Pedraza bombs out Page

At the BB Kings Blues Club in Times Square, NY, Jose Pedraza, a fighter with one professional fight under his belt, headlined a Broadway Boxing card. The Broadway Boxing series has played a part in producing most of New York’s top boxers. His being showcased as the main event so early in his career brought about some criticism from people who have yet to see Pedraza.

Pedraza (1-0, 1 KO) was set to take on Corben Page (1-2). Pedraza wasted little time getting things going, as he knocked down Page with a well timed right. Page beat the count, but it was clearly evident that he was not going to last long against what we found out was a true talent. With blood pouring out his nose, he took a mean combination and was down on the canvas again. After beating that count a second time, he was met with more punches which forced the referee to stop the fight at the 2:25 point of the first round giving Pedraza a TKO victory.

The co-feature pitted Willie Monroe Jr. (10-0, 4 KO’s) in a tough matchup against the notorious spoiler Darnell Boone (17-17-3, 7 KO’s). The fight was scheduled for eight rounds, and everyone in attendance expected it to go the distance. The fight started out at a slow pace. Oddly enough, it was Boone that was pressing the action with a body attack. In the fifth round, after some infighting, Monroe went down, but the referee ruled it a slip. The bout continued at the same pace, with Boone looking stronger as the fight progressed. In the eighth round, a right hand knocked down Wilson, and the folks in attendance pretty much knew that Boone would be getting the decision. In the end, the scores read 78-73 and 77-74 for Boone and 76-75 for Monroe, giving Boone a split decision victory.

The popular Seanie Monaghan (6-0, 4 KO’s) took the ring against Michael Glenn (2-2, 1 KO). Monaghan makes up for a lack of technique with hard work and overwhelming punching. His workmanlike style and constant pressure was too much for Glenn, who had nothing to provide in response. The fight ended with scores of 40-36 for Monaghan, giving him a unanimous decision victory.

Former Golden Gloves champion who somehow stayed below the New York hype, Travis Peterkin (1-0, 1 KO’s) completely bum rushed Abdellah Smith (1-1, 1 KO) as soon as the opening bell rang. Thudding shots were heard from even outside the room. The ref was forced to stop the beating at the 2:33 point of the first round, giving Peterkin a TKO victory.

The tall and athletic Delen Parsley (4-0, 2 KO’s) took on the difficult David Lopez (3-4, 3 KO’s). Lopez is a southpaw notorious for making his opponents look bad. This fight wasn’t much different for him. Despite a few heated exchanges, Lopez made it difficult for Parsley to showcase his range and versatility. Still, he did not provide much offense in return, so Parsley was clearly in the lead. After a decent scrap, scores of 59-55, 59-55, and 58-56 giving Parsley a unanimous decision victory.

Scott Burrell (2-0, 2 KO’s) took on Jemell Tyson (0-0-1) in a four round match. Burrell used his superior talent and harder punching to dominate the fight from start to finish, winning the fight with scores of 40-36, 40-36 and 39-37, giving Burrell a unanimous decision victory.

Gabriel DuLuc made his professional debut against Joel Alarcon (0-1) in a fight scheduled for four rounds. Right hands were the name of DuLuc’s game, as he often avoided throwing jabs for long stretches of time. A right knocked Alarcon down briefly in the first round, and the rest of the bout saw DuLuc’s right hand constantly pepper his opponent’s face. The scores from all three judges read 40-35, giving DuLuc a unanimous deicision victory and his first professional win.