous decision against welterweight Martin Tucker (7-5, 3 KOs) of Toledo.
2008 Olympian Gary Russel Jr. remined at 7-0 4 KO with a 1st round knockout over Jario Delgado 3-5 3 KO
In the night’s opening bout, 200-pounders Brian Cook from Northfield and Justin Riegle from Orrville put on a four-round slugfest. What it lacked in style was made up for in tenacity as neither man would give in to some heavy punching. Cook (3-4, 2 KOs), went down twice in the third round. Riegle (3-3, 1 KO) got the unanimous decision.
