It barely lasted more then two rounds, but Edwin Rodriguez scored a 3rd round stoppage over previously undefeated Michael Seals in a thrilling five knockdown Light Heavyweight bout at the Beau Rivage Casino in Biloxi, Mississippi.
In a wild first round, Rodriguez dropped Seals from a series of punches that was capped off by a right to the head. Seals came back to send Rodriguez to the canvas with a short right hand. Just before the end of the first frame, Seals landed a perfect left hook that sent Rodriguez plummeting to the canvas. In round two, Rodriguez caught Seals with a chopping right that sent Seals to the canvas. Seconds into round three, Rodriguez landed a perfect right that sent Seals down hard to the canvas and the fight was waved off at 24 seconds of round three.
Rodriguez, 175.4 lbs of Worcester, MA is 28-1 with 19 knockouts. Seals, 174.4 lbs of Atlanta, GA is 19-1.
Thomas Williams Jr. and Humberto Savigne traded knockdowns in round one but it was Williams who gained the upper hand and scored a 2nd round stoppage in a scheduled 10-round Light Heavyweight bout.
In round one, Williams dropped Savigne with a right hook to the head. Seconds later, It was Savigne who got even as he dropped Williams with a right to the head. In round two, Williams hurt Savigne with several punches and then dropped him for a second knockdown. Williams started landing hard wild shots and the referee stopped the bout at 1:48 of round two.
Williams, 174.6 lbs of Laurel, MD is 19-1 with 13 knockouts. Savigne, 175.8 lbs of Boca Raton, FL via Cuba is 12-3-1.
Bryant Perrella scored a 1st round stoppage over Caquib Fadli in a scheduled 8-round Welterweight bout.
Perrella landed about 10 punches to the body on the ropes and was ruled a knockdown. Perrella jumped on Fadli and landed a left down the middle that was followed by a flurry of punches sent Fadli to a knee and the bout was stopped at 1:30.
Perrella, 146.8 lbs of Fort Myers, FL is 12-0 with 11 knockouts. Fadli, 145.6 lbs of France is 13-6.
Former world title challenger Fernando Guerrero scored a 7th round stoppage over Daniel Souza Santos in a scheduled 8 round Middleweight bout.
Guerrero controlled the action and landed a barrage of punches until the fight was stopped at 1:45 of round 7.
Guerrero, 156.1 lbs of Los Angeles, CA is 28-3 with 20 knockouts. Santos, 156.2 lbs of Brazil is now 13-9.
